New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 6:20-23

20But when Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to blessלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288his householdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,Michalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586cameוַתֵּצֵ֞אva.te.Tze'H3318out to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Howמַה־mah-H4100the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478distinguishedנִּכְבַּ֨דnikh.BadH3513himself todayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117!He uncoveredנִגְלָ֤הnig.LahH1540himself todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117in the eyesלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869of his servants’עֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650maidsאַמְה֣וֹת'am.HotH519as oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of thefoolishH7386onesH7386shamelesslyכְּהִגָּל֥וֹתke.hi.ga.LotH1540uncoversנִגְל֖וֹתnig.LotH1540himself!”

21So Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Michalמִיכַל֒mi.KhalH4324, “It wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834choseבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977me aboveH4480your fatherמֵֽאָבִיךְ֙me.'a.viKhH1and aboveH4480allוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,to appointלְצַוֹּ֨תle.tza.VotH6680me rulerנָגִ֛ידna.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;therefore I will celebrateוְשִׂחַקְתִּ֖יve.si.chak.TiH7832beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22I will be moreעוֹד֙'OdH5750lightlyH7043esteemedH7043thanH4480thisH2088and will be humbleשָׁפָ֖לsha.FalH8217in my own eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,but with the maidsהָֽאֲמָהוֹת֙ha.'a.ma.hOtH519of whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have spokenאָמַ֔רְתְּ'a.MartH559,with them I will be distinguishedאִכָּבֵֽדָה׃'i.ka.Ve.dahH3513.”

23Michalוּלְמִיכַל֙u.le.mi.KhalH4324the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586hadהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808childיָ֑לֶדYa.ledH3206to the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of her deathמוֹתָֽהּ׃ פmo.TahH4194.

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