New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 24:16-25

16When the angelהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971out his handיָד֨וֹya.DoH3027toward Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389to destroyלְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒le.sha.cha.TahH7843it,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068relentedוַיִּנָּ֤חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162from the calamityH7463and saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559to the angelלַמַּלְאָ֞ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397who destroyedהַמַּשְׁחִ֤יתha.mash.ChitH7843the peopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971, “It is enoughרַ֔בRavH7227!Nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258relaxהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503your handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027!”And the angelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was by the threshingגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637floorH1637of Araunahהָאֲרַ֥וְנָהha.'Or.nahH728the Jebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

17Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732spokeוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068when he sawבִּרְאֹת֣וֹ׀bir.'o.ToH7200the angelהַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397who was strikingH5221downH5221the peopleבָעָ֗םva.'AmH5971,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,it is I who have sinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398,and it is I who have doneH5753wrongהֶעֱוֵ֔יתִיhe.'e.Vei.tiH5753; buttheseוְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.lehH428sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have they doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213?Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994let Your handיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027be against me and against my father’sאָבִֽי׃ פ'a.ViH1houseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004.”

18So Gadגָ֥דgadH1410cameוַיָּבֹא־vai.ya.vo'-H935to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Goעֲלֵה֙'a.LehH5927up, erectהָקֵ֤םha.KemH6965an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068on the threshingבְּגֹ֖רֶןbe.Go.renH1637floorH1637ofAraunahאֲרַ֥וְנָה'a.ra.ne.yahH728the Jebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.”

19Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wentוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up according to the wordכִּדְבַר־kid.var-H1697of Gadגָּ֔דGadH1410,justH3512as the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068had commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.

20Araunahאֲרַ֗וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728lookedH8259downוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣ףvai.yash.KefH8259and sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650crossingH5674overH5674towardעָלָ֑יו'a.LavH5921him; and Araunahאֲרַ֔וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812his faceאַפָּ֖יו'a.PavH639to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776before the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.

21Then Araunahאֲרַ֔וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069has my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428comeבָּ֥אba'H935to his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650?”And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “To buyלִקְנ֧וֹתlik.NotH7069the threshingהַגֹּ֗רֶןha.Go.renH1637floorH1637from you, in order to buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,that the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046may be heldH6113backH6113from the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.”

22Araunahאֲרַ֙וְנָה֙'a.Rav.nahH728saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, “Let my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947and offerוְיַ֛עַלve.Ya.'alH5927up whatH2896is goodH2896in his sightבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ay.noH5869.Lookרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200,the oxenהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241for the burntלָעֹלָ֔הla.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930,the threshingH4173sledgesH4173and the yokesוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of the oxenהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241for the woodלָעֵצִֽים׃la.'e.TzimH6086.

23Everythingהַכֹּ֗לha.KolH3605,O kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Araunahאֲרַ֥וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728givesנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414to the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְ סla.Me.lekhH4428.”And Araunahאֲרַ֙וְנָה֙'a.Rav.nahH728saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “May the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430acceptיִרְצֶֽךָ׃yir.Tze.khaH7521you.”

24However, the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Araunahאֲרַ֗וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728, “NoH3808,but I will surelyקָנ֨וֹka.NoH7069buyאֶקְנֶ֤ה'ek.NehH7069itfrom you for a priceבִּמְחִ֔ירbim.ChirH4242, forI will not offerאַעֲלֶ֛ה'a.'a.LehH5927burntעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930to the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430whichH2600costH2600me nothingH2600.” SoDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732boughtוַיִּ֨קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069the threshingהַגֹּ֙רֶן֙ha.Go.renH1637floorH1637and the oxenהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241for fiftyחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃cha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִ֥יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverבְּכֶ֖סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701.

25Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129thereשָׁ֨םshamH8033an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068and offeredוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burntעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930and peaceוּשְׁלָמִ֑יםu.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002.Thus the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was movedH6279by prayerH6279for the landלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046was heldH6113backH6113from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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