Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 6:1-5

1Again, Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732gathered togetherוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254 H622all thechosenבָּח֥וּרba.ChurH977menof Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

2And Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965,and wentH3212with all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that werewith him from Baale of JudahH1184,to bring upלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927from thence the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,whose nameשֵׁ֗םShemH8034is calledנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7121by the nameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635that dwellethיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427betweenthe cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

3And they setוַיַּרְכִּ֜בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430upon a newחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319cartעֲגָלָ֣ה'a.ga.LahH5699,and broughtוַיִּשָּׂאֻ֔הוּvai.yi.sa.'U.huH5375it out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of Abinadabאֲבִינָדָ֖ב'a.vi.na.DavH41that wasin GibeahH1390:and Uzzahוְעֻזָּ֣אve.'u.Za'H5798and Ahioוְאַחְי֗וֹve.'ach.YoH283,the sonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121of Abinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41,draveנֹהֲגִ֖יםno.ha.GimH5090the newחֲדָשָֽׁה׃cha.da.ShahH2319cartהָעֲגָלָ֥הha.'a.ga.LahH5699.

4And they broughtוַיִּשָּׂאֻ֗הוּvai.yi.sa.'U.huH5375it out of the houseמִבֵּ֤יתmi.BeitH1004of Abinadabאֲבִֽינָדָב֙'a.vi.na.DavH41which wasat GibeahH1390,accompanyingעִ֖ם'imH5973the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:and Ahioוְאַחְי֕וֹve.'ach.YoH283wentהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the arkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727.

5And Davidוְדָוִ֣ד׀ve.da.VidH1732and all the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478playedמְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙me.sa.cha.KimH7832beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068on all manner of instruments made offirבְרוֹשִׁ֑יםve.ro.ShimH1265woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086,even on harpsוּבְכִנֹּר֤וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658,and on psalteriesוּבִנְבָלִים֙u.vin.va.LimH5035,and on timbrelsוּבְתֻפִּ֔יםu.ve.tu.PimH8596,and on cornetsוּבִמְנַֽעַנְעִ֖יםu.vim.na.'an.'ImH4517,and on cymbalsוּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃U.ve.tzel.tze.LimH6767.

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