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2 Chronicles 30

1AndHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sentH7971toallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063,andwroteH3789lettersאִגְּרוֹת֙'i.ge.rOtH107alsoוְגַֽם־ve.gam-H1571toEphraimאֶפְרַ֣יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הu.me.na.ShehH4519,thattheyshouldcomeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935tothehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJehovahatJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,tokeepthepassoverפֶּ֔סַחPe.sachH6453untoJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Forthekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadtakencounselוַיִּוָּעַ֨ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289,andhisprincesH8269,andalltheassemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,tokeepthepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453inthesecondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

3FortheycouldnotkeepH6942itatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,becausethepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548hadnotsanctifiedH6942themselvesinsufficient number,neitherhadthepeopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971gatheredנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622themselvestogethertoJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Li.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4Andthethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697wasrightintheeyesH5869ofthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andofalltheassemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

5SotheyestablishedadecreetomakeH6213proclamationק֤וֹלKolH6963throughoutallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,fromBeer-shebaeventoDanדָּ֔ןDanH1835,thattheyshouldcomeלָב֞וֹאla.Vo'H935tokeepthepassoverפֶּ֛סַחPe.sachH6453untoJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:fortheyhadnotkeptitingreatnumbersinsuchsortasitiswrittenH3789.

6SothepostswentH7725withthelettersבָּֽאִגְּר֜וֹתba.'i.ge.RotH107fromthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andhisprincesH8269throughoutallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063,andaccordingtothecommandmentH4687ofthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, YechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,turnH7725againuntoJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,thathemayreturnH7725totheremnantH7604thatareescapedH6413ofyououtofthehandמִיַּ֧דmi.YadH3027ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

7Andbeתִּֽהְי֗וּtih.YuH1961notyelikeyourfathersH1,andlikeyourbrethren,whotrespassed againstJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1,sothathegaveH5414themuptodesolationH8047,asyeseeרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200.

8Nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258beyenotstiffnecked,asyourfathersכַּאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑םka.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1were;butyieldyourselvesuntoJehovah,andenterintohissanctuaryלְמִקְדָּשׁוֹ֙le.mik.da.ShoH4720,whichhehathsanctifiedH6942foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,andserveוְעִבְדוּ֙ve.'iv.DuH5647JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,thathisfierceangerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639mayturnוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725awayH7725fromyou.

9ForifyeturnH7725againuntoJehovah,yourbrethrenandyourchildrenshallfindcompassionלְרַחֲמִים֙le.ra.cha.MimH7356beforethemthatledthemcaptiveH7617,andshallcomeagainintothislandלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776:forJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430isgraciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587andmerciful,andwillnotturnH7725awayH5493hisfaceH6440fromyou,ifyereturnH7725untohim.

10SothepostspassedH5674fromcityמֵעִ֧יר׀me.'IrH5892tocityלָעִ֛ירla.'IrH5892throughthecountryofEphraimאֶפְרַ֥יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519,evenuntoZebulunזְבֻל֑וּןze.vu.LunH2074:buttheylaughedH7832themtoscorn,andmockedוּמַלְעִגִ֖יםu.mal.'i.GimH3932them.

11Neverthelessאַךְ־'akh-H389certainmenH376ofAsherמֵאָשֵׁ֥רme.'a.SherH836andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519andofZebulunוּמִזְּבֻל֑וּןu.mi.ze.vu.LunH2074humbledH3665themselves,andcameH935toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃li.ru.sha.LimH3389.

12Alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571uponJudahבִּיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063camethehandיַ֣דyadH3027ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414themoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259heartלֵ֣בlevH3820,todothecommandmentH4687ofthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andoftheprincesH8269bythewordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697ofJehovah.

13AndthereassembledatJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389muchpeopleעַם־'am-H5971tokeepthefeastH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֖וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682inthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,averyH3966greatassemblyקָהָ֖לka.HalH6951.

