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2 Chronicles 19:5-8

5He appointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975judgesשֹֽׁפְטִ֜יםsho.fe.TimH8199in the landבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776,in each ofבְּכָל־be.kholH3605עָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892לְעִ֥ירle.'IrH5892the fortifiedהַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesוָעִֽיר׃va.'IrH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063.

6Then he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the judgesהַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199, “Consider carefullyרְאוּ֙re.'UH7200whatמָֽה־mah-H4100youאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859doעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213,forכִּ֣יkiH3588you are notלֹ֧אlo'H3808judgingתִּשְׁפְּט֖וּtish.pe.TuH8199for manלְאָדָ֛םle.'a.DamH120,butכִּ֣יkiH3588for the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,who is with youוְעִמָּכֶ֖םve.'i.ma.KhemH5973when you render judgmentבִּדְבַ֥ר מִשְׁפָּֽט׃bid.Var mish.PatH1697 H4941.

7And nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258,may the fearפַֽחַד־fa.chad-H6343of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beיְהִ֥יye.HiH1961upon youעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921.Be carefulשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104what you doוַעֲשׂ֔וּva.'a.SuH6213,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588withעִם־'im-H5973the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430there is noאֵ֞ין'einH369injusticeעַוְלָ֛ה'av.LahH5766or partialityוּמַשֹּׂ֥א פָנִ֖יםu.ma.So' fa.NimH4856 H6440or briberyוּמִקַּח־ שֹֽׁחַד׃u.mi.kach- Sho.chadH4727 H7810.”

8Moreoverוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571,Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֜טye.ho.sha.FatH3092appointedהֶעֱמִ֨ידhe.'e.MidH5975in Jerusalemבִּ֠ירוּשָׁלִַםBi.ru.sha.limH3389some ofמִן־min-H4480the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881,priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and headsוּמֵרָאשֵׁ֤יu.me.ra.SheiH7218of the Israeliteלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478familiesהָאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1to judgeלְמִשְׁפַּ֥טle.mish.PatH4941on behalf of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and to settle disputesוְלָרִ֑יבve.la.RivH7379.And they livedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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