1 Chronicles 21 דִּבְרֵי הַיָּמִים א פרק כ״א

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   וַיַּעֲמֹדand-stood-upשָׂטָןan-adversary-angelעַל־יִשְׂרָאֵלupon-Israelוַיָּסֶתand-provokedאֶת־דָּוִידDavidלִמְנוֹתto-numberאֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃Israel

   And Satan stood up against Israel, and provoked David to number Israel.

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   וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidדָּוִידDavidאֶל־יוֹאָבto-Joabוְאֶל־שָׂרֵיand-to-the-rulers-ofהָעָםthe-peopleלְכוּgoסִפְרוּnumberאֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelמִבְּאֵרfrom-Beer-שֶׁבַעshebaוְעַד־דָּןand-unto-Danוְהָבִיאוּand-bringאֵלַיto-meוְאֵדְעָהthat-I-may-knowאֶת־מִסְפָּרָם׃their-number

   And David said to Joab and to the rulers of the people, Go, number Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan; and bring the number of them to me, that I may know it.

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   וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidיוֹאָבJoabיוֹסֵףmay-makeיְהֹוָהthe-LORDעַל־עַמּוֹhis-peopleכָּהֵםso-many-more-as-they-areמֵאָהa-hundredפְעָמִיםtimesהֲלֹאare-they-notאֲדֹנִיmy-lordהַמֶּלֶךְthe-kingכֻּלָּםallלַאדֹנִיmy-lordsלַעֲבָדִיםservantsלָמָּהwhyיְבַקֵּשׁdoes-requireזֹאתthisאֲדֹנִיmy-lordלָמָּהwhyיִהְיֶהshall-beלְאַשְׁמָהa-cause-of-trespassלְיִשְׂרָאֵל׃to-Israel

   And Joab answered, The LORD make his people an hundred times so many more as they be: but, my lord the king, are they not all my lord's servants? why then doth my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of trespass to Israel?

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   וּדְבַר־הַמֶּלֶךְbut-the-kings-wordחָזַקprevailedעַל־יוֹאָבupon-Joabוַיֵּצֵאso-departedיוֹאָבJoabוַיִּתְהַלֵּךְand-went-throughoutבְּכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵלin-all-Israelוַיָּבֹאand-cameיְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִם׃Jerusalem

   Nevertheless the king's word prevailed against Joab. Wherefore Joab departed, and went throughout all Israel, and came to Jerusalem.

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   וַיִּתֵּןand-gaveיוֹאָבJoabאֶת־מִסְפַּרthe-number-ofמִפְקַד־הָעָםthe-census-of-the-peopleאֶל־דָּוִידto-Davidוַיְהִיand-there-were-inכׇל־יִשְׂרָאֵלall-Israelאֶלֶףthousandאֲלָפִיםthousandוּמֵאָהand-one-hundredאֶלֶףthousandאִישׁmenשֹׁלֵףthat-drewחֶרֶבthe-sword-ofוִיהוּדָהand-Judahאַרְבַּעfourמֵאוֹתhundredוְשִׁבְעִיםand-seventyאֶלֶףthousandאִישׁmenשֹׁלֵף־חָרֶב׃that-drew-sword

   And Joab gave the sum of the number of the people unto David. And all they of Israel were a thousand thousand and an hundred thousand men that drew sword: and Judah was four hundred threescore and ten thousand men that drew sword.

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   וְלֵוִיand-Leviוּבִנְיָמִןand-Benjaminלֹאnotפָקַדhe-did-countבְּתוֹכָםamong-themכִּי־נִתְעַבfor-was-abhorrentדְּבַר־הַמֶּלֶךְword-of-the-kingאֶת־יוֹאָב׃to-Joab

   But Levi and Benjamin counted he not among them: for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

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   וַיֵּרַעand-was-displeasedבְּעֵינֵיin-the-eyes-ofהָאֱלֹהִיםthe-Godעַל־הַדָּבָרwith-this-thingהַזֶּהthisוַיַּךְtherefore-he-smoteאֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל׃Israel

   And God was displeased with this thing; therefore he smote Israel.

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   וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidדָּוִידDavidאֶל־הָאֱלֹהִיםunto-Godחָטָאתִיhave-I-sinnedמְאֹדgreatlyאֲשֶׁרwhichעָשִׂיתִיI-have-doneאֶת־הַדָּבָרthe-thingהַזֶּהthisוְעַתָּהand-nowהַעֲבֶר־נָאtake-away-I-prayאֶת־עֲווֹןthe-guilt-ofעַבְדְּךָyour-servantכִּיbecauseנִסְכַּלְתִּיI-have-acted-foolishlyמְאֹד׃very

   And David said unto God, I have sinned greatly, because I have done this thing: but now, I beseech thee, do away the iniquity of thy servant; for I have done very foolishly.

