Revised Version 1895

1 Chronicles 21

1AndSatanשָׂטָ֖ןsa.TanH7854stoodH5975upH5975againstעַל־'al-H5921Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andmovedוַיָּ֙סֶת֙vai.Ya.setH5496Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732tonumberלִמְנ֖וֹתlim.NotH4487Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732saidH559toJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097and to theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,GoH935,numberמִסְפָּרָֽם׃mis.pa.RamH4557Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from Beer-shebaevenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704toDanדָּ֑ןDanH1835; andbringוְהָבִ֣יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935meH413wordH559, that I mayknowוְאֵדְעָ֖הve.'e.de.'AhH3045the sum of them.

3AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, TheLORDH3068makeH3254hispeopleעַמּ֤וֹ׀a.MoH5971anhundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967timesפְעָמִ֔יםfe.'a.MimH6471soיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961manyH4100moreH3254as they be: but, mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, are theynotהֲלֹא֙ha.Lo'H3808allכֻּלָּ֥םku.LamH3605mylord’sH3068servantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650?whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100doth mylordH3068requireיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245thisthingזֹאת֙zoTH2063?whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100will he be acauseH819ofguiltלְאַשְׁמָ֖הle.'ash.MahH819untoIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

4Nevertheless theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697prevailedחָזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388againstעַל־'al-H5921Joabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097. WhereforeJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097departedH1980, andwentH1980throughoutH3605allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097gaveH5414upH5414the sum of thenumberingמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971untoDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732. Andallכָֽל־khol-H3605they ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478were athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505thousandאֲלָפִים֩'a.la.FimH505and anhundredוּמֵאָ֨הu.me.'AhH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505menאִישׁ֙'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719: andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֕הvi.hu.DahH3063wasfourאַרְבַּע֩'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967threescore and tenthousandאֶ֛לֶף'E.lefH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719;

6ButLeviוְלֵוִי֙ve.le.ViH3878andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144countedפָקַ֖דfa.KadH6485henotלֹ֥אlo'H3808among them: for theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697wasabominableנִתְעַ֥בnit.'AvH8581toJoabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.

7AndGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasdispleasedוַיֵּ֙רַע֙vai.Ye.ra'H7489with thisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697; therefore hesmoteוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

8AndDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGodהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, I havesinnedחָטָ֣אתִֽיcha.Ta.tiH2398greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966, in that I havedoneH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697: butnowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258, putawayהַֽעֲבֶר־ha.'a.ver-H5674, Ibeseechנָא֙na'H4994thee, theiniquityעֲו֣וֹןa.VonH5771of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650; for I havedoneH6213veryמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.

9And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spake untoGadגָּ֔דGadH1410,David’sדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732seerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Go andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696untoDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732,sayingH559,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, IofferH6213theethreeשָׁל֕וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969things;chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977thee one of them, that I maydoH6213it unto thee.

11SoH3541Gadגָ֖דgadH1410cameH935toDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732, andsaidH559unto him,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,TakeH935which thou wilt;

12eitherH518threeשָׁל֨וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141offamineרָעָ֗בra.'AvH7458; orthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֜יםcho.da.ShimH2320to be consumedbeforeמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440thy foes,whileH3117that theswordוְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revH2719of thineenemiesאוֹיְבֶ֣ךָ׀'oy.Ve.khaH341overtaketh thee; orelseH3605threeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָ֠מִיםYa.mimH3117theswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068,evenH518pestilenceוְדֶ֙בֶר֙ve.De.verH1698in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and theangelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068destroyingמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH7843throughoutH3605allH3605the coasts ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Nowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258thereforeconsiderרְאֵ֔הre.'EhH7200whatמָֽה־mah-H4100answerH7725I shallreturnH7725to him thatsentH7971meH7971.

13AndDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGadגָּ֖דgadH1410, I am in agreatH3966strait:letH4994meH413fallאֶפְּלָה־'e.pe.lah-H5307nowH4994intoH413thehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068; forveryH3966greatH3966are hismerciesרַחֲמָיו֙ra.cha.MavH7356: andletH4994meH413notאַל־'al-H408fallאֶפֹּֽל׃'e.PolH5307intoH413thehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027ofmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120.

14SoH5414theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentH5414apestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698uponH5307Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: and therefellH5307ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

15AndGodהָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971anangelמַלְאָ֥ךְ׀mal.'AkhH4397untoJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִַם֮li.ru.sha.LimH3389todestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ֒le.hash.chi.TahH7843it: and as he wasaboutעַל־'al-H5921todestroyוּכְהַשְׁחִ֗יתu.khe.hash.ChitH7843, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068beheld, and herepentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162him of theevilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thedestroyingהַמַּשְׁחִית֙ha.mash.ChitH7843angelלַמַּלְאָ֤ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397, It isenoughרַ֔בRavH7227;nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258stayH5975thinehandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027. And theangelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068stoodעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975by the threshing-floor ofOrnanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771theJebusiteהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

