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2 Chronicles 29

1Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396begantoreignH4427whenhewasfiveוְחָמֵשׁ֙ve.cha.MeshH2568andtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֤ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141old;andhereignedH4427nineוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'H8672andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:andhismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasAbijahאֲבִיָּ֖ה'a.vi.YahH29,thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZechariahזְכַרְיָֽהוּ׃ze.khar.Ya.huH2148.

2Andhedidthatwhichwasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah, accordingtoallthatDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732hisfatherH1haddone.

3Heinthefirstהָרִאשׁוֹנָ֨הha.ri.sho.NahH7223yearבַשָּׁנָה֩va.sha.NahH8141ofhisreignלְמָלְכ֜וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,inthefirstהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,openedפָּתַ֛חpa.TachH6605thedoorsדַּלְת֥וֹתdal.TotH1817ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovah,andrepairedוַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם׃Vay.cha.ze.KemH2388them.

4AndhebroughtH935inthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881,andgatheredוַיַּֽאַסְפֵ֖םvai.ya.'as.FemH622themtogetherintothebroadplaceontheeastהַמִּזְרָֽח׃ha.miz.RachH4217,

5andsaidH559untothem,HearH8085me, yeLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881;nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258sanctifyH6942yourselves,andsanctifyH6942thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofyourfathersH1,andcarryforthH3318thefilthinessoutoftheholyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944.

6Forourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1havetrespassed,anddonethatwhichwasevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451inthesightofJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,andhaveforsakenhim,andhaveturnedוַיַּסֵּ֧בּוּvai.yas.Se.buH5437awayH5437theirfacesH6440fromthehabitationofJehovah,andturnedH5437theirbacksעֹֽרֶף׃'O.refH6203.

7Alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571theyhaveshutסָֽגְר֞וּsa.ge.RuH5462upthedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817oftheporchהָאוּלָ֗םha.'u.LamH197,andputoutthelampsהַנֵּר֔וֹתha.ne.RotH5216,andhavenotburnedincenseוּקְטֹ֖רֶתu.ke.To.retH7004norofferedהֶעֱל֣וּhe.'e.LuH5927burnt-offeringsintheholyבַקֹּ֔דֶשׁva.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944untotheGodלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Whereforethewrathקֶ֣צֶףKe.tzefH7110ofJehovahwasH1961uponJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andhehathdeliveredthemtobeH1961tossedtoandfro,tobeH1961anastonishment,andahissing,asyeseeרֹאִ֖יםro.'ImH7200withyoureyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

9For,lo,ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1havefallenH5307bytheswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719,andoursonsוּבָנֵ֨ינוּu.va.Nei.nuH1121andourdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֵ֧ינוּu.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323andourwivesH802areincaptivityבַּשְּׁבִ֖יba.she.ViH7628forthis.

10Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258itisinmyheartלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824tomakeלִכְר֣וֹתlikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285withJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thathisfierceangerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639mayturnוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725awayH7725fromus.

11Mysonsבָּנַ֕יba.NaiH1121,beוְלִהְי֥וֹתve.lih.YotH1961notnowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258negligent;forJehovahhath chosenyoutostandלַעֲמֹ֤דla.'a.ModH5975beforehim,toministeruntohim,andthatyeshouldbeH1961hisministers,andburnincenseH6999.

12ThentheLevitesהַ֠לְוִיִּםHal.vi.yimH3881aroseH6965,Mahathמַ֣חַתMa.chatH4287,thesonH1121ofAmasaiעֲמָשַׂ֞י'a.ma.SaiH6022,andJoelוְיוֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH3100thesonH1121ofAzariahעֲזַרְיָהוּ֮'a.zar.ya.HuH5838,ofthesonsH1121oftheKohathitesH6956;andofthesonsH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847,Kishקִ֚ישׁkishH7027thesonH1121ofAbdiעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5660,andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonH1121ofJehallelelיְהַלֶּלְאֵ֑לye.ha.lel.'ElH3094;andoftheGershonites,Joahיוֹאָח֙yo.'AchH3098thesonH1121ofZimmahזִמָּ֔הzi.MahH2155,andEdenוְעֵ֖דֶןve.'E.denH5731thesonH1121ofJoahיוֹאָֽח׃yo.'AchH3098;

