Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 24:10-17
10Afterאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֖ן'a.cha.rei- khenH310H3651Davidhad numberedסָפַ֣רsa.FarH5608אֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853the troopsהָעָ֑ם סha.'AmH5971, hisדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853conscienceלֵב־lev-H3820was strickenוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221and heדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “I have sinnedחָטָ֤אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398greatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966in whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213.Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,O LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,I beg Youנָא֙na'H4994אֶת־'et-H853to take awayהַֽעֲבֶר־ha.'a.ver-H5674the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,forכִּ֥יkiH3588I have acted veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.”
11When Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732got upוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶר פba.Bo.kerH1242,the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068had comeהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961toאֶל־'el-H413Gadגָּ֣דgadH1410the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,David’sדָוִ֖ד לֵאמֹֽר׃da.Vid le.MorH1732H559seerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374:
12“Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980and tellוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696אֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732that this is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Iאָנֹכִ֖י'a.no.KhiH595am offeringנוֹטֵ֣ל עָלֶ֑יךָno.Tel 'a.Lei.khaH5190H5921you threeשָׁלֹ֕שׁsha.LoshH7969options.Chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977oneאַֽחַת־'a.chat-H259of them,and I will carry it outוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213against you.’”
13So Gadגָ֥דgadH1410wentוַיָּבֹא־vai.ya.vo'-H935and saidוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Do you choose to endureהֲתָב֣וֹאha.ta.Vo'H935threeשֶֽׁבַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֣ים׀sha.NimH8141of famineרָעָ֣ב׀ra.'AvH7458in your landבְּאַרְצֶ֡ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776אִם־'im-H518,threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳ֠דָשִׁיםCho.da.shimH2320of fleeingנֻסְךָ֨nus.KhaH5127the pursuitוְה֣וּא רֹדְפֶ֗ךָve.Hu' ro.de.Fe.khaH1931H7291ofלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440your enemiesצָרֶ֜יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862,orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117ofהֱ֠יוֹתHe.yotH1961plagueדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698upon your landבְּאַרְצֶ֔ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?Now thenעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,think it overדַּ֣עda'H3045and decideוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200howמָה־mah-H4100I should replyאָשִׁ֥יב דָּבָֽר׃ ס'a.Shiv da.VarH1697H7725to Him who sent meשֹׁלְחִ֖יsho.le.ChiH7971.”
14Davidדָּוִ֛ד אֶל־da.Vid 'el-H1732H413answeredוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410, “I amdeeplyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966distressedצַר־tzar-H6862.Pleaseנָּ֤אna'H4994,let us fallנִפְּלָה־ni.pe.lah-H5307into the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588His merciesרַֽחֲמָ֔יוra.cha.moH7356aregreatרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227;but do notאַל־'al-H408let me fallאֶפֹּֽלָה׃'e.Po.lahH5307into the handsוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of menאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120.”
15So the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414a plagueדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698upon Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from that morningמֵהַבֹּ֖קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242untilוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the appointedמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256,and seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505of the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971fromמִן־min-H4480Danמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704BeershebaH884אִֽישׁ׃'IshH376diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.
16But when the angelהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971out his handיָד֨וֹya.DoH3027to destroyלְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒le.sha.cha.TahH7843Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068relentedוַיִּנָּ֤חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162fromאֶל־'el-H413the calamityהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451and saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559to the angelלַמַּלְאָ֞ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397who was destroyingהַמַּשְׁחִ֤יתha.mash.ChitH7843the peopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971, “Enoughרַ֔בRavH7227!Withdrawהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503your handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258!”At that time the angelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasהָיָ֔הha.YahH1961byעִם־'im-H5973the threshing floorגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637of Araunahהָאֲרַ֥וְנָהha.'Or.nahH728the Jebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.
17When Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732sawבִּרְאֹת֣וֹ׀bir.'o.ToH7200אֶֽת־'et-H853the angelהַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397striking downהַמַּכֶּ֣הha.ma.KehH5221the peopleוַיֹּאמֶר֩ בָעָ֗םvai.yo.Mer va.'AmH5971H559,he saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, “Surelyהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009Iאָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.KhiH595, the shepherd,have sinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398andוְאָנֹכִ֣יve.'a.no.KhiH595acted wickedlyהֶעֱוֵ֔יתִיhe.'e.Vei.tiH5753.But theseוְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.lehH428sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have they doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213?Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994,let Your handיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027fall uponתְּהִ֨יte.HiH1961meand my father’sאָבִֽי׃ פ'a.ViH1houseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004.”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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