New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Samuel 6:6-11

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.

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