New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 21

Census Brings Pestilence

1Then Satanשָׂטָ֖ןsa.TanH7854stoodוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975up againstעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and movedוַיָּ֙סֶת֙vai.Ya.setH5496Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732to numberלִמְנ֖וֹתlim.NotH4487Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2So Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097and to the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, “Goלְכ֗וּle.KhuH1980,numberסִפְרוּ֙sif.RuH5608Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from BeershebaH884even to Danדָּ֑ןDanH1835,and bringוְהָבִ֣יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935me wordthat I may knowוְאֵדְעָ֖הve.'e.de.'AhH3045their numberמִסְפָּרָֽם׃mis.pa.RamH4557.”

3Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “May the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068addיוֹסֵף֩yo.SefH3254to His peopleעַמּ֤וֹ׀a.MoH5971a hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967timesפְעָמִ֔יםfe.'a.MimH6471as many as they are! But, my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,are they not allכֻּלָּ֥םku.LamH3605my lord’sלַאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113servantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650?Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100does my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113seekיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245thisH2088thingH2088?Whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100should he be a causeH819of guiltלְאַשְׁמָ֖הle.'ash.MahH819to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?”

4Nevertheless, the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697prevailedחָזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388againstעַל־'al-H5921Joabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097.Therefore, Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097departedוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318and wentוַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙vai.yit.ha.leKhH1980throughout allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414the numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of thecensusמִפְקַד־mif.kad-H4662of allthe peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732. Andallכָֽל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478were 1,100,000וּמֵאָ֨הu.me.'AhH505 H3967menאִישׁ֙'ishH376who drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719;and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֕הvi.hu.DahH3063was470,000אַרְבַּע֩ מֵא֨וֹת וְשִׁבְעִ֥ים'ar.Ba' me.'ot ve.shiv.'ImH702 H3967 H7657 H505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376who drewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

6But he did notnumberפָקַ֖דfa.KadH6485Leviוְלֵוִי֙ve.le.ViH3878and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144amongבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432them, for the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandדְּבַר־de.var-H1697was abhorrentנִתְעַ֥בnit.'AvH8581to Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.

7Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was displeasedוַיֵּ֙רַע֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣יvai.Ye.ra' be.'ei.NeiH7489 H5869with thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,so He struckוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “I have sinnedחָטָ֣אתִֽיcha.Ta.tiH2398greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966,in that I have doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697.But nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,pleaseנָא֙na'H4994takeH5674awayהַֽעֲבֶר־ha.'a.ver-H5674the iniquityעֲו֣וֹןa.VonH5771of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650,for I have doneH5528veryמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.”

9The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696toGadגָּ֔דGadH1410,David’sדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732seerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10“Goלֵךְ֩leKhH1980and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696to Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, “Iofferנֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186you threeH7969thingsשָׁל֕וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969;chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977for yourself oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of them, which I will doוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213to you.”’”

11So Gadגָ֖דgadH1410cameוַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935to Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, ‘Takeקַבֶּל־ka.bel-H6901for yourself

12eitherH518threeשָׁל֨וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141of famineרָעָ֗בra.'AvH7458,or threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֜יםcho.da.ShimH2320to be sweptנִסְפֶּ֥הnis.PehH5595awayH5595beforeמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H4480 H6440your foesצָרֶיךָ֮tza.rei.KhaH6862,while the swordוְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revH2719of your enemiesH340overtakesלְמַשֶּׂגֶת֒le.ma.se.GetH5381you,or else threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָ֠מִיםYa.mimH3117of the swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,even pestilenceוְדֶ֙בֶר֙ve.De.verH1698in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and the angelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068destroyingמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH7843throughout allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.’Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,therefore, considerרְאֵ֔הre.'EhH7200whatמָֽה־mah-H4100answerדָּבָֽר׃ פda.VarH1697I shall returnאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725to Him who sentשֹׁלְחִ֖יsho.le.ChiH7971me.”

13Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410, “I am in greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966distressH6887;pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994let me fallאֶפְּלָה־'e.pe.lah-H5307into the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,for His merciesרַחֲמָיו֙ra.cha.MavH7356are veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatרַבִּ֤יםra.BimH7227.But do not let me fallאֶפֹּֽל׃'e.PolH5307into the handוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120.”

14So the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414a pestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698on Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;70,000שִׁבְעִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶףshiv.'Im 'E.lefH7657 H505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fellוַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.PolH5307.

15And Godהָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971an angelמַלְאָ֥ךְ׀mal.'AkhH4397to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִַם֮li.ru.sha.LimH3389to destroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ֒le.hash.chi.TahH7843it; but as he was about to destroyוּכְהַשְׁחִ֗יתu.khe.hash.ChitH7843it,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sawרָאָ֤הra.'AhH7200andwas sorryוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162overעַל־'al-H5921the calamityH7463,and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the destroyingהַמַּשְׁחִית֙ha.mash.ChitH7843angelלַמַּלְאָ֤ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397, “It is enoughרַ֔בRavH7227;nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258relaxהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503your handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.”And the angelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was standingעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975by the threshingגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637floorH1637ofOrnanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771the Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

16Then Davidדָוִ֜ידda.VidH1732liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375up his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869and sawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068standingעֹמֵ֗ד'o.MedH5975betweenH996earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776and heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,with his drawnשְׁלוּפָה֙she.lu.FahH8025swordוְחַרְבּ֤וֹve.char.BoH2719in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027stretchedנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186out overH5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.Then Davidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֛יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,coveredמְכֻסִּ֥יםme.khu.SimH3680with sackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֖יםba.sa.KimH8242,fellוַיִּפֹּ֨לvai.yi.PolH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.HemH6440.

17Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Godהָאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Is it not I whocommandedאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to countלִמְנ֣וֹתlim.NotH4487the peopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971?Indeed, I am the one whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has sinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398and doneH7489veryH7489wickedlyH7489,but theseוְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.lehH428sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have they doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213? O Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994let Your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027be against me and my father’sאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1householdוּבְבֵ֣יתu.ve.VeitH1004,but not against Your peopleוּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖u.ve.'a.me.KhaH5971that they should be plaguedלְמַגֵּפָֽה׃ סle.ma.ge.FahH4046.”

David’s Altar

18Then the angelוּמַלְאַ֧ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410to sayלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559to Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732,that Davidדָוִ֗ידda.VidH1732should goיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927up and buildלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196to the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068on the threshingבְּגֹ֖רֶןbe.Go.renH1637floorH1637of Ornanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771the Jebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.

19So Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732wentוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up at the wordבִּדְבַר־bid.var-H1697of Gadגָּ֔דGadH1410,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he spokeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20Now Ornanאָרְנָ֗ן'a.re.NanH771turnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725backH7725and sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200the angelהַמַּלְאָ֔ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397,and his fourוְאַרְבַּ֧עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121who werewith him hidמִֽתְחַבְּאִ֑יםmit.cha.be.'ImH2244themselves. And Ornanוְאָרְנָ֖ןve.'a.re.NanH771was threshingדָּ֥שׁdashH1758wheatחִטִּֽים׃chi.TimH2406.

21As Davidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Ornanאָרְנָ֑ן'a.re.NanH771,Ornanאָרְנָן֙'a.re.NanH771lookedוַיַּבֵּ֤טvai.ya.BetH5027and sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,and wentוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318out from the threshingהַגֹּ֔רֶןha.Go.renH1637floorH1637and prostratedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfbefore Davidלְדָוִ֛ידle.da.VidH1732with his faceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

22Then Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ornanאָרְנָ֗ן'a.re.NanH771, “Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414me thesiteמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of thisthreshingH1637floorהַגֹּ֔רֶןha.Go.renH1637,that I may buildוְאֶבְנֶה־ve.'ev.neh-H1129on it an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196to the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;for the fullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4392priceבְּכֶ֤סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701you shall giveתְּנֵ֣הוּte.Ne.huH5414it to me, that the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046may be restrainedוְתֵעָצַ֥רve.te.'a.TzarH6113from the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.”

23Ornanאָרְנָ֤ן'a.re.NanH771saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732, “Takeקַֽח־kach-H3947itfor yourself; and let my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428doוְיַ֛עַשׂve.Ya.'asH6213whatH2896is goodH2896in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869.Seeרְאֵה֩re.'EhH7200,I will giveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414the oxenהַבָּקָ֜רha.ba.KarH1241for burntלָֽעֹל֗וֹתla.'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930and the threshingH4173sledgesH4173for woodלָעֵצִ֛יםla.'e.TzimH6086and the wheatוְהַחִטִּ֥יםve.ha.chi.TimH2406for the grain offeringלַמִּנְחָ֖הla.min.ChahH4503;I will giveנָתָֽתִּי׃na.Ta.tiH5414itallהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605.”

24But Kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ornanלְאָרְנָ֔ןle.'a.re.NanH771, “NoH3808,but I will surelyקָנֹ֥הka.NohH7069buyאֶקְנֶ֖ה'ek.NehH7069itfor the fullמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392priceבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701;for I will not takeאֶשָּׂ֤א'e.Sa'H5375whatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is yours for the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,or offerוְהַעֲל֥וֹתve.ha.'a.LotH5927a burntעוֹלָ֖הo.LahH5930offeringH5930whichH2600costsH2600me nothingחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.”

25SoDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414Ornanלְאָרְנָ֖ןle.'a.re.NanH771600שֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃shesh me.'otH8337 H3967shekelsשִׁקְלֵ֣יshik.LeiH8255of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091by weightמִשְׁקָ֖לmish.KalH4948for thesiteבַּמָּק֑וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

26Then Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196to the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068thereשָׁ֨םshamH8033and offeredוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burntעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsהָעֹלָֽה׃ פha.'o.LahH5930and peaceוּשְׁלָמִ֑יםu.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002.And he calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andHe answeredוַיַּֽעֲנֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him with fireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064on the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of burntH5930offeringH5930.

27The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the angelלַמַּלְאָ֔ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397,and he putH7725his swordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719backH7725in its sheathנְדָנָֽהּ׃ne.da.NahH5084.

28At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,when Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732sawבִּרְא֤וֹתbir.'otH7200that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had answeredעָנָ֣הוּ'a.Na.huH6030him on the threshingבְּגֹ֖רֶןbe.Go.renH1637floorH1637of Ornanאָרְנָ֣ן'a.re.NanH771the Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִ֑יhay.vu.SiH2983,he offeredH2076sacrificeH2076thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

29For the tabernacleוּמִשְׁכַּ֣ןu.mish.KanH4908of the Lordיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872had madeעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213in the wildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֛רva.mid.BarH4057,and the altarוּמִזְבַּ֥חu.miz.BachH4196of burntהָעוֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930werein the highבַּבָּמָ֖הba.ba.MahH1116placeH1116at Gibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391at that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256.

30But Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732couldיָכֹ֥לya.KholH3201not goלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980beforeH6440it to inquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875of Godאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,for he was terrifiedנִבְעַ֔תniv.'AtH1204by the swordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719of the angelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

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David’s Altar

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21