Revised Webster's Bible

2 Samuel 24

1Andagainוַיֹּ֙סֶף֙vai.Yo.sefH3254theangerאַף־'af-H639of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068waskindledלַחֲר֖וֹתla.cha.RotH2734againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and hemovedוַיָּ֨סֶתvai.Ya.setH5496Davidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732against them tosayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,GoH3212,numberמְנֵ֥הme.NehH4487Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

2For thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJoabיוֹאָ֣ב׀yo.'AvH3097thecaptainשַׂר־sar-H8269of thehostהַחַ֣יִלha.Cha.yilH2428, who was with him, Go nowthroughשֽׁוּט־shut-H7751all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֤יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835even toBeershebaH884, andnumberוּפִקְד֖וּu.fik.DuH6485ye thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, that I mayknowוְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔יve.Ya.da'.TiH3045thenumberמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

3AndJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Now theLORDיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430addוְיוֹסֵ֣ףve.yo.SefH3254to thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971, as manyasH1992they may be, anhundredfoldמֵאָ֣ה פְעָמִ֔יםme.'Ah fe.'a.MimH3967 H6471, and that theeyesוְעֵינֵ֥יve.'ei.NeiH5869of mylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mayseeרֹא֑וֹתro.'otH7200it : but why doth mylordוַאדֹנִ֣יva.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428delightחָפֵ֖ץcha.FetzH2654in thisthingבַּדָּבָ֥רba.da.VarH1697?

4But theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697prevailedוַיֶּחֱזַ֤קvai.ye.che.ZakH2388againstJoabיוֹאָ֔בyo.'AvH3097, and against thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thehostהֶחָ֑יִלhe.Cha.yilH2428. AndJoabיוֹאָ֜בyo.'AvH3097and thecaptainsוְשָׂרֵ֤יve.sa.ReiH8269of thehostהַחַ֙יִל֙ha.Cha.yilH2428wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֨אvai.ye.Tze'H3318from thepresenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, tonumberלִפְקֹ֥דlif.KodH6485thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5And they passedoverוַיַּעַבְר֖וּvai.ya.'av.RuH5674Jordanהַיַּרְדֵּ֑ןhai.yar.DenH3383, andencampedוַיַּחֲנ֣וּvai.ya.cha.NuH2583inAroerבַעֲרוֹעֵ֗רva.'a.ro.'ErH6177, on the rightsideיְמִ֥יןye.MinH3225of thecityהָעִ֛ירha.'IrH5892that lieth in themidstבְּתוֹךְ־be.tokh-H8432of theriverהַנַּ֥חַלha.Na.chalH5158ofGadהַגָּ֖דha.GadH1410, and towardJazerיַעְזֵֽר׃ya'.ZerH3270:

6Then theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toGileadהַגִּלְעָ֔דָהha.gil.'A.dahH1568, and to thelandאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776ofTahtimhodshiH8483; and theycameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935toDanjaanיַּ֔עַןYa.'anH1842, andaboutוְסָבִ֖יבve.sa.VivH5439toZidonצִידֽוֹן׃tzi.DonH6721,

7Andcameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the strongholdמִבְצַר־miv.tzar-H4013ofTyreצֹ֔רTzorH6865, and to all thecitiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892of theHivitesהַחִוִּ֖יha.chi.ViH2340, and of theCanaanitesוְהַֽכְּנַעֲנִ֑יve.ha.ke.na.'a.NiH3669: and they wentoutוַיֵּֽצְא֛וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318to thesouthנֶ֥גֶבNe.gevH5045ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063, even toBeershebaH884.

8So when they hadgoneוַיָּשֻׁ֖טוּvai.ya.Shu.tuH7751through all thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, theycameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389at theendמִקְצֵ֨הmik.TzehH7097ofnineתִשְׁעָ֧הtish.'AhH8672monthsחֳדָשִׁ֛יםcho.da.ShimH2320andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242daysי֖וֹםYomH3117.

9AndJoabיוֹאָ֛בyo.'AvH3097presentedוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414thesumמִסְפַּ֥רmis.ParH4557of thenumberמִפְקַד־mif.kad-H4662of thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971to thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428: and there were inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לYis.ra.'ElH3478eightשְׁמֹנֶה֩she.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֨וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֤לֶף'E.lefH505valiantחַ֙יִל֙cha.yilH2428menאִֽישׁ־'ish-H376 H381thatdrewשֹׁ֣לֵֽףSho.lefH8025theswordחֶ֔רֶבChe.revH2719; and themenוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063werefiveחֲמֵשׁ־cha.mesh-H2568hundredמֵא֥וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

10AndDavid’sדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732heartלֵב־lev-H3820smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221himafterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310that he hadnumberedסָפַ֣רsa.FarH5608thepeopleהָעָ֑ם סha.'AmH5971. AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, I havesinnedחָטָ֤אתִיcha.Ta.tiH2398greatlyמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966in what I havedoneעָשִׂ֔יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213: and now, I beseech thee, OLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, takeawayהַֽעֲבֶר־ha.'a.ver-H5674theiniquityעֲוֹ֣ן'a.VonH5771of thyservantעַבְדְּךָ֔'av.de.KhaH5650; for I have doneveryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966foolishlyנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיnis.Kal.tiH5528.

