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1 Chronicles 21:9-13

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.

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