New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 6:5-14

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.

7And the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068burnedוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Uzzahבְּעֻזָּ֔הbe.'u.ZahH5798, andGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430struckH5221him downוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033forhis irreverenceהַשַּׁ֑לha.ShalH7944;and he diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033by the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

8Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732becameH2734angryH2734becauseעַל֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר'al 'a.SherH5921 H834of the Lord’sיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068outburstפָּרַ֧ץ פֶּ֖רֶץpa.Ratz Pe.retzH6555 H6556against Uzzahבְּעֻזָּ֑הbe.'u.ZahH5798,and that placeלַמָּק֤וֹםla.ma.KomH4725is calledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Perez-uzzahH6560to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9SoDavidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732was afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117;and he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Howאֵ֛יךְ'eikhH349can the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935to me?”

10And Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732was unwillingוְלֹֽא־ אָבָ֣הve.lo'- 'a.VahH3808 H14to moveלְהָסִ֥ירle.ha.SirH5493the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068into the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732with him; but Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732tookH5186it asideוַיַּטֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofObed-edomH5654the Gittiteהַגִּתִּֽי׃ha.gi.TiH1663.

11Thus the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068remainedוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Obed-edomH5654the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֖יha.gi.TiH1663threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320,and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Obed-edomH5654and allכָּל־kol-H3605his householdבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

12Now it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֗דvai.yu.GadH5046Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has blessedבֵּרַ֣ךְbe.RakhH1288the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Obed-edomH5654and allכָּל־kol-H3605that belongs to him, on accountבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668of the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.”Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentוַיֵּ֣לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980and broughtוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927up the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430from the houseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of Obed-edomH5654intothe cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732with gladnessבְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃be.sim.ChahH8057.

13And so it was, that whenכִּ֧יkiH3588thebearersנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375of the arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had goneצָעֲד֛וּtza.'a.DuH6805sixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337pacesצְעָדִ֑יםtze.'a.DimH6806,he sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֥חvai.yiz.BachH2076anoxשׁ֖וֹרShorH7794and a fatlingוּמְרִֽיא׃u.me.Ri'H4806.

14AndDavidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732was dancingמְכַרְכֵּ֥רme.khar.KerH3769beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605hismightעֹ֖ז'ozH5797,and Davidוְדָוִ֕דve.da.VidH1732waswearingחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296a linenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

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