Revised Literal Translation

2 Samuel 6:2-12

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.

6And when they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Nachon’sנָכ֑וֹןna.KhonH5225threshingfloorגֹּ֣רֶןGo.renH1637,Uzzahעֻזָּ֜א'u.Za'H5798put forthוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971his handto the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,and took holdוַיֹּ֣אחֶזvai.Yo.chezH270of it; for the oxenהַבָּקָֽר׃ha.ba.KarH1241shookשָׁמְט֖וּsha.me.TuH8058it.

7And the angerאַ֤ף'afH639of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was kindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734against Uzzahבְּעֻזָּ֔הbe.'u.ZahH5798;and Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him there for hiserrorהַשַּׁ֑לha.ShalH7944;and there he diedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191by the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

8And Davidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732was displeasedוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734,because Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had madeפָּרַ֧ץpa.RatzH6555a breachפֶּ֖רֶץPe.retzH6556upon Uzzahבְּעֻזָּ֑הbe.'u.ZahH5798:and he calledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the name of the placeלַמָּק֤וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Perez–uzzahH6560to this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9And Davidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732was afraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,How shall the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935to me?

10So Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14not removeלְהָסִ֥ירle.ha.SirH5493the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068unto him into the cityעִ֣יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732:but Davidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732carried it asideוַיַּטֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Obed–edomH5654the Gittiteהַגִּתִּֽי׃ha.gi.TiH1663.

11And the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068continuedוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Obed–edomH5654the Gittiteהַגִּתִּ֖יha.gi.TiH1663threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320:And Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Obed–edomH5654,and all his householdבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

12And it was toldוַיֻּגַּ֗דvai.yu.GadH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hath blessedבֵּרַ֣ךְbe.RakhH1288the houseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004of Obed–edomH5654, and all that pertainethunto him, because of the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.So Davidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH3212and brought upוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430from the houseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of Obed–edomH5654into the cityעִ֥יר'irH5892of Davidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732with gladnessבְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃be.sim.ChahH8057.

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