Berean Standard Bible

2 Samuel 6:20-22

20When Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725home to blessלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288אֶת־'et-H853his own householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,Saul’sשָׁאוּל֙ לִקְרַ֣אתsha.'Ul lik.RatH7586 H7122daughterבַּת־bat-H1323Michalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324came outוַתֵּצֵ֞אva.te.Tze'H3318to meet himדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732. “Howמַה־mah-H4100the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478has distinguished himselfנִּכְבַּ֨דnikh.BadH3513todayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117!”she saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559. “Heאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834has uncovered himselfH1540todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117in the sightלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the maidservantsאַמְה֣וֹת'am.HotH519of his subjectsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,like aאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259vulgar personהָרֵקִֽים׃ha.re.KimH7386wouldH1540do.”

21But Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Michalמִיכַל֒mi.KhalH4324, “I was dancing beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834choseבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977meover your fatherמֵֽאָבִיךְ֙me.'a.viKhH1and allוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004when He appointedלְצַוֹּ֨תle.tza.VotH6680meאֹתִ֥י'o.TiH853rulerנָגִ֛ידna.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921the LORD’sיְהוָ֖ה עַל־Yah.weh 'al-H3068 H5921peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.I will celebrateוְשִׂחַקְתִּ֖יve.si.chak.TiH7832beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

22and I will humiliateוּנְקַלֹּ֤תִי וְהָיִ֥יתִיu.ne.ka.Lo.ti ve.ha.Yi.tiH7043 H1961and humbleשָׁפָ֖לsha.FalH8217myselfבְּעֵינָ֑יbe.'ei.NaiH5869even moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750than thisמִזֹּ֔אתmi.ZotH2063.Yet I will be honoredאִכָּבֵֽדָה׃'i.ka.Ve.dahH3513byוְעִם־ve.'im-H5973the maidservantsהָֽאֲמָהוֹת֙ha.'a.ma.hOtH519of whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have spokenאָמַ֔רְתְּ עִמָּ֖ם'a.Mart 'i.MamH559 H5973.”

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