וַיֵּ֙רַע֙ was also evil way·yê·ra‘ עַל־ . . . ‘al- בְּעֵינֵ֣י in the sight bə·‘ê·nê הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים of God ; hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm וַיַּ֖ךְ so He struck way·yaḵ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ Israel . yiś·rā·’êl 1 Chronicles 21:8 דָּוִיד֙ Then David dā·wîḏ וַיֹּ֤אמֶר said way·yō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- הָ֣אֱלֹהִ֔ים God , hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm חָטָ֣אתִֽי “ I have sinned ḥā·ṭā·ṯî מְאֹ֔ד greatly mə·’ōḏ אֲשֶׁ֥ר because ’ă·šer עָשִׂ֖יתִי I have done ‘ā·śî·ṯî אֶת־ - ’eṯ- הַזֶּ֑ה this haz·zeh הַדָּבָ֣ר thing . had·dā·ḇār וְעַתָּ֗ה Now wə·‘at·tāh נָא֙ I beg You nā אֶת־ - ’eṯ- הַֽעֲבֶר־ to take away ha·‘ă·ḇer- עֲו֣וֹן the iniquity ‘ă·wō·wn עַבְדְּךָ֔ of Your servant , ‘aḇ·də·ḵā כִּ֥י for kî מְאֹֽד׃פ I have acted very mə·’ōḏ נִסְכַּ֖לְתִּי foolishly . ” nis·kal·tî 1 Chronicles 21:9 יְהוָה֙ And YHWH Yah·weh אֶל־ . . . ’el- וַיְדַבֵּ֤ר instructed way·ḏab·bêr גָּ֔ד Gad , gāḏ דָוִ֖יד David’s ḏā·wîḏ לֵאמֹֽר׃ . . . lê·mōr חֹזֵ֥ה seer , ḥō·zêh 1 Chronicles 21:10 לֵךְ֩ “ Go lêḵ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֨ and tell wə·ḏib·bar·tā אֶל־ ’el- דָּוִ֜יד David dā·wîḏ כֹּ֚ה that this is what kōh אָמַ֣ר ’ā·mar יְהוָ֔ה YHWH Yah·weh לֵאמֹ֗ר says : lê·mōr אֲנִ֖י ‘ I ’ă·nî נֹטֶ֣ה am offering nō·ṭeh עָלֶ֑יךָ . . . ‘ā·le·ḵā שָׁל֕וֹשׁ you three [options] . šā·lō·wōš בְּחַר־ Choose bə·ḥar- לְךָ֛ lə·ḵā אַחַ֥ת one ’a·ḥaṯ מֵהֵ֖נָּה of them , mê·hên·nāh וְאֶֽעֱשֶׂה־ and I will carry it out wə·’e·‘ĕ·śeh- לָּֽךְ׃ against you . ’” lāḵ 1 Chronicles 21:11 גָ֖ד So Gad ḡāḏ וַיָּ֥בֹא went way·yā·ḇō וַיֹּ֥אמֶר and said way·yō·mer אֶל־ to ’el- דָּוִ֑יד David dā·wîḏ ל֛וֹ - , lōw כֹּֽה־ “ This is what kōh- יְהוָ֖ה YHWH Yah·weh אָמַ֥ר says : ’ā·mar קַבֶּל־ ‘ You must choose qab·bel- לָֽךְ׃ . . . lāḵ 1 Chronicles 21:12 אִם־ between ’im- שָׁל֨וֹשׁ three šā·lō·wōš שָׁנִ֜ים years šā·nîm רָעָ֗ב of famine , rā·‘āḇ וְאִם־ - wə·’im- שְׁלֹשָׁ֨ה three šə·lō·šāh חֳדָשִׁ֜ים months ḥo·ḏā·šîm נִסְפֶּ֥ה of being swept away nis·peh מִפְּנֵי־ before mip·pə·nê- צָרֶיךָ֮ your enemies ṣā·re·ḵā לְמַשֶּׂגֶת֒ and overtaken lə·maś·śe·ḡeṯ וְחֶ֣רֶב by their swords wə·ḥe·reḇ אוֹיְבֶ֣ךָ׀ . . . , ’ō·wy·ḇe·ḵā וְאִם־ or wə·’im- שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת three šə·lō·šeṯ יָ֠מִים days yā·mîm חֶ֣רֶב of the sword ḥe·reḇ יְהוָ֤ה of YHWH — Yah·weh וְדֶ֙בֶר֙ days of plague wə·ḏe·ḇer בָּאָ֔רֶץ upon the land , bā·’ā·reṣ וּמַלְאַ֣ךְ with the angel ū·mal·’aḵ יְהוָ֔ה of YHWH Yah·weh

