2 Samuel 6

David attempts to transport the **Ark of the Covenant** to Jerusalem on a cart; Uzzah touches it when the oxen stumble, and **YHWH** strikes him dead for irreverence, causing David to fear and leave the ark at Obed-Edom's house where it brings blessing. David later successfully brings the ark to Jerusalem with proper Levitical bearers, dancing joyfully before **YHWH**, while Michal despises him and remains barren.[1][4][5]

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Verse 2 וַ/יָּ֣קָם 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤌 vayaqam and arose and he rose up HC/Vqw3ms וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he went HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal and all and whole of HC/Ncmsc הָ/עָם֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who were that-which HTr אִתּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 ito with him with him HR/Sp3ms מִֽ/בַּעֲלֵ֖י 𐤌/𐤁𐤏𐤋𐤉 mibaaley from Baale- from the inhabitants of Judah from Baaley Yehudah HR/Np יְהוּדָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Yah is praised Baaley Yehudah HNp לְ/הַעֲל֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 lehaalot to bring up to cause to ascend HR/Vhc מִ/שָּׁ֗ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham from there from there HR/D אֵ֚ת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron ark gathering chest of HNcbsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which HTr נִקְרָ֣א 𐤍𐤒𐤓𐤀 niqera is called we call HVNp3ms שֵׁ֗ם 𐤔𐤌 shem the name name-of HNcmsa שֵׁ֣ם 𐤔𐤌 shem-2 the name name-of HNcmsc יְהוָ֧ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֛וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts HNcbpa יֹשֵׁ֥ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev who sits dwelling-one of HVqrmsa הַ/כְּרֻבִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 hakeruvim on the cherubim the throne-guardian beings HTd/Ncmpa עָלָֽי/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv above it upon him HR/Sp3ms
Verse 3 וַ/יַּרְכִּ֜בוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤊𐤁𐤅 vayarekivu and they caused to ride and they caused to ride HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo אֲר֤וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron ark gathering chest of HNcbsc הָֽ/אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el on toward HR עֲגָלָ֣ה 𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤄 agalah cart rolling wagon HNcfsa חֲדָשָׁ֔ה 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤄 chadashah new new HAafsa וַ/יִּשָּׂאֻ֔/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀/𐤄𐤅 vayisauhu and they bore it and they lifted him HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms מִ/בֵּ֥ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from the house from the built-house HR/Ncmsc אֲבִינָדָ֖ב 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤃𐤁 avinadav of Abinadab My Father is Noble Avinadav HNp אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr בַּ/גִּבְעָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤄 bagiveah was in the hill in the hill-height HRd/Ncfsa וְ/עֻזָּ֣א 𐤅/𐤏𐤆𐤀 veuza and Uzzah and Strength and Uza HC/Np וְ/אַחְי֗וֹ 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅 veacheyo and Ahio and His-Brother and Acheyo HC/Np בְּנֵי֙ 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc אֲבִ֣ינָדָ֔ב 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤃𐤁 avinadav-2 Abinadab My Father is Noble Avinadav HNp נֹהֲגִ֖ים 𐤍𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤌 nohagim were driving those driving HVqrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 the object-marker HTo הָ/עֲגָלָ֥ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤂𐤋𐤄 haagalah cart the rolling-wagon HTd/Ncfsa חֲדָשָֽׁה 𐤇𐤃𐤔𐤄 chadashah-2 new new HAafsa
