Berean Standard Bible
2 Samuel 6:5-14
5Davidוְדָוִ֣ד׀ve.da.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478were celebratingמְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙me.sa.cha.KimH7832beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with all kindsבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605of wood instrumentsעֲצֵ֣י בְרוֹשִׁ֑ים'a.Tzei ve.ro.ShimH6086H1265,harpsוּבְכִנֹּר֤וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658,stringed instrumentsוּבִנְבָלִים֙u.vin.va.LimH5035,tambourinesוּבְתֻפִּ֔יםu.ve.tu.PimH8596,sistrumsוּבִמְנַֽעַנְעִ֖יםu.vim.na.'an.'ImH4517,and cymbalsוּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃U.ve.tzel.tze.LimH6767.
6When they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toעַד־'ad-H5704the threshing floorגֹּ֣רֶןGo.renH1637of Naconנָכ֑וֹןna.KhonH5225,Uzzahעֻזָּ֜א'u.Za'H5798reached outוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971אֶל־'el-H413and took holdוַיֹּ֣אחֶזvai.Yo.chezH270ofthe arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the oxenהַבָּקָֽר׃ha.ba.KarH1241had stumbledשָׁמְט֖וּsha.me.TuH8058.
7And the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Uzzahבְּעֻזָּ֔הbe.'u.ZahH5798,and Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430struck him downוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221on the spotשָׁ֛םshamH8033forעַל־'al-H5921his irreverenceהַשַּׁ֑לha.ShalH7944,and he diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033besideעִ֖ם'imH5973the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.
8Then Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732became angryוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734becauseעַל֩'alH5921אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had burst forthפָּרַ֧ץ פֶּ֖רֶץpa.Ratz Pe.retzH6555H6556against Uzzahבְּעֻזָּ֑הbe.'u.ZahH5798.So he namedוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thatהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931placeלַמָּק֤וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Perez-uzzahH6560,as it is called toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
9Thatהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117Davidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732אֶת־'et-H853fearedוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and askedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Howאֵ֛יךְ'eikhH349can the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068ever comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935to meאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413?”
10So heדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732was unwillingוְלֹֽא־ אָבָ֣הve.lo'- 'a.VahH3808H14to moveלְהָסִ֥יר אֵלָ֛יוle.ha.Sir 'e.LavH5493H413אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068toעַל־'al-H5921the Cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732;instead, he tookדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732it asideוַיַּטֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Obed-edomH5654the Gittiteהַגִּתִּֽי׃ha.gi.TiH1663.
11Thus the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068remainedוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Obed-edomH5654the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֖יha.gi.TiH1663for threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320,and the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288himH5654וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and allכָּל־kol-H3605his householdבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.
12Now it was reportedוַיֻּגַּ֗דvai.yu.GadH5046to Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֮ לֵאמֹר֒da.Vid le.MorH1732H559, “The LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853has blessedבֵּרַ֣ךְbe.RakhH1288the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Obed-edomH5654andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834belongs to him,because ofבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.”So Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and had the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430brought upוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927אֶת־'et-H853from the houseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of Obed-edomH5654into the Cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732with rejoicingבְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃be.sim.ChahH8057.
13וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961Whenכִּ֧יkiH3588those carryingנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had advancedצָעֲד֛וּtza.'a.DuH6805sixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337pacesצְעָדִ֑יםtze.'a.DimH6806,he sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֥חvai.yiz.BachH2076an oxשׁ֖וֹרShorH7794and a fattened calfוּמְרִֽיא׃u.me.Ri'H4806.
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6
- 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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