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1 Chronicles 21

1AndSatanשָׂטָ֖ןsa.TanH7854stoodupוַיַּֽעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andtemptedוַיָּ֙סֶת֙vai.Ya.setH5496Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732tonumberלִמְנ֖וֹתlim.NotH4487Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoabיוֹאָב֙yo.'AvH3097and to therulersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,GoH3212,numberסִפְרוּ֙sif.RuH5608Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478fromBeershebaH884even toDanדָּ֑ןDanH1835; andbringוְהָבִ֣יאוּve.ha.Vi.'uH935thenumberמִסְפָּרָֽם׃mis.pa.RamH4557of them to me, that I mayknowוְאֵדְעָ֖הve.'e.de.'AhH3045it .

3AndJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068make hispeopleעַמּ֤וֹ׀a.MoH5971anhundredמֵאָ֣הme.'AhH3967timesפְעָמִ֔יםfe.'a.MimH6471moreיוֹסֵף֩yo.SefH3254thantheyH1992are : but, mylordאֲדֹנִ֣י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, are they not all mylord’sלַאדֹנִ֖יla.do.NiH113servantsלַעֲבָדִ֑יםla.'a.va.DimH5650? why then doth mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113requireיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245this thing? why will he be a cause oftrespassלְאַשְׁמָ֖הle.'ash.MahH819toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

4Nevertheless theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697prevailedחָזַ֣קcha.ZakH2388againstJoabיוֹאָ֑בyo.'AvH3097. ThereforeJoabיוֹאָ֗בyo.'AvH3097departedוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318, andwentוַיִּתְהַלֵּךְ֙vai.yit.ha.leKhH1980throughout allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

5AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414thesumמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of thenumberמִפְקַד־mif.kad-H4662of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971toDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732. And all they ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478were amillionH505and anhundredוּמֵאָ֨הu.me.'AhH3967thousandH505menאִישׁ֙'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719: andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֕הvi.hu.DahH3063wasfourאַרְבַּע֩'ar.Ba'H702hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967andseventyוְשִׁבְעִ֥יםve.shiv.'ImH7657thousandH505menאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376thatdrewשֹׁ֥לֵֽףSho.lefH8025swordחָֽרֶב׃Cha.revH2719.

6ButLeviוְלֵוִי֙ve.le.ViH3878andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144hecountedפָקַ֖דfa.KadH6485notamongבְּתוֹכָ֑םbe.to.KhamH8432them: for theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697wasabominableנִתְעַ֥בnit.'AvH8581toJoabיוֹאָֽב׃yo.'AvH3097.

7AndGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasdispleasedבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH3415 H5869with thisthingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697; therefore hesmoteוַיַּ֖ךְvai.YakhH5221Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

8AndDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGodהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, I havesinnedחָטָ֣אתִֽיcha.Ta.tiH2398greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966, because I havedoneעָשִׂ֖יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697: but now, I beseech thee, doawayהַֽעֲבֶר־ha.'a.ver-H5674theiniquityעֲו֣וֹןa.VonH5771of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650; for I have doneveryמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.

9And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068spokeוַיְדַבֵּ֤רvay.da.BerH1696toGadגָּ֔דGadH1410,David’sדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732seerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10GoH3212andtellוְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ve.di.bar.TaH1696Davidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Iofferנֹטֶ֣הno.TehH5186theethreeשָׁל֕וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969things :chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977theeoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259ofthemH2007, that I maydoוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213it to thee.

11SoGadגָ֖דgadH1410cameוַיָּ֥בֹאvai.Ya.vo'H935toDavidדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732, andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thussaithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,Chooseקַבֶּל־ka.bel-H6901thee

12Eitherthreeשָׁל֨וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141’famineרָעָ֗בra.'AvH7458; orthreeשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֜יםcho.da.ShimH2320to bedestroyedנִסְפֶּ֥הnis.PehH5595beforeמִפְּנֵי־mi.pe.nei-H6440thyfoesצָרֶיךָ֮tza.rei.KhaH6862, while theswordוְחֶ֣רֶבve.Che.revH2719of thyenemiesאוֹיְבֶ֣ךָ׀'oy.Ve.khaH341overtakethלְמַשֶּׂגֶת֒le.ma.se.GetH5381thee ;orH518elsethreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָ֠מִיםYa.mimH3117theswordחֶ֣רֶבChe.revH2719of theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068, even thepestilenceוְדֶ֙בֶר֙ve.De.verH1698, in thelandבָּאָ֔רֶץba.'A.retzH776, and theangelוּמַלְאַ֣ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068destroyingמַשְׁחִ֖יתmash.ChitH7843throughout all thelandגְּב֣וּלge.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. Now thereforeconsiderרְאֵ֔הre.'EhH7200thyself whatwordדָּבָֽר׃ פda.VarH1697I shall bringagainאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725to him thatsentשֹׁלְחִ֖יsho.le.ChiH7971me.

13AndDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGadגָּ֖דgadH1410, I am in agreatמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966straitH6887: let mefallאֶפְּלָה־'e.pe.lah-H5307now into thehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068; forveryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatרַבִּ֤יםra.BimH7227are hismerciesרַחֲמָיו֙ra.cha.MavH7356: but let me notfallאֶפֹּֽל׃'e.PolH5307into thehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027ofmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120.

14So theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414pestilenceדֶּ֖בֶרDe.verH1698uponIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: and therefellוַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.PolH5307ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

15AndGodהָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430sentוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971anangelמַלְאָ֥ךְ׀mal.'AkhH4397toJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִַם֮li.ru.sha.LimH3389todestroyלְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ֒le.hash.chi.TahH7843it: and as he wasdestroyingוּכְהַשְׁחִ֗יתu.khe.hash.ChitH7843, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068beheldרָאָ֤הra.'AhH7200, and herepentedוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162of theevilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451, andsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theangelלַמַּלְאָ֤ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397thatdestroyedהַמַּשְׁחִית֙ha.mash.ChitH7843, It isenoughרַ֔בRavH7227,stayהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503now thyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027. And theangelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068stoodעֹמֵ֔ד'o.MedH5975by thethreshingfloorגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637ofOrnanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771theJebusiteהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

16AndDavidדָוִ֜ידda.VidH1732liftedupוַיִּשָּׂ֨אvai.yi.Sa'H5375hiseyesעֵינָ֗יו'ei.NavH5869, andsawוַיַּ֞רְאvai.Yar'H7200theangelמַלְאַ֤ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068standעֹמֵ֗ד'o.MedH5975between theearthהָאָ֙רֶץ֙ha.'A.retzH776and theheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, having adrawnשְׁלוּפָה֙she.lu.FahH8025swordוְחַרְבּ֤וֹve.char.BoH2719in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027stretchedoutנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186overJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389. ThenDavidדָּוִ֧ידda.VidH1732and theeldersוְהַזְּקֵנִ֛יםve.ha.ze.ke.NimH2205of Israel, who wereclothedמְכֻסִּ֥יםme.khu.SimH3680insackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֖יםba.sa.KimH8242,fellוַיִּפֹּ֨לvai.yi.PolH5307upon theirfacesפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃pe.nei.HemH6440.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֡יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, Is it not I thatcommandedאָמַ֜רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thepeopleבָּעָ֗םba.'AmH5971to benumberedלִמְנ֣וֹתlim.NotH4487? even I it is that havesinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398and doneevilוְהָרֵ֣עַve.ha.Re.a'H7489indeedהֲרֵע֔וֹתִיha.re.'o.tiH7489; but as for thesesheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629, what have theydoneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213? let thyhandיָֽדְךָ֙ya.de.KhaH3027, I pray thee, OLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהַ֗י'e.lo.HaiH430, be on me, and on myfather’sאָבִ֔י'a.ViH1houseוּבְבֵ֣יתu.ve.VeitH1004; but not on thypeopleוּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖u.ve.'a.me.KhaH5971, that they should beafflictedלְמַגֵּפָֽה׃ סle.ma.ge.FahH4046.

18Then theangelוּמַלְאַ֧ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068commandedאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Gadגָּ֖דgadH1410tosayלֵאמֹ֣רle.MorH559toDavidלְדָוִ֑ידle.da.VidH1732, thatDavidדָוִ֗ידda.VidH1732should goupיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927, andbuildלְהָקִ֤יםle.ha.KimH6965analtarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196to theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068in thethreshingfloorבְּגֹ֖רֶןbe.Go.renH1637ofOrnanאָרְנָ֥ן'a.re.NanH771theJebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.

19AndDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732wentupוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927at thesayingבִּדְבַר־bid.var-H1697ofGadגָּ֔דGadH1410, which hespokeדִּבֶּ֖רdi.BerH1696in thenameבְּשֵׁ֥םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20AndOrnanאָרְנָ֗ן'a.re.NanH771turnedbackוַיָּ֣שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725, andsawוַיַּרְא֙vai.yaR'H7200theangelהַמַּלְאָ֔ךְha.mal.'AkhH4397; and hisfourוְאַרְבַּ֧עַתve.'ar.Ba.'atH702sonsבָּנָ֛יוba.NavH1121with himhidמִֽתְחַבְּאִ֑יםmit.cha.be.'ImH2244themselves. NowOrnanוְאָרְנָ֖ןve.'a.re.NanH771wasthreshingדָּ֥שׁdashH1758wheatחִטִּֽים׃chi.TimH2406.

