New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Samuel 6:20-23

20But when Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to blessלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288his ownhouseholdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,Michalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Saulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586cameH3318outH3318to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732and saidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Howמַה־mah-H4100the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478dignifiedנִּכְבַּ֨דnikh.BadH3513himself todayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117! Forhe exposedנִגְלָ֤הnig.LahH1540himself todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117in the sightלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869of his servants’עֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650femaleH519slavesH519,as oneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of therabbleהָרֵקִֽים׃ha.re.KimH7386shamelesslyכְּהִגָּל֥וֹתke.hi.ga.LotH1540exposesנִגְל֖וֹתnig.LotH1540himself!”

21But Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Michalמִיכַל֒mi.KhalH4324, “I wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834preferredבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977me to your fatherמֵֽאָבִיךְ֙me.'a.viKhH1and to allוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004,to appointלְצַוֹּ֨תle.tza.VotH6680me as rulerנָגִ֛ידna.GidH5057overעַל־'al-H5921the peopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,overעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. So I willcelebrateוְשִׂחַקְתִּ֖יve.si.chak.TiH7832beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068!

22And I might demeanוּנְקַלֹּ֤תִיu.ne.ka.Lo.tiH7043myself evenmoreעוֹד֙'OdH5750thanH4480thisH2088and be lowlyשָׁפָ֖לsha.FalH8217in my own sightבְּעֵינָ֑יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,but with the femaleH519slavesH519of whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you have spokenאָמַ֔רְתְּ'a.MartH559,with them I am to be heldH3513inH3513honorאִכָּבֵֽדָה׃'i.ka.Ve.dahH3513!”

23And Michalוּלְמִיכַל֙u.le.mi.KhalH4324the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Saulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586hadהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808childיָ֑לֶדYa.ledH3206to the dayי֥וֹםYomH3117of her deathמוֹתָֽהּ׃ פmo.TahH4194.

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