New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 21:1-7

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.

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