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2 Chronicles 15:1-8

1Now the Spiritר֥וּחַRu.achH7307of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃'E.lo.HimH430cameהָיְתָ֥הha.ye.TahH1961uponעָלָ֖יו'a.LavH5921Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֙הוּ֙va.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Odedעוֹדֵ֔דo.DedH5752.

2So he went outוַיֵּצֵא֮vai.ye.Tze'H3318to meetלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Asaאָסָא֒'a.Sa'H609and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Listen to meשְׁמָע֕וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085,Asaאָסָ֖א'a.Sa'H609and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144.The LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068is with youעִמָּכֶם֙'i.ma.KhemH5973when you areבִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶ֣םbih.yot.KhemH1961with Himעִמּ֔וֹi.MoH5973.Ifוְאִֽם־ve.'im-H518you seek Himתִּדְרְשֻׁ֙הוּ֙tid.re.Shu.huH1875,He will be foundיִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'H4672by you,but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you forsake Himתַּעַזְבֻ֖הוּta.'az.Vu.huH5800,He will forsakeיַעֲזֹ֥בya.'a.ZoH5800youאֶתְכֶֽם׃ ס'et.KhemH853.

3For manyרַבִּ֖יםra.BimH7227yearsוְיָמִ֥יםve.ya.MimH3117Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478has been withoutלְלֹ֣א׀le.Lo'H3808the trueאֱמֶ֗ת'e.MetH571Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430,withoutוּלְלֹ֛אu.le.Lo'H3808a priestכֹּהֵ֥ןko.HenH3548to instruct themמוֹרֶ֖הmo.RehH3384,and withoutוּלְלֹ֥אu.le.Lo'H3808the lawתוֹרָֽה׃to.RahH8451.

4But in their distressבַּצַּר־ba.tzar-H6862they turnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725toעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and sought Himוַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּvay.vak.Shu.huH1245,and He was foundוַיִּמָּצֵ֥אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672by them.

5In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysוּבָעִתִּ֣יםu.va.'i.TimH6256there was noאֵ֥ין'einH369safetyשָׁל֖וֹםsha.LomH7965for travelersלַיּוֹצֵ֣א וְלַבָּ֑אlai.yo.Tze' ve.la.Ba'H3318 H935,becauseכִּ֚יkiH3588the residentsיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יyo.she.VeiH3427of the landsהָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃ha.'a.ra.TzotH776hadעַ֥ל כָּל־'al kol-H5921 H3605manyרַבּ֔וֹתra.BotH7227conflictsמְהוּמֹ֣תme.hu.MotH4103.

6Nationגוֹי־goy-H1471was crushedוְכֻתְּת֥וּve.khu.te.TuH3807by nationבְּג֖וֹיbe.GoyH1471,and cityוְעִ֣ירve.'IrH5892by cityבְּעִ֑ירbe.'IrH5892,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Godאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430afflicted themהֲמָמָ֖םha.ma.MamH2000with all kinds ofבְּכָל־be.kholH3605adversityצָרָֽה׃tza.RahH6869.

7But as for youוְאַתֶּ֣םve.'a.TemH859,be strongחִזְק֔וּchiz.KuH2388;do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408be discouragedיִרְפּ֖וּ יְדֵיכֶ֑םyir.Pu ye.dei.KhemH7503 H3027,forכִּ֛יkiH3588your workלִפְעֻלַּתְכֶֽם׃ סlif.'u.lat.KhemH6468will beיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426rewardedשָׂכָ֖רsa.KharH7939.”

8When Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609heardוְכִשְׁמֹ֨עַve.khish.Mo.a'H8085theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697and the prophecyוְהַנְּבוּאָה֮ve.ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016of Azariah son of Odedעֹדֵ֣ד'o.DedH5752the prophetהַנָּבִיא֒ha.na.Vi'H5030,he took courageהִתְחַזַּ֗קhit.cha.ZakH2388and removedוַיַּעֲבֵ֤רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674the detestable idolsהַשִּׁקּוּצִים֙ha.shi.ku.TzimH8251fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480the wholeמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144and from the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had capturedלָכַ֖דla.KhadH3920in the hill countryמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669.He then restoredוַיְחַדֵּשׁ֙vay.cha.DeshH2318אֶת־'et-H853the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068thatאֲשֶׁ֕ר'a.SherH834was in frontלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the porticoאוּלָ֥ם'u.LamH197of the LORD’s templeיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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