2 Samuel 24
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingאֶל־toיוֹאָ֣ב׀Joabשַׂר־the commander ofהַחַ֣יִלthe armyאֲשֶׁר־whoאִתּ֗וֹwas with himשֽׁוּט־go aboutנָ֞אpleaseבְּכָל־in allשִׁבְטֵ֤יthe tribes ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelמִדָּן֙from Danוְעַד־and toבְּאֵ֣רBeerשֶׁ֔בַעShebaוּפִקְד֖וּand enrollאֶת־obj.הָעָ֑םthe peopleוְיָ֣דַעְתִּ֔יand I will knowאֵ֖תobj.מִסְפַּ֥רthe number ofהָעָֽם׃ סthe people
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיוֹאָ֜בJoabאֶל־toהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingוְיוֹסֵ֣ףand may he addיְהוָה֩Yahwehאֱלֹהֶ֨יךָGod yourאֶל־toהָעָ֜םthe peopleכָּהֵ֤ם׀like themוְכָהֵם֙and like the themמֵאָ֣הa hundredפְעָמִ֔יםtimesוְעֵינֵ֥יand the eyes ofאֲדֹנִֽי־lord myהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingרֹא֑וֹתare seeing itוַאדֹנִ֣יand lord myהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingלָ֥מָּהto why?חָפֵ֖ץdoes he delightבַּדָּבָ֥רin the thingהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וַיֶּחֱזַ֤קand it prevailedדְּבַר־the word ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingאֶל־toיוֹאָ֔בJoabוְעַ֖לand overשָׂרֵ֣יthe commanders ofהֶחָ֑יִלthe armyוַיֵּצֵ֨אand he went outיוֹאָ֜בJoabוְשָׂרֵ֤יand commanders ofהַחַ֙יִל֙the armyלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingלִפְקֹ֥דto enrollאֶת־obj.הָעָ֖םthe peopleאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיִּתֵּ֥ןand he gaveיוֹאָ֛בJoabאֶת־obj.מִסְפַּ֥רthe number ofמִפְקַד־the muster ofהָעָ֖םthe peopleאֶל־toהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוַתְּהִ֣יand it wasיִשְׂרָאֵ֡לIsraelשְׁמֹנֶה֩eightמֵא֨וֹתhundredsאֶ֤לֶףthousandאִֽישׁ־man ofחַ֙יִל֙strengthשֹׁ֣לֵֽףwho drewחֶ֔רֶבa swordוְאִ֣ישׁand the man ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahחֲמֵשׁ־was fiveמֵא֥וֹתhundredsאֶ֖לֶףthousandאִֽישׁ׃man
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וַיַּ֤ךְand it struckלֵב־the heart ofדָּוִד֙Davidאֹת֔וֹobj. himאַחֲרֵי־afterכֵ֖ןthusסָפַ֣רhe had countedאֶת־obj.הָעָ֑ם סthe peopleוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֜דDavidאֶל־toיְהוָ֗הYahwehחָטָ֤אתִיI have sinnedמְאֹד֙exceedinglyאֲשֶׁ֣רthat whichעָשִׂ֔יתִיI have doneוְעַתָּ֣הand nowיְהוָ֔הO Yahwehהַֽעֲבֶר־take awayנָא֙pleaseאֶת־obj.עֲוֹ֣ןthe iniquity ofעַבְדְּךָ֔servant yourכִּ֥יforנִסְכַּ֖לְתִּיI have acted foolishlyמְאֹֽד׃exceedingly
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הָל֞וֹךְgoוְדִבַּרְתָּ֣and you will speakאֶל־toדָּוִ֗דDavidכֹּ֚הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֔הYahwehשָׁלֹ֕שׁthree thingsאָנֹכִ֖יIנוֹטֵ֣לam layingעָלֶ֑יךָon youבְּחַר־chooseלְךָ֥for the yourselfאַֽחַת־oneמֵהֶ֖םfrom the themוְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־so I may do itלָּֽךְ׃to the you
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וַיָּבֹא־and he wentגָ֥דGadאֶל־toדָּוִ֖דDavidוַיַּגֶּד־and he toldל֑וֹto the himוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidל֡וֹto the himהֲתָב֣וֹא¿ will it comeלְךָ֣to the youשֶֽׁבַעsevenשָׁנִ֣ים׀yearsרָעָ֣ב׀famineבְּאַרְצֶ֡ךָin land yourאִם־or?שְׁלֹשָׁ֣הthreeחֳ֠דָשִׁיםmonthsנֻסְךָ֨fleeing youלִפְנֵֽי־to beforeצָרֶ֜יךָopponents yourוְה֣וּאand heרֹדְפֶ֗ךָwill be pursuing youוְאִם־and or?הֱ֠יוֹתto beשְׁלֹ֨שֶׁתthreeיָמִ֥יםdaysדֶּ֙בֶר֙pestilenceבְּאַרְצֶ֔ךָin land yourעַתָּה֙nowדַּ֣עknowוּרְאֵ֔הand seeמָה־what?אָשִׁ֥יבwill I bring backשֹׁלְחִ֖יthe one who sent meדָּבָֽר׃ סword
