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2 Samuel 6

1AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732againע֥וֹדodH5750gathered togetherallthechosenmenH970ofIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965,andwentH5927withallthepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971thatwerewithhim,fromBaale-judah,tobringלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927upfromthencethearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whichiscalledנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7121bytheNameשֵׁ֗םShemH8034,eventhenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635thatsittethabovethecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

3Andtheysetthearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430uponanewחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319cartעֲגָלָ֣ה'a.ga.LahH5699,andbroughtitoutofthehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofAbinadabאֲבִינָדָ֖ב'a.vi.na.DavH41thatwasinthehillבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1389:andUzzahוְעֻזָּ֣אve.'u.Za'H5798andAhioוְאַחְי֗וֹve.'ach.YoH283,thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofAbinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41,drovethenewחֲדָשָֽׁה׃cha.da.ShahH2319cartהָעֲגָלָ֥הha.'a.ga.LahH5699.

4Andtheybroughtitoutofthehouseמִבֵּ֤יתmi.BeitH1004ofAbinadabאֲבִֽינָדָב֙'a.vi.na.DavH41,whichwasinthehillבַּגִּבְעָ֔הba.giv.'AhH1389,withthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:andAhioוְאַחְי֕וֹve.'ach.YoH283wentH1980beforethearkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727.

5AndDavidוְדָוִ֣ד׀ve.da.VidH1732andallthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478playedמְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙me.sa.cha.KimH7832beforeJehovahwithallmannerofinstrumentsmadeoffir-wood,andwithharpsוּבְכִנֹּר֤וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658,andwithpsalteries,andwithtimbrels,andwithcastanets,andwithcymbalsוּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃U.ve.tzel.tze.LimH6767.

6AndwhentheycameH935tothethreshing-floorofNacon,Uzzahעֻזָּ֜א'u.Za'H5798putforthH7971hishandtothearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,andtookH270holdוַיֹּ֣אחֶזvai.Yo.chezH270ofit;fortheoxenH1241stumbled.

7Andtheangerאַ֤ף'afH639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstUzzahבְּעֻזָּ֔הbe.'u.ZahH5798;andGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430smotehimthereforhiserror;andtherehediedH4191bythearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

8AndDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732wasdispleased,becauseJehovahhadbrokenH6555forthuponUzzahבְּעֻזָּ֑הbe.'u.ZahH5798;andhecalledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thatplaceלַמָּק֤וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Perez-uzzahH6560, untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9AndDavidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732wasafraidH3372ofJehovahthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;andhesaidH559,Howאֵ֛יךְ'eikhH349shallthearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahcomeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935untome?

10SoDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14notremoveH5493thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahuntohimintothecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;butDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732carrieditasideלְהָסִ֥ירle.ha.SirH5493intothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofObed-edomH5654theGittiteהַגִּתִּֽי׃ha.gi.TiH1663.

11Andthearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahremainedוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427inthehouseH1004ofObed-edomH5654theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֖יha.gi.TiH1663threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320:andJehovahblessedH1288Obed-edomH5654,andallhishouseH1004.

12AnditwastoldH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,JehovahhathblessedH1288thehouseH1004ofObed-edomH5654,andallthatpertaineth untohim,becauseofthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH5927andbroughtH5927upthearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430fromthehouseH1004ofObed-edomH5654intothecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732withjoyH8057.

13AnditwasH1961so,that,whentheythatbarethearkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727ofJehovahhadgonesixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337paces,hesacrificedH2076anoxשׁ֖וֹרShorH7794andafatlingוּמְרִֽיא׃u.me.Ri'H4806.

14AndDavidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732dancedbeforeJehovahwithallhismight;andDavidוְדָוִ֕דve.da.VidH1732wasgirdedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296withalinenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

15SoDavidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732andallthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478broughtמַעֲלִ֖יםma.'a.LimH5927upthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahwithshoutingבִּתְרוּעָ֖הbit.ru.'AhH8643,andwiththesoundוּבְק֥וֹלu.ve.KolH6963ofthetrumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃sho.FarH7782.

16AnditwasH1961so,asthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahcameH935intothecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,thatMichalוּמִיכַ֨לu.mi.KhalH4324thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586lookedH7200outatthewindowהַחַלּ֗וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,andsawH7200kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732leapinganddancingוּמְכַרְכֵּר֙u.me.khar.KerH3769beforeJehovah;andshedespisedH959himinherheartבְּלִבָּֽהּ׃be.li.BahH3820.

17AndtheybroughtH935inthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah,andsetitinitsplaceבִּמְקוֹמ֔וֹbim.ko.MoH4725,inthemidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432ofthetentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168thatDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732hadpitchedנָטָה־na.tah-H5186forit;andDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732offeredוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burnt-offeringsandpeace-offeringsbeforeJehovah.

18AndwhenDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732hadmadeanendH3615ofofferingH5927theburnt-offeringandthepeace-offerings,heblessedH1288thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971inthenameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovahofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

19Andhedealtamongallthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,evenamongthewholemultitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,bothtomenH376andwomenאִשָּׁה֒'i.ShahH802,toeveryoneH259acakeחַלַּ֥תcha.LatH2471ofbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,andaportionofflesh,andacakeH2471ofraisins.Soallthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971departedeveryoneH259tohishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

20ThenDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toblessלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288hishouseholdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.AndMichalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586cameH3318outtomeetDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,andsaidH559,Howמַה־mah-H4100gloriousH3513wasthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478to-day,whouncoveredH1540himselfto-dayintheeyesלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869ofthehandmaidsofhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,asoneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259ofthevain fellowsshamelesslyuncoverethhimself!

21AndDavidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732saidH559untoMichalמִיכַל֒mi.KhalH4324,ItwasbeforeJehovah,whochoseH977meabovethyfatherמֵֽאָבִיךְ֙me.'a.viKhH1,andaboveallhishouseH1004,toappointH6680meprinceH5057overthepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971ofJehovah,overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:thereforewillIplayוְשִׂחַקְתִּ֖יve.si.chak.TiH7832beforeJehovah.

22AndIwillbeוְהָיִ֥יתִיve.ha.Yi.tiH1961yetH5750morevilethanthis,andwillbeH1961baseinmineownsight:butofthehandmaidsofwhomthou hastspoken,ofthemshallIbeH1961hadinhonorאִכָּבֵֽדָה׃'i.ka.Ve.dahH3513.

23AndMichalוּלְמִיכַל֙u.le.mi.KhalH4324thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586hadnochildיָ֑לֶדYa.ledH3206untothedayי֥וֹםYomH3117ofherdeathמוֹתָֽהּ׃ פmo.TahH4194.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6

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