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2 Samuel 6

1Again,Davidדָּוִ֛דda.VidH1732gatheredtogetherוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH622 H3254all thechosenבָּח֥וּרba.ChurH977men ofIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאָֽלֶף׃'A.lefH505.

2AndDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732aroseוַיָּ֣קָם׀vai.Ya.komH6965, andwentH3212with all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971that were with him from Baale ofJudahH1184, to bringupלְהַעֲל֣וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927from there thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, whosenameשֵׁ֗םShemH8034iscalledנִקְרָ֣אnik.Ra'H7121by thenameשֵׁ֣םshemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֛וֹתtze.va.'otH6635thatdwellethיֹשֵׁ֥בyo.ShevH3427between thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֖יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742.

3And theysetוַיַּרְכִּ֜בוּvai.yar.Ki.vuH7392thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430upon anewחֲדָשָׁ֔הcha.da.ShahH2319cartעֲגָלָ֣ה'a.ga.LahH5699, andbroughtוַיִּשָּׂאֻ֔הוּvai.yi.sa.'U.huH5375it out of thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofAbinadabאֲבִינָדָ֖ב'a.vi.na.DavH41that was inGibeahH1390: andUzzahוְעֻזָּ֣אve.'u.Za'H5798andAhioוְאַחְי֗וֹve.'ach.YoH283, thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofAbinadabאֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב'a.Vi.na.DavH41,droveנֹהֲגִ֖יםno.ha.GimH5090thenewחֲדָשָֽׁה׃cha.da.ShahH2319cartהָעֲגָלָ֥הha.'a.ga.LahH5699.

4And theybroughtוַיִּשָּׂאֻ֗הוּvai.yi.sa.'U.huH5375it out of thehouseמִבֵּ֤יתmi.BeitH1004ofAbinadabאֲבִֽינָדָב֙'a.vi.na.DavH41which was atGibeahH1390,accompanyingעִ֖ם'imH5973thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: andAhioוְאַחְי֕וֹve.'ach.YoH283wentהֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thearkהָאָרֽוֹן׃ha.'a.RonH727.

5AndDavidוְדָוִ֣ד׀ve.da.VidH1732and all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478playedמְשַֽׂחֲקִים֙me.sa.cha.KimH7832beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068on all manner of instruments made offirבְרוֹשִׁ֑יםve.ro.ShimH1265woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086, even onharpsוּבְכִנֹּר֤וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658, and onpsalteriesוּבִנְבָלִים֙u.vin.va.LimH5035, and ontimbrelsוּבְתֻפִּ֔יםu.ve.tu.PimH8596, and oncornetsוּבִמְנַֽעַנְעִ֖יםu.vim.na.'an.'ImH4517, and oncymbalsוּֽבְצֶלְצֶלִֽים׃U.ve.tzel.tze.LimH6767.

6And when theycameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toNachon’sנָכ֑וֹןna.KhonH5225threshingfloorגֹּ֣רֶןGo.renH1637,Uzzahעֻזָּ֜א'u.Za'H5798putforthוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971his hand to thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430, and tookholdוַיֹּ֣אחֶזvai.Yo.chezH270of it; for theoxenהַבָּקָֽר׃ha.ba.KarH1241shookשָׁמְט֖וּsha.me.TuH8058it .

7And theangerאַ֤ף'afH639of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068waskindledוַיִּֽחַר־vai.yi.char-H2734againstUzzahבְּעֻזָּ֔הbe.'u.ZahH5798; andGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430smoteוַיַּכֵּ֥הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him there for hiserrorהַשַּׁ֑לha.ShalH7944; and there hediedוַיָּ֣מָתvai.Ya.motH4191by thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

8AndDavidלְדָוִ֔דle.da.VidH1732wasdispleasedוַיִּ֣חַרvai.Yi.charH2734, because theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had broken forth in angerפָּרַ֧ץpa.RatzH6555againstUzzahבְּעֻזָּ֑הbe.'u.ZahH5798: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָ֞אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the name of theplaceלַמָּק֤וֹםla.ma.KomH4725PerezuzzahH6560to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

9AndDavidדָוִ֛דda.VidH1732wasafraidוַיִּרָ֥אvai.yi.Ra'H3372of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, andsaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, How shall thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068comeיָב֥וֹאya.Vo'H935to me?

