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2 Chronicles 19:8-11

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.

9He commanded themוַיְצַ֥ו עֲלֵיהֶ֖םvay.Tzav 'a.lei.HemH6680 H5921,sayingלֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּ֤הle.Mor kohH559 H3541, “You must serveתַעֲשׂוּן֙ta.'a.SunH6213faithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֖הbe.'e.mu.NahH530and wholeheartedlyוּבְלֵבָ֥ב שָׁלֵֽם׃u.ve.le.Vav sha.LemH8003 H3824in the fearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.

10For everyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605disputeרִיב֩rivH7379thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834comesיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935before youעֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.KhemH5921from your brothersמֵאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם׀me.'a.chei.KhemH251who dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֣יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֗םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892—whetherבֵּֽין־bein-H996it regardsbloodshedדָּ֣ם׀damH1818or some other violationלְדָם֮le.DamH1818ofבֵּין־bein-H996lawתּוֹרָ֣הto.RahH8451,commandmentsלְמִצְוָה֮le.mitz.VahH4687,statutesלְחֻקִּ֣יםle.chu.KimH2706,or ordinancesוּלְמִשְׁפָּטִים֒u.le.mish.pa.TimH4941—you are to warn themוְהִזְהַרְתֶּ֣םve.hiz.har.TemH2094אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853,so that they will notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808incur guiltיֶאְשְׁמוּ֙ye'.she.MuH816before the LORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068and wrathקֶ֥צֶףKe.tzefH7110will not comeוְהָֽיָה־ve.ha.yah-H1961upon youעֲלֵיכֶ֖ם'a.lei.KhemH5921andוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֑ם'a.chei.KhemH251.Doתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213thisכֹּ֥הkohH3541,and you will notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808incur guiltתֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃te'.Sha.muH816.

11Note thatוְהִנֵּ֡הve.hi.NehH2009Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֣הוּ'a.mar.Ya.huH568,the chiefהָרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218priestכֹהֵן֩kho.HenH3548,will be over youעֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.KhemH5921in allלְכֹ֣לle.KholH3605that pertainsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697to the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and Zebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֨הוּu.ze.vad.Ya.huH2069sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֜אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,the rulerהַנָּגִ֤ידha.na.GidH5057of the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,in allלְכֹ֣לle.KholH3605that pertainsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.And the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881will serve asofficersוְשֹׁטְרִ֥יםve.sho.te.RimH7860before youלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440.Actוַעֲשׂ֔וּva.'a.SuH6213resolutelyחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388;may the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beוִיהִ֥יvi.HiH1961withעִם־'im-H5973the uprightהַטּֽוֹב׃ פha.TovH2896!”

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