21And asDavidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toOrnanאָרְנָ֑ן'a.re.NanH771,Ornanאָרְנָן֙'a.re.NanH771lookedוַיַּבֵּ֤טvai.ya.BetH5027andsawוַיַּ֣רְאvai.Yar'H7200Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732, and wentoutוַיֵּצֵא֙vai.ye.Tze'H3318of thethreshingfloorהַגֹּ֔רֶןha.Go.renH1637, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself toDavidלְדָוִ֛ידle.da.VidH1732with hisfaceאַפַּ֖יִם'a.Pa.yimH639to thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

22ThenDavidדָּוִ֜ידda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toOrnanאָרְנָ֗ן'a.re.NanH771,Grantתְּנָה־te.nah-H5414me theplaceמְק֣וֹםme.KomH4725of thisthreshingfloorהַגֹּ֔רֶןha.Go.renH1637, that I maybuildוְאֶבְנֶה־ve.'ev.neh-H1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196in it to theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: thou shaltgrantתְּנֵ֣הוּte.Ne.huH5414it to me for thefullמָלֵא֙ma.Le'H4392priceבְּכֶ֤סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701: that theplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046may berestrainedוְתֵעָצַ֥רve.te.'a.TzarH6113from thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

23AndOrnanאָרְנָ֤ן'a.re.NanH771saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732,Takeקַֽח־kach-H3947it to thee, and let mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428doוְיַ֛עַשׂve.Ya.'asH6213that which isgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896in hiseyesבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ei.NavH5869:loרְאֵה֩re.'EhH7200, Igiveנָתַ֨תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414thee theoxenהַבָּקָ֜רha.ba.KarH1241also for burntofferingsלָֽעֹל֗וֹתla.'o.LotH5930, and the threshinginstrumentsוְהַמּוֹרִגִּ֧יםve.ham.mo.ri.GimH4173forwoodלָעֵצִ֛יםla.'e.TzimH6086, and thewheatוְהַחִטִּ֥יםve.ha.chi.TimH2406for the meatofferingלַמִּנְחָ֖הla.min.ChahH4503; Igiveנָתָֽתִּי׃na.Ta.tiH5414it all.

24Andkingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toOrnanלְאָרְנָ֔ןle.'a.re.NanH771, Nay; but I willverilyקָנֹ֥הka.NohH7069buyאֶקְנֶ֖ה'ek.NehH7069it for thefullמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392priceבְּכֶ֣סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701: for I will nottakeאֶשָּׂ֤א'e.Sa'H5375that which is thine for theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, norofferוְהַעֲל֥וֹתve.ha.'a.LotH5927burntofferingsעוֹלָ֖הo.LahH5930withoutcostחִנָּֽם׃chi.NamH2600.

25SoDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414toOrnanלְאָרְנָ֖ןle.'a.re.NanH771for theplaceבַּמָּק֑וֹםba.ma.KomH4725sixשֵׁ֥שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967shekelsשִׁקְלֵ֣יshik.LeiH8255ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091byweightמִשְׁקָ֖לmish.KalH4948.

26AndDavidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129there analtarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196to theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burntofferingsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930and peaceofferingsוּשְׁלָמִ֑יםu.she.la.MimH8002, andcalledוַיִּקְרָא֙vai.yik.Ra'H7121upon theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and heansweredוַיַּֽעֲנֵ֤הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him fromheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064byfireבָאֵשׁ֙va.'EshH784upon thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of burntofferingהָעֹלָֽה׃ פha.'o.LahH5930.

27And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559theangelלַמַּלְאָ֔ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397; and he putupH7725hisswordחַרְבּ֖וֹchar.BoH2719againH7725into itssheathנְדָנָֽהּ׃ne.da.NahH5084.

28At thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256whenDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732sawבִּרְא֤וֹתbir.'otH7200that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hadansweredעָנָ֣הוּ'a.Na.huH6030him in thethreshingfloorבְּגֹ֖רֶןbe.Go.renH1637ofOrnanאָרְנָ֣ן'a.re.NanH771theJebusiteהַיְבוּסִ֑יhay.vu.SiH2983, then hesacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֖חvai.yiz.BachH2076there.

29For thetabernacleוּמִשְׁכַּ֣ןu.mish.KanH4908of theLORDיְ֠הוָהYah.wehH3068, whichMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872madeעָשָׂ֨ה'a.SahH6213in thewildernessבַמִּדְבָּ֛רva.mid.BarH4057, and thealtarוּמִזְבַּ֥חu.miz.BachH4196of the burntofferingהָעוֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930, were at thatseasonבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256in the highplaceבַּבָּמָ֖הba.ba.MahH1116atGibeonבְּגִבְעֽוֹן׃be.giv.'onH1391.

30ButDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732couldיָכֹ֥לya.KholH3201notgoH3212beforeלְפָנָ֖יוle.fa.NavH6440it toenquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430: for he wasafraidנִבְעַ֔תniv.'AtH1204becauseמִפְּנֵ֕יmi.pe.NeiH6440of theswordחֶ֖רֶבChe.revH2719of theangelמַלְאַ֥ךְmal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on 1 Chronicles 21

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