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1 Chronicles 21

1AndSatanstoodH5975upagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andmovedDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732tonumberH4487Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732saidH559toJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097andtotheprincesH8269ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,GoH935,numberמִסְפָּרָֽם׃mis.pa.RamH4557Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromBeer-shebaeventoDanדָּ֑ןDanH1835;andbringוְהָבִ֣יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935meword,thatImayknowוְאֵדְעָ֖הve.'e.de.'AhH3045thesumofthem.

3AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidH559,Jehovahmakehispeopleעַמּ֤וֹ׀a.MoH5971ahundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967timesH6471asmanyastheyare:but,mylordthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,aretheynotallmylord’sservantsH5650?whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100dothmylordrequireH1245thisthing?whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100willhebeH1961acauseofguiltלְאַשְׁמָ֖הle.'ash.MahH819untoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

4Neverthelesstheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697prevailedחָזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388againstJoabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097. WhereforeJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097departed,andwentH1980throughoutallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andcameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097gaveH5414upthesumofthenumberingמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971untoDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732.AndalltheyofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereH1961athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505thousandאֲלָפִים֩'a.la.FimH505andahundredH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505menאִישׁ֙'ishH376thatdrewH8025swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719:andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֕הvi.hu.DahH3063wasH1961fourאַרְבַּע֩'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967threescoreandtenthousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

6ButLeviוְלֵוִי֙ve.le.ViH3878andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144countedhenotamongthem;fortheking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697wasabominabletoJoabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.

7AndGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasdispleasedwiththisthingH1697; thereforehesmoteIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

8AndDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidH559untoGodהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,IhavesinnedH2398greatly,inthatIhavedonethisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:butnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258, putawayהַֽעֲבֶר־ha.'a.ver-H5674,Ibeseechthee,theiniquityH5771ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650;forIhavedoneveryH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.

9AndJehovahspake untoGadגָּ֔דGadH1410,David’sseerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Goandspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696untoDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,IofferH6213theethreeשָׁל֕וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969thingsH7969:chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977theeoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259ofthem,thatImaydoitunto thee.

11SoGadגָ֖דgadH1410cameH935toDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,andsaidH559untohim,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,Takewhich thou wilt:

12eitherthreeשָׁל֨וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141offamineרָעָ֗בra.'AvH7458;orthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֜יםcho.da.ShimH2320tobeconsumedbeforethy foes,whiletheswordוְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revH2719ofthineenemiesאוֹיְבֶ֣ךָ׀'oy.Ve.khaH341overtaketh thee;orelsethreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָ֠מִיםYa.mimH3117theswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719ofJehovah,evenpestilenceוְדֶ֙בֶר֙ve.De.verH1698inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andtheangelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahdestroyingמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH7843throughoutallthebordersH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258considerרְאֵ֔הre.'EhH7200whatanswerIshallreturnH7725tohimthatsentH7971me.

13AndDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732saidH559untoGadגָּ֖דgadH1410,Iaminagreatstrait:letmefallאֶפְּלָה־'e.pe.lah-H5307,Ipray,intothehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofJehovah;forveryH3966greatarehismercies:andletmenotfallאֶפֹּֽל׃'e.PolH5307intothehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027ofmanH120.

14SoJehovahsentapestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698uponIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andtherefellH5307ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menH376.

15AndGodהָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430sentH7971anangelמַלְאָ֥ךְ׀mal.'AkhH4397untoJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִַם֮li.ru.sha.LimH3389todestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ֒le.hash.chi.TahH7843it:andashewasabouttodestroyוּכְהַשְׁחִ֗יתu.khe.hash.ChitH7843,Jehovahbeheld,andherepentedH5162himoftheevilH7451,andsaidH559tothedestroyingהַמַּשְׁחִית֙ha.mash.ChitH7843angelלַמַּלְאָ֤ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397,Itisenoughרַ֔בRavH7227;nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258staythyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.Andtheangelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahwasstandingעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975bythethreshing-floorofOrnanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771theJebusiteהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

16AndDavidדָוִ֜ידda.VidH1732liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,andsawH7200theangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahstandingעֹמֵ֗ד'o.MedH5975betweenearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776andheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, havingadrawnH8025swordוְחַרְבּ֤וֹve.char.BoH2719inhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027stretchedנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186outoverJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.ThenDavidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732andtheeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֛יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,clothedinsackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֖יםba.sa.KimH8242,fellH5307upontheirfacesH6440.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732saidH559untoGodהָאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,IsitnotIthatcommandedthepeopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971tobeתְּהִ֨יte.HiH1961numberedH4487?evenIitisthathavesinnedH2398anddonevery wickedly;butthesesheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,whathavetheydone?letthyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027,Ipraythee,OJehovahmyGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,beH1961againstme,andagainstmyfather’sאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1houseוּבְבֵ֣יתu.ve.VeitH1004;butnotagainstthypeopleוּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖u.ve.'a.me.KhaH5971,thattheyshouldbeH1961plaguedלְמַגֵּפָֽה׃ סle.ma.ge.FahH4046.

