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2 Chronicles 23:1-10

1Andintheseventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֜יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֨הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֣קhit.cha.ZakH2388himself,andtookH3947thecaptainsofhundredsH3967,Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּla.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJerohamיְרֹחָ֡םye.ro.ChamH3395,andIshmaelוּלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלu.le.yish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehohananיְ֠הוֹחָנָןYe.ho.cha.nonH3076,andAzariahוְלַֽעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּve.la.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofObedעוֹבֵ֜דo.VedH5744,andMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֧הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAdaiahעֲדָיָ֛הוּ'a.da.Ya.huH5718,andElishaphatthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZichri,intocovenantבַבְּרִֽית׃va.be.RitH1285withhim.

2AndtheywentH935aboutinJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,andgatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֤וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881outofallthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andtheheadsוְרָאשֵׁ֥יve.ra.SheiH7218offathers’הָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andtheycameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Andalltheassemblyהַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.HalH6951madeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285withthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428inthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.AndhesaidH559untothem,Behold,theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶן־ven-H1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֔ךְyim.LokhH4427,asJehovahhathspokenH1696concerningthesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofDavidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

4Thisisthethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697thatyeshalldo:athirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨יתha.she.li.ShitH7992partofyou,thatcomeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935inonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676,ofthepriestsלַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548andoftheLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881,shallbeportersofthethresholdsהַסִּפִּֽים׃ha.si.PimH5592;

5andathirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shallbeattheking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004;andathirdH7992partH7992atthegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179ofthefoundationהַיְס֑וֹדhay.SodH3247:andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shallbeinthecourtsofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

6ButletnonecomeH935intothehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovah, savethepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andtheythatministeroftheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881;theyshallcomeH935in,fortheyareholyH6944:butallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shallkeepיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104thechargeH4931ofJehovah.

7AndtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֨םhal.vi.YimH3881shallcompassthekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundH5439about,everymanאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376withhisweaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627inhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andwhosoever comethintothehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,lethimbeוִֽהְי֥וּvih.YuH1961slain:andbeH1961yewiththekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428whenhecomethin,andwhenhegoethout.

8SotheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881andallJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063didaccordingtoallthatJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548commandedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680:andtheytookH3947everymanH376hismenH376,thosethatweretocomeH935inonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,withthosethatweretogoH3318outonthesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676;forJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548dismissednotthecourses.

9AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548deliveredtothecaptainsofhundredsH3967thespearsהַֽחֲנִיתִים֙ha.cha.ni.TimH2595,andbucklers,andshieldsהַמָּגִנּוֹת֙ha.ma.gi.nOtH4043,thathadbeenkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428David’s,whichwereinthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10AndhesetH5975allthepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,everymanH376withhisweaponשִׁלְח֣וֹshil.ChoH7973inhishandבְיָד֗וֹve.ya.DoH3027,fromtherightH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004totheleftsideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802ofthehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,alongbythealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196andthehouseוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004,bythekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundH5439about.

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