New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 24:13-15

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.

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