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2 Samuel 6:12-20

12And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֗דvai.yu.GadH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hath blessedבֵּרַ֣ךְbe.RakhH1288the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Obed–edomH5654, and all that pertainethunto him, because of the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.So Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH3212and brought upוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430from the houseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of Obed–edomH5654into the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732with gladnessבְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃be.sim.ChahH8057.

13And it was so,that when they that bareנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375the arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had goneצָעֲד֛וּtza.'a.DuH6805sixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337pacesצְעָדִ֑יםtze.'a.DimH6806,he sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֥חvai.yiz.BachH2076oxenשׁ֖וֹרShorH7794and fatlingsוּמְרִֽיא׃u.me.Ri'H4806.

14And Davidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732dancedמְכַרְכֵּ֥רme.khar.KerH3769beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068with all hismightעֹ֖ז'ozH5797;and Davidוְדָוִ֕דve.da.VidH1732wasgirdedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296with a linenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

15So Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732and all the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478brought upמַעֲלִ֖יםma.'a.LimH5927the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068with shoutingבִּתְרוּעָ֖הbit.ru.'AhH8643,and with the soundוּבְק֥וֹלu.ve.KolH6963of the trumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃sho.FarH7782.

16And as the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameבָּ֖אba'H935into the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,Michalוּמִיכַ֨לu.mi.KhalH4324Saul’sשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323lookedנִשְׁקְפָ֣ה׀nish.ke.FahH8259through a windowהַחַלּ֗וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,and sawוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732leapingמְפַזֵּ֤זme.fa.ZezH6339and dancingוּמְכַרְכֵּר֙u.me.khar.KerH3769beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and she despisedוַתִּ֥בֶזva.Ti.vezH959him in her heartבְּלִבָּֽהּ׃be.li.BahH3820.

17And they broughtוַיָּבִ֜אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935in the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and setוַיַּצִּ֤גוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322it in his placeבִּמְקוֹמ֔וֹbim.ko.MoH4725,in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the tabernacleהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168that Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732had pitchedנָטָה־na.tah-H5186for it: and Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732offeredוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֛וֹתo.LotH5930and peace offeringsוּשְׁלָמִֽים׃u.she.la.MimH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

18And as soon as Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732had made an endוַיְכַ֣לvay.KhalH3615of offeringמֵהַעֲל֥וֹתme.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt offeringsהָעוֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930and peace offeringsוְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.MimH8002,he blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971in the nameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

19And he dealtוַיְחַלֵּ֨קvay.cha.LekH2505among all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971, evenamong the whole multitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,as well to the womenאִשָּׁה֒'i.ShahH802as menלְמֵאִ֣ישׁle.me.'IshH376,to every oneלְאִ֗ישׁle.'IshH376aH259cakeחַלַּ֥תcha.LatH2471of breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,and a good pieceוְאֶשְׁפָּ֣רve.'esh.ParH829of flesh,and a flagonוַאֲשִׁישָׁ֖הva.'a.shi.ShahH809of wine.So all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971departedH3212every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

20Then Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to blessלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004.And Michalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586came outוַתֵּצֵ֞אva.te.Tze'H3318to meetH7125Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,How gloriousנִּכְבַּ֨דnikh.BadH3513was the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478to dayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117,who uncoveredנִגְלָ֤הnig.LahH1540himself to dayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117in the eyesלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the handmaidsאַמְה֣וֹת'am.HotH519of his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650,as oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of the vain fellowsהָרֵקִֽים׃ha.re.KimH7386shamelesslyכְּהִגָּל֥וֹתke.hi.ga.LotH1540uncoverethנִגְל֖וֹתnig.LotH1540himself!

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