New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 24:4-9

4Nevertheless, the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388againstאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097and againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the armyהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428.So Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097and the commandersוְשָׂרֵ֤יve.sa.ReiH8269of the armyהַחַ֙יִל֙ha.Cha.yilH2428wentוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out from the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428toregisterלִפְקֹ֥דlif.KodH6485the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5They crossedוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383and campedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inAroerבַעֲרוֹעֵ֗רva.'a.ro.'ErH6177,on the rightH3225sideH3225of the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892that is in the middleבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the valleyהַנַּ֥חַלha.Na.chalH5158of Gadהַגָּ֖דha.GadH1410and towardוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Jazerיַעְזֵֽר׃ya'.ZerH3270.

6Then they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דָהha.gil.'A.dahH1568and tothe landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Tahtim-hodshiH8483,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Dan-jaanיַּ֔עַןYa.'anH1842and aroundוְסָבִ֖יבve.sa.VivH5439toSidonצִידֽוֹן׃tzi.DonH6721,

7and cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thefortressמִבְצַר־miv.tzar-H4013of Tyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865and to allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of theHivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340and of the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and they wentוַיֵּֽצְא֛וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out to the southנֶ֥גֶבNe.gevH5045of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, toBeershebaH884.

8So when they had goneH7751aboutH7751through the wholeבְּכָל־be.kholH3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,they cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389at the endמִקְצֵ֨הmik.TzehH7097of nineתִשְׁעָ֧הtish.'AhH8672monthsחֳדָשִׁ֛יםcho.da.ShimH2320and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242daysי֖וֹםYomH3117.

9And Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414the numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of theregistrationמִפְקַד־mif.kad-H4662of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;and there were in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478eightשְׁמֹנֶה֩she.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505valiantחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376who drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,and the menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063were fiveחֲמֵשׁ־cha.mesh-H2568hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

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