Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 21:1-28

1And Satanשָׂטָ֖ןsa.TanH7854stood upוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and provokedוַיָּ֙סֶת֙vai.Ya.setH5496Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732to numberלִמְנ֖וֹתlim.NotH4487Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2And Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097and to the rulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,GoH3212,numberסִפְרוּ֙sif.RuH5608Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from Beer–shebaH884even to Danדָּ֑ןDanH1835;and bringוְהָבִ֣יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935the numberמִסְפָּרָֽם׃mis.pa.RamH4557of them to me, that I may knowוְאֵדְעָ֖הve.'e.de.'AhH3045it.

3And Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068make his peopleעַמּ֤וֹ׀a.MoH5971an hundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967timesפְעָמִ֔יםfe.'a.MimH6471so many moreיוֹסֵף֩yo.SefH3254as theyH1992be:but, my lordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, arethey not all my lord’sלַאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113servantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650?why then doth my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113requireיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245this thing? why will he be a cause of trespassלְאַשְׁמָ֖הle.'ash.MahH819to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

4Nevertheless the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697prevailedחָזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388against Joabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097.Wherefore Joabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097departedוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and wentוַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙vai.yit.ha.leKhH1980throughout all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5And Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414the sumמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of the numberמִפְקַד־mif.kad-H4662of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971unto Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732. And all they ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478were a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505thousandאֲלָפִים֩'a.la.FimH505and an hundredוּמֵאָ֨הu.me.'AhH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505menאִישׁ֙'ishH376that drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719:and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֕הvi.hu.DahH3063wasfourאַרְבַּע֩'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967threescore and tenוְשִׁבְעִ֥יםve.shiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376that drewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

6But Leviוְלֵוִי֙ve.le.ViH3878and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144countedפָקַ֖דfa.KadH6485he not amongבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432them: for the king’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697was abominableנִתְעַ֥בnit.'AvH8581to Joabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.

7And Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was displeasedבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869 H3415with this thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697;therefore he smoteוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

8And Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Godהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,I have sinnedחָטָ֣אתִֽיcha.Ta.tiH2398greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966,because I have doneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697:but now, I beseech thee, do awayהַֽעֲבֶר־ha.'a.ver-H5674the iniquityעֲו֣וֹןa.VonH5771of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650;for I have done veryמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.

9And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696unto Gadגָּ֔דGadH1410,David’sדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732seerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10GoH3212and tellוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,I offerנֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186thee threeשָׁל֕וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969things:chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977thee oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of themH2007,that I may doוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213it unto thee.

11So Gadגָ֖דgadH1410cameוַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935to Davidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,and saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,Chooseקַבֶּל־ka.bel-H6901thee

12Either threeשָׁל֨וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969years’שָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141famineרָעָ֗בra.'AvH7458;or threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֜יםcho.da.ShimH2320to be destroyedנִסְפֶּ֥הnis.PehH5595beforeמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440thy foesצָרֶיךָ֮tza.rei.KhaH6862,while that the swordוְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revH2719of thine enemiesאוֹיְבֶ֣ךָ׀'oy.Ve.khaH341overtakethלְמַשֶּׂגֶת֒le.ma.se.GetH5381thee;orH518else threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָ֠מִיםYa.mimH3117the swordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,even the pestilenceוְדֶ֙בֶר֙ve.De.verH1698,in the landבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and the angelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068destroyingמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH7843throughout all the coastsגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Now therefore adviseרְאֵ֔הre.'EhH7200thyself what wordדָּבָֽר׃ פda.VarH1697I shall bring againאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725to him that sentשֹׁלְחִ֖יsho.le.ChiH7971me.

13And Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410,I am in a greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966straitH6887:let me fallאֶפְּלָה־'e.pe.lah-H5307now into the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;for veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatרַבִּ֤יםra.BimH7227arehis merciesרַחֲמָיו֙ra.cha.MavH7356:but let me not fallאֶפֹּֽל׃'e.PolH5307into the handוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120.

14So Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414pestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698upon Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:and there fellוַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.PolH5307of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

15And Godהָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971an angelמַלְאָ֥ךְ׀mal.'AkhH4397unto Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִַם֮li.ru.sha.LimH3389to destroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ֒le.hash.chi.TahH7843it: and as he was destroyingוּכְהַשְׁחִ֗יתu.khe.hash.ChitH7843,Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068beheldרָאָ֤הra.'AhH7200,and he repentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162him of the evilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451,and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the angelלַמַּלְאָ֤ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397that destroyedהַמַּשְׁחִית֙ha.mash.ChitH7843,It is enoughרַ֔בRavH7227,stayהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503now thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.And the angelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068stoodעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975by the threshingfloorגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637of Ornanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771the Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

16And Davidדָוִ֜ידda.VidH1732lifted upוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375his eyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869,and sawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200the angelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068standעֹמֵ֗ד'o.MedH5975between the earthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776and the heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,having a drawnשְׁלוּפָה֙she.lu.FahH8025swordוְחַרְבּ֤וֹve.char.BoH2719in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027stretched outנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186over Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.Then Davidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732and the eldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֛יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205of Israel, who wereclothedמְכֻסִּ֥יםme.khu.SimH3680in sackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֖יםba.sa.KimH8242,fellוַיִּפֹּ֨לvai.yi.PolH5307upon their facesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.HemH6440.

