Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 13

1And Davidדָּוִ֗ידda.VidH1732consultedוַיִּוָּעַ֣ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the captainsשָׂרֵ֧יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsהָאֲלָפִ֛יםha.'a.la.FimH505and hundredsוְהַמֵּא֖וֹתve.ha.me.'otH3967, andwith every leaderנָגִֽיד׃na.GidH5057.

2And Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the congregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, If it seemgoodH2895unto you, and that it beof Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,let us sendנִשְׁלְחָ֞הnish.le.ChahH7971abroadנִפְרְצָה֙nif.re.TzahH6555unto our brethrenאַחֵ֣ינוּ'a.Chei.nuH251every where, that areleftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֗יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in all the landאַרְצ֣וֹת'ar.TzotH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and with them alsoto the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881which arein their citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892andsuburbsמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑םmig.re.shei.HemH4054,that they may gatherוְיִקָּבְצ֖וּve.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908themselves unto us:

3And let us bring againוְנָסֵ֛בָּהve.na.Se.bahH5437the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430to us: for we enquiredדְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּde.rash.Nu.huH1875not at it in the daysבִּימֵ֥יbi.MeiH3117of Saulשָׁאֽוּל׃sha.'UlH7586.

4And all the congregationהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951saidוַיֹּאמְר֥וּvai.yo.me.RuH559that they would do soלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213:for the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697was rightיָשַׁ֥רya.SharH3474in the eyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of all the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

5So Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732gatheredH6950all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478togetherוַיַּקְהֵ֤לvai.yak.HelH6950,from Shihorשִׁיח֥וֹרshi.ChorH7883of Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714even unto the enteringלְב֣וֹאle.Vo'H935of Hemathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574,to bringלְהָבִיא֙le.ha.Vi'H935the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430from Kirjath–jearimH7157.

6And Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732went upוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927,and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,to Baalahבַּעֲלָ֔תָהba.'a.La.tahH1173, that is,to Kirjath–jearimH7157, which belongedto Judahלִיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,to bring upלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927thence the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,that dwellethיוֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427betweenthe cherubimsהַכְּרוּבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742,whose nameשֵֽׁם׃ShemH8034is calledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121on it.

7And they carriedוַיַּרְכִּ֜יבוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430in a newחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319cartעֲגָלָ֣ה'a.ga.LahH5699out of the houseמִבֵּ֖יתmi.BeitH1004of Abinadabאֲבִינָדָ֑ב'a.vi.na.DavH41:and Uzzaוְעֻזָּ֣אve.'u.Za'H5798and Ahioוְאַחְי֔וֹve.'ach.YoH283draveנֹהֲגִ֖יםno.ha.GimH5090the cartבָּעֲגָלָֽה׃ba.'a.ga.LahH5699.

8And Davidוְדָוִ֣ידve.da.VidH1732and all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478playedמְשַׂחֲקִ֛יםme.sa.cha.KimH7832beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430with all theirmightעֹ֑ז'OzH5797,and with singingוּבְשִׁירִ֤יםu.ve.shi.RimH7892,and with harpsוּבְכִנֹּרוֹת֙u.ve.khi.no.rOtH3658,and with psalteriesוּבִנְבָלִ֣יםu.vin.va.LimH5035,and with timbrelsוּבְתֻפִּ֔יםu.ve.tu.PimH8596,and with cymbalsוּבִמְצִלְתַּ֖יִםu.vim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,and with trumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃u.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689.

9And when they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935unto the threshingfloorגֹּ֣רֶןGo.renH1637of Chidonכִּידֹ֑ןki.DonH3592,Uzzaעֻזָּ֜א'u.Za'H5798put forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971his handיָד֗וֹya.DoH3027to holdלֶאֱחֹז֙le.'e.ChozH270the arkהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727;for the oxenהַבָּקָֽר׃ha.ba.KarH1241stumbledשָֽׁמְט֖וּsha.me.TuH8058.

10And the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Uzzaבְּעֻזָּ֔אbe.'u.Za'H5798,and he smoteוַיַּכֵּ֕הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him, because he putשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027to the arkהָאָר֑וֹןha.'a.RonH727:and there he diedוַיָּ֥מָתvai.Ya.motH4191beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430.

11And Davidלְדָוִ֔ידle.da.VidH1732was displeasedוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,because Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had madeפָרַ֧ץfa.RatzH6555a breachפֶּ֖רֶץPe.retzH6556upon Uzzaבְּעֻזָּ֑אbe.'u.Za'H5798:wherefore that placeלַמָּק֤וֹםla.ma.KomH4725is calledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Perez–uzzaH6560to this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

12And Davidדָוִיד֙da.VidH1732was afraidוַיִּירָ֤אvai.yi.Ra'H3372of Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Howהֵ֚יךְheikhH1963shall I bringאָבִ֣יא'a.Vi'H935the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430home to me?

13So Davidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732broughtהֵסִ֨ירhe.SirH5493not the arkהָאָר֛וֹןha.'a.RonH727hometo himself to the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,but carried it asideוַיַּטֵּ֕הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Obed–edomH5654the Gittiteהַגִּתִּֽי׃ha.gi.TiH1663.

14And the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430remainedוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427with the familyבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Obed–edomH5654in his houseבְּבֵית֖וֹbe.vei.ToH1004threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320.And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Obed–edomH5654, and all that he had.

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