14AndtheyaroseH6965andtookawayH5493thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196thatwereinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,andallthealtarsH4196forincenseהַֽמְקַטְּרוֹת֙ham.ka.te.rOtH6999tooktheyawayH5493,andcastH7993themintothebrookKidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

15Thentheykilledthepassoverהַפֶּ֔סַחha.Pe.sachH6453onthefourteenthdayofthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320:andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םve.hal.vi.YimH3881wereashamedנִכְלְמוּ֙nikh.le.MuH3637,andsanctifiedH6942themselves,andbroughtH935burnt-offeringsintothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

16AndtheystoodH5975intheirplaceaftertheirorder,accordingtothelawכְּתוֹרַ֖תke.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548sprinkledH2236thebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818whichtheyreceivedofthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

17Forthereweremanyרַבַּ֥תra.BatH7227intheassemblyבַּקָּהָ֖לba.ka.HalH6951thathadnotsanctifiedH6942themselves:thereforetheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881hadthechargeofkillingthepassoversforeveryonethatwasnotcleanטָה֔וֹרta.HorH2889,tosanctifyH6942themuntoJehovah.

18Foramultitudeofthepeopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971,evenmanyרַ֠בַּתRa.batH7227ofEphraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֨יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֜הu.me.na.ShehH4519,Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֤רyi.so.sh.KharH3485andZebulunוּזְבֻלוּן֙u.ze.vu.LunH2074,hadnotcleansedH2891themselves,yetdidtheyeatH398thepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453otherwisethanitiswrittenH3789.ForHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hadprayedהִתְפַּלֵּ֨לhit.pa.LelH6419forthem,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thegoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896Jehovahpardon everyone

19thatsettethhisheartלְבָב֣וֹle.va.VoH3824toseekלִדְר֛וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Godהָאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430,Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhisfathersH1, thoughhebenotcleansedaccordingtothepurificationכְּטָהֳרַ֥תke.to.ho.RatH2893ofthesanctuaryH6944.

20AndJehovahhearkenedtoHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,andhealedוַיִּרְפָּ֖אvai.yir.Pa'H7495thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

21AndthechildrenofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478thatwerepresentatJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389keptthefeastH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֛וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withgreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419gladnessH8057;andtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֧םhal.vi.YimH3881andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548praisedH1984Jehovahdayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117bydayבְּי֞וֹםbe.YomH3117, singingwithloudinstrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627untoJehovah.

22AndHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396spake comfortably untoalltheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881thathadgoodט֖וֹבTovH2896understandingintheserviceofJehovah.SotheydideatH398throughoutthefeastforthesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,offeringsacrificesH2077ofpeace-offerings,andmakingconfessiontoJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1.

23Andthewholeassemblyהַקָּהָ֔לha.ka.HalH6951tookH3289counselוַיִּוָּֽעֲצוּ֙vai.yi.va.'a.TzuH3289tokeepotherH312sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117;andtheykeptotherH312sevenשִׁבְעַת־shiv.'at-H7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withgladnessH8057.

24ForHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063did givetotheassemblyלַקָּהָ֜לla.ka.HalH6951forofferingsathousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505bullocksandsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֣ים'a.la.FimH505sheepצֹאן֒ סtzoNH6629;andtheprincesH8269gavetotheassemblyלַקָּהָל֙la.ka.HalH6951athousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505bullocksandtenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505sheepוְצֹ֖אןve.TzonH6629:andagreatnumberofpriestsכֹהֲנִ֖יםkho.ha.NimH3548sanctifiedH6942themselves.

25Andalltheassemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,withthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,andalltheassemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951thatcameH935outofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andthesojournersוְהַגֵּרִ֗יםve.ha.ge.RimH1616thatcameH935outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthatdweltH3427inJudahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063,rejoicedH8055.

26SotherewasH1961greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419joyשִׂמְחָֽה־sim.chah-H8057inJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;forsincethetimeofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478therewasH1961notthelikeinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

27Thenthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881aroseH6965andblessedH1288thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971:andtheirvoiceבְּקוֹלָ֑םbe.ko.LamH6963washeardH8085,andtheirprayerתְפִלָּתָ֛םte.fi.la.TamH8605cameH935uptohisholyH6944habitationH4583,evenuntoheavenלַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פla.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

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