New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Chronicles 21:7-17

7NowGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was displeasedוַיֵּ֙רַע֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣יvai.Ye.ra' be.'ei.NeiH7489 H5869with thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,so He struckוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “I have sinnedחָטָ֣אתִֽיcha.Ta.tiH2398greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966,by doingעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697.But nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258,pleaseנָא֙na'H4994overlookהַֽעֲבֶר־ha.'a.ver-H5674Your servant’sעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650guiltעֲו֣וֹןa.VonH5771,for I have behavedH5528veryמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.”

9The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696toGadגָּ֔דGadH1410,David’sדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732seerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10“Goלֵךְ֩leKhH1980and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696to Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “I extendנֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186to you threeשָׁל֕וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969choices;chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977for yourself oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of them, which I will doוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213to you.”’”

11So Gadגָ֖דgadH1410cameוַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935to Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559: ‘Takeקַבֶּל־ka.bel-H6901for yourself

12threeשָׁל֨וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141of famineרָעָ֗בra.'AvH7458,or threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֜יםcho.da.ShimH2320to be sweptנִסְפֶּ֥הnis.PehH5595awayH5595beforeמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H4480 H6440your foesצָרֶיךָ֮tza.rei.KhaH6862while the swordוְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revH2719of your enemiesH340overtakesלְמַשֶּׂגֶת֒le.ma.se.GetH5381you,or else threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָ֠מִיםYa.mimH3117of the swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068:a plagueוְדֶ֙בֶר֙ve.De.verH1698in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and the angelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068destroyingמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH7843throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the territoryגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.’Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258,therefore, considerרְאֵ֔הre.'EhH7200whatמָֽה־mah-H4100answerדָּבָֽר׃ פda.VarH1697I shall bringאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725backH7725to Him who sentשֹׁלְחִ֖יsho.le.ChiH7971me.”

13Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410, “I amH6887inH6887greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966distressH6887;pleaseנָּ֣אna'H4994let me fallאֶפְּלָה־'e.pe.lah-H5307into the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,for His merciesרַחֲמָיו֙ra.cha.MavH7356are veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatרַבִּ֤יםra.BimH7227.But do not let me fallאֶפֹּֽל׃'e.PolH5307into humanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120handsוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027.”

14So the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414a plagueדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698on Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fellוַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.PolH5307.

15And Godהָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971an angelמַלְאָ֥ךְ׀mal.'AkhH4397to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִַם֮li.ru.sha.LimH3389to destroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ֒le.hash.chi.TahH7843it; but as he was about to destroyוּכְהַשְׁחִ֗יתu.khe.hash.ChitH7843it,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068sawרָאָ֤הra.'AhH7200andwasH5162sorryH5162aboutעַל־'al-H5921the catastropheH7463,and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the destroyingהַמַּשְׁחִית֙ha.mash.ChitH7843angelלַמַּלְאָ֤ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397, “It is enoughרַ֔בRavH7227;nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258relaxהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503your handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.”And the angelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was standingעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975by the threshingגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637floorH1637ofOrnanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771the Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

16Then Davidדָוִ֜ידda.VidH1732raisedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869and sawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068standingעֹמֵ֗ד'o.MedH5975betweenH996earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776and heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,with his drawnשְׁלוּפָה֙she.lu.FahH8025swordוְחַרְבּ֤וֹve.char.BoH2719in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027stretchedנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186outH5186overH5921Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.Then Davidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֛יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,coveredמְכֻסִּ֥יםme.khu.SimH3680with sackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֖יםba.sa.KimH8242,fellוַיִּפֹּ֨לvai.yi.PolH5307on their facesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.HemH6440.

17And Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Godהָאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, “Is it not I whocommandedאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559to countלִמְנ֣וֹתlim.NotH4487the peopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971?Indeed, I am the one whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has sinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398and actedH7489veryH7489wickedlyH7489,but theseוְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.lehH428sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have they doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213? Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,justנָ֤אna'H4994let Your handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027be against me and my father’sאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1householdוּבְבֵ֣יתu.ve.VeitH1004,and not against Your peopleוּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖u.ve.'a.me.KhaH5971as a plagueלְמַגֵּפָֽה׃ סle.ma.ge.FahH4046.”

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