Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 24:15-17

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.

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