H9002–/וְ–v

And David said to God, Was it not I who gave the order for the people to be numbered? It is I who have done the sin and the great wrong; but these are only sheep; what have they done? let your hand, O Lord God, be lifted up against me and against my fami

וַאֲנִי־ (וַ) va. “and”וְהָרֵ֣עַ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֥לֶּה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְבֵ֣ית (וּ) u. “and”וּֽבְעַמְּךָ֖ (וּֽ) u. “and”

Then the angel of the Lord gave orders to Gad to say to David that he was to go and put up an altar to the Lord on the grain-floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

וּמַלְאַ֧ךְ (וּ) u. “and”

And Ornan, turning back, saw the angel, and his four sons who were with him went to a secret place. Now Ornan was crushing his grain.

וְאַרְבַּ֧עַת (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָרְנָ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”

Then David said to Ornan, Give me the place where this grain-floor is, so that I may put up an altar here to the Lord: let me have it for its full price; so that this disease may be stopped among the people.

וְאֶבְנֶה־ (וְ) ve. “so”וְתֵעָצַ֥ר (וְ) ve. “so”

And Ornan said to David, Take it, and let my lord the king do what seems right to him. See, I give you the oxen for burned offerings and the grain-cleaning instruments for fire-wood, and the grain for the meal offering; I give it all.

וְיַ֛עַשׂ (וְ) ve. “so”וְהַמּוֹרִגִּ֧ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַחִטִּ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And King David said to Ornan, No; I will certainly give you the full price for it, because I will not take for the Lord what is yours, or give a burned offering without payment.

וְהַעֲל֥וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

And David put up an altar there to the Lord, offering burned offerings and peace-offerings with prayers to the Lord; and he gave him an answer from heaven, sending fire on the altar of burned offering.

וּשְׁלָמִ֑ים (וּ) u. “and”

For the House of the Lord, which Moses had made in the waste land, and the altar of burned offerings, were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.

וּמִשְׁכַּ֣ן (וּ) u. “and”וּמִזְבַּ֥ח (וּ) u. “and”

But David was not able to go before it to get directions from the Lord, so great was his fear of the sword of the angel of the Lord.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then David said, This is the house of the Lord God, and this is the altar for Israel's burned offerings.

וְזֶה־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he got together a great store of iron, for the nails for the doors and for the joins; and brass, more in weight than might be measured;

וּבַרְזֶ֣ל׀ (וּ) u. “and”וְלַֽמְחַבְּר֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וּנְחֹ֥שֶׁת (וּ) u. “and”

And cedar-trees without number, for the Zidonians and the men of Tyre came with a great amount of cedar-trees for David.

וַעֲצֵ֥י (וַ) va. “and”וְהַצֹּרִ֜ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And David said, Solomon my son is young and untested, and the house which is to be put up for the Lord is to be very great, a thing of wonder and glory through all countries; so I will make ready what is needed for it. So David got ready a great store of

וָרָךְ֒ (וָ) va. “and”וְהַבַּ֜יִת (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְתִפְאֶ֙רֶת֙ (וּ) u. “and”

But the word of the Lord came to me saying, You have taken lives without number and made great wars; I will not let you be the builder of a house for my name, because of the lives you have taken on the earth before my eyes.

וּמִלְחָמ֥וֹת (וּ) u. “and”

But you will have a son who will be a man of rest; and I will give him rest from wars on every side. His name will be Solomon, and in his time I will give Israel peace and quiet;

וְשָׁל֥וֹם (וְ) ve. “and”וָשֶׁ֛קֶט (וָ) va. “and”

He will be the builder of a house for my name; he will be to me a son, and I will be to him a father; and I will make the seat of his rule over Israel certain for ever.

וְהוּא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲנִי־ (וַ) va. “and”

Only may the Lord give you wisdom, and knowledge of his orders for Israel, so that you may keep the law of the Lord your God.

וּבִינָ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”וִֽיצַוְּךָ֖ (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְלִשְׁמ֕וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”

And all will go well for you, if you take care to keep the laws and the rules which the Lord gave to Moses for Israel: be strong and take heart; have no fear and do not be troubled.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וֶאֱמָ֔ץ (וֶ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now see, poor though I am, I have got ready for the house of the Lord a hundred thousand talents of gold and a million talents of silver; and a weight of brass and iron greater than may be measured; and wood and stone have I made ready, and you may put m

וְהִנֵּ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֶ֗סֶף (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַנְּחֹ֤שֶׁת (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַבַּרְזֶל֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵצִ֤ים (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲבָנִים֙ (וַ) va. “and”וַעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם (וַ) va. “and”

And you have a great number of workmen, cutters and workers of stone and wood, and experts in every sort of work,

וְעִמְּךָ֤ (וְ) ve. “and”וְחָרָשֵׁ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”וָעֵ֑ץ (וָ) va. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

In gold and silver and brass and iron more than may be numbered. Up! then, and to work; and may the Lord be with you.

וְלַנְּחֹ֥שֶׁת (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַבַּרְזֶ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲשֵׂ֔ה (וַ) va. “and”וִיהִ֥י (וִ) vi. “so”

Is not the Lord your God with you? and has he not given you rest on every side? for the Lord has given the people of the land into my hands, and the land is overcome before the Lord and before his people.

וְלִפְנֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

Now give your heart and soul to the worship of the Lord your God; and get to work on the building of the holy place of the Lord God, so that you may put the ark of the Lord's agreement and the holy vessels of God in the house which is to be made for the

וְנַפְשְׁכֶ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְק֗וּמוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנוּ֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּכְלֵי֙ (וּ) u. “and”

Now David was old and full of days; and he made his son Solomon king over Israel.

וְדָוִ֥יד (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׂבַ֣ע (וְ) ve. “and”

And he got together all the chiefs of Israel, with the priests and the Levites.

וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (וְ) ve. “and”