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1 Chronicles 21:7-17

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.

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