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1 Chronicles 21:1-13

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.

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