Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 24:12-14

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.khaH5190 H5921you 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.khaH1931 H7291ofלִפְנֵֽי־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.VarH1697 H7725to Him who sent meשֹׁלְחִ֖יsho.le.ChiH7971.”

14Davidדָּוִ֛ד אֶל־da.Vid 'el-H1732 H413answeredוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.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.”

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