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2 Samuel 24:1-4

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.

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