Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 24:1-9

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.

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