Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 24

1Andagainוַיֹּ֙סֶף֙vai.Yo.sefH3254theangerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068waskindledH2734againstH2734Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and hemovedוַיָּ֨סֶתvai.Ya.setH5496Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732againstH2734them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Go,numberמְנֵ֥הme.NehH4487Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoabיוֹאָ֣ב׀yo.'AvH3097thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of the host,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was with him,GoH4994nowH4994to and frothroughH3605allH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֤יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704to Beer-sheba, andnumberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557ye thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, that I mayknowוְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔יve.Ya.da'.TiH3045the sum of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

3AndJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Nowפְעָמִ֔יםfe.'a.MimH6471theLORDH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430addוְיוֹסֵ֣ףve.yo.SefH3254unto thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,howH4100manyH4100soever they be, an hundredfold, and may theeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428seeרֹא֑וֹתro.'otH7200it: butwhyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100doth mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654in thisthingבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697?

4Notwithstanding theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388againstH5921Joabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, andagainstH5921thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the host. AndJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097and thecaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֤יve.sa.ReiH8269of the hostwentH3318outH3318from thepresenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, tonumberלִפְקֹ֥דlif.KodH6485thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5And theypassedוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674overJordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383, andpitchedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inAroerבַעֲרוֹעֵ֗רva.'a.ro.'ErH6177, on therightH3225sideH3225of thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892that is in themiddleבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of thevalleyהַנַּ֥חַלha.Na.chalH5158ofGadהַגָּ֖דha.GadH1410, and untoJazerיַעְזֵֽר׃ya'.ZerH3270.

6then theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דָהha.gil.'A.dahH1568, and to thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofTahtim-hodshiH8483; and theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toDan-jaanיַּ֔עַןYa.'anH1842, androundH5439aboutH5439to Zidon,

7andcameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the strong hold ofTyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865, and toallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of theHivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340, and of theCanaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669: and theywentH3318outH3318to thesouthנֶ֥גֶבNe.gevH5045ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, at Beer-sheba.

8SoH935when they hadgoneH935to and frothroughH935allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, theycameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389at theendמִקְצֵ֨הmik.TzehH7097ofnineתִשְׁעָ֧הtish.'AhH8672monthsחֳדָשִׁ֛יםcho.da.ShimH2320andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242daysי֖וֹםYomH3117.

9AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097gaveH5414upH5414the sum of thenumberingמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971unto thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: and there were inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478eightשְׁמֹנֶה֩she.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505valiantחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376thatdrewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719; and themenוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063werefiveחֲמֵשׁ־cha.mesh-H2568hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

10AndDavid’sדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heartלֵב־lev-H3820smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221himafterH310that he hadnumberedסָפַ֣רsa.FarH5608thepeopleהָעָ֑ם סha.'AmH5971. AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, I havesinnedחָטָ֤אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398greatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966in that I havedoneH6213: butnowוְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.TahH6258, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, putawayH310, Ibeseechנָא֙na'H4994thee, theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650; for I havedoneH6213veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.

11And whenDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732roseH6965upH6965in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶר פba.Bo.kerH1242, thewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068cameהָיָה֙ha.YahH1961unto theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֣דgadH1410,David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732seerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980andspeakוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696untoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, IofferH6213theethreeשָׁלֹ֕שׁsha.LoshH7969things;chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977thee one of them, that I maydoH6213it unto thee.

13SoH7971Gadגָ֥דgadH1410cameוַיָּבֹא־vai.ya.vo'-H935toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, andtoldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, ShallsevenשֶֽׁבַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֣ים׀sha.NimH8141offamineרָעָ֣ב׀ra.'AvH7458comeהֲתָב֣וֹאha.ta.Vo'H935unto thee in thylandבְּאַרְצֶ֡ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776? or wilt thoufleeנֻסְךָ֨nus.KhaH5127threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳ֠דָשִׁיםCho.da.shimH2320beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440thy foeswhileהֱ֠יוֹתHe.yotH1961theypursueרֹדְפֶ֗ךָro.de.Fe.khaH7291thee? or shall there bethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117pestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698in thylandבְּאַרְצֶ֔ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776?nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258advise thee, andconsiderוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200whatמָה־mah-H4100answerH7725I shallreturnH7725to him thatsentH7971meאֶל־'el-H413.

14AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoGadגָּ֖דgadH1410, I am in agreatH3966strait:letH4994usH4994fallנִפְּלָה־ni.pe.lah-H5307nowH4994intoH413thehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068; for hismerciesרַֽחֲמָ֔יוra.cha.moH7356aregreatH3966: andletH4994meH413notאַל־'al-H408fallאֶפֹּֽלָה׃'e.Po.lahH5307intoH413thehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027ofmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120.

15Soמִן־min-H4480theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414apestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698uponH1698Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from themorningמֵהַבֹּ֖קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704to the timeappointedמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150: and therediedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191of thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704to Beer-shebaseventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

16And when theangelהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397stretchedוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971outH7971hishandיָד֨וֹya.DoH3027towardאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389todestroyלְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒le.sha.cha.TahH7843it, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068repentedוַיִּנָּ֤חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162him of theevilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451, andsaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559to theangelלַמַּלְאָ֞ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397thatdestroyedהַמַּשְׁחִ֤יתha.mash.ChitH7843thepeopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971, It isenoughרַ֔בRavH7227;nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258stay thinehandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027. And theangelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was by the threshing-floor ofAraunahהָאֲרַ֥וְנָהha.'Or.nahH728theJebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732spake unto theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068when hesawבִּרְאֹת֣וֹ׀bir.'o.ToH7200theangelהַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397thatsmoteהַמַּכֶּ֣הha.ma.KehH5221thepeopleבָעָ֗םva.'AmH5971, andsaidH559,Loהִנֵּ֨הhi.NehH2009, I havesinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398, and I havedoneH6213perversely: buttheseוְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.lehH428sheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629,whatמֶ֣הmehH4100have theydoneH6213?letH4994thinehandיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027, IprayH4994thee, beagainstH413meH413, andagainstH413myfather’sאָבִֽי׃ פ'a.ViH1houseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004.

18AndGadגָ֥דgadH1410cameH935thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him,GoH935upעֲלֵה֙'a.LehH5927, rear analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068in the threshing-floor ofAraunahאֲרַ֥וְנָה'a.ra.ne.yahH728theJebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.

19AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732wentH5927upH5927according to thesayingכִּדְבַר־kid.var-H1697ofGadגָּ֔דGadH1410, as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.

20AndAraunahאֲרַ֗וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728lookedH7200forthH3318, andsawH7200thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650comingH3318ontowardH5921him: andAraunahאֲרַ֔וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728wentH3318outH3318, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himselfH7812beforeH5921thekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428with hisfaceאַפָּ֖יו'a.PavH639to thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

21AndAraunahאֲרַ֔וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Wherefore is mylordH3068thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428comeבָּ֥אba'H935to hisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650? AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Tobuyלִקְנ֧וֹתlik.NotH7069the threshing-floor of thee, tobuildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDH3068, that theplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046may bestayedוְתֵעָצַ֥רve.te.'a.TzarH6113from thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

22AndAraunahאֲרַ֙וְנָה֙'a.Rav.nahH728saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Let mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947andofferוְיַ֛עַלve.Ya.'alH5927upH5927whatH2896seemethgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896unto him:beholdרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200, theoxenהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241for theburntלָעֹלָ֔הla.'o.LahH5930offering, and thethreshingוְהַמֹּרִגִּ֛יםve.ham.mo.ri.GimH4173instrumentsH3627and thefurnitureH3627of theoxenהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241for thewoodלָעֵצִֽים׃la.'e.TzimH6086:

23allהַכֹּ֗לha.KolH3605this, Okingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, dothAraunahאֲרַ֥וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728giveנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414unto thekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְ סla.Me.lekhH4428. AndAraunahאֲרַ֙וְנָה֙'a.Rav.nahH728saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430acceptיִרְצֶֽךָ׃yir.Tze.khaH7521thee.

24And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoAraunahאֲרַ֗וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728, Nay; but I will verilybuyH7069it of thee at apriceH3701:neitherH3808will Iofferאַעֲלֶ֛ה'a.'a.LehH5927burntעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH3068unto theLORDH3068myGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430whichחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600costבִּמְחִ֔ירbim.ChirH4242meאֶל־'el-H413nothingH3808.SoH3808Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732boughtH7069the threshing-floor and theoxenהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241forfiftyחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃cha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִ֥יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverבְּכֶ֖סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701.

25AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129there analtarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burntעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH8002andpeaceוּשְׁלָמִ֑יםu.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002.SoH5927theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasentreatedוַיֵּעָתֵ֤רvai.ye.'a.TerH6279for thelandלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776, and theplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046wasstayedוַתֵּעָצַ֥רva.te.'a.TzarH6113fromIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24

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