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1 Chronicles 21:14-17

14So the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414pestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698upon Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:and there fellוַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.PolH5307of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

15And Godהָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971an angelמַלְאָ֥ךְ׀mal.'AkhH4397unto Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִַם֮li.ru.sha.LimH3389to destroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ֒le.hash.chi.TahH7843it: and as he was destroyingוּכְהַשְׁחִ֗יתu.khe.hash.ChitH7843,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068beheldרָאָ֤הra.'AhH7200,and he repentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162him of the evilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451,and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the angelלַמַּלְאָ֤ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397that destroyedהַמַּשְׁחִית֙ha.mash.ChitH7843,It is enoughרַ֔בRavH7227,stayהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503now thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.And the angelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068stoodעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975by the threshingfloorגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637of Ornanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771the Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

16And Davidדָוִ֜ידda.VidH1732lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,and sawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068standעֹמֵ֗ד'o.MedH5975between the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776and the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,having a drawnשְׁלוּפָה֙she.lu.FahH8025swordוְחַרְבּ֤וֹve.char.BoH2719in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027stretched outנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186over Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.Then Davidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֛יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205of Israel, who wereclothedמְכֻסִּ֥יםme.khu.SimH3680in sackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֖יםba.sa.KimH8242,fellוַיִּפֹּ֨לvai.yi.PolH5307upon their facesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.HemH6440.

17And Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Godהָאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, Is it not I thatcommandedאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559the peopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971to be numberedלִמְנ֣וֹתlim.NotH4487?even I it is that have sinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398and done evilוְהָרֵ֣עַve.ha.Re.a'H7489indeedהֲרֵע֔וֹתִיha.re.'o.tiH7489; but as forthese sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,what have they doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213?let thine handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027,I pray thee, O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,be on me, and on my father’sאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1houseוּבְבֵ֣יתu.ve.VeitH1004;but not on thy peopleוּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖u.ve.'a.me.KhaH5971,that they should be plaguedלְמַגֵּפָֽה׃ סle.ma.ge.FahH4046.

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