New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 24:1-9

1Nowthe angerאַף־'af-H639of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068burnedלַחֲר֖וֹתla.cha.RotH2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478againוַיֹּ֙סֶף֙vai.Yo.sefH3254,and He incitedוַיָּ֨סֶתvai.Ya.setH5496Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732against them to sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Goלֵ֛ךְlekhH1980,countמְנֵ֥הme.NehH4487Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.”

2So the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joabיוֹאָ֣ב׀yo.'AvH3097the commanderשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyהַחַ֣יִלha.Cha.yilH2428,whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was with him, “RoamH7751aboutH7751nowנָ֞אna'H4994through allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֤יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,from Danמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835to BeershebaH884,and conductH6485aH6485censusH6485of the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,so that I may knowוְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔יve.Ya.da'.TiH3045the numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.”

3But Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, “May the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430addוְיוֹסֵ֣ףve.yo.SefH3254to the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971a hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967timesפְעָמִ֔יםfe.'a.MimH6471as many as they are, while the eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428can stillseeרֹא֑וֹתro.'otH7200;but whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100does my lordוַאדֹנִ֣יva.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088thingבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697?”

4Nevertheless, the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428orderדְּבַר־de.var-H1697prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388againstאֶל־'el-H413Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097and againstוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the armyהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428.So Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097and the commandersוְשָׂרֵ֤יve.sa.ReiH8269of the armyהַחַ֙יִל֙ha.Cha.yilH2428leftוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428to conductH6485aH6485censusH6485of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5They crossedוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674the Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383and campedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inAroerבַעֲרוֹעֵ֗רva.'a.ro.'ErH6177,on the rightH3225sideH3225of the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892that is in the middleבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the Valleyהַנַּ֥חַלha.Na.chalH5158of Gadהַגָּ֖דha.GadH1410and towardוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413Jazerיַעְזֵֽר׃ya'.ZerH3270.

6Then they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דָהha.gil.'A.dahH1568and tothe landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Tahtim-hodshiH8483,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Dan-jaanיַּ֔עַןYa.'anH1842and aroundוְסָבִ֖יבve.sa.VivH5439toSidonצִידֽוֹן׃tzi.DonH6721,

7then they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thefortressמִבְצַר־miv.tzar-H4013of Tyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865and to allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of theHivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340and of the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669,and they wentH3318outH3318to the southנֶ֥גֶבNe.gevH5045of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, toBeershebaH884.

8So when they had roamedH7751aboutH7751through the wholeבְּכָל־be.kholH3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,they cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389at the endמִקְצֵ֨הmik.TzehH7097of nineתִשְׁעָ֧הtish.'AhH8672monthsחֳדָשִׁ֛יםcho.da.ShimH2320and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242daysי֖וֹםYomH3117.

9And Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414the numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of the censusמִפְקַד־mif.kad-H4662of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478there wereeightשְׁמֹנֶה֩she.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505valiantחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376who drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719,and the menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063were fiveחֲמֵשׁ־cha.mesh-H2568hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

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