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1 Chronicles 21:7-17

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.

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