New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 6:3-6

3Theyplacedוַיַּרְכִּ֜בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430ona newחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319cartעֲגָלָ֣ה'a.ga.LahH5699that they might bringוַיִּשָּׂאֻ֔הוּvai.yi.sa.'U.huH5375it from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of Abinadabאֲבִינָדָ֖ב'a.vi.na.DavH41whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was on the hillבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1389;and Uzzahוְעֻזָּ֣אve.'u.Za'H5798and Ahioוְאַחְי֗וֹve.'ach.YoH283,the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41,were leadingנֹהֲגִ֖יםno.ha.GimH5090the newחֲדָשָֽׁה׃cha.da.ShahH2319cartהָעֲגָלָ֥הha.'a.ga.LahH5699.

4Sothey broughtוַיִּשָּׂאֻ֗הוּvai.yi.sa.'U.huH5375it with the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430from the houseמִבֵּ֤יתmi.BeitH1004of Abinadabאֲבִֽינָדָב֙'a.vi.na.DavH41,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834was on the hillבַּגִּבְעָ֔הba.giv.'AhH1389;and Ahioוְאַחְי֕וֹve.'ach.YoH283was walkingהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980aheadלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the arkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727.

5Meanwhile, Davidוְדָוִ֣ד׀ve.da.VidH1732and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478were celebratingמְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙me.sa.cha.KimH7832beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with allבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605kinds of instruments made offirבְרוֹשִׁ֑יםve.ro.ShimH1265woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,and with lyresוּבְכִנֹּר֤וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658,harpsוּבִנְבָלִים֙u.vin.va.LimH5035,tambourinesוּבְתֻפִּ֔יםu.ve.tu.PimH8596,castanetsוּבִמְנַֽעַנְעִ֖יםu.vim.na.'an.'ImH4517and cymbalsוּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃U.ve.tzel.tze.LimH6767.

6But when they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thethreshingH1637floorגֹּ֣רֶןGo.renH1637of Naconנָכ֑וֹןna.KhonH5225,Uzzahעֻזָּ֜א'u.Za'H5798reachedוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971out towardאֶל־'el-H413the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430and tookH270holdוַיֹּ֣אחֶזvai.Yo.chezH270of it, for the oxenהַבָּקָֽר׃ha.ba.KarH1241nearly upsetשָׁמְט֖וּsha.me.TuH8058it.

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