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2 Samuel 6:12-20

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!

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