10SoDavidדָוִ֗דda.VidH1732wouldאָבָ֣ה'a.VahH14notremoveלְהָסִ֥ירle.ha.SirH5493thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068to him into thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: butDavidדָוִ֔דda.VidH1732carried itasideוַיַּטֵּ֣הוּvai.ya.Te.huH5186into thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofObededomH5654theGittiteהַגִּתִּֽי׃ha.gi.TiH1663.

11And thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068continuedוַיֵּשֶׁב֩vai.ye.ShevH3427in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofObededomH5654theGittiteהַגִּתִּ֖יha.gi.TiH1663threeשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הshe.lo.ShahH7969monthsחֳדָשִׁ֑יםcho.da.ShimH2320: and theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068blessedוַיְבָ֧רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288ObededomH5654, and all hishouseholdבֵּיתֽוֹ׃bei.ToH1004.

12And it wastoldוַיֻּגַּ֗דvai.yu.GadH5046kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hathblessedבֵּרַ֣ךְbe.RakhH1288thehouseבֵּ֨יתbeitH1004ofObededomH5654, and all that pertaineth to him, because of thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. SoDavidדָּוִ֗דda.VidH1732wentH3212and broughtupוַיַּעַל֩vai.ya.'AlH5927thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםha.'E.lo.HimH430from thehouseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004ofObededomH5654into thecityעִ֥יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732withgladnessבְּשִׂמְחָֽה׃be.sim.ChahH8057.

13And it was so, that when they thatboreנֹשְׂאֵ֥יno.se.'EiH5375thearkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadgoneצָעֲד֛וּtza.'a.DuH6805sixשִׁשָּׁ֣הshi.ShahH8337pacesצְעָדִ֑יםtze.'a.DimH6806, hesacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֥חvai.yiz.BachH2076oxenשׁ֖וֹרShorH7794andfatlingsוּמְרִֽיא׃u.me.Ri'H4806.

14AndDavidוְדָוִ֛דve.da.VidH1732dancedמְכַרְכֵּ֥רme.khar.KerH3769beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068with all hismightעֹ֖ז'ozH5797; andDavidוְדָוִ֕דve.da.VidH1732wasgirdedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296with alinenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

15SoDavidוְדָוִד֙ve.da.VidH1732and all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478broughtupמַעֲלִ֖יםma.'a.LimH5927thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068withshoutingבִּתְרוּעָ֖הbit.ru.'AhH8643, and with thesoundוּבְק֥וֹלu.ve.KolH6963of thetrumpetשׁוֹפָֽר׃sho.FarH7782.

16And as thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameבָּ֖אba'H935into thecityעִ֣יר'irH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,Michalוּמִיכַ֨לu.mi.KhalH4324Saul’sשָׁא֜וּלsha.'UlH7586daughterבַּת־bat-H1323lookedנִשְׁקְפָ֣ה׀nish.ke.FahH8259through awindowהַחַלּ֗וֹןha.cha.LonH2474, andsawוַתֵּ֨רֶאva.Te.re'H7200kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Davidדָּוִד֙da.VidH1732leapingמְפַזֵּ֤זme.fa.ZezH6339anddancingוּמְכַרְכֵּר֙u.me.khar.KerH3769beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and shedespisedוַתִּ֥בֶזva.Ti.vezH959him in herheartבְּלִבָּֽהּ׃be.li.BahH3820.