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   וַיְדַבֵּרand-spokeיְהֹוָהthe-LORDאֶל־גָּדto-Gadחֹזֵהthe-seer-ofדָוִידDavidלֵאמֹר׃saying

   And the LORD spake unto Gad, David's seer, saying,

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    לֵךְgoוְדִבַּרְתָּand-you-will-speakאֶל־דָּוִידto-Davidלֵאמֹרsayingכֹּהthusאָמַרsaidיְהֹוָהthe-LORDשָׁלוֹשׁthree-thingsאֲנִיIנֹטֶהofferעָלֶיךָyouבְּחַר־לְךָchoose-for-youאַחַתoneמֵהֵנָּהof-themוְאֶעֱשֶׂה־לָּךְ׃that-I-may-do-it-to-you

    Go and tell David, saying, Thus saith the LORD, I offer thee three things: choose thee one of them, that I may do it unto thee.

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    וַיָּבֹאand-cameגָדGadאֶל־דָּוִידto-Davidוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidלוֹto-himכֹּה־אָמַרthus-saysיְהֹוָהthe-LORDקַבֶּל־לָךְ׃choose-for-yourself

    So Gad came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Choose thee

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    אִם־שָׁלוֹשׁif-threeשָׁנִיםyearsרָעָבfamineוְאִם־שְׁלֹשָׁהand-if-threeחֳדָשִׁיםmonthsנִסְפֶּהto-be-swept-awayמִפְּנֵי־צָרֶיךָbefore-your-foesוְחֶרֶבand-sword-ofאוֹיְבֶיךָyour-enemiesלְמַשֶּׂגֶתovertakes-youוְאִם־שְׁלֹשֶׁתand-if-three-ofיָמִיםdaysחֶרֶבthe-sword-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDוְדֶבֶרpestilenceבָּאָרֶץin-the-landוּמַלְאַךְand-angel-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDמַשְׁחִיתdestroyingבְּכׇל־גְּבוּלthroughout-all-the-border-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelוְעַתָּהand-nowרְאֵהconsiderמָה־אָשִׁיבwhat-I-shall-bring-backאֶת־שֹׁלְחִיto-him-who-sent-meדָּבָר׃word

    Either three years' famine; or three months to be destroyed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh thee; or else three days the sword of the LORD, even the pestilence, in the land, and the angel of the LORD destroying throughout all the coasts of Israel. Now therefore advise thyself what word I shall bring again to him that sent me.

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    וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidדָּוִידDavidאֶל־גָּדto-Gadצַר־לִיI-am-in-distressמְאֹדgreatאֶפְּלָה־נָּאlet-me-fall-ratherבְיַד־יְהֹוָהby-the-hand-of-the-LORDכִּי־רַבִּיםfor-great-areרַחֲמָיוHis-merciesמְאֹדveryוּבְיַד־אָדָםand-by-the-hand-of-manאַל־אֶפֹּל׃do-not-I-fall

    And David said unto Gad, I am in a great strait: let me fall now into the hand of the LORD; for very great are his mercies: but let me not fall into the hand of man.

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    וַיִּתֵּןso-sentיְהֹוָהthe-LORDדֶּבֶרa-plagueבְּיִשְׂרָאֵלupon-Israelוַיִּפֹּלand-there-fellמִיִּשְׂרָאֵלfrom-Israelשִׁבְעִיםseventyאֶלֶףthousandאִישׁ׃men

    So the LORD sent pestilence upon Israel: and there fell of Israel seventy thousand men.

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    וַיִּשְׁלַחand-sentהָאֱלֹהִיםthe-Godמַלְאָךְan-angelלִירוּשָׁלַ͏ִםto-Jerusalemלְהַשְׁחִיתָהּto-destroy-itוּכְהַשְׁחִיתand-as-he-was-about-to-destroyרָאָהbeheldיְהֹוָהthe-LORDוַיִּנָּחֶםand-he-relentedעַל־הָרָעָהof-the-evilוַיֹּאמֶרand-saidלַמַּלְאָךְto-the-angelהַמַּשְׁחִיתthat-destroyedרַבit-is-enoughעַתָּהnowהֶרֶףholdיָדֶךָyour-handוּמַלְאַךְand-angel-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDעֹמֵדstoodעִם־גֹּרֶןwith-the-threshing-floor-ofאׇרְנָןOrnanהַיְבוּסִי׃the-Jebusite

    And God sent an angel unto Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was destroying, the LORD beheld, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed, It is enough, stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD stood by the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

