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2 Samuel 24:20-24

20When Araunahאֲרַ֗וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728looked outוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣ףvai.yash.KefH8259and sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200אֶת־'et-H853the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650comingעֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674toward himעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921,heאֲרַ֔וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812facedownאַפָּ֖יו אָֽרְצָה׃'a.Pav 'A.re.tzahH639 H776before the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.

21“Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069has my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428comeבָּ֥אba'H935toאֶל־'el-H413his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650?”Araunahאֲרַ֔וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “To buyלִקְנ֧וֹתlik.NotH7069your threshing floorמֵעִמְּךָ֣ הַגֹּ֗רֶןme.'i.me.Kha ha.Go.renH1637 H5973אֶת־'et-H853,”Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “that I may buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,so that the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046uponמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971may be haltedוְתֵעָצַ֥רve.te.'a.TzarH6113.”

22Araunahאֲרַ֙וְנָה֙'a.Rav.nahH728saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “May my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947whatever seemsרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200goodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896to himבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ay.noH5869and offer it upוְיַ֛עַלve.Ya.'alH5927.Here are the oxenהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241for a burnt offeringלָעֹלָ֔הla.'o.LahH5930and the threshing sledgesוְהַמֹּרִגִּ֛יםve.ham.mo.ri.GimH4173and oxהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241yokesוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627for the woodלָעֵצִֽים׃la.'e.TzimH6086.

23O kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Araunahאֲרַ֥וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728givesנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414all theseהַכֹּ֗לha.KolH3605to the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְ סla.Me.lekhH4428.” Healsoאֲרַ֙וְנָה֙'a.Rav.nahH728saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “May the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430accept youיִרְצֶֽךָ׃yir.Tze.khaH7521.”

24“Noלֹ֚אlo'H3808,”repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶל־'el-H413אֲרַ֗וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728כִּֽי־ki-H3588, “I insist on payingH7069מֵאֽוֹתְךָ֙me.'ot.KhaH853a priceבִּמְחִ֔ירbim.ChirH4242,for I will notוְלֹ֧אve.Lo'H3808offerאַעֲלֶ֛ה'a.'a.LehH5927to the LORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430burnt offeringsעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930that cost me nothingחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600.”So Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853boughtH7069the threshing floorהַגֹּ֙רֶן֙ha.Go.renH1637וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the oxenהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241for fiftyחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃cha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִ֥יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverבְּכֶ֖סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701.

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