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1 Chronicles 21

1AndSatanstoodH5975upagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andmovedDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732tonumberH4487Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732saidH559toJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097andtotheprincesH8269ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,GoH935,numberמִסְפָּרָֽם׃mis.pa.RamH4557Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromBeer-shebaeventoDanדָּ֑ןDanH1835;andbringוְהָבִ֣יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935thenumberH4557ofthemtome,thatImayknowוְאֵדְעָ֖הve.'e.de.'AhH3045it.

3AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidH559,Jehovahaddיוֹסֵף֩yo.SefH3254tohispeopleעַמּ֤וֹ׀a.MoH5971,howH4100manysoevertheybeH1961,ahundredfold:aretheynotall,mylordOkingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,mylord'sservantsH5650?whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100doesmylordrequireH1245thisthing?whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldhebecomeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961atrespasstoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

4Buttheking'swordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697prevailedחָזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388againstJoabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097;andJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097departed,andwentH1980throughallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andcameH935[again]toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097gaveH5414thesumofthenumberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971toDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732.AndalltheyofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478wereH1961elevenhundredH3967thousandH505menאִישׁ֙'ishH376thatdrewH8025swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719;andofJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֕הvi.hu.DahH3063,fourאַרְבַּע֩'ar.Ba'H702hundredH3967andseventyוְשִׁבְעִ֥יםve.shiv.'ImH7657thousandH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

6ButLeviוְלֵוִי֙ve.le.ViH3878andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144hedidnotcountamongthem;fortheking'swordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697wasabominabletoJoabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.

7AndGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasdispleasedonaccountofthisthingH1697,andhesmoteIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

8AndDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidH559toGodהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,IhavesinnedH2398greatly,inthatIhavedonethisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697;andnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,Ibeseechthee, putawayהַֽעֲבֶר־ha.'a.ver-H5674theiniquityH5771ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650;forIhavedoneveryH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.

9AndJehovahspokeH1696toGadגָּ֔דGadH1410, David'sseerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Goandspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696toDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:IofferH6213theethreeשָׁל֕וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969[thingsH7969];chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259ofthem,thatImaydoitunto thee.

11AndGadגָ֖דgadH1410cameH935toDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,andsaidH559tohim,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah:

12Choose thee,eitherthreeשָׁל֨וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141offamineרָעָ֗בra.'AvH7458,orthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֜יםcho.da.ShimH2320tobedestroyedמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH7843beforethine adversarieswhilethattheswordוְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revH2719ofthineenemiesאוֹיְבֶ֣ךָ׀'oy.Ve.khaH341overtaketh thee,orthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָ֠מִיםYa.mimH3117theswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719ofJehovahandthepestilenceוְדֶ֙בֶר֙ve.De.verH1698inthelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andtheangelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahdestroyingH7843throughallthebordersH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.AndnowH6258considerרְאֵ֔הre.'EhH7200whatwordדָּבָֽר׃ פda.VarH1697Ishallbringאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725againtohimthatsentH7971me.

13AndDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732saidH559toGadגָּ֖דgadH1410,Iaminagreatstrait:letmefallאֶפְּלָה־'e.pe.lah-H5307,Ipraythee,intothehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofJehovah,forhismerciesareveryH3966great;butletmenotfallאֶפֹּֽל׃'e.PolH5307intothehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027ofmanH120.

14AndJehovahsentapestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698uponIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;andtherefellH5307ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menH376.

15AndGodהָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430sentH7971anangelמַלְאָ֥ךְ׀mal.'AkhH4397toJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִַם֮li.ru.sha.LimH3389todestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ֒le.hash.chi.TahH7843it;andashewasdestroyingוּכְהַשְׁחִ֗יתu.khe.hash.ChitH7843,Jehovahbeheld,andherepentedH5162himoftheevilH7451,andsaidH559totheangelלַמַּלְאָ֤ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397thatdestroyedהַמַּשְׁחִית֙ha.mash.ChitH7843,Itisenoughרַ֔בRavH7227; withdrawnowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258thinehandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.Andtheangelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahstoodעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975bythethreshing-floorofOrnanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771theJebusiteהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

16AndDavidדָוִ֜ידda.VidH1732liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375uphiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,andsawH7200theangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahstandעֹמֵ֗ד'o.MedH5975betweentheearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776andtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andhisswordוְחַרְבּ֤וֹve.char.BoH2719drawnH8025inhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,stretchedנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186outoverJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.AndDavidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732andtheeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֛יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,clothedinsackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֖יםba.sa.KimH8242,fellH5307ontheirfacesH6440.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732saidH559toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,IsitnotIthatcommandedthepeopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971tobeתְּהִ֨יte.HiH1961numberedH4487?ItisIthathavesinnedH2398anddoneevilH7489;butthesesheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,whathavetheydone?Letthyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027,Ipraythee,JehovahmyGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,beH1961onmeandonmyfather'shouseוּבְבֵ֣יתu.ve.VeitH1004;butnotonthypeopleוּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖u.ve.'a.me.KhaH5971,thattheyshouldbeH1961smitten.