Verse 12 וַ/יֻּגַּ֗ד 𐤅/𐤉𐤂𐤃 vayugad and it was told and it was made known HC/VHw3ms לַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤊 lamelekhe to the king to the king HRd/Ncmsa דָּוִד֮ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp לֵ/אמֹר֒ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc בֵּרַ֣ךְ 𐤁𐤓𐤊 berakhe has blessed he bestowed blessing HVpp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo בֵּ֨ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt the house house-of HNcmsc עֹבֵ֤ד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 oved of Obed servant of Edom Oved Edom HNp אֱדֹם֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤌 edom Edom Red-One Oved Edom HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo belongs to him HR/Sp3ms בַּ/עֲב֖וּר 𐤁/𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤓 baavur because of for the sake of HR/Ncmsc אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering chest of HNcbsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he went HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֗ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp וַ/יַּעַל֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋 vayaal and brought up and he caused to ascend HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker object-marker HTo אֲר֨וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron-2 the ark gathering chest of HNcbsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֜ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim-2 Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa מִ/בֵּ֨ית 𐤌/𐤁𐤉𐤕 mibeyt from the house from the built-house HR/Ncmsc עֹבֵ֥ד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 oved-2 of Obed servant of Edom Oved Edom HNp אֱדֹ֛ם 𐤀𐤃𐤌 edom-2 Edom Red-One Oved Edom HNp עִ֥יר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir city watchful settlement HNcfsc דָּוִ֖ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-3 of David David David HNp בְּ/שִׂמְחָֽה 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 besimechah with rejoicing in rejoicing HR/Ncfsa
Verse 16 וְ/הָיָה֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤄 vehayah and it was and he/it became HC/Vqp3ms אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering chest of HNcbsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בָּ֖א 𐤁𐤀 ba coming he came HVqp3ms עִ֣יר 𐤏𐤉𐤓 ir city watchful settlement HNcfsc דָּוִ֑ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david of David David David HNp וּ/מִיכַ֨ל 𐤅/𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤋 umikhal and Michal And Mikhal and Mikhal HC/Np בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter daughter of HNcfsc שָׁא֜וּל 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul of Saul Shaul Shaul HNp נִשְׁקְפָ֣ה 𐤍𐤔𐤒𐤐𐤄 nisheqefah looked out she was seen from above HVNp3fs בְּעַ֣ד 𐤁𐤏𐤃 bead through on behalf of HR הַ/חַלּ֗וֹן 𐤄/𐤇𐤋𐤅𐤍 hachalon the window the pierced opening HTd/Ncbsa וַ/תֵּ֨רֶא 𐤅/𐤕𐤓𐤀 vatere and she saw and she saw HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo הַ/מֶּ֤לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa דָּוִד֙ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp מְפַזֵּ֤ז 𐤌𐤐𐤆𐤆 mefazez leaping the one leaping vigorously HVprmsa וּ/מְכַרְכֵּר֙ 𐤅/𐤌𐤊𐤓𐤊𐤓 umekhareker and dancing and whirling in circles HC/Vlrmsa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/תִּ֥בֶז 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤆 vativez and she despised and she despised HC/Vqw3fs ל֖/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo him HR/Sp3ms בְּ/לִבָּֽ/הּ 𐤁/𐤋𐤁/𐤄 belibah in her heart in her inner core HR/Ncmsc/Sp3fs
Verse 19 וַ/יְחַלֵּ֨ק 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤒 vayechaleq and distributed and he was divided HC/Vpw3ms לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal to all to the whole of HR/Ncmsc הָ/עָ֜ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal-2 to all to the whole of HR/Ncmsc הֲמ֣וֹן 𐤄𐤌𐤅𐤍 hamon multitude roaring throng of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לְ/מֵ/אִ֣ישׁ 𐤋/𐤌/𐤀𐤉𐤔 lemeish from man to from a man HR/R/Ncmsa וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead and to and up to HC/R אִשָּׁה֒ 𐤀𐤔𐤄 ishah woman woman HNcfsa לְ/אִ֗ישׁ 𐤋/𐤀𐤉𐤔 leish to each man to a man HR/Ncmsa חַלַּ֥ת 𐤇𐤋𐤕 chalat cake of perforated bread-cake of HNcfsc לֶ֨חֶם֙ 𐤋𐤇𐤌 lechem bread bread HNcbsa אַחַ֔ת 𐤀𐤇𐤕 achat Eka (Bemba) one one HAcfsa וְ/אֶשְׁפָּ֣ר 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤐𐤓 veeshepar and a date cake apportioned choice portion HC/Ncmsa