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2 Samuel 6:17-19
New English Translation
2 Samuel 6:17-19
New English Translation
17 They brought the ark of the Lord and put it in its place[a] in the middle of the tent that David had pitched for it. Then David offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before the Lord. 18 When David finished offering the burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the name of the Lord of Heaven’s Armies. 19 He then handed out to each member of the entire assembly of Israel,[b] both men and women, a portion of bread, a date cake,[c] and a raisin cake. Then all the people went home.[d]
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- 2 Samuel 6:17 tc The Syriac Peshitta lacks “in its place.”
- 2 Samuel 6:19 tn Heb “to all the people, to all the throng of Israel.”
- 2 Samuel 6:19 tn The Hebrew word used here אֶשְׁפָּר (ʾespar) is found in the OT only here and in the parallel passage found in 1 Chr 16:3. Its exact meaning is uncertain, although the context indicates that it was a food of some sort (cf. KJV “a good piece of flesh”; NRSV “a portion of meat”). The translation adopted here (“date cake”) follows the lead of the Greek translations of the LXX, Aquila, and Symmachus (cf. NASB, NIV, NLT).
- 2 Samuel 6:19 tn Heb “and all the people went, each to his house.”
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