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1 Chronicles 21:1-8

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.

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