אֶחָ֔ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 echad Eka (Bemba) one one HAcmsa וַ/אֲשִׁישָׁ֖ה 𐤅/𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤔𐤄 vaashishah and a raisin cake and a pressed fruit-cake HC/Ncfsa אֶחָ֑ת 𐤀𐤇𐤕 echat Eka (Bemba) one one HAcfsa וַ/יֵּ֥לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he went HC/Vqw3ms כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/עָ֖ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam-2 the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אִ֥ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish each man man HNcmsa לְ/בֵיתֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 leveyto to his house to his house HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 20 וַ/יָּ֥שָׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashav and returned and he turned back HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִ֖ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp לְ/בָרֵ֣ךְ 𐤋/𐤁𐤓𐤊 levarekhe to bless to bestow blessing HR/Vpc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et his object-marker HTo בֵּית֑/וֹ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beyto household his built-house HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/תֵּצֵ֞א 𐤅/𐤕𐤑𐤀 vatetse and came out and she went out HC/Vqw3fs מִיכַ֤ל 𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤋 mikhal Michal Mikhal Mikhal HNp בַּת 𐤁𐤕 bat daughter of daughter of HNcfsc שָׁאוּל֙ 𐤔𐤀𐤅𐤋 shaul Saul Shaul Shaul HNp לִ/קְרַ֣את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter HR/Vqc דָּוִ֔ד 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david-2 David David David HNp וַ/תֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and said and she said HC/Vqw3fs מַה 𐤌𐤄 mah How what? HTi נִּכְבַּ֨ד 𐤍𐤊𐤁𐤃 nikhebad has honored himself weighty one HVNp3ms הַ/יּ֜וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the day HTd/Ncmsa מֶ֣לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe the king king of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr נִגְלָ֤ה 𐤍𐤂𐤋𐤄 nigelah uncovered he was uncovered HVNp3ms הַ/יּוֹם֙ 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom-2 today the day HTd/Ncmsa לְ/עֵינֵ֨י 𐤋/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 leeyney in the sight of to the eyes of HR/Ncbdc אַמְה֣וֹת 𐤀𐤌𐤄𐤅𐤕 amehot the maidservants female servants of HNcfpc עֲבָדָ֔י/ו 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤅 avadayv of his servants his servants HNcmpc/Sp3ms כְּ/הִגָּל֥וֹת 𐤊/𐤄𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕 kehigalot as uncovering as being uncovered HR/VNc נִגְל֖וֹת 𐤍𐤂𐤋𐤅𐤕 nigelot exposing to be uncovered HVNc אַחַ֥ד 𐤀𐤇𐤃 achad Eka (Bemba) one of one HAcmsa הָ/רֵקִֽים 𐤄/𐤓𐤒𐤉𐤌 hareqim the vain fellows the empty men HTd/Aampa
Verse 21 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And David said and he said HC/Vqw3ms דָּוִד֮ 𐤃𐤅𐤃 david David David David HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR מִיכַל֒ 𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤋 mikhal Michal Mikhal Mikhal HNp לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher who that-which HTr בָּֽחַר 𐤁𐤇𐤓 bachar chose he chose HVqp3ms בִּ֤/י 𐤁/𐤉 bi me HR/Sp1cs מֵֽ/אָבִי/ךְ֙ 𐤌/𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 meavikhe above your father from your father HR/Ncmsc/Sp2fs וּ/מִ/כָּל 𐤅/𐤌/𐤊𐤋 umikal and above all and from all HC/R/Ncmsc בֵּית֔/וֹ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤅 beyto his house his built-house HNcmsc/Sp3ms לְ/צַוֺּ֨ת 𐤋/𐤑𐤅𐤕 letsaot to appoint to command HR/Vpc אֹתִ֥/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 oti me me (object‑marked) HTo/Sp1cs נָגִ֛יד 𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤃 nagid prince front-standing leader HNcmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon HR עַ֥ם 𐤏𐤌 am people gathered people HNcmsc יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 over upon HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וְ/שִׂחַקְתִּ֖י 𐤅/𐤔𐤇𐤒𐤕𐤉 vesichaqeti and I will celebrate and I made sport HC/Vpq1cs לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney-2 before to the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-3 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp