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2 Samuel 24:1-9

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.

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