Revised Literal Translation

1 Chronicles 21:1-7

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.

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