New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 13:1-8

1Then Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the captainsשָׂרֵ֧יsa.ReiH8269of the thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֛יםha.'a.la.FimH505and the hundredsוְהַמֵּא֖וֹתve.ha.me.'otH3967,even with everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605leaderנָגִֽיד׃na.GidH5057.

2Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allלְכֹ֣ל׀le.KholH3605the assemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “Ifאִם־'im-H518it seems goodH2895to you, and if it is from the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,let us sendנִשְׁלְחָ֞הnish.le.ChahH7971everywhereנִפְרְצָה֙nif.re.TzahH6555to our kinsmenאַחֵ֣ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251who remainהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֗יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605the landאַרְצ֣וֹת'ar.TzotH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,also to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881who are with them in their citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892with pastureמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑םmig.re.shei.HemH4054landsH4054,that they may meetוְיִקָּבְצ֖וּve.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908with us;

3and let us bringוְנָסֵ֛בָּהve.na.Se.bahH5437backH5437the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430to us,for we did not seekדְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּde.rash.Nu.huH1875it in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.”

4Then allכָֽל־khol-H3605the assemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559that they would doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213soכֵּ֑ןKenH3651,for the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697was rightיָשַׁ֥רya.SharH3474in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of allכָל־khol-H3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

5So Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732assembledוַיַּקְהֵ֤לvai.yak.HelH6950allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478together, from the Shihorשִׁיח֥וֹרshi.ChorH7883of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714even to the entranceלְב֣וֹאle.Vo'H935of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574,to bringלְהָבִיא֙le.ha.Vi'H935the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430from Kiriath-jearimH7157.

6Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up toBaalahבַּעֲלָ֔תָהba.'a.La.tahH1173, that is,to Kiriath-jearimH7157,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834belongs to Judahלִיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,to bringלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927up from thereמִשָּׁ֗םmi.ShamH8033the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430,the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068who is enthronedיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427abovethe cherubimהַכְּרוּבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,whereאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834His nameשֵֽׁם׃ShemH8034is calledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121.

7Theycarriedוַיַּרְכִּ֜יבוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430on a newחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319cartעֲגָלָ֣ה'a.ga.LahH5699fromthe houseמִבֵּ֖יתmi.BeitH1004of Abinadabאֲבִינָדָ֑ב'a.vi.na.DavH41,and Uzzaוְעֻזָּ֣אve.'u.Za'H5798and Ahioוְאַחְי֔וֹve.'ach.YoH283droveנֹהֲגִ֖יםno.ha.GimH5090the cartבָּעֲגָלָֽה׃ba.'a.ga.LahH5699.

8Davidוְדָוִ֣ידve.da.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478were celebratingמְשַׂחֲקִ֛יםme.sa.cha.KimH7832beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theirmightעֹ֑ז'OzH5797,even with songsוּבְשִׁירִ֤יםu.ve.shi.RimH7892and with lyresוּבְכִנֹּרוֹת֙u.ve.khi.no.rOtH3658,harpsוּבִנְבָלִ֣יםu.vin.va.LimH5035,tambourinesוּבְתֻפִּ֔יםu.ve.tu.PimH8596,cymbalsוּבִמְצִלְתַּ֖יִםu.vim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700and with trumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃u.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689.

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