11For whenDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732hadrisenוַיָּ֥קָםvai.Ya.komH6965in themorningבַּבֹּ֑קֶר פba.Bo.kerH1242, thewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068came to theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030Gadגָּ֣דgadH1410,David’sדָוִ֖דda.VidH1732seerחֹזֵ֥הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980andsayאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559toDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732, Thussaithוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ve.di.bar.TaH1696theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Iofferנוֹטֵ֣לno.TelH5190theethreeשָׁלֹ֕שׁsha.LoshH7969things ;chooseבְּחַר־be.char-H977theeoneאַֽחַת־'a.chat-H259of them, that I may do it totheeוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ve.'e.'e.seh-H6213.

13SoGadגָ֥דgadH1410cameוַיָּבֹא־vai.ya.vo'-H935toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, andtoldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, ShallsevenשֶֽׁבַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֣ים׀sha.NimH8141offamineרָעָ֣ב׀ra.'AvH7458comeהֲתָב֣וֹאha.ta.Vo'H935upon thee in thylandבְּאַרְצֶ֡ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776? or wilt thoufleeנֻסְךָ֨nus.KhaH5127threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳ֠דָשִׁיםCho.da.shimH2320beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440thyenemiesצָרֶ֜יךָtza.Rei.khaH6862, while theypursueרֹדְפֶ֗ךָro.de.Fe.khaH7291thee? or that there bethreeשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969daysיָמִ֥יםya.MimH3117’pestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698in thylandבְּאַרְצֶ֔ךָbe.'ar.Tze.khaH776? nowconsiderדַּ֣עda'H3045, andseeוּרְאֵ֔הu.re.'EhH7200whatanswerדָּבָֽר׃ סda.VarH1697I shallreturnאָשִׁ֥יב'a.ShivH7725to him thatsentשֹׁלְחִ֖יsho.le.ChiH7971me.

14AndDavidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֧אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toGadגָּ֖דgadH1410, I am indeepמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966distressH6887: let usfallנִפְּלָה־ni.pe.lah-H5307now into thehandבְיַד־ve.yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068; for hismerciesרַֽחֲמָ֔יוra.cha.moH7356aregreatרַבִּ֣יםra.BimH7227: and let me notfallאֶפֹּֽלָה׃'e.Po.lahH5307into thehandוּבְיַד־u.ve.yad-H3027ofmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120.

15So theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068sentוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414apestilenceדֶּ֙בֶר֙de.verH1698uponIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from themorningמֵהַבֹּ֖קֶרme.ha.Bo.kerH1242even to thetimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256appointedמוֹעֵ֑דmo.'EdH4150: and therediedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191of thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971fromDanמִדָּן֙mi.DanH1835even toBeershebaH884seventyשִׁבְעִ֥יםshiv.'ImH7657thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

16And when theangelהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397stretchedoutוַיִּשְׁלַח֩vai.yish.LachH7971hishandיָד֨וֹya.DoH3027uponJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮ye.ru.sha.LimH3389todestroyלְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒le.sha.cha.TahH7843it, theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068repentedוַיִּנָּ֤חֶםvai.yi.Na.chemH5162of theevilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451, andsaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559to theangelלַמַּלְאָ֞ךְla.mal.'AkhH4397thatdestroyedהַמַּשְׁחִ֤יתha.mash.ChitH7843thepeopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971, It isenoughרַ֔בRavH7227:stayהֶ֣רֶףHe.refH7503now thyhandיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027. And theangelוּמַלְאַ֤ךְu.mal.'AkhH4397of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was by thethreshingplaceגֹּ֖רֶןGo.renH1637ofAraunahהָאֲרַ֥וְנָהha.'Or.nahH728theJebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃ סhay.vu.SiH2983.

17AndDavidדָּוִ֨דda.VidH1732spokeוַיֹּאמֶר֩vai.yo.MerH559to theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068when hesawבִּרְאֹת֣וֹ׀bir.'o.ToH7200theangelהַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ׀ha.mal.'AkhH4397thatsmoteהַמַּכֶּ֣הha.ma.KehH5221thepeopleבָעָ֗םva.'AmH5971, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, Lo, I havesinnedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398, and I have donewickedlyהֶעֱוֵ֔יתִיhe.'e.Vei.tiH5753: but thesesheepהַצֹּ֖אןha.TzonH6629, what have theydoneעָשׂ֑וּ'a.SuH6213? let thyhandיָדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027, I pray thee, be against me, and against myfather’sאָבִֽי׃ פ'a.ViH1houseוּבְבֵ֥יתu.ve.VeitH1004.