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    וַיִּשָּׂאand-lifted-upדָוִידDavidאֶת־עֵינָיוhis-eyesוַיַּרְאand-sawאֶת־מַלְאַךְangel-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDעֹמֵדstandingבֵּיןbetweenהָאָרֶץthe-earthוּבֵיןand-betweenהַשָּׁמַיִםthe-heavensוְחַרְבּוֹand-his-swordשְׁלוּפָהdrawnבְּיָדוֹin-his-handנְטוּיָהstretched-outעַל־יְרוּשָׁלָ͏ִםupon-Jerusalemוַיִּפֹּלthen-fellדָּוִידDavidוְהַזְּקֵנִיםand-the-eldersמְכֻסִּיםwho-were-clothed-inבַּשַּׂקִּיםin-the-sackclothעַל־פְּנֵיהֶם׃upon-their-faces

    And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of the LORD stand between the earth and the heaven, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders of Israel, who were clothed in sackcloth, fell upon their faces.

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    וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidדָּוִידDavidאֶל־הָאֱלֹהִיםunto-Godהֲלֹאis-it-notאֲנִיIאָמַרְתִּיcommandedלִמְנוֹתto-be-numberedבָּעָםthe-peopleוַאֲנִי־הוּאand-I-it-isאֲשֶׁר־חָטָאתִיwhich-have-I-sinnedוְהָרֵעַand-doneהֲרֵעוֹתִיvery-wickedlyוְאֵלֶּהbut-as-for-theseהַצֹּאןsheepמֶהwhatעָשׂוּhave-they-doneיְהֹוָהthe-LORDאֱלֹהַיmy-Godתְּהִיlet-beנָאI-prayיָדְךָyour-handבִּיagainst-meוּבְבֵיתand-in-the-house-ofאָבִיmy-fatherוּבְעַמְּךָbut-on-Your-peopleלֹאnotלְמַגֵּפָה׃that-they-should-be-plagued

    And David said unto God, Is it not I that commanded the people to be numbered? even I it is that have sinned and done evil indeed; but as for these sheep, what have they done? let thine hand, I pray thee, O LORD my God, be on me, and on my father's house; but not on thy people, that they should be plagued.

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    וּמַלְאַךְand-angel-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDאָמַרcommandedאֶל־גָּדto-Gadלֵאמֹרsayingלְדָוִידto-Davidכִּיthatיַעֲלֶהshould-go-upדָוִידDavidלְהָקִיםand-set-upמִזְבֵּחַan-altarלַיהֹוָהto-the-LORDבְּגֹרֶןat-the-threshing-floor-ofאׇרְנָןOrnanהַיְבֻסִי׃the-Jebusite

    Then the angel of the LORD commanded Gad to say to David, that David should go up, and set up an altar unto the LORD in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite.

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    וַיַּעַלand-ascendedדָּוִידDavidבִּדְבַר־גָּדat-the-saying-of-Gadאֲשֶׁרwhichדִּבֶּרspokeבְּשֵׁםin-the-name-ofיְהֹוָה׃the-LORD

    And David went up at the saying of Gad, which he spake in the name of the LORD.

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    וַיָּשׇׁבand-turned-backאׇרְנָןOrnanוַיַּרְאand-sawאֶת־הַמַּלְאָךְthe-angelוְאַרְבַּעַתand-his-fourבָּנָיוhis-sonsעִמּוֹwith-himמִתְחַבְּאִיםhid-themselvesוְאׇרְנָןand-Ornanדָּשׁwas-threshingחִטִּים׃wheat

    And Ornan turned back, and saw the angel; and his four sons with him hid themselves. Now Ornan was threshing wheat.

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    וַיָּבֹאand-cameדָוִידDavidעַד־אׇרְנָןto-OrnanוַיַּבֵּטlookedאׇרְנָןOrnanוַיַּרְאand-sawאֶת־דָּוִידDavidוַיֵּצֵאand-went-outמִן־הַגֹּרֶןout-of-the-threshing-floorוַיִּשְׁתַּחוּand-bowed-himselfלְדָוִידof-Davidאַפַּיִםwith-his-faceאָרְצָה׃to-the-earth

    And as David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshingfloor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.

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    וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidדָּוִידDavidאֶל־אׇרְנָןto-Ornanתְּנָה־לִּיgrant-meמְקוֹםthe-placeהַגֹּרֶןthe-threshing-floorוְאֶבְנֶה־בּוֹthat-I-may-build-on-itמִזְבֵּחַan-altarלַיהֹוָהto-the-LORDבְּכֶסֶףfor-the-priceמָלֵאfullתְּנֵהוּyou-shall-give-itלִיto-meוְתֵעָצַרthat-may-be-stayedהַמַּגֵּפָהthe-plagueמֵעַלfrom-uponהָעָם׃the-people

    Then David said to Ornan, Grant me the place of this threshingfloor, that I may build an altar therein unto the LORD: thou shalt grant it me for the full price: that the plague may be stayed from the people.

