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1 Chronicles 15:11-13

11Davidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732summonedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548Zadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659and Abiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54and the Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֗םve.lal.vi.YimH3881Urielלְאֽוּרִיאֵ֤לle.'u.ri.'ElH222,Asaiahעֲשָׂיָה֙'a.sa.YahH6222,Joelוְיוֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH3100,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔הshe.ma'.YahH8098,Elielוֶאֱלִיאֵ֖לve.'e.li.'ElH447,and Amminadabוְעַמִּינָדָֽב׃ve.'a.mi.na.DavH5992.

12And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Youאַתֶּ֛ם'a.TemH859are the headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the Leviticalלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881familiesהָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1.Youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859and your relativesוַאֲחֵיכֶ֔םva.'a.chei.KhemH251must consecrate yourselvesהִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙hit.ka.de.ShuH6942so that you may bringוְהַֽעֲלִיתֶ֗םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927אֵ֣ת'etH853the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,toאֶל־'el-H413the placeI have preparedהֲכִינ֖וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559for it.

13It was becauseכִּ֛יkiH3588you Levitesאַתֶּ֑ם'a.TemH859were not with usלֹ֣אlo'H3808the first timeלְמַבָּרִ֥אשׁוֹנָ֖הle.ma.ba.Ri.sho.NahH4100that the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430burst forth in angerפָּרַ֨ץpa.RatzH6555against us.Forכִּי־ki-H3588we did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808consult Himדְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּde.rash.Nu.huH1875about the proper orderכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ka.mish.PatH4941.”

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