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2 Chronicles 31

1NowwhenallthiswasfinishedH3615,allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatwerepresentwentH3318outtothecitiesלְעָרֵ֣יle.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063,andbrakeinpiecesthepillarsהַמַּצֵּב֣וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676,andheweddowntheAsherim,andbrakedownthehighהַ֠בָּמוֹתHa.ba.motH1116placesH1116andthealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֞תha.miz.be.ChotH4196outofallJudahיְהוּדָ֧הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֛ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,inEphraimוּבְאֶפְרַ֥יִםu.ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669alsoandManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519,untiltheyhaddestroyedH3615themall.ThenallthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478returnedוַיָּשׁ֜וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,everymanH376tohispossessionלַאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹla.'a.chu.za.ToH272,intotheirowncitiesלְעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.'a.rei.HemH5892.

2AndHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֡הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396appointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֣דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975thecoursesofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְ֠הַלְוִיִּםVe.hal.vi.yimH3881aftertheircourses,everymanH376accordingtohisserviceעֲבֹדָת֗וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656,boththepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881,forburnt-offeringsandforpeace-offerings,tominister,andtogiveוּלְהֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.DotH3034thanksH3034,andtopraiseוּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.LelH1984inthegatesH8179ofthecampמַחֲנ֥וֹתma.cha.NotH4264ofJehovah.

3Heappointedוְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑יםve.la.mo.'a.DimH4150alsotheking’sהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428portionוּמְנָת֩u.me.NatH4521ofhissubstancefortheburnt-offerings,towit,forthemorningהַבֹּ֣קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242andeveningוְהָעֶ֔רֶבve.ha.'E.revH6153burnt-offerings,andtheburnt-offeringsforthesabbathsלַשַּׁבָּת֖וֹתla.sha.ba.TotH7676,andforthenewוְלֶחֳדָשִׁ֣יםve.le.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320,andforthesetfeastsH4150,asitiswrittenH3789inthelawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451ofJehovah.

4Moreoverhecommandedthepeopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971thatdweltH3427inJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389togiveלָתֵ֕תla.TetH5414theportionמְנָ֥תme.NatH4521ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,thattheymightgiveH5414themselvestothelawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451ofJehovah.

5AndassoonasthecommandmentcameH935abroad,thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478gaveinabundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230thefirst-fruitsofgrainדָּגָ֗ןda.GanH1715,newתִּיר֤וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,andoilוְיִצְהָר֙ve.yitz.HarH3323,andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,andofalltheincreaseH7235ofthefieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704;andthetitheוּמַעְשַׂ֥רu.ma'.SarH4643ofallthingsH1697broughtH935theyinabundantly.

6AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063,thatdweltהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063,theyalsoגַּם־gam-H1571broughtH935inthetitheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643ofoxenH1241andsheepH6629,andthetitheוּמַעְשַׂ֣רu.ma'.SarH4643ofdedicatedthingsקָֽדָשִׁ֔יםka.da.ShimH6944whichwereconsecratedH6942untoJehovahtheirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,andlaidthembyheapsH6194.

7Inthethirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320theybeganH2490tolaythefoundationoftheheapsהָעֲרֵמ֖וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194,andfinishedכִּלּֽוּ׃ סki.LuH3615themintheseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthוּבַחֹ֥דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320.

8AndwhenHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396andtheprincesH8269cameH935andsawH7200theheapsהָעֲרֵמ֑וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194,theyblessedH1288Jehovah,andhispeopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

9ThenHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396questionedthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881concerningtheheapsהָעֲרֵמֽוֹת׃ha.'a.re.MotH6194.

10AndAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֧הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thechiefH7218priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548,ofthehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofZadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659,answeredhimandsaidH559,Sincethepeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971beganH2490tobringלָבִ֣יאla.Vi'H935theoblationsintothehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovah,wehaveeatenH398andhadenough,andhaveleftH3498plenty:forJehovahhathblessedH1288hispeopleH5971;andthatwhichisleftH3498isthisgreatstore.

11ThenHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396commandedtoprepareH3559chambersinthehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah;andtheypreparedH3559them;

12andtheybroughtH935intheoblationsandthetithesוְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֛רve.ha.ma.'a.SerH4643andthededicatedthingsוְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםve.ha.ko.da.ShimH6944faithfully.AndoverthemConaniahtheLeviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881wasrulerH5057,andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֥יve.shim.'IH8096hisbrotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251wassecondמִשְׁנֶֽה׃mish.NehH4932;

13andJehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֡לvi.chi.'ElH3171,andAzaziahוַ֠עֲזַזְיָהוּVa.'a.zaz.ya.huH5812,andNahathוְנַ֨חַתve.Na.chatH5184,andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֜לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,andJerimothוִֽירִימ֤וֹתvi.ri.MotH3406,andJozabadוְיוֹזָבָד֙ve.yo.za.VadH3107,andElielוֶאֱלִיאֵ֣לve.'e.li.'ElH447,andIsmachiah,andMahathוּמַ֖חַתu.Ma.chatH4287,andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֑הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141,wereoverseersפְּקִידִ֗יםpe.ki.DimH6496underthehandמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027ofConaniahandShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251,bytheappointmentofHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838therulerנְגִ֥ידne.GidH5057ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

14AndKoreוְקוֹרֵ֨אve.ko.Re'H6981thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofImnahיִמְנָ֤הyim.NahH3232theLeviteהַלֵּוִי֙ha.le.ViH3881,theporterattheeastלַמִּזְרָ֔חָהla.miz.Ra.chahH4217gate,wasoverthefreewill-offeringsofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,todistributetheoblationsofJehovah,andthemostholyוְקָדְשֵׁ֖יve.ka.de.SheiH6944thingsהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944.

15AndunderhimwereEdenעֵ֣דֶן'E.denH5731,andMiniaminוּ֠מִנְיָמִןU.min.ya.minH4509,andJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֨וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442,andShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הוּu.she.ma'.Ya.huH8098,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֧הוּ'a.mar.Ya.huH568,andShecaniahוּשְׁכַנְיָ֛הוּu.she.khan.Ya.huH7935,inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,intheirofficeoftrust,togiveH5414totheirbrethrenbycourses,aswelltothegreatכַּגָּד֖וֹלka.ga.DolH1419astothesmallכַּקָּטָֽן׃ka.ka.TanH6996:

16besidesthemthatwerereckonedbygenealogyהִתְיַחְשָׂ֣םhit.yach.SamH3187ofmalesH2145,fromthreeשָׁל֤וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141oldandupwardוּלְמַ֔עְלָהu.le.Ma'.lahH4605, eveneveryonethatenteredintothehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJehovah,asthedutyבְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֖םbe.mish.me.ro.TamH4931ofeverydayH3117required,fortheirserviceלַעֲב֣וֹדָתָ֔םla.'a.Vo.da.TamH5656intheirofficesaccordingtotheircourses;

17andthemthatwerereckonedbygenealogyofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548bytheirfathers’H1housesלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004,andtheLevitesוְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םve.Hal.vi.YimH3881fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldandupwardוּלְמָ֑עְלָהu.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605,intheirofficesbytheircourses;

18andthemthatwerereckonedbygenealogyofalltheirlittleטַפָּ֧םta.PamH2945onesH2945,theirwivesH802,andtheirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.HemH1121,andtheirdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323,throughallthecongregation:forintheirofficeoftrusttheysanctifiedH6942themselvesinholinessקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944.

19AlsoforthesonsH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,thatwereinthefieldsבִּשְׂדֵ֨יbis.DeiH7704ofthesuburbsoftheircitiesH5892,ineverycityH5892,thereweremenH376thatwerementionedbynameH8034,togiveH5414portionsמָנ֗וֹתma.NotH4490toallthemalesזָכָר֙za.KharH2145amongthepriestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548,andtoallthatwerereckonedbygenealogyH3187amongtheLevitesבַּלְוִיִּֽם׃bal.vi.YimH3881.

20AndthusdidHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396throughoutallJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;andhewroughtthatwhichwasgoodהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896andrightוְהַיָּשָׁר֙ve.hai.ya.SharH3477andfaithfulbeforeJehovahhisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

21Andineveryworkמַעֲשֶׂ֞הma.'a.SehH4639thathebeganH2490intheserviceבַּעֲבוֹדַ֣תba.'a.vo.DatH5656ofthehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andinthelawוּבַתּוֹרָה֙u.va.to.RahH8451,andinthecommandmentsוּבַמִּצְוָ֔הu.va.mitz.VahH4687,toseekלִדְרֹ֖שׁlid.RoshH1875hisGodלֵֽאלֹהָ֑יוle.lo.HavH430,hediditwithallhisheartלְבָב֥וֹle.va.VoH3824,andprospered.

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