New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Samuel 24:10-17
10NowDavid’sדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heartלֵב־lev-H3820troubledוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221him afterאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֖ן'a.cha.rei- khenH310H3651he had countedסָפַ֣רsa.FarH5608the peopleהָעָ֑ם סha.'AmH5971.So Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, “I have sinnedחָטָ֤אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398greatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966in whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213.But nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258, Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,pleaseנָא֙na'H4994overlookהַֽעֲבֶר־ha.'a.ver-H5674the guiltעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of Your servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650, forI have actedH5528veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.”
12“Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980and speakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696to Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: “I am imposingנוֹטֵ֣לno.TelH5190upon you threeשָׁלֹ֕שׁsha.LoshH7969choices;chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977for yourself oneאַֽחַת־'a.chat-H259of them, and I will doוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213it to you.”’”
13So Gadגָ֥דgadH1410cameוַיָּבֹא־vai.ya.vo'-H935to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732and toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “ShallsevenשֶֽׁבַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֣ים׀sha.NimH8141of famineרָעָ֣ב׀ra.'AvH7458comeהֲתָב֣וֹאha.ta.Vo'H935to you in your landבְּאַרְצֶ֡ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?OrH518will you fleeנֻסְךָ֨nus.KhaH5127for threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳ֠דָשִׁיםCho.da.shimH2320beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440your enemiesצָרֶ֜יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862while they pursueרֹדְפֶ֗ךָro.de.Fe.khaH7291you? Or shall there be threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117of plagueדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698in your landבְּאַרְצֶ֔ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258considerדַּ֣עda'H3045and seeוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200whatמָה־mah-H4100answerדָּבָֽר׃ סda.VarH1697I shall returnאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725to Him who sentשֹׁלְחִ֖יsho.le.ChiH7971me.”
14Then Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410, “I am in greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966distressH6887.Let us nowנָּ֤אna'H4994fallנִפְּלָה־ni.pe.lah-H5307into the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,for His merciesרַֽחֲמָ֔יוra.cha.moH7356are greatרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227;but do not let me fallאֶפֹּֽלָה׃'e.Po.lahH5307into humanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120handsוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027.”
15Sothe Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414a plagueדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698upon Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the morningמֵהַבֹּ֖קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242untilH5704the appointedמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256,and seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376of the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971from Danמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835to BeershebaH884diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191.
16When the angelהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397extendedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971his handיָד֨וֹya.DoH3027towardJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389to destroyלְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒le.sha.cha.TahH7843it,the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068relentedוַיִּנָּ֤חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162of the disasterH7463and saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559to the angelלַמַּלְאָ֞ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397who destroyedהַמַּשְׁחִ֤יתha.mash.ChitH7843the peopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971, “It is enoughרַ֔בRavH7227!Nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258dropהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503your handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027!”And the angelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was by the threshingגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637floorH1637of Araunahהָאֲרַ֥וְנָהha.'Or.nahH728the Jebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.
17Then Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732spokeוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068when he sawבִּרְאֹת֣וֹ׀bir.'o.ToH7200the angelהַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397who was strikingH5221downH5221the peopleבָעָ֗םva.'AmH5971,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Beholdהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009,it is I who have sinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398,and it is I who have doneH5753wrongהֶעֱוֵ֔יתִיhe.'e.Vei.tiH5753; buttheseוְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.lehH428sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have they doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213?Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994let Your handיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027be against me and against my father’sאָבִֽי׃ פ'a.ViH1houseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004!”
Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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