Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 24

1And againוַיֹּ֙סֶף֙vai.Yo.sefH3254the angerאַף־'af-H639of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was kindledלַחֲר֖וֹתla.cha.RotH2734against Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and he movedוַיָּ֨סֶתvai.Ya.setH5496Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732against them to sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,GoH3212,numberמְנֵ֥הme.NehH4487Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2For the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Joabיוֹאָ֣ב׀yo.'AvH3097the captainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the armyהַחַ֣יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, which waswith him, Go now throughשֽׁוּט־shut-H7751all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֤יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,from Danמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835even to Beer–shebaH884,and numberוּפִקְד֖וּu.fik.DuH6485ye the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,that I may knowוְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔יve.Ya.da'.TiH3045the numberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

3And Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Now Yhwhיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430addוְיוֹסֵ֣ףve.yo.SefH3254unto the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,how many soeverH1992they be, an hundredfoldמֵאָ֣ה פְעָמִ֔יםme.'Ah fe.'a.MimH6471 H3967,and that the eyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428may seeרֹא֑וֹתro.'otH7200it:but why doth my lordוַאדֹנִ֣יva.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654in this thingבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697?

4Notwithstanding the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388against Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097,and against the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the armyהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428.And Joabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097and the captainsוְשָׂרֵ֤יve.sa.ReiH8269of the armyהַחַ֙יִל֙ha.Cha.yilH2428went outוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,to numberלִפְקֹ֥דlif.KodH6485the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5And they passed overוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383,and pitchedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583in Aroerבַעֲרוֹעֵ֗רva.'a.ro.'ErH6177,on the right sideיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225of the cityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892that liethin the midstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of the riverהַנַּ֥חַלha.Na.chalH5158of Gadהַגָּ֖דha.GadH1410,and toward Jazerיַעְזֵֽר׃ya'.ZerH3270:

6Then they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Gileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דָהha.gil.'A.dahH1568,and to the landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of Tahtim–hodshiH8483;and they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Dan–jaanיַּ֔עַןYa.'anH1842,and aboutוְסָבִ֖יבve.sa.VivH5439to Sidonצִידֽוֹן׃tzi.DonH6721,

7And cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the strong holdמִבְצַר־miv.tzar-H4013of Tyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865,and to all the citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of the Hivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340,and of the Canaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669:and they went outוַיֵּֽצְא֛וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318to the southנֶ֥גֶבNe.gevH5045of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, evento Beer–shebaH884.

8So when they had goneוַיָּשֻׁ֖טוּvai.ya.Shu.tuH7751through all the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776,they cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389at the endמִקְצֵ֨הmik.TzehH7097of nineתִשְׁעָ֧הtish.'AhH8672monthsחֳדָשִׁ֛יםcho.da.ShimH2320and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242daysי֖וֹםYomH3117.

9And Joabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097gave upוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414the sumמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of the numberמִפְקַד־mif.kad-H4662of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971unto the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:and there were in Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478eightשְׁמֹנֶה֩she.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505valiantחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H381 H376that drewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025the swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719;and the menוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063werefiveחֲמֵשׁ־cha.mesh-H2568hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

10And David’sדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heartלֵב־lev-H3820smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221him afterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310that he had numberedסָפַ֣רsa.FarH5608the peopleהָעָ֑ם סha.'AmH5971.And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,I have sinnedחָטָ֤אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398greatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966in that I have doneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213:and now, I beseech thee, O Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,take awayהַֽעֲבֶר־ha.'a.ver-H5674the iniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thy servantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650;for I have done veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.

11For when Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732was upוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in the morningבַּבֹּ֑קֶר פba.Bo.kerH1242,the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068came unto the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֣דgadH1410,David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732seerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980and sayאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559unto Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Thus saithוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,I offerנוֹטֵ֣לno.TelH5190thee threeשָׁלֹ֕שׁsha.LoshH7969things;chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977thee oneאַֽחַת־'a.chat-H259of them, that I may do itunto theeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213.

13So Gadגָ֥דgadH1410cameוַיָּבֹא־vai.ya.vo'-H935to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,and toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Shall sevenשֶֽׁבַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֣ים׀sha.NimH8141of famineרָעָ֣ב׀ra.'AvH7458comeהֲתָב֣וֹאha.ta.Vo'H935unto thee in thy landבְּאַרְצֶ֡ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?or wilt thou fleeנֻסְךָ֨nus.KhaH5127threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳ֠דָשִׁיםCho.da.shimH2320beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440thine enemiesצָרֶ֜יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862,while they pursueרֹדְפֶ֗ךָro.de.Fe.khaH7291thee? or that there be threeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969days’יָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117pestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698in thy landבְּאַרְצֶ֔ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?now adviseדַּ֣עda'H3045,and seeוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200what answerדָּבָֽר׃ סda.VarH1697I shall returnאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725to him that sentשֹׁלְחִ֖יsho.le.ChiH7971me.