18Andtheangelוּמַלְאַ֧ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahcommandedGadגָּ֖דgadH1410tosayH559toDavidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732,thatDavidדָוִ֗ידda.VidH1732shouldgoיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927upandrearanaltarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196toJehovahinthethreshing-floorofOrnanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771theJebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.

19AndDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732wentH5927upatthesayingofGadגָּ֔דGadH1410,whichhehadspokenדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696inthenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034ofJehovah.

20AndOrnanאָרְנָ֗ן'a.re.NanH771turnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725backH7725andsawH7200theangelהַמַּלְאָ֔ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397;andhisfourוְאַרְבַּ֧עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121withhimhidH2244themselves. NowOrnanוְאָרְנָ֖ןve.'a.re.NanH771wasthreshingדָּ֥שׁdashH1758wheatחִטִּֽים׃chi.TimH2406.

21AndDavidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732cameH935toOrnanאָרְנָ֑ן'a.re.NanH771,andOrnanאָרְנָן֙'a.re.NanH771lookedH7200andsawH7200Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,andwentH3318outofthethreshing-floor,andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselftoDavidלְדָוִ֛ידle.da.VidH1732with[his]faceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639tothegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

22AndDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidH559toOrnanאָרְנָ֗ן'a.re.NanH771,Grantmetheplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725ofthethreshing-floor,thatImaybuildוְאֶבְנֶה־ve.'ev.neh-H1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196inittoJehovah:grantittomeforthefullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4392moneyבְּכֶ֤סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701,thattheplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046maybestayedfromthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

23AndOrnanאָרְנָ֤ן'a.re.NanH771saidH559toDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732,Takeקַֽח־kach-H3947ittothee,andletmylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428dothatwhichisgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896inhissight:seeרְאֵה֩re.'EhH7200,Igiveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414theoxenH1241fortheburnt-offering,andthethreshing-sledgesforwoodלָעֵצִ֛יםla.'e.TzimH6086,andthewheatוְהַחִטִּ֥יםve.ha.chi.TimH2406fortheoblation;Igiveנָתָֽתִּי׃na.Ta.tiH5414itall.

24Andkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidH559toOrnanלְאָרְנָ֔ןle.'a.re.NanH771,No;butIwillinanycasebuyH7069[them]forthefullמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392moneyבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701;forIwillnottakeאֶשָּׂ֤א'e.Sa'H5375thatwhichisthineforJehovah,toofferוְהַעֲל֥וֹתve.ha.'a.LotH5927upaburnt-offeringwithoutcost.

25AndDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732gaveH5414toOrnanלְאָרְנָ֖ןle.'a.re.NanH771fortheplaceבַּמָּק֑וֹםba.ma.KomH4725inshekelsשִׁקְלֵ֣יshik.LeiH8255ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091theweightמִשְׁקָ֖לmish.KalH4948ofsixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredH3967[shekelsH8255].

26AndDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732builtH1129thereanaltarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196toJehovah,andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927upburnt-offeringsandpeace-offerings,andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121uponJehovah;andheansweredוַיַּֽעֲנֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030himfromtheheavensהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064byfireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784uponthealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofburnt-offering.

27AndJehovahspoketotheangelלַמַּלְאָ֔ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397;andheputuphisswordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719againintoitssheath.

28Atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256whenDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732sawH7200thatJehovahhadansweredעָנָ֣הוּ'a.Na.huH6030himinthethreshing-floorofOrnanאָרְנָ֣ן'a.re.NanH771theJebusiteהַיְבוּסִ֑יhay.vu.SiH2983,thenhesacrificedH2076there.

29Andthetabernacleוּמִשְׁכַּ֣ןu.mish.KanH4908ofJehovah,whichMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872hadmadeH6213inthewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֛רva.mid.BarH4057,andthealtarוּמִזְבַּ֥חu.miz.BachH4196ofburnt-offering,wereatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256inthehighבַּבָּמָ֖הba.ba.MahH1116placeH1116atGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

30ButDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732couldnotgobeforeittoinquireofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430;forhewasafraidbecauseoftheswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719oftheangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397ofJehovah.

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