1 Chronicles 21
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidיוֹאָ֗בJoabיוֹסֵף֩may he addיְהוָ֨הYahwehעַל־toעַמּ֤וֹ׀people hisכָּהֵם֙like themמֵאָ֣הa hundredפְעָמִ֔יםtimesהֲלֹא֙¿ notאֲדֹנִ֣יO lord myהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingכֻּלָּ֥םdo all of themלַאדֹנִ֖יbelong to lord myלַעֲבָדִ֑יםto subjectsלָ֣מָּהto why?יְבַקֵּ֥שׁdoes he seekזֹאת֙thisאֲדֹנִ֔יlord myלָ֛מָּהto why?יִהְיֶ֥הwill it becomeלְאַשְׁמָ֖הinto guiltלְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃for Israel
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וַיִּתֵּ֥ןand he gaveיוֹאָ֛בJoabאֶת־obj.מִסְפַּ֥רthe number ofמִפְקַד־the muster ofהָעָ֖םthe peopleאֶל־toדָּוִ֑ידDavidוַיְהִ֣יand it wasכָֽל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לIsraelאֶ֣לֶףone thousandאֲלָפִים֩thousandsוּמֵאָ֨הand one hundredאֶ֤לֶףthousandאִישׁ֙manשֹׁ֣לֵֽףwho drew outחֶ֔רֶבa swordוִֽיהוּדָ֕הand Judahאַרְבַּע֩fourמֵא֨וֹתhundredsוְשִׁבְעִ֥יםand seventyאֶ֛לֶףthousandאִ֖ישׁmanשֹׁ֥לֵֽףwho drew outחָֽרֶב׃a sword
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidדָּוִיד֙Davidאֶל־toהָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godחָטָ֣אתִֽיI have sinnedמְאֹ֔דexceedinglyאֲשֶׁ֥רthatעָשִׂ֖יתִיI have doneאֶת־obj.הַדָּבָ֣רthe thingהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוְעַתָּ֗הand nowהַֽעֲבֶר־cause to pass awayנָא֙pleaseאֶת־obj.עֲו֣וֹןthe guilt ofעַבְדְּךָ֔servant yourכִּ֥יforנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיI have acted foolishlyמְאֹֽד׃ פexceedingly
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אִם־whetherשָׁל֨וֹשׁthreeשָׁנִ֜יםyearsרָעָ֗בfamineוְאִם־and orשְׁלֹשָׁ֨הthreeחֳדָשִׁ֜יםmonthsנִסְפֶּ֥הbeing swept awayמִפְּנֵי־from beforeצָרֶיךָ֮opponents yourוְחֶ֣רֶבand the sword ofאוֹיְבֶ֣ךָ׀enemies yourלְמַשֶּׂגֶת֒to overtaking youוְאִם־and orשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתthreeיָ֠מִיםdaysחֶ֣רֶבthe sword ofיְהוָ֤הYahwehוְדֶ֙בֶר֙and pestilenceבָּאָ֔רֶץin the landוּמַלְאַ֣ךְand the angel ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehמַשְׁחִ֖יתdestroyingבְּכָל־in allגְּב֣וּלthe territory ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוְעַתָּ֣הand thereforeרְאֵ֔הconsiderמָֽה־what?אָשִׁ֥יבwill I bring backאֶת־obj.שֹׁלְחִ֖יthe one who sent meדָּבָֽר׃ פword
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וַיִּשְׁלַח֩and he sentהָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀the Godמַלְאָ֥ךְ׀an angelלִֽירוּשָׁלִַם֮to Jerusalemלְהַשְׁחִיתָהּ֒to destroy itוּכְהַשְׁחִ֗יתand just as was destroying itרָאָ֤הhe sawיְהוָה֙Yahwehוַיִּנָּ֣חֶםand he relentedעַל־onהָֽרָעָ֔הthe calamityוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidלַמַּלְאָ֤ךְto the angelהַמַּשְׁחִית֙the destroyingרַ֔בenoughעַתָּ֖הnowהֶ֣רֶףlet dropיָדֶ֑ךָhand yourוּמַלְאַ֤ךְand the angel ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehעֹמֵ֔דwas standingעִם־nearגֹּ֖רֶןthe threshing floor ofאָרְנָ֥ןOrnanהַיְבוּסִֽי׃ סthe Jebusite