14And Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410,I am in a greatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966straitH6887:let us fallנִפְּלָה־ni.pe.lah-H5307now into the handבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068;for his merciesרַֽחֲמָ֔יוra.cha.moH7356aregreatרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227:and let me not fallאֶפֹּֽלָה׃'e.Po.lahH5307into the handוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027of manאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120.

15So Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414a pestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698upon Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from the morningמֵהַבֹּ֖קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242even to the timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256appointedמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150:and there diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191of the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971from Danמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835even to Beer–shebaH884seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

16And when the angelהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397stretched outוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971his handיָד֨וֹya.DoH3027upon Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389to destroyלְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒le.sha.cha.TahH7843it, Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068repentedוַיִּנָּ֤חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162him of the evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451,and saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559to the angelלַמַּלְאָ֞ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397that destroyedהַמַּשְׁחִ֤יתha.mash.ChitH7843the peopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971,It is enoughרַ֔בRavH7227:stayהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503now thine handיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027.And the angelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was by the threshingplaceגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637of Araunahהָאֲרַ֥וְנָהha.'Or.nahH728the Jebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

17And Davidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732spakeוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559unto Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068when he sawבִּרְאֹת֣וֹ׀bir.'o.ToH7200the angelהַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397that smoteהַמַּכֶּ֣הha.ma.KehH5221the peopleבָעָ֗םva.'AmH5971,and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,Lo, I have sinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398,and I have done wickedlyהֶעֱוֵ֔יתִיhe.'e.Vei.tiH5753:but these sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,what have they doneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213?let thine handיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027,I pray thee, be against me, and against my father’sאָבִֽי׃ פ'a.ViH1houseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004.

18And Gadגָ֥דgadH1410cameוַיָּבֹא־vai.ya.vo'-H935that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117to Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Go upעֲלֵה֙'a.LehH5927,rearהָקֵ֤םha.KemH6965an altarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068in the threshingfloorבְּגֹ֖רֶןbe.Go.renH1637of Araunahאֲרַ֥וְנָה'a.ra.ne.yahH728the Jebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.

19And Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732,according to the sayingכִּדְבַר־kid.var-H1697of Gadגָּ֔דGadH1410,went upוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927as Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.

20And Araunahאֲרַ֗וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728lookedוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣ףvai.yash.KefH8259,and sawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650coming onעֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674toward him: and Araunahאֲרַ֔וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318,and bowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself before the kingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428on his faceאַפָּ֖יו'a.PavH639upon the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

21And Araunahאֲרַ֔וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Wherefore is my lordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428comeבָּ֥אba'H935to his servantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650?And Davidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,To buyלִקְנ֧וֹתlik.NotH7069the threshingfloorהַגֹּ֗רֶןha.Go.renH1637of thee, to buildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,that the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046may be stayedוְתֵעָצַ֥רve.te.'a.TzarH6113from the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

22And Araunahאֲרַ֙וְנָה֙'a.Rav.nahH728saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,Let my lordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947and offer upוְיַ֛עַלve.Ya.'alH5927what seemethgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896unto himבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ay.noH5869:beholdרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200, here beoxenהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241for burnt sacrificeלָעֹלָ֔הla.'o.LahH5930,and threshing instrumentsוְהַמֹּרִגִּ֛יםve.ham.mo.ri.GimH4173and otherinstrumentsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of the oxenהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241for woodלָעֵצִֽים׃la.'e.TzimH6086.

23All these thingsdid Araunahאֲרַ֥וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728, asa kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,giveנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414unto the kingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְ סla.Me.lekhH4428.And Araunahאֲרַ֙וְנָה֙'a.Rav.nahH728saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430acceptיִרְצֶֽךָ׃yir.Tze.khaH7521thee.

24And the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Araunahאֲרַ֗וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728,Nay; but I will surelyקָנ֨וֹka.NoH7069buyאֶקְנֶ֤ה'ek.NehH7069itof thee at a priceבִּמְחִ֔ירbim.ChirH4242:neither will I offerאַעֲלֶ֛ה'a.'a.LehH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068my Godאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430of that which doth cost me nothingחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600.So Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732boughtוַיִּ֨קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069the threshingfloorהַגֹּ֙רֶן֙ha.Go.renH1637and the oxenהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241for fiftyחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃cha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִ֥יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverבְּכֶ֖סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701.

25And Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129there an altarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,and offeredוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930and peace offeringsוּשְׁלָמִ֑יםu.she.la.MimH8002.So Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was intreatedוַיֵּעָתֵ֤רvai.ye.'a.TerH6279for the landלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776,and the plagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046was stayedוַתֵּעָצַ֥רva.te.'a.TzarH6113from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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