17And Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Godהָאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, Is it not I thatcommandedאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559the peopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971to be numberedלִמְנ֣וֹתlim.NotH4487?even I it is that have sinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398and done evilוְהָרֵ֣עַve.ha.Re.a'H7489indeedהֲרֵע֔וֹתִיha.re.'o.tiH7489; but as forthese sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,what have they doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213?let thine handיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027,I pray thee, O Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430,be on me, and on my father’sאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1houseוּבְבֵ֣יתu.ve.VeitH1004;but not on thy peopleוּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖u.ve.'a.me.KhaH5971,that they should be plaguedלְמַגֵּפָֽה׃ סle.ma.ge.FahH4046.

18Then the angelוּמַלְאַ֧ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410to sayלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559to Davidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732,that Davidדָוִ֗ידda.VidH1732should go upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927,and set upלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in the threshingfloorבְּגֹ֖רֶןbe.Go.renH1637of Ornanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771the Jebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.

19And Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732went upוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927at the sayingבִּדְבַר־bid.var-H1697of Gadגָּ֔דGadH1410,which he spakeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696in the nameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20And Ornanאָרְנָ֗ן'a.re.NanH771turned backוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725,and sawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200the angelהַמַּלְאָ֔ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397;and his fourוְאַרְבַּ֧עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121with him hidמִֽתְחַבְּאִ֑יםmit.cha.be.'ImH2244themselves, but Ornanוְאָרְנָ֖ןve.'a.re.NanH771continued threshingדָּ֥שׁdashH1758wheatחִטִּֽים׃chi.TimH2406.

21And as Davidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Ornanאָרְנָ֑ן'a.re.NanH771,Ornanאָרְנָן֙'a.re.NanH771lookedוַיַּבֵּ֤טvai.ya.BetH5027and sawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,and went outוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318of the threshingfloorהַגֹּ֔רֶןha.Go.renH1637,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself to Davidלְדָוִ֛ידle.da.VidH1732with hisfaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

22Then Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ornanאָרְנָ֗ן'a.re.NanH771,Grantתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414me the placeמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of thisthreshingfloorהַגֹּ֔רֶןha.Go.renH1637,that I may buildוְאֶבְנֶה־ve.'ev.neh-H1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196therein unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:thou shalt grantתְּנֵ֣הוּte.Ne.huH5414it me for the fullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4392priceבְּכֶ֤סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701:that the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046may be stayedוְתֵעָצַ֥רve.te.'a.TzarH6113from the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

23And Ornanאָרְנָ֤ן'a.re.NanH771saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732,Takeקַֽח־kach-H3947itto thee, and let my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428doוְיַ֛עַשׂve.Ya.'asH6213that which isgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896in his eyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869:loרְאֵה֩re.'EhH7200,I giveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414theethe oxenהַבָּקָ֜רha.ba.KarH1241alsofor burnt offeringsלָֽעֹל֗וֹתla.'o.LotH5930,and the threshing instrumentsוְהַמּוֹרִגִּ֧יםve.ham.mo.ri.GimH4173for woodלָעֵצִ֛יםla.'e.TzimH6086,and the wheatוְהַחִטִּ֥יםve.ha.chi.TimH2406for the grain offeringלַמִּנְחָ֖הla.min.ChahH4503;I giveנָתָֽתִּי׃na.Ta.tiH5414it all.

24And kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Ornanלְאָרְנָ֔ןle.'a.re.NanH771,Nay; but I will verilyקָנֹ֥הka.NohH7069buyאֶקְנֶ֖ה'ek.NehH7069it for the fullמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392priceבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701:for I will not takeאֶשָּׂ֤א'e.Sa'H5375that which isthine for Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,nor offerוְהַעֲל֥וֹתve.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֖הo.LahH5930without costחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

25So Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414to Ornanלְאָרְנָ֖ןle.'a.re.NanH771for the placeבַּמָּק֑וֹםba.ma.KomH4725sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967shekelsשִׁקְלֵ֣יshik.LeiH8255of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091by weightמִשְׁקָ֖לmish.KalH4948.

26And Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129there an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and offeredוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930and peace offeringsוּשְׁלָמִ֑יםu.she.la.MimH8002,and calledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121upon Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and he answeredוַיַּֽעֲנֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him from heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064by fireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784upon the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of burnt offeringהָעֹלָֽה׃ פha.'o.LahH5930.

27And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the angelלַמַּלְאָ֔ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397;and he put upH7725his swordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719againH7725into the sheathנְדָנָֽהּ׃ne.da.NahH5084thereof.

28At that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256when Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732sawבִּרְא֤וֹתbir.'otH7200that Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had answeredעָנָ֣הוּ'a.Na.huH6030him in the threshingfloorבְּגֹ֖רֶןbe.Go.renH1637of Ornanאָרְנָ֣ן'a.re.NanH771the Jebusiteהַיְבוּסִ֑יhay.vu.SiH2983,then he sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֖חvai.yiz.BachH2076there.

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