17And theybroughtוַיָּבִ֜אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935in thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andsetוַיַּצִּ֤גוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322it in itsplaceבִּמְקוֹמ֔וֹbim.ko.MoH4725,insideבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432thetabernacleהָאֹ֔הֶלha.'O.helH168thatDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732hadpitchedנָטָה־na.tah-H5186for it: andDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732offeredוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927burntofferingsעֹל֛וֹתo.LotH5930and peaceofferingsוּשְׁלָמִֽים׃u.she.la.MimH8002beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

18And as soon asDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732hadfinishedוַיְכַ֣לvay.KhalH3615offeringמֵהַעֲל֥וֹתme.ha.'a.LotH5927burntofferingsהָעוֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930and peaceofferingsוְהַשְּׁלָמִ֑יםve.ha.she.la.MimH8002, heblessedוַיְבָ֣רֶךְvay.Va.rekhH1288thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971in thenameבְּשֵׁ֖םbe.ShemH8034of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָאֽוֹת׃tze.va.'otH6635.

19And hedistributedוַיְחַלֵּ֨קvay.cha.LekH2505among all thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971, even among the wholemultitudeהֲמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478, as well to thewomenאִשָּׁה֒'i.ShahH802asmenלְמֵאִ֣ישׁle.me.'IshH376, to everyoneלְאִ֗ישׁle.'IshH376aH259cakeחַלַּ֥תcha.LatH2471ofbreadלֶ֙חֶם֙le.chemH3899, and a goodpieceוְאֶשְׁפָּ֣רve.'esh.ParH829of flesh, and aflagonוַאֲשִׁישָׁ֖הva.'a.shi.ShahH809of wine . So all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971departedH3212everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hishouseלְבֵיתֽוֹ׃le.vei.ToH1004.

20ThenDavidדָּוִ֖דda.VidH1732returnedוַיָּ֥שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toblessלְבָרֵ֣ךְle.va.RekhH1288hishouseholdבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004. AndMichalמִיכַ֤לmi.KhalH4324thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSaulשָׁאוּל֙sha.'UlH7586cameoutוַתֵּצֵ֞אva.te.Tze'H3318tomeetH7125Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732, andsaidוַתֹּ֗אמֶרva.To.merH559, Howgloriousנִּכְבַּ֨דnikh.BadH3513was thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478todayהַיּ֜וֹםhai.YomH3117, whouncoveredנִגְלָ֤הnig.LahH1540himself todayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117in theeyesלְעֵינֵ֨יle.'ei.NeiH5869of thehandmaidsאַמְה֣וֹת'am.HotH519of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650, asoneאַחַ֥ד'a.ChadH259of the foolishfellowsהָרֵקִֽים׃ha.re.KimH7386shamelesslyכְּהִגָּל֥וֹתke.hi.ga.LotH1540uncoverethנִגְל֖וֹתnig.LotH1540himself!

21AndDavidדָּוִד֮da.VidH1732saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toMichalמִיכַל֒mi.KhalH4324, It wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, whochoseבָּֽחַר־ba.char-H977me before thyfatherמֵֽאָבִיךְ֙me.'a.viKhH1, and before all hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004, toappointלְצַוֹּ֨תle.tza.VotH6680merulerנָגִ֛ידna.GidH5057over thepeopleעַ֥ם'amH5971of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: therefore will Iplayוְשִׂחַקְתִּ֖יve.si.chak.TiH7832beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22And I will yet be morecontemptibleוּנְקַלֹּ֤תִיu.ne.ka.Lo.tiH7043thanthisמִזֹּ֔אתmi.ZotH2063, and will bebaseשָׁפָ֖לsha.FalH8217in my ownsightבְּעֵינָ֑יbe.'ei.NaiH5869: and by themaidservantsהָֽאֲמָהוֹת֙ha.'a.ma.hOtH519which thou hastspokenאָמַ֔רְתְּ'a.MartH559of, by them shall I be had inhonourאִכָּבֵֽדָה׃'i.ka.Ve.dahH3513.

23ThereforeMichalוּלְמִיכַל֙u.le.mi.KhalH4324thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofSaulשָׁא֔וּלsha.'UlH7586had nochildיָ֑לֶדYa.ledH2056 H3206until thedayי֥וֹםYomH3117of herdeathמוֹתָֽהּ׃ פmo.TahH4194.

Commentaries on 2 Samuel 6

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