New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 21:15-18

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.”

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.

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