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    וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidאׇרְנָןOrnanאֶל־דָּוִידto-Davidקַח־לָךְtake-it-to-youוְיַעַשׂand-let-doאֲדֹנִיmy-lordהַמֶּלֶךְthe-kingהַטּוֹבthat-which-is-goodבְּעֵינָיוin-his-eyesרְאֵהloנָתַתִּיI-give-youהַבָּקָרthe-oxenלָעֹלוֹתfor-the-burnt-offeringsוְהַמּוֹרִגִּיםand-the-threshing-instrumentsלָעֵצִיםfor-woodוְהַחִטִּיםand-the-wheatלַמִּנְחָהfor-the-meal-offeringהַכֹּלit-allנָתָתִּי׃I-give

    And Ornan said unto David, Take it to thee, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: lo, I give thee the oxen also for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meat offering; I give it all.

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    וַיֹּאמֶרand-saidהַמֶּלֶךְthe-kingדָּוִידDavidלְאׇרְנָןto-Ornanלֹאnotכִּי־קָנֹהbut-surely-buyאֶקְנֶהwill-I-itבְּכֶסֶףfor-the-priceמָלֵאfullכִּיbecauseלֹא־אֶשָּׂאI-will-not-takeאֲשֶׁר־לְךָthat-which-is-yoursלַיהֹוָהto-the-LORDוְהַעֲלוֹתnor-offerעוֹלָהburnt-offeringsחִנָּם׃without-payment

    And king David said to Ornan, Nay; but I will verily buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is thine for the LORD, nor offer burnt offerings without cost.

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    וַיִּתֵּןand-gaveדָּוִידDavidלְאׇרְנָןto-Ornanבַּמָּקוֹםfor-the-placeשִׁקְלֵיshekels-ofזָהָבgoldמִשְׁקָלby-weightשֵׁשׁsixמֵאוֹת׃hundred

    So David gave to Ornan for the place six hundred shekels of gold by weight.

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    וַיִּבֶןand-builtשָׁםthereדָּוִידDavidמִזְבֵּחַan-altarלַיהֹוָהto-the-LORDוַיַּעַלand-offeredעֹלוֹתburnt-offeringsוּשְׁלָמִיםand-peace-offeringsוַיִּקְרָאand-called-uponאֶל־יְהֹוָהto-the-LORDוַיַּעֲנֵהוּand-he-answered-himבָאֵשׁby-fireמִן־הַשָּׁמַיִםfrom-heavenעַלuponמִזְבַּחthe-altar-ofהָעֹלָה׃burnt-offering

    And David built there an altar unto the LORD, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings, and called upon the LORD; and he answered him from heaven by fire upon the altar of burnt offering.

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    וַיֹּאמֶרand-commandedיְהֹוָהthe-LORDלַמַּלְאָךְthe-angelוַיָּשֶׁבand-he-put-up-againחַרְבּוֹhis-swordאֶל־נְדָנָהּ׃to-its-sheath

    And the LORD commanded the angel; and he put up his sword again into the sheath thereof.

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    בָּעֵתat-the-timeהַהִיאthatבִּרְאוֹתwhen-sawדָּוִידDavidכִּי־עָנָהוּthat-had-answered-himיְהֹוָהthe-LORDבְּגֹרֶןat-the-threshing-floor-ofאׇרְנָןOrnanהַיְבוּסִיthe-Jebusiteוַיִּזְבַּחthen-he-sacrificedשָׁם׃there

    At that time when David saw that the LORD had answered him in the threshingfloor of Ornan the Jebusite, then he sacrificed there.

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    וּמִשְׁכַּןand-the-tabernacle-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDאֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂהwhich-didמֹשֶׁהMosesבַמִּדְבָּרin-the-wildernessוּמִזְבַּחand-the-altar-ofהָעוֹלָהthe-burnt-offeringבָּעֵתat-the-timeהַהִיאthatבַּבָּמָהin-the-high-placeבְּגִבְעוֹן׃at-Gibeon

    For the tabernacle of the LORD, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of the burnt offering, were at that season in the high place at Gibeon.

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    וְלֹא־יָכֹלand-could-notדָּוִידDavidלָלֶכֶתto-goלְפָנָיוbefore-itלִדְרֹשׁto-inquire-ofאֱלֹהִיםGodכִּיbecauseנִבְעַתhe-was-terrifiedמִפְּנֵיbecause-ofחֶרֶבthe-sword-ofמַלְאַךְangel-ofיְהֹוָה׃the-LORD

    But David could not go before it to enquire of God: for he was afraid because of the sword of the angel of the LORD.