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1 Chronicles 21:17

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר דָּוִ֣יד אֶ֣ל הָֽאֱלֹהִ֡ים הֲל֡וֹא אֲנִ֣י אָמַ֣רְתִּי לִמְנ֣וֹת בָּ֠עָ֠ם וַאֲנִ֤י הוּא֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר חָטָ֔אתִי וְהָרֵ֣עַ הֲרֵע֔וֹתִי וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ הַצֹּ֣אן מֶ֣ה עָשׂ֑וּ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֗י תְּהִי נָ֤א יָדְךָ֙ בִּ֣י וּבְבֵ֣ית אָבִ֔י וּבְעַמְּךָ֖ לֹ֥א לְמַגֵּפָֽה׃
vayoʾmer daviyd ʾel haʾelohiym halvoʾ ʾaniy ʾamartiy limnvot baʿam vaʾaniy hvʾ ʾasher ḥaṭaʾtiy vhareʿa hareʿvotiy vʾeleh haṣoʾn meh ʿasv yhvah ʾelohay thiy naʾ yadka biy vbbeyt ʾabiy vbʿamka loʾ lmagepah
King James Version (KJV)

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.

Modern English

And David said to God: Was it not I who gave command to number the people? It is I who have sinned and done great evil. But these sheep, what have they done? Please let your hand, O LORD my God, be against me and against my father's house. But do not let the plague be on your people.

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