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1 Chronicles 13:1-5

1And Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the captainsשָׂרֵ֧יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֛יםha.'a.la.FimH505and hundredsוְהַמֵּא֖וֹתve.ha.me.'otH3967, andwith every leaderנָגִֽיד׃na.GidH5057.

2And Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the congregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, If it seemgoodH2895unto you, and that it beof the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,let us sendנִשְׁלְחָ֞הnish.le.ChahH7971abroadנִפְרְצָה֙nif.re.TzahH6555unto our brethrenאַחֵ֣ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251every where, that areleftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֗יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in all the landאַרְצ֣וֹת'ar.TzotH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and with them alsoto the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881which arein their citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892andsuburbsמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑םmig.re.shei.HemH4054,that they may gatherוְיִקָּבְצ֖וּve.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908themselves unto us:

3And let us bring againוְנָסֵ֛בָּהve.na.Se.bahH5437the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430to us: for we enquiredדְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּde.rash.Nu.huH1875not at it in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

4And all the congregationהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559that they would do soלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213:for the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697was rightיָשַׁ֥רya.SharH3474in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of all the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

5So Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732gatheredH6950all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478togetherוַיַּקְהֵ֤לvai.yak.HelH6950,from Shihorשִׁיח֥וֹרshi.ChorH7883of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714even unto the enteringלְב֣וֹאle.Vo'H935of Hemathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574,to bringלְהָבִיא֙le.ha.Vi'H935the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430from Kirjath–jearimH7157.

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