1 Chronicles 13
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֜ידDavidלְכֹ֣ל׀to allקְהַ֣לthe assembly ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelאִם־ifעֲלֵיכֶ֨םis on youט֜וֹבgoodוּמִן־and fromיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּGod ourנִפְרְצָה֙let us spread outנִשְׁלְחָ֞הlet us sendעַל־toאַחֵ֣ינוּcountrymen ourהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֗יםwho remainבְּכֹל֙in allאַרְצ֣וֹתthe lands ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְעִמָּהֶ֛םand with themהַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםthe priestsוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םand the Levitesבְּעָרֵ֣יin the cities ofמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶ֑םpasture lands theirוְיִקָּבְצ֖וּso they may gather togetherאֵלֵֽינוּ׃to us
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וַיַּ֨עַלand he went upדָּוִ֤ידDavidוְכָל־and allיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelבַּעֲלָ֔תָהBaalah towardsאֶל־toקִרְיַ֥תKiriathיְעָרִ֖יםJearimאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichלִיהוּדָ֑הbelongs to Judahלְהַעֲל֣וֹתto bring upמִשָּׁ֗םfrom thereאֵת֩obj.אֲר֨וֹןthe ark ofהָאֱלֹהִ֧ים׀the Godיְהוָ֛הYahwehיוֹשֵׁ֥בwho sitsהַכְּרוּבִ֖יםthe cherubimאֲשֶׁר־whereנִקְרָ֥אit is calledשֵֽׁם׃a name
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וְדָוִ֣ידand Davidוְכָל־and allיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelמְשַׂחֲקִ֛יםwere making merryלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godבְּכָל־with allעֹ֑זstrengthוּבְשִׁירִ֤יםand with songsוּבְכִנֹּרוֹת֙and with harpsוּבִנְבָלִ֣יםand with lyresוּבְתֻפִּ֔יםand with tambourinesוּבִמְצִלְתַּ֖יִםand with cymbalsוּבַחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃and with trumpets
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וַיֵּשֶׁב֩and it remainedאֲר֨וֹןthe ark ofהָאֱלֹהִ֜יםthe Godעִם־withבֵּ֨יתthe household ofעֹבֵ֥דObed-אֱדֹ֛םEdomבְּבֵית֖וֹin house hisשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הthreeחֳדָשִׁ֑יםmonthsוַיְבָ֧רֶךְand he blessedיְהוָ֛הYahwehאֶת־obj.בֵּ֥יתthe household ofעֹבֵֽד־Obed-אֱדֹ֖םEdomוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁר־thatלֽוֹ׃ פbelonged to him
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