Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 6:16-19

16And as the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameבָּ֖אba'H935into the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,Michalוּמִיכַ֨לu.mi.KhalH4324Saul’sשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323lookedנִשְׁקְפָ֣ה׀nish.ke.FahH8259through a windowהַחַלּ֗וֹןha.cha.LonH2474,and sawוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732leapingמְפַזֵּ֤זme.fa.ZezH6339and dancingוּמְכַרְכֵּר֙u.me.khar.KerH3769beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and she despisedוַתִּ֥בֶזva.Ti.vezH959him in her heartבְּלִבָּֽהּ׃be.li.BahH3820.

17And they broughtוַיָּבִ֜אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935in the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and setוַיַּצִּ֤גוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322it in his placeבִּמְקוֹמ֔וֹbim.ko.MoH4725,in the midstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the tabernacleהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168that Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732had pitchedנָטָה־na.tah-H5186for it: and Davidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732offeredוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֛וֹתo.LotH5930and peace offeringsוּשְׁלָמִֽים׃u.she.la.MimH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

18And as soon as Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732had made an endוַיְכַ֣לvay.KhalH3615of offeringמֵהַעֲל֥וֹתme.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt offeringsהָעוֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930and peace offeringsוְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.MimH8002,he blessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971in the nameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

19And he dealtוַיְחַלֵּ֨קvay.cha.LekH2505among all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971, evenamong the whole multitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,as well to the womenאִשָּׁה֒'i.ShahH802as menלְמֵאִ֣ישׁle.me.'IshH376,to every oneלְאִ֗ישׁle.'IshH376aH259cakeחַלַּ֥תcha.LatH2471of breadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899,and a good pieceוְאֶשְׁפָּ֣רve.'esh.ParH829of flesh,and a flagonוַאֲשִׁישָׁ֖הva.'a.shi.ShahH809of wine.So all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971departedH3212every oneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his houseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

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