13andofthesonsH1121ofElizaphanאֱלִ֣יצָפָ֔ן'e.Li.tza.FanH469,Shimriשִׁמְרִ֖יshim.RiH8113andJeuel;andofthesonsH1121ofAsaphאָסָ֔ף'a.SafH623,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148andMattaniahוּמַתַּנְיָֽהוּ׃ סu.ma.tan.Ya.huH4983;

14andofthesonsH1121ofHemanהֵימָ֖ןhei.ManH1968, JehuelandShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֑י סve.shim.'IH8096;andofthesonsH1121ofJeduthunיְדוּת֔וּןye.du.TunH3038,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הshe.ma'.YahH8098andUzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ve.'u.zi.'ElH5816.

15Andtheygatheredוַיַּֽאַסְפ֤וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622theirbrethren,andsanctifiedH6942themselves,andwentH935in, accordingtothecommandmentH4687ofthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428bythewordsבְּדִבְרֵ֣יbe.div.ReiH1697ofJehovah,tocleanseלְטַהֵ֖רle.ta.HerH2891thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

16Andthepriestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548wentH3318inuntotheinnerpartofthehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovah,tocleanseלְטַהֵר֒le.ta.HerH2891it,andbroughtH935outalltheuncleannessהַטֻּמְאָה֙ha.tum.'AhH2932thattheyfoundH4672inthetempleofJehovahintothecourtלַחֲצַ֖רla.cha.TzarH2691ofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.AndtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881tookit,tocarryitoutabroadtothebrookKidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939.

17NowtheybeganH2490onthefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֮ha.ri.shOnH7223dayוּבְי֧וֹםu.ve.YomH3117ofthefirstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320tosanctifyH6942,andontheeighthdayלְיָמִ֣יםle.ya.MimH3117ofthemonthלַחֹ֗דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320cameH935theytotheporchלְאוּלָ֣םle.'u.LamH197ofJehovah;andtheysanctifiedH6942thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovahineightH8083daysוּבְי֨וֹםu.ve.YomH3117:andonthesixteenthdayH3117ofthefirstH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320theymadeH6942anendH3615.

18ThentheywentH935intoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428withinthepalace,andsaidH559,WehavecleansedH2891allthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,andthealtarמִזְבַּ֤חmiz.BachH4196ofburnt-offering,withallthevesselsH3627thereof,andthetableשֻׁלְחַ֥ןshul.ChanH7979ofshowbread,withallthevesselsH3627thereof.

19MoreoverallthevesselsH3627,whichkingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Ahazאָחָ֧ז'a.ChazH271inhisreignבְּמַלְכוּת֛וֹbe.mal.khu.ToH4438didcastawaywhenH834hetrespassed,havewepreparedH3559andsanctifiedH6942;and,behold,theyarebeforethealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovah.

20ThenHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseearlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙vai.yash.KemH7925,andgatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֕ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622theprincesH8269ofthecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,andwentH5927uptothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

21AndtheybroughtH935sevenשִׁבְעָה֩shiv.'AhH7651bullocks,andsevenשִׁבְעָ֜הshiv.'AhH7651ramsוְאֵילִ֨יםve.'ei.LimH352,andsevenשִׁבְעָ֗הshiv.'AhH7651lambsוּכְבָשִׂ֣יםu.khe.va.SimH3532,andsevenשִׁבְעָה֙shiv.'AhH7651he-goats,forasin-offeringforthekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֥הha.mam.la.KhahH4467andforthesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁha.mik.DashH4720andforJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063.Andhecommandedthepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175toofferלְהַעֲל֖וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927themonthealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovah.

22Sotheykilledthebullocks,andthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548receivedthebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818,andsprinkledH2236itonthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196:andtheykilledtheramsהָאֵלִ֗יםha.'e.LimH352,andsprinkledH2236thebloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818uponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196:theykilledalsothelambsהַכְּבָשִׂ֔יםha.ke.va.SimH3532,andsprinkledH2236thebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818uponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ha.miz.Be.chahH4196.

