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2 Chronicles 29:4-17

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.

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