18AndGadגָ֥דgadH1410cameוַיָּבֹא־vai.ya.vo'-H935thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117toDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Goupעֲלֵה֙'a.LehH5927,rearהָקֵ֤םha.KemH6965analtarמִזְבֵּ֔חַmiz.Be.achH4196to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068in thethreshingfloorבְּגֹ֖רֶןbe.Go.renH1637ofAraunahאֲרַ֥וְנָה'a.ra.ne.yahH728theJebusiteהַיְבֻסִֽי׃hay.vu.SiH2983.

19AndDavidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732, according to thesayingכִּדְבַר־kid.var-H1697ofGadגָּ֔דGadH1410, wentupוַיַּ֤עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927as theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680.

20AndAraunahאֲרַ֗וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728lookedוַיַּשְׁקֵ֣ףvai.yash.KefH8259, andsawוַיַּ֤רְאvai.Yar'H7200thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428and hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650comingעֹבְרִ֖ים'oe.RimH5674toward him: andAraunahאֲרַ֔וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318, andbowedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֧חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812himself before thekingלַמֶּ֛לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428on hisfaceאַפָּ֖יו'a.PavH639upon thegroundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

21AndAraunahאֲרַ֔וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Why is mylordאֲדֹנִֽי־'a.do.ni-H113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428comeבָּ֥אba'H935to hisservantעַבְדּ֑וֹav.DoH5650? AndDavidדָּוִ֜דda.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Tobuyלִקְנ֧וֹתlik.NotH7069thethreshingfloorהַגֹּ֗רֶןha.Go.renH1637of thee, tobuildלִבְנ֤וֹתliv.NotH1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, that theplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046may bestayedוְתֵעָצַ֥רve.te.'a.TzarH6113from thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

22AndAraunahאֲרַ֙וְנָה֙'a.Rav.nahH728saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, Let mylordאֲדֹנִ֥י'a.do.NiH113thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947and offerupוְיַ֛עַלve.Ya.'alH5927what seemethgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896tohimבְּעֵינָ֑יוbe.'ay.noH5869:beholdרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200, here areoxenהַבָּקָ֣רha.ba.KarH1241for burntsacrificeלָעֹלָ֔הla.'o.LahH5930, and threshinginstrumentsוְהַמֹּרִגִּ֛יםve.ham.mo.ri.GimH4173and otherinstrumentsוּכְלֵ֥יu.khe.LeiH3627of theoxenהַבָּקָ֖רha.ba.KarH1241forwoodלָעֵצִֽים׃la.'e.TzimH6086.

23All these things didAraunahאֲרַ֥וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728, as akingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,giveנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414to thekingלַמֶּ֑לֶךְ סla.Me.lekhH4428. AndAraunahאֲרַ֙וְנָה֙'a.Rav.nahH728saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, TheLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430acceptיִרְצֶֽךָ׃yir.Tze.khaH7521thee.

24And thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toAraunahאֲרַ֗וְנָה'a.Rav.nahH728, Nay; but I willsurelyקָנ֨וֹka.NoH7069buyאֶקְנֶ֤ה'ek.NehH7069it of thee at apriceבִּמְחִ֔ירbim.ChirH4242: neither will Iofferאַעֲלֶ֛ה'a.'a.LehH5927burntofferingsעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930to theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068myGodאֱלֹהַ֖י'e.lo.HaiH430of that which doth cost menothingחִנָּ֑םchi.NamH2600. SoDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732boughtוַיִּ֨קֶןvai.Yi.kenH7069thethreshingfloorהַגֹּ֙רֶן֙ha.Go.renH1637and theoxenהַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.KarH1241forfiftyחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃cha.mi.ShimH2572shekelsשְׁקָלִ֥יםshe.ka.LimH8255ofsilverבְּכֶ֖סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701.

25AndDavidדָּוִ֤דda.VidH1732builtוַיִּבֶן֩vai.yi.VenH1129there analtarמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙miz.Be.achH4196to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, andofferedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burntofferingsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930and peaceofferingsוּשְׁלָמִ֑יםu.she.la.MimH8002. So theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasentreatedוַיֵּעָתֵ֤רvai.ye.'a.TerH6279for thelandלָאָ֔רֶץla.'A.retzH776, and theplagueהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הha.ma.ge.FahH4046wasstayedוַתֵּעָצַ֥רva.te.'a.TzarH6113fromIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 24

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