23AndtheybroughtH5066nearthehe-goatsforthesin-offeringbeforethekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andtheassemblyוְהַקָּהָ֑לve.ha.ka.HalH6951;andtheylaidH5564theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027uponthem:

24andthepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548killedthem,andtheymadeasin-offeringwiththeirbloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818uponthealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196,tomakeatonementלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722forallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;forthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedthattheburnt-offeringandthesin-offeringshouldbemadeforallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

25AndhesetH5975theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881inthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovahwithcymbalsבִּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙bim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700,withpsalteries,andwithharpsוּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658,accordingtothecommandmentH4687ofDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732,andofGadוְגָ֥דve.GadH1410theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428seerחֹזֵֽה־cho.zeh-H2374,andNathanוְנָתָ֣ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030;forthecommandmentH4687wasofJehovahbyhisprophetsנְבִיאָֽיו׃ סne.vi.'AvH5030.

26AndtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881stoodH5975withtheinstrumentsבִּכְלֵ֣יbikh.LeiH3627ofDavidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548withthetrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ סba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689.

27AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396commandedtoofferלְהַעֲל֥וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927theburnt-offeringuponthealtarלְהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַle.ha.miz.Be.achH4196.Andwhentheburnt-offeringbeganH2490,thesongשִׁיר־shir-H7892ofJehovahbeganH2490also,andthetrumpetsוְהַחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתve.ha.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689,togetherwiththeinstrumentsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

28Andalltheassemblyהַקָּהָל֙ha.ka.HalH6951worshipped,andthesingersH7891sangH7891,andthetrumpeterssounded;allthiscontinueduntiltheburnt-offeringwasfinishedH3615.

29AndwhentheyhadmadeanendH3615ofofferingלְהַעֲל֑וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927,thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andallthatwerepresentwithhimbowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themselvesandworshipped.

30MoreoverHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andtheprincesH8269commandedtheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881tosingpraisesuntoJehovahwiththewordsבְּדִבְרֵ֥יbe.div.ReiH1697ofDavidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732,andofAsaphוְאָסָ֣ףve.'a.SafH623theseerהַחֹזֶ֑הha.cho.ZehH2374.AndtheysangpraiseswithgladnessH8057,andtheybowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃ פvai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812theirheadsandworshipped.

31ThenHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396answeredandsaidH559,Nowעַתָּ֨ה'a.TahH6258yehaveconsecratedyourselvesuntoJehovah;comeH935nearandbringH935sacrificesH2077andthank-offeringsintothehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofJehovah.Andtheassemblyהַקָּהָל֙ha.ka.HalH6951broughtH935insacrificesH2077andthank-offerings;andasmanyaswereofawillingנְדִ֥יבne.DivH5081heartלֵ֖בlevH3820broughtH935burnt-offerings.

32Andthenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557oftheburnt-offeringswhichtheassemblyהַקָּהָל֒ha.ka.HalH6951broughtH935wasH1961threescoreandten bullocks,ahundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967ramsאֵילִ֥ים'ei.LimH352,andtwoמָאתָ֑יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967lambsכְּבָשִׂ֣יםke.va.SimH3532:allthesewereforaburnt-offeringtoJehovah.

33AndtheconsecratedH6942thingsH7969weresixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337hundredH3967oxenH1241andthreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505sheepוְצֹ֖אןve.TzonH6629.

34Butthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548wereH1961toofewH4592,sothattheycouldnotflayalltheburnt-offerings: whereforetheirbrethrentheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881didhelpthem,tilltheworkהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399wasH1961endedH3615,anduntilthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548hadsanctifiedH6942themselves;fortheLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881wereH1961moreuprightיִשְׁרֵ֣יyish.ReiH3477inheartלֵבָ֔בle.VavH3824tosanctifyH6942themselvesthanthepriestsמֵֽהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃Me.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

35Andalsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571theburnt-offeringswereinabundanceלָרֹ֜בla.RoH7230,withthefatבְּחֶלְבֵ֧יbe.chel.VeiH2459ofthepeace-offerings,andwiththedrink-offeringsforevery burnt-offering.Sotheserviceעֲבוֹדַ֥תa.vo.DatH5656ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofJehovahwassetinorder.

36AndHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396rejoicedH8055,andallthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,becauseofthatwhichGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadpreparedH3559forthepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971:forthethingהַדָּבָֽר׃ פha.da.VarH1697wasH1961donesuddenlyH6597.

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