New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 24:12-13

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.”

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