New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 21:18-30

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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