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1 Chronicles 21:18-28

18Then the angelוּמַלְאַ֧ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410to sayלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559to Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732,that Davidדָוִ֗ידda.VidH1732should go upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927,and set upלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196unto the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in the threshingfloorבְּגֹ֖רֶןbe.Go.renH1637of Ornanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771the Jebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.

19And Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732went upוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927at the sayingבִּדְבַר־bid.var-H1697of Gadגָּ֔דGadH1410,which he spakeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20And Ornanאָרְנָ֗ן'a.re.NanH771turned backוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,and sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200the angelהַמַּלְאָ֔ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397;and his fourוְאַרְבַּ֧עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121with him hidמִֽתְחַבְּאִ֑יםmit.cha.be.'ImH2244themselves. Now Ornanוְאָרְנָ֖ןve.'a.re.NanH771was threshingדָּ֥שׁdashH1758wheatחִטִּֽים׃chi.TimH2406.

21And as Davidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Ornanאָרְנָ֑ן'a.re.NanH771,Ornanאָרְנָן֙'a.re.NanH771lookedוַיַּבֵּ֤טvai.ya.BetH5027and sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,and went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318of the threshingfloorהַגֹּ֔רֶןha.Go.renH1637,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself to Davidלְדָוִ֛ידle.da.VidH1732with hisfaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

22Then Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ornanאָרְנָ֗ן'a.re.NanH771,Grantתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414me the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of thisthreshingfloorהַגֹּ֔רֶןha.Go.renH1637,that I may buildוְאֶבְנֶה־ve.'ev.neh-H1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196therein unto the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:thou shalt grantתְּנֵ֣הוּte.Ne.huH5414it me for the fullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4392priceבְּכֶ֤סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701:that the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046may be stayedוְתֵעָצַ֥רve.te.'a.TzarH6113from the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

23And Ornanאָרְנָ֤ן'a.re.NanH771saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732,Takeקַֽח־kach-H3947itto thee, and let my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428doוְיַ֛עַשׂve.Ya.'asH6213that which isgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896in his eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869:loרְאֵה֩re.'EhH7200,I giveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414theethe oxenהַבָּקָ֜רha.ba.KarH1241alsofor burnt offeringsלָֽעֹל֗וֹתla.'o.LotH5930,and the threshing instrumentsוְהַמּוֹרִגִּ֧יםve.ham.mo.ri.GimH4173for woodלָעֵצִ֛יםla.'e.TzimH6086,and the wheatוְהַחִטִּ֥יםve.ha.chi.TimH2406for the meat offeringלַמִּנְחָ֖הla.min.ChahH4503;I giveנָתָֽתִּי׃na.Ta.tiH5414it all.

24And kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ornanלְאָרְנָ֔ןle.'a.re.NanH771,Nay; but I will verilyקָנֹ֥הka.NohH7069buyאֶקְנֶ֖ה'ek.NehH7069it for the fullמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392priceבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701:for I will not takeאֶשָּׂ֤א'e.Sa'H5375that which isthine for the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,nor offerוְהַעֲל֥וֹתve.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֖הo.LahH5930without costחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

25So Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414to Ornanלְאָרְנָ֖ןle.'a.re.NanH771for the placeבַּמָּק֑וֹםba.ma.KomH4725sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967shekelsשִׁקְלֵ֣יshik.LeiH8255of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091by weightמִשְׁקָ֖לmish.KalH4948.

26And Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129there an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196unto the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and offeredוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930and peace offeringsוּשְׁלָמִ֑יםu.she.la.MimH8002,and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121upon the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and he answeredוַיַּֽעֲנֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064by fireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784upon the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of burnt offeringהָעֹלָֽה׃ פha.'o.LahH5930.

27And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the angelלַמַּלְאָ֔ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397;and he put upH7725his swordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719againH7725into the sheathנְדָנָֽהּ׃ne.da.NahH5084thereof.

28At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256when Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732sawבִּרְא֤וֹתbir.'otH7200that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had answeredעָנָ֣הוּ'a.Na.huH6030him in the threshingfloorבְּגֹ֖רֶןbe.Go.renH1637of Ornanאָרְנָ֣ן'a.re.NanH771the Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִ֑יhay.vu.SiH2983,then he sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֖חvai.yiz.BachH2076there.

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