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2 Samuel 24:1-17

1Andagaintheangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andhemovedDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732againstthem,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Go,numberH4487Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toJoabיוֹאָ֣ב׀yo.'AvH3097thecaptainofthehost,whowaswithhim,GonowtoandfrothroughallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835eventoBeer-sheba,andnumberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557yethepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,thatImayknowוְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔יve.Ya.da'.TiH3045thesumofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

3AndJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097saidH559untothekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,NowJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430addוְיוֹסֵ֣ףve.yo.SefH3254untothepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,howH4100manysoevertheymaybe,ahundredfold;andmaytheeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofmylordthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428seeרֹא֑וֹתro.'otH7200it:butwhyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100dothmylordthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654inthisthingבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697?

4Notwithstanding,theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388againstJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,andagainstthecaptainsofthehost.AndJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097andthecaptainsofthehostwentH3318outfromthepresenceH6440ofthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,tonumberthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5AndtheypassedH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inAroerבַעֲרוֹעֵ֗רva.'a.ro.'ErH6177,ontherightH3225sideH3225ofthecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892thatisinthemiddleבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432ofthevalleyofGadהַגָּ֖דha.GadH1410,anduntoJazerיַעְזֵֽר׃ya'.ZerH3270:

6thentheycameH935toGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דָהha.gil.'A.dahH1568,andtothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofTahtim-hodshi;andtheycameH935toDan-jaan,androundH5439abouttoSidonצִידֽוֹן׃tzi.DonH6721,

7andcameH935tothestrongholdofTyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865,andtoallthecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892oftheHivites,andoftheCanaanitesH3669;andtheywentH3318outtothesouthH5045ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,atBeer-sheba.

8SowhentheyhadgoneH935toandfrothroughallthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,theycameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389attheendמִקְצֵ֨הmik.TzehH7097ofnineתִשְׁעָ֧הtish.'AhH8672monthsחֳדָשִׁ֛יםcho.da.ShimH2320andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242daysי֖וֹםYomH3117.

9AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097gaveH5414upthesumofthenumberingמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971untothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:andtherewereH1961inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478eightשְׁמֹנֶה֩she.mo.NehH8083hundredH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505valiantmenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376thatdrewH8025theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719;andthemenוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063wereH1961fiveחֲמֵשׁ־cha.mesh-H2568hundredH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

10AndDavid’sheartלֵב־lev-H3820smotehimafterthathehadnumberedthepeopleהָעָ֑ם סha.'AmH5971.AndDavidH1732saidH559untoJehovah,IhavesinnedH2398greatlyinthatwhichIhavedone:butnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,OJehovah, putaway,Ibeseechthee,theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650;forIhavedoneveryH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.

11AndwhenDavidH1732roseH6965upinthemorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶר פba.Bo.kerH1242,thewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697ofJehovahcameuntotheprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֣דgadH1410,David’sseerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,IofferH6213theethreeשָׁלֹ֕שׁsha.LoshH7969thingsH7969:chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977theeoneאַֽחַת־'a.chat-H259ofthem,thatImaydoitunto thee.

13SoGadגָ֥דgadH1410cameH935toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,andtoldH5046him,andsaidH559untohim,ShallsevenשֶֽׁבַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֣ים׀sha.NimH8141offamineרָעָ֣ב׀ra.'AvH7458comeH935unto theeinthylandבְּאַרְצֶ֡ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?orwilt thoufleeנֻסְךָ֨nus.KhaH5127threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳ֠דָשִׁיםCho.da.shimH2320beforethy foeswhiletheypursueH7291thee?orshalltherebeהֱ֠יוֹתHe.yotH1961threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117pestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698inthylandבְּאַרְצֶ֔ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258advise thee,andconsiderH7200whatanswerIshallreturnH7725tohimthatsentH7971me.

14AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidH559untoGadגָּ֖דgadH1410,Iaminagreatstrait:letusfallנִפְּלָה־ni.pe.lah-H5307nowintothehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofJehovah;forhismerciesaregreat;andletmenotfallאֶפֹּֽלָה׃'e.Po.lahH5307intothehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027ofmanH120.

15SoJehovahsentapestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698uponIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromthemorningמֵהַבֹּ֖קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242eventothetimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256appointedמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150;andtherediedH4191ofthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835eventoBeer-shebaseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

16Andwhentheangelהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971outhishandיָד֨וֹya.DoH3027towardJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389todestroyH7843it,JehovahrepentedH5162himoftheevilH7451,andsaidH559totheangelלַמַּלְאָ֞ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397thatdestroyedH7843thepeopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971,Itisenoughרַ֔בRavH7227;nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258stay thyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.Andtheangelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahwasH1961bythethreshing-floorofAraunahהָאֲרַ֥וְנָהha.'Or.nahH728theJebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732spake untoJehovahwhenhesawH7200theangelהַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397thatsmotethepeopleבָעָ֗םva.'AmH5971,andsaidH559,Lo,IhavesinnedH2398,andIhavedoneperversely;butthesesheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,whathavetheydone?letthyhandיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027,Ipraythee,beתְּהִ֨יte.HiH1961againstme,andagainstmyfather’sאָבִֽי׃ פ'a.ViH1houseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004.

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