Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 24:18-25

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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