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2 Samuel 24:1-17

1Andagaintheangerאַף־'af-H639ofJehovahwaskindledagainstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andhemovedDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732againstthemsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Go,numberH4487Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2Andthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559toJoabיוֹאָ֣ב׀yo.'AvH3097thecaptainofthehost,whowaswithhim,Go,Ipraythee,throughallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835eventoBeer-sheba,andcountthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,thatImayknowוְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔יve.Ya.da'.TiH3045thenumberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557ofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

3AndJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097saidH559tothekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,MayJehovahthyGodאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430evenaddוְיוֹסֵ֣ףve.yo.SefH3254tothepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,howH4100manysoevertheybe,ahundredfold,andthattheeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869ofmylordthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mayseeרֹא֑וֹתro.'otH7200[it];butwhyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100doesmylordthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654inthisthingבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697?

4Buttheking'swordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388againstJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,andagainstthecaptainsofthearmyהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428.AndJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097andthecaptainsofthearmyהַחַ֙יִל֙ha.Cha.yilH2428wentH3318outfromthepresenceH6440ofthekingH4428tocountthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5AndtheypassedH5674overtheJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,andencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inAroerבַעֲרוֹעֵ֗רva.'a.ro.'ErH6177,ontherightH3225sideH3225ofthecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892thatisinthemidstH8432oftheravineofGadהַגָּ֖דha.GadH1410,andtowardJaazer.

6AndtheycameH935toGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דָהha.gil.'A.dahH1568,andtothelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofTahtim-hodshi;andcameH935toDan-jaan,andtotheenvironsofSidonצִידֽוֹן׃tzi.DonH6721;

7andtheycameH935tothefortifiedcityעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofTyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865,andtoallthecitiesH5892oftheHivitesandoftheCanaanitesH3669;andwentH3318outtothesouthH5045ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,toBeer-sheba.

8AndtheywentH935throughallthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andcameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389attheendמִקְצֵ֨הmik.TzehH7097ofnineתִשְׁעָ֧הtish.'AhH8672monthsחֳדָשִׁ֛יםcho.da.ShimH2320andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242daysי֖וֹםYomH3117.

9AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097gaveH5414thesumofthenumberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557ofthepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971tothekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;andtherewereH1961ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478eightשְׁמֹנֶה֩she.mo.NehH8083hundredH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505valiantmenאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376thatdrewH8025swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719;andthemenוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063wereH1961fiveחֲמֵשׁ־cha.mesh-H2568hundredH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

10AndDavid'sheartלֵב־lev-H3820smotehimafterhehadnumberedthepeopleהָעָ֑ם סha.'AmH5971.AndDavidH1732saidH559toJehovah,IhavesinnedH2398greatlyinwhatIhavedone;andnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,Ibeseechthee,Jehovah, putawaytheiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771ofthyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650;forIhavedoneveryH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.

11AndwhenDavidH1732aroseוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965inthemorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶר פba.Bo.kerH1242,thewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697ofJehovahcametotheprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֣דgadH1410, David'sseerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980andsayאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:Iimposeontheethreeשָׁלֹ֕שׁsha.LoshH7969[thingsH7969];chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977oneאַֽחַת־'a.chat-H259ofthemthatImaydoitunto thee.

13AndGadגָ֥דgadH1410cameH935toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,andtoldH5046him,andsaidH559tohim,ShallsevenשֶֽׁבַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֣ים׀sha.NimH8141offamineרָעָ֣ב׀ra.'AvH7458comeH935totheeinthylandבְּאַרְצֶ֡ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?orwilt thoufleeנֻסְךָ֨nus.KhaH5127threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳ֠דָשִׁיםCho.da.shimH2320beforethine adversarieswhiletheypursueH7291thee?orshalltherebeהֱ֠יוֹתHe.yotH1961threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days'pestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698inthylandבְּאַרְצֶ֔ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258beH1961awareandconsiderH7200whatwordדָּבָֽר׃ סda.VarH1697IshallbringH935againtohimthatsentH7971me.

14AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidH559toGadגָּ֖דgadH1410,Iaminagreatstrait:letusfallנִפְּלָה־ni.pe.lah-H5307,Ipraythee,intothehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027ofJehovah;forhismerciesaregreat;butletmenotfallאֶפֹּֽלָה׃'e.Po.lahH5307intothehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027ofmanH120.

15AndJehovahsentapestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698uponIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromthemorningמֵהַבֹּ֖קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242eventothesetH5414timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256;andtherediedH4191ofthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835eventoBeer-shebaseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

16Andtheangelהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971outhishandיָד֨וֹya.DoH3027uponJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389todestroyH7843it;butJehovahrepentedH5162himoftheevilH7451,andsaidH559totheangelלַמַּלְאָ֞ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397thatdestroyedH7843amongthepeopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971,Itisenoughרַ֔בRavH7227: withdrawnowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258thinehandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.Andtheangelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397ofJehovahwasH1961bythethreshing-floorofAraunahהָאֲרַ֥וְנָהha.'Or.nahH728theJebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732spoketoJehovahwhenhesawH7200theangelהַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397thatsmoteamongthepeopleבָעָ֗םva.'AmH5971,andsaidH559,Behold,itisIthathavesinnedH2398,anditisIthathavecommittediniquity;butthesesheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,whathavetheydone?letthyhandיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027,Ipraythee,beתְּהִ֨יte.HiH1961onme,andonmyfather'shouseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004!

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