16AndDavidדָוִ֜ידda.VidH1732liftedוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375upH5375hiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869, andsawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200theangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068standעֹמֵ֗ד'o.MedH5975betweenH996theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776and theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, having adrawnשְׁלוּפָה֙she.lu.FahH8025swordוְחַרְבּ֤וֹve.char.BoH2719in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027stretchedנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186outH5186everH5375Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389. ThenDavidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732and theeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֛יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205,clothedמְכֻסִּ֥יםme.khu.SimH3680insackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֖יםba.sa.KimH8242,fellוַיִּפֹּ֨לvai.yi.PolH5307uponH5921theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.HemH6440.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGodהָאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, Is itnotH3808I thatcommandedאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thepeopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971to benumberedלִמְנ֣וֹתlim.NotH4487?evenH3808I it is that havesinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398anddoneH6213very wickedly; buttheseוְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.lehH428sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have theydoneH6213?letH4994thinehandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027, IprayH4994thee, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430, beagainstH413meH413, andagainstH413myfather’sאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1houseוּבְבֵ֣יתu.ve.VeitH1004; butnotH3808againstH413thypeopleוּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖u.ve.'a.me.KhaH5971, that they should beplaguedלְמַגֵּפָֽה׃ סle.ma.ge.FahH4046.

18Then theangelוּמַלְאַ֧ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410tosayלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559toDavidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732, thatDavidדָוִ֗ידda.VidH1732shouldgoיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927upH5927, and rear analtarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in the threshing-floor ofOrnanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771theJebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.

19AndDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732wentH5927upH5927at thesayingבִּדְבַר־bid.var-H1697ofGadגָּ֔דGadH1410,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he spake in thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20AndOrnanאָרְנָ֗ן'a.re.NanH771turnedוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725backH7725, andsawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200theangelהַמַּלְאָ֔ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397; and hisfourוְאַרְבַּ֧עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121that were with himhidH2244themselvesH2244. NowOrnanוְאָרְנָ֖ןve.'a.re.NanH771wasthreshingדָּ֥שׁdashH1758wheatחִטִּֽים׃chi.TimH2406.

21And asDavidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toOrnanאָרְנָ֑ן'a.re.NanH771,Ornanאָרְנָן֙'a.re.NanH771lookedH7200andsawH7200Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732, andwentH3318outH3318of the threshing-floor, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH7812toDavidלְדָוִ֛ידle.da.VidH1732with hisfaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

22ThenDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toOrnanאָרְנָ֗ן'a.re.NanH771,Giveתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414meH413theplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of this threshing-floor, that I maybuildוְאֶבְנֶה־ve.'ev.neh-H1129thereonמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: for thefullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4392priceבְּכֶ֤סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701shalt thougiveתְּנֵ֣הוּte.Ne.huH5414itmeH413: that theplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046may bestayedוְתֵעָצַ֥רve.te.'a.TzarH6113from thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

23AndOrnanאָרְנָ֤ן'a.re.NanH771saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732,Takeקַֽח־kach-H3947it to thee, andletH5414mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428doוְיַ֛עַשׂve.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichH5869isgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896in hiseyesH5869: lo, Igiveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee theoxenהַבָּקָ֜רha.ba.KarH1241forburntלָֽעֹל֗וֹתla.'o.LotH5930offeringsלַמִּנְחָ֖הla.min.ChahH4503, and thethreshingוְהַמּוֹרִגִּ֧יםve.ham.mo.ri.GimH4173instruments forwoodלָעֵצִ֛יםla.'e.TzimH6086, and thewheatוְהַחִטִּ֥יםve.ha.chi.TimH2406for themealH4503offering; Igiveנָתָֽתִּי׃na.Ta.tiH5414itallהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605.

24Andkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toOrnanלְאָרְנָ֔ןle.'a.re.NanH771, Nay; but I will verilybuyH7069it for thefullמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392priceבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701: for I willnotH3808takeאֶשָּׂ֤א'e.Sa'H5375thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is thine for theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,norH3808offerוְהַעֲל֥וֹתve.ha.'a.LotH5927aburntעוֹלָ֖הo.LahH5930offeringwithoutH3808costחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

25SoH5414Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732gaveH5414toOrnanלְאָרְנָ֖ןle.'a.re.NanH771for theplaceבַּמָּק֑וֹםba.ma.KomH4725sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967shekelsשִׁקְלֵ֣יshik.LeiH8255ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091byweightמִשְׁקָ֖לmish.KalH4948.

26AndDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129there analtarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burntעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH8002andpeaceוּשְׁלָמִ֑יםu.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121uponH5921theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and heansweredוַיַּֽעֲנֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064byfireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784uponH5921thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofburntהָעֹלָֽה׃ פha.'o.LahH5930offering.

27And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theangelלַמַּלְאָ֔ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397; and heputH7725upH413hisswordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719againH7725intoH413thesheathנְדָנָֽהּ׃ne.da.NahH5084thereof.

28At that time, whenDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732sawבִּרְא֤וֹתbir.'otH7200that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hadansweredעָנָ֣הוּ'a.Na.huH6030him in the threshing-floor ofOrnanאָרְנָ֣ן'a.re.NanH771theJebusiteהַיְבוּסִ֑יhay.vu.SiH2983, then hesacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֖חvai.yiz.BachH2076there.

29For thetabernacleוּמִשְׁכַּ֣ןu.mish.KanH4908of theLORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Mosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872madeעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֛רva.mid.BarH4057, and thealtarוּמִזְבַּ֥חu.miz.BachH4196ofburntהָעוֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offering, were at that time in thehighבַּבָּמָ֖הba.ba.MahH1116placeH1116atGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

30ButDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732couldיָכֹ֥לya.KholH3201notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808gobeforeH6440it toinquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430: for he was afraidbecauseכִּ֣יkiH3588of theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719of theangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21

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