18Thentheangelוּמַלְאַ֧ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahcommandedGadגָּ֖דgadH1410tosayH559toDavidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732,thatDavidדָוִ֗ידda.VidH1732shouldgoיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927up,andrearanaltarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196untoJehovahinthethreshing-floorofOrnanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771theJebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.

19AndDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732wentH5927upatthesayingofGadגָּ֔דGadH1410,whichhespakeinthenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah.

20AndOrnanאָרְנָ֗ן'a.re.NanH771turnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725backH7725,andsawH7200theangelהַמַּלְאָ֔ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397;andhisfourוְאַרְבַּ֧עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121thatwerewithhimhidH2244themselves. NowOrnanוְאָרְנָ֖ןve.'a.re.NanH771wasthreshingדָּ֥שׁdashH1758wheatחִטִּֽים׃chi.TimH2406.

21AndasDavidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732cameH935toOrnanאָרְנָ֑ן'a.re.NanH771,Ornanאָרְנָן֙'a.re.NanH771lookedH7200andsawH7200Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,andwentH3318outofthethreshing-floor,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselftoDavidלְדָוִ֛ידle.da.VidH1732withhisfaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639tothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

22ThenDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidH559toOrnanאָרְנָ֗ן'a.re.NanH771,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414metheplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofthisthreshing-floor,thatImaybuildוְאֶבְנֶה־ve.'ev.neh-H1129thereonanaltarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196untoJehovah:forthefullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4392priceshalt thougiveתְּנֵ֣הוּte.Ne.huH5414itme,thattheplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046maybestayedfromthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

23AndOrnanאָרְנָ֤ן'a.re.NanH771saidH559untoDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732,Takeקַֽח־kach-H3947ittothee,andletmylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428dothatwhichisgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896inhiseyesH5869: lo,Igiveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414theetheoxenH1241forburnt-offerings,andthethreshinginstrumentsforwoodלָעֵצִ֛יםla.'e.TzimH6086,andthewheatוְהַחִטִּ֥יםve.ha.chi.TimH2406forthemeal-offering;Igiveנָתָֽתִּי׃na.Ta.tiH5414itall.

24Andkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidH559toOrnanלְאָרְנָ֔ןle.'a.re.NanH771, Nay;butIwillverilybuyH7069itforthefullמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392price:forIwillnottakeאֶשָּׂ֤א'e.Sa'H5375thatwhichisthineforJehovah,norofferוְהַעֲל֥וֹתve.ha.'a.LotH5927aburnt-offeringwithoutcost.

25SoDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732gaveH5414toOrnanלְאָרְנָ֖ןle.'a.re.NanH771fortheplaceבַּמָּק֑וֹםba.ma.KomH4725sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredH3967shekelsשִׁקְלֵ֣יshik.LeiH8255ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091byweightמִשְׁקָ֖לmish.KalH4948.

26AndDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732builtH1129thereanaltarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196untoJehovah,andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burnt-offeringsandpeace-offerings,andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121uponJehovah;andheansweredוַיַּֽעֲנֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030himfromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064byfireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784uponthealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofburnt-offering.

27AndJehovahcommandedtheangelלַמַּלְאָ֔ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397;andheputuphisswordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719againintothesheaththereof.

28Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,whenDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732sawH7200thatJehovahhadansweredעָנָ֣הוּ'a.Na.huH6030himinthethreshing-floorofOrnanאָרְנָ֣ן'a.re.NanH771theJebusiteהַיְבוּסִ֑יhay.vu.SiH2983,thenhesacrificedH2076there.

29Forthetabernacleוּמִשְׁכַּ֣ןu.mish.KanH4908ofJehovah,whichMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872madeH6213inthewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֛רva.mid.BarH4057,andthealtarוּמִזְבַּ֥חu.miz.BachH4196ofburnt-offering,wereatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256inthehighבַּבָּמָ֖הba.ba.MahH1116placeH1116atGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

30ButDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732couldnotgobeforeittoinquireofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430;forhewasafraidbecauseoftheswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719oftheangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah.

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