Revised Version 1895

2 Samuel 6:5-22

5AndDavidוְדָוִ֣ד׀ve.da.VidH1732andallH3605thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478playedמְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙me.sa.cha.KimH7832beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068withallH3605manner of instrumentsmadeH3605offirבְרוֹשִׁ֑יםve.ro.ShimH1265woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086, and withharpsוּבְכִנֹּר֤וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658, and with psalteries, and withtimbrelsוּבְתֻפִּ֔יםu.ve.tu.PimH8596, and withcastanetsוּבִמְנַֽעַנְעִ֖יםu.vim.na.'an.'ImH4517, and withcymbalsוּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃U.ve.tzel.tze.LimH6767.

6And when theycameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the threshing-floor of Nacon,Uzzahעֻזָּ֜א'u.Za'H5798putH7971forthH7971his hand to thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430, andtookH270holdוַיֹּ֣אחֶזvai.Yo.chezH270of it; for theoxenהַבָּקָֽר׃ha.ba.KarH1241stumbledשָׁמְט֖וּsha.me.TuH8058.

7And theangerאַ֤ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstעַל־'al-H5921Uzzahבְּעֻזָּ֔הbe.'u.ZahH5798; andGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him there for his error; and there hediedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191by thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

8AndDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732was displeased,becauseH5921theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hadbrokenH6555forthH6555uponH5921Uzzahבְּעֻזָּ֑הbe.'u.ZahH5798: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thatplaceלַמָּק֤וֹםla.ma.KomH4725Perez-uzzahH6560, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9AndDavidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732wasafraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117; and hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Howאֵ֛יךְ'eikhH349shall thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935untomeאֵלַ֖י'e.LaiH413?

10SoH3808Davidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732wouldnotH3808removeH5493thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068unto himintoH413thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732; butDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732carriedעַל־'al-H5921itasideלְהָסִ֥ירle.ha.SirH5493intoH413thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofObed-edomH5654theGittiteהַגִּתִּֽי׃ha.gi.TiH1663.

11And thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068remainedוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofObed-edomH5654theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֖יha.gi.TiH1663threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320: and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288Obed-edomH5654, andallכָּל־kol-H3605hishouseבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

12And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֗דvai.yu.GadH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hathblessedבֵּרַ֣ךְbe.RakhH1288thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofObed-edomH5654, andallכָּל־kol-H3605that pertaineth to him,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834of thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH5927andbroughtH5927upH5927thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430from thehouseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004ofObed-edomH5654intoH5654thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732withjoyבְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃be.sim.ChahH8057.

13And it wassoוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961, that when they that bare thearkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadgoneצָעֲד֛וּtza.'a.DuH6805sixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337pacesצְעָדִ֑יםtze.'a.DimH6806, hesacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֥חvai.yiz.BachH2076anoxשׁ֖וֹרShorH7794and afatlingוּמְרִֽיא׃u.me.Ri'H4806.

14AndDavidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732dancedbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his might; andDavidוְדָוִ֕דve.da.VidH1732wasgirdedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296with alinenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

15SoH5927Davidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478broughtמַעֲלִ֖יםma.'a.LimH5927upH5927thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068withshoutingבִּתְרוּעָ֖הbit.ru.'AhH8643, and with thesoundוּבְק֥וֹלu.ve.KolH6963of thetrumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃sho.FarH7782.

16And it wassoוְהָיָה֙ve.ha.YahH1961, as thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameH935intoH935thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732, thatMichalוּמִיכַ֨לu.mi.KhalH4324thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSaulשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586lookedH7200outנִשְׁקְפָ֣ה׀nish.ke.FahH8259at thewindowהַחַלּ֗וֹןha.cha.LonH2474, andsawH7200kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732leapingמְפַזֵּ֤זme.fa.ZezH6339anddancingוּמְכַרְכֵּר֙u.me.khar.KerH3769beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; andsheH3820despisedוַתִּ֥בֶזva.Ti.vezH959him inherH7200heartבְּלִבָּֽהּ׃be.li.BahH3820.

17And theybroughtH935in thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andsetH935it initsH853placeבִּמְקוֹמ֔וֹbim.ko.MoH4725, in themidstבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of thetentהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168thatDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732hadpitchedנָטָה־na.tah-H5186for it: andDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732offeredוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burntעֹל֛וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH8002andpeaceוּשְׁלָמִֽים׃u.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

18And whenDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732hadmadeמֵהַעֲל֥וֹתme.ha.'a.LotH5927anendוַיְכַ֣לvay.KhalH3615of offering theburntהָעוֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offering and thepeaceוְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002, heblessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971in thenameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

19And he dealt amongallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,evenH5704among thewholeH3605multitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,bothH3605tomenH376andwomenאִשָּׁה֒'i.ShahH802, toeveryH3605one acakeחַלַּ֥תcha.LatH2471ofbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, and aportionH3605of flesh, and acakeH2471ofraisinsוַאֲשִׁישָׁ֖הva.'a.shi.ShahH809.SoH5704allH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971departedeveryH3605one to hishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

20ThenDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toblessלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288hishouseholdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004. AndMichalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586cameH3318outH3318tomeetH7125Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, andsaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559,Howמַה־mah-H4100gloriousנִּכְבַּ֨דnikh.BadH3513was thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478todayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117, whouncoveredH1540himselfH1540todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117in theeyesלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thehandmaidsאַמְה֣וֹת'am.HotH519of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, as one of the vain fellowsshamelesslyH1540uncoverethhimselfH1540!

21AndDavidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoMichalמִיכַל֒mi.KhalH4324, It wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834choseבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977meH413aboveעַל־'al-H5921thyfatherמֵֽאָבִיךְ֙me.'a.viKhH1, andaboveעַל־'al-H5921allוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, toappointלְצַוֹּ֨תle.tza.VotH6680meH413princeנָגִ֛ידna.GidH5057over thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: therefore will Iplayוְשִׂחַקְתִּ֖יve.si.chak.TiH7832beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22And I will be yetmoreעוֹד֙'OdH5750vilethanאִכָּבֵֽדָה׃'i.ka.Ve.dahH3513thusH1961, and will be base inmineH5973ownH1961sightבְּעֵינָ֑יbe.'ei.NaiH5869: but of thehandmaidsהָֽאֲמָהוֹת֙ha.'a.ma.hOtH519whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thou hastspokenאָמַ֔רְתְּ'a.MartH559of, of them shall I be had in honour.

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