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וַיִּשְׁלַח֩and he stretched outיָד֨וֹhand hisהַמַּלְאָ֥ךְ׀the angelיְרֽוּשָׁלִַם֮Jerusalemלְשַׁחֲתָהּ֒to destroy itוַיִּנָּ֤חֶםand he relentedיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶל־concerningהָ֣רָעָ֔הthe harmוַ֠יֹּאמֶרand he saidלַמַּלְאָ֞ךְto the angelהַמַּשְׁחִ֤יתthe destroyerבָּעָם֙among the peopleרַ֔בenoughעַתָּ֖הnowהֶ֣רֶףlet dropיָדֶ֑ךָhand yourוּמַלְאַ֤ךְand the angel ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehהָיָ֔הhe wasעִם־nearגֹּ֖רֶןthe threshing floor ofהָאֲרַ֥וְנָהthe Araunahהַיְבֻסִֽי׃ סthe Jebusite
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וַיֹּאמֶר֩and he saidדָּוִ֨דDavidאֶל־toיְהוָ֜הYahwehבִּרְאֹת֣וֹ׀when saw heאֶֽת־obj.הַמַּלְאָ֣ךְ׀the angelהַמַּכֶּ֣הwho was striking downבָעָ֗םon the peopleוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidהִנֵּ֨הhere!אָנֹכִ֤יIחָטָ֙אתִי֙I have sinnedוְאָנֹכִ֣יand Iהֶעֱוֵ֔יתִיI have done wrongוְאֵ֥לֶּהand theseהַצֹּ֖אןthe sheepמֶ֣הwhat?עָשׂ֑וּhave they doneתְּהִ֨יlet it beנָ֥אpleaseיָדְךָ֛hand yourבִּ֖יon meוּבְבֵ֥יתand on the house ofאָבִֽי׃ פfather myהָֽרֹעֶהthe shepherd
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֲרַ֔וְנָהAraunahמַדּ֛וּעַwhy?בָּ֥אhas he comeאֲדֹנִֽי־lord myהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingאֶל־toעַבְדּ֑וֹservant hisוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidדָּוִ֜דDavidלִקְנ֧וֹתto buyמֵעִמְּךָ֣from with the youאֶת־obj.הַגֹּ֗רֶןthe threshing floorלִבְנ֤וֹתto buildמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙an altarלַֽיהוָ֔הto Yahwehוְתֵעָצַ֥רso it may be restrainedהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הthe plagueמֵעַ֥לfrom onהָעָֽם׃the people
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidאֲרַ֙וְנָה֙Araunahאֶל־toדָּוִ֔דDavidיִקַּ֥חlet him takeוְיַ֛עַלand let him offer upאֲדֹנִ֥יlord myהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingהַטּ֣וֹבthe goodבְּעֵינָ֑יוin eyes hisרְאֵה֙seeהַבָּקָ֣רthe oxenלָעֹלָ֔הfor the burnt offeringוְהַמֹּרִגִּ֛יםand the threshing-sledgesוּכְלֵ֥יand the equipments ofהַבָּקָ֖רthe oxenלָעֵצִֽים׃for the woods
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingאֶל־toאֲרַ֗וְנָהAraunahלֹ֚אIn-כִּֽי־deedקָנ֨וֹcertainly to buyאֶקְנֶ֤הI will buy itמֵאֽוֹתְךָ֙from obj. youבִּמְחִ֔ירfor a priceוְלֹ֧אand notאַעֲלֶ֛הI will offer upלַיהוָ֥הto Yahwehאֱלֹהַ֖יGod myעֹל֣וֹתburnt offeringsחִנָּ֑םwithout payingוַיִּ֨קֶןand he boughtדָּוִ֤דDavidאֶת־obj.הַגֹּ֙רֶן֙the threshing floorוְאֶת־and obj.הַבָּקָ֔רthe oxenבְּכֶ֖סֶףfor silverשְׁקָלִ֥יםshekelsחֲמִשִּֽׁים׃fifty
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וַיִּבֶן֩and he builtשָׁ֨םthereדָּוִ֤דDavidמִזְבֵּ֙חַ֙an altarלַֽיהוָ֔הto Yahwehוַיַּ֥עַלand he offered upעֹל֖וֹתburnt offeringsוּשְׁלָמִ֑יםand peace offeringsוַיֵּעָתֵ֤רand he was entreatedיְהוָה֙Yahwehלָאָ֔רֶץfor the landוַתֵּעָצַ֥רand it was restrainedהַמַּגֵּפָ֖הthe plagueמֵעַ֥לfrom onיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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