H9009–/ה–ha

There was again war at Gath, where was a man of great stature, whose fingers and toes were twenty-four, six [ergänzt: on each hand], and six [ergänzt: on each foot]; and he also was born to the giant.

לְהָרָפָֽא׃ (הָ) ha. “<the>”

These were born to the giant in Gath; and they fell by the hand of David, and by the hand of his servants.

לְהָרָפָ֖א (הָ) ha. “<the>”

David said to Joab and to the princes of the people, Go, number Israel from Beersheba even to Dan; and bring me word, that I may know the sum of them.

הָעָ֔ם (הָ) ha. “the”

Joab said, Yahweh make his people a hundred times as many as they are: but, my lord the king, aren't they all my lord's servants? why does my lord require this thing? why will he be a cause of guilt to Israel?

הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

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

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

Joab gave up the sum of the numbering of the people to David. All those of Israel were one million one hundred thousand men who drew sword: and in Judah were four hundred seventy thousand men who drew sword.

הָעָ֖ם (הָ) ha. “the”

But he didn't count Levi and Benjamin among them; for the king's word was abominable to Joab.

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

God was displeased with this thing; therefore he struck Israel.

הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים (הָ) ha. “<the>”הַדָּבָ֖ר (הַ) ha. “the”הַזֶּ֑ה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

David said to God, I have sinned greatly, in that I have done this thing: but now, put away, I beg you, the iniquity of your servant; for I have done very foolishly.

הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים (הָ֣) ha. “<the>”הַדָּבָ֣ר (הַ) ha. “the”הַזֶּ֑ה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

God sent an angel to Jerusalem to destroy it: and as he was about to destroy, Yahweh saw, and he repented him of the evil, and said to the destroying angel, It is enough; now stay your hand. The angel of Yahweh was standing by the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

הָאֱלֹהִ֨ים׀ (הָ) ha. “<the>”הָֽרָעָ֔ה (הָֽ) ha. “the”הַמַּשְׁחִית֙ (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַיְבוּסִֽי׃ (הַ) ha “the”

David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of Yahweh standing between earth and the sky, having a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem. Then David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.

הָאָ֙רֶץ֙ (הָ) ha. “the”הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (הַ) ha. “the”וְהַזְּקֵנִ֛ים (הַ) ha. “the”

David said to God, Isn't it I who commanded the people to be numbered? It is even I who have sinned and done very wickedly; but these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O Yahweh my God, be against me, and against my father's house; but not against your people, that they should be plagued.

הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים (הָ) ha. “<the>”הָֽרֹעֶה (הָֽ) ha. “the”הַצֹּ֖אן (הַ) ha. “the”

Then the angel of Yahweh commanded Gad to tell David, that David should go up, and raise an altar to Yahweh in the threshing floor of Ornan the Jebusite.

הַיְבֻסִֽי׃ (הַ) ha “the”

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

הַמַּלְאָ֔ךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

As David came to Ornan, Ornan looked and saw David, and went out of the threshing floor, and bowed himself to David with his face to the ground.

הַגֹּ֔רֶן (הַ) ha. “the”

Then David said to Ornan, Give me the place of this threshing floor, that I may build thereon an altar to Yahweh: for the full price shall you give it me, that the plague may be stayed from the people.

הַגֹּ֔רֶן (הַ) ha. “the”הַמַּגֵּפָ֖ה (הַ) ha. “the”הָעָֽם׃ (הָ) ha. “the”

Ornan said to David, Take it to you, and let my lord the king do that which is good in his eyes: behold, I give [ergänzt: you] the oxen for burnt offerings, and the threshing instruments for wood, and the wheat for the meal-offering; I give it all.

הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”הַטּ֣וֹב (הַ) ha. “the”הַבָּקָ֜ר (הַ) ha. “the”וְהַמּוֹרִגִּ֧ים (הַ) ha “the”וְהַחִטִּ֥ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַכֹּ֥ל (הַ) ha. “<the>”

King David said to Ornan, No; but I will most assuredly buy it for the full price: for I will not take that which is your for Yahweh, nor offer a burnt-offering without cost.

הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ (הַ) ha. “the”

David built there an altar to Yahweh, and offered burnt offerings and peace-offerings, and called on Yahweh; and he answered him from the sky by fire on the altar of burnt offering.

הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם (הַ) ha. “the”הָעֹלָֽה׃ (הָ) ha. “the”

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

הַהִ֔יא (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַיְבוּסִ֑י (הַ) ha “the”

For the tent of Yahweh, which Moses made in the wilderness, and the altar of burnt offering, were at that time in the high place at Gibeon.

הָעוֹלָ֖ה (הָ) ha. “the”הַהִ֑יא (הַ) ha. “<the>”

Then David said, This is the house of Yahweh God, and this is the altar of burnt-offering for Israel.

הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (הָ) ha. “<the>”

David commanded to gather together the foreigners who were in the land of Israel; and he set masons to hew worked stones to build the house of God.

הַגֵּרִ֔ים (הַ) ha. “the”הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ (הָ) ha. “<the>”

David prepared iron in abundance for the nails for the doors of the gates, and for the couplings; and brass in abundance without weight;

הַשְּׁעָרִ֛ים (הַ) ha. “the”

and cedar trees without number: for the Sidonians and they of Tyre brought cedar trees in abundance to David.

הַצִּֽידֹנִ֨ים (הַ) ha. “the”וְהַצֹּרִ֜ים (הַ) ha. “the”