New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 21:11-13

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.”

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