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1 Chronicles 21:1-13

1Then Satanשָׂטָ֖ןsa.TanH7854rose upוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975againstעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and incitedוַיָּ֙סֶת֙vai.Ya.setH5496אֶת־'et-H853Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732to take a censusלִמְנ֖וֹתlim.NotH4487אֶת־'et-H853of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2So Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the troopsהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “Goלְכ֗וּle.KhuH1980andcountסִפְרוּ֙sif.RuH5608אֶת־'et-H853the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromמִבְּאֵ֥רmi.be.'ErH884Beershebaשֶׁ֖בַעShe.va'H884toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704Danדָּ֑ןDanH1835and bring meוְהָבִ֣יאוּ אֵלַ֔יve.ha.Vi.'u 'e.LaiH935 H413a report,so that I may knowוְאֵדְעָ֖הve.'e.de.'AhH3045אֶת־'et-H853their numberמִסְפָּרָֽם׃mis.pa.RamH4557.”

3But Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “May the LORDיְהוָ֨ה עַל־Yah.weh 'al-H3068 H5921multiplyיוֹסֵף֩yo.SefH3254His troopsעַמּ֤וֹ׀a.MoH5971a hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967timesפְעָמִ֔יםfe.'a.MimH6471over.My lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,are they notהֲלֹא֙ha.Lo'H3808allכֻּלָּ֥םku.LamH3605servantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650of my lordלַאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113?Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100does my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113wantיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245to do thisזֹאת֙zoTH2063?Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100should he bringיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961guiltלְאַשְׁמָ֖הle.'ash.MahH819on Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?”

4Nevertheless, the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697prevailedחָזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388againstעַל־'al-H5921Joabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097.So Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097departedוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318and traveledוַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙vai.yit.ha.leKhH1980throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and then he returnedוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5And Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097אֶת־'et-H853reportedוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732the totalמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557numberמִפְקַד־mif.kad-H4662of the troopsהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971.In allכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478there wereוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH19611,100,000וּמֵאָ֨הu.me.'AhH505 H3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376who drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,including 470,000אַרְבַּע֩ מֵא֨וֹת וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים אִ֖ישׁ שֹׁ֥לֵֽף חָֽרֶב׃'ar.Ba' me.'ot ve.shiv.'Im 'ish Sho.lef Cha.revH702 H3967 H7657 H505 H376 H8025 H2719in Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֕הvi.hu.DahH3063.

6But Joab did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808includeפָקַ֖דfa.KadH6485Leviוְלֵוִי֙ve.le.ViH3878and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144in the countבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandדְּבַר־de.var-H1697was detestableנִתְעַ֥בnit.'AvH8581toאֶת־'et-H854himיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.

7Thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088commandהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697was also evilוַיֵּ֙רַע֙ עַל־vai.Ye.ra' 'al-H7489 H5921in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;so He struckוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Then Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “I have sinnedחָטָ֣אתִֽיcha.Ta.tiH2398greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966becauseאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213אֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697.Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258I beg Youנָא֙na'H4994אֶת־'et-H853to take awayהַֽעֲבֶר־ha.'a.ver-H5674the iniquityעֲו֣וֹןa.VonH5771of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I have acted veryמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.”

9And the LORDיְהוָה֙ אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068 H413instructedוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696Gadגָּ֔דGadH1410,David’sדָוִ֖יד לֵאמֹֽר׃da.Vid le.MorH1732 H559seerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374,

10“Goלֵךְ֩leKhH1980and tellוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696אֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732that this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541לֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Iאֲנִ֖י'a.NiH589am offeringנֹטֶ֣ה עָלֶ֑יךָno.Teh 'a.Lei.khaH5186 H5921you threeשָׁל֕וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969options.Chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of them,and I will carry it outוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213against you.’”

11So Gadגָ֖דgadH1410wentוַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732, “This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559: ‘You must chooseקַבֶּל־ka.bel-H6901

12betweenאִם־'im-H518threeשָׁל֨וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141of famineרָעָ֗בra.'AvH7458וְאִם־ve.'im-H518,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֜יםcho.da.ShimH2320of being swept awayנִסְפֶּ֥הnis.PehH5595beforeמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440your enemiesצָרֶיךָ֮tza.rei.KhaH6862and overtakenלְמַשֶּׂגֶת֒le.ma.se.GetH5381by their swordsוְחֶ֣רֶב אוֹיְבֶ֣ךָ׀ve.Che.rev 'oy.Ve.khaH2719 H341,orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָ֠מִיםYa.mimH3117of the swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068—days of plagueוְדֶ֙בֶר֙ve.De.verH1698upon the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,with the angelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068ravagingמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH7843everyבְּכָל־be.kholH3605partגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.’Now thenוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,decideרְאֵ֔הre.'EhH7200howמָֽה־mah-H4100I should replyאָשִׁ֥יב דָּבָֽר׃ פ'a.Shiv da.VarH7725 H1697אֶת־'et-H853to Him who sent meשֹׁלְחִ֖יsho.le.ChiH7971.”

13Davidדָּוִ֛יד אֶל־da.Vid 'el-H1732 H413answeredוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410, “I am deeply distressedצַר־ מְאֹ֑דtzar- me.'OdH6862 H3966.Pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994,let me fallאֶפְּלָה־'e.pe.lah-H5307into the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588His merciesרַחֲמָיו֙ra.cha.MavH7356areveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatרַבִּ֤יםra.BimH7227;but do notאַל־'al-H408let me fallאֶפֹּֽל׃'e.PolH5307into the handsוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of menאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120.”

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