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וַיִּשָּׂ֨אand he lifted upדָוִ֜ידDavidאֶת־obj.עֵינָ֗יוeyes hisוַיַּ֞רְאand he sawאֶת־obj.מַלְאַ֤ךְthe angel ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehעֹמֵ֗דstandingבֵּ֤יןbetweenהָאָ֙רֶץ֙the earthוּבֵ֣יןand betweenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוְחַרְבּ֤וֹand sword hisשְׁלוּפָה֙drawnבְּיָד֔וֹin hand hisנְטוּיָ֖הwas stretched outעַל־overיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalemוַיִּפֹּ֨לand he fellדָּוִ֧ידDavidוְהַזְּקֵנִ֛יםand the eldersמְכֻסִּ֥יםcoveredבַּשַּׂקִּ֖יםin the sackclothsעַל־onפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃faces their
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֣ידDavidאֶֽל־toהָאֱלֹהִ֡יםthe Godהֲלֹא֩¿ notאֲנִ֨יIאָמַ֜רְתִּיdid I sayלִמְנ֣וֹתto countבָּעָ֗םin the peopleוַאֲנִי־and Iה֤וּאam heאֲשֶׁר־whoחָטָ֙אתִי֙I have sinnedוְהָרֵ֣עַand exceedingly do evilהֲרֵע֔וֹתִיI have done evilוְאֵ֥לֶּהand theseהַצֹּ֖אןthe sheepמֶ֣הwhat?עָשׂ֑וּhave they doneיְהוָ֣הO Yahwehאֱלֹהַ֗יGod myתְּהִ֨יlet it beנָ֤אpleaseיָֽדְךָ֙hand yourבִּ֚יon meוּבְבֵ֣יתand on the house ofאָבִ֔יfather myוּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖and on people yourלֹ֥אnotלְמַגֵּפָֽה׃ סto a plagueהָֽרֹעֶהthe shepherd
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֜ידDavidאֶל־toאָרְנָ֗ןOrnanתְּנָה־give !לִּי֙to meמְק֣וֹםthe place ofהַגֹּ֔רֶןthe threshing floorוְאֶבְנֶה־so I may buildבּ֥וֹon itמִזְבֵּ֖חַan altarלַיהוָ֑הto Yahwehבְּכֶ֤סֶףfor moneyמָלֵא֙fullתְּנֵ֣הוּgive itלִ֔יto meוְתֵעָצַ֥רso it may be restrainedהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הthe plagueמֵעַ֥לfrom onהָעָֽם׃the people
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאָרְנָ֤ןOrnanאֶל־toדָּוִיד֙Davidקַֽח־take itלָ֔ךְfor yourselfוְיַ֛עַשׂso may he doאֲדֹנִ֥יlord myהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingהַטּ֣וֹבthe goodבְּעֵינָ֑יוin view hisרְאֵה֩seeנָתַ֨תִּיI giveהַבָּקָ֜רthe oxenלָֽעֹל֗וֹתfor the burnt offeringsוְהַמּוֹרִגִּ֧יםand the threshing-sledgesלָעֵצִ֛יםfor the woodsוְהַחִטִּ֥יםand the wheatsלַמִּנְחָ֖הfor the grain offeringהַכֹּ֥לthe everythingנָתָֽתִּי׃I give
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe kingדָּוִיד֙Davidלְאָרְנָ֔ןto Ornanלֹ֕אIn-כִּֽי־deedקָנֹ֥הcertainly to acquireאֶקְנֶ֖הI will acquire itבְּכֶ֣סֶףfor moneyמָלֵ֑אfullכִּ֠יforלֹא־notאֶשָּׂ֤אI will takeאֲשֶׁר־that whichלְךָ֙belongs to youלַיהוָ֔הfor Yahwehוְהַעֲל֥וֹתand to offer upעוֹלָ֖הa burnt offeringחִנָּֽם׃for nothing
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וַיִּבֶן֩and he builtשָׁ֨םthereדָּוִ֤ידDavidמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙an altarלַיהוָ֔הto Yahwehוַיַּ֥עַלand he offered upעֹל֖וֹתburnt offeringsוּשְׁלָמִ֑יםand peace offeringsוַיִּקְרָא֙and he called outאֶל־toיְהוָ֔הYahwehוַיַּֽעֲנֵ֤הוּand he answered himבָאֵשׁ֙by the fireמִן־fromהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensעַ֖לonמִזְבַּ֥חthe altar ofהָעֹלָֽה׃ פthe burnt offering
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