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2 Chronicles 20:14-21

14Then the Spiritר֣וּחַRu.achH7307of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameהָיְתָ֤הha.ye.TahH1961uponעָלָיו֙'a.LavH5921Jahazielוְיַחֲזִיאֵ֡לve.ya.cha.zi.'ElH3166sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֡הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Benaiahבְּ֠נָיָהBe.na.yahH1141,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jeielיְעִיאֵ֧לye.'i.'ElH3273,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Mattaniahמַתַּנְיָ֛הma.tan.YahH4983,a Leviteהַלֵּוִ֖יha.le.ViH3881fromמִן־min-H4480Asaph’sאָסָ֑ף'a.SafH623descendantsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121, as he stoodin the midstבְּת֖וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the assemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

15And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Listenהַקְשִׁ֤יבוּhak.Shi.vuH7181,allכָל־khol-H3605you peopleוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389!Listen, Kingוְהַמֶּ֖לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092!This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068אַ֠תֶּם'A.temH859saysאָמַ֨ר'a.MarH559: ‘Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְא֤וּ וְאַל־ti.re.'U ve.'al-H3372 H408or discouragedתֵּחַ֙תּוּ֙te.Cha.tuH2865because ofמִפְּנֵ֨יmi.pe.NeiH6440thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088vastהָרָב֙ha.RavH7227armyהֶהָמ֤וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995,forכִּ֣יkiH3588the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֖הha.mil.cha.MahH4421does not belongלֹ֥אlo'H3808to you,butכִּ֥יkiH3588to Godלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

16Tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279you are to march downרְד֣וּre.DuH3381against themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921.You will see themהִנָּ֥םhi.NamH2005coming upעֹלִ֖ים'o.LimH5927the Ascentבְּמַעֲלֵ֣הbe.ma.'a.LehH4608of Zizהַצִּ֑יץha.TzitzH6732,and you will findוּמְצָאתֶ֤םu.me.tza.TemH4672themאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853at the endבְּס֣וֹףbe.SofH5490of the valleyהַנַּ֔חַלha.Na.chalH5158facingפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440the Wildernessמִדְבַּ֥רmid.BarH4057of Jeruelיְרוּאֵֽל׃ye.ru.'ElH3385.

17Youneed notלֹ֥אlo'H3808fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898thisבָּזֹ֑אתba.ZotH2063battle.Take up your positionsהִתְיַצְּב֣וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320,stand firmעִמְד֡וּ'im.DuH5975,and seeוּרְא֣וּu.re.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853the salvationיְשׁוּעַת֩ye.shu.'AtH3444of the LORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068on your behalfעִמָּכֶ֜ם'i.ma.KhemH5973,O Judahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389.Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְאוּ֙ וְאַל־ti.re.'U ve.'al-H3372 H408or discouragedתֵּחַ֔תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865.Go outצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318and face themלִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.HemH6440tomorrowמָחָר֙ma.CharH4279,for the LORDוַיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068is with youעִמָּכֶֽם׃'i.ma.KhemH5973.’”

18Then Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092bowedוַיִּקֹּ֧דvai.yi.KodH6915facedownאַפַּ֖יִם אָ֑רְצָה'a.Pa.yim 'A.re.tzahH639 H776,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Judahיְהוּדָ֞הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389fell downנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812Himלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

19And the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֛םhal.vi.YimH3881fromמִן־min-H4480the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֖ים וּמִן־ha.ke.ha.Tim u.min-H1121 H6956 H4480and Korahitesהַקָּרְחִ֑יםha.ka.re.ChimH7145stood upוַיָּקֻ֧מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965to praiseלְהַלֵּ֗לle.ha.LelH1984the LORDלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,shouting in a very loudגָּד֖וֹל לְמָֽעְלָה׃ga.Dol le.Ma.'e.lahH1419 H4605voiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963.

20Early in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242they got upוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925and leftוַיֵּצְא֖וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318for the Wildernessלְמִדְבַּ֣רle.mid.BarH4057of Tekoaתְּק֑וֹעַte.Ko.a'H8620.As they set outוּבְצֵאתָ֞םu.ve.tze.TamH3318,Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stood upעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Hear meשְׁמָע֗וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085,O peopleוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.Believeהַאֲמִ֜ינוּha.'a.Mi.nuH539in the LORDבַּיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and you will be upheldוְתֵ֣אָמֵ֔נוּve.Te.'a.Me.nuH539;believeהַאֲמִ֥ינוּha.'a.Mi.nuH539in His prophetsבִנְבִיאָ֖יוvin.vi.'AvH5030,and you will succeedוְהַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ve.hatz.Li.chuH6743.”

21Then Jehoshaphat consultedוַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'AtzH3289withאֶל־'el-H413the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and appointed thoseוַיַּעֲמֵ֤דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975who would singמְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙me.sho.ra.RimH7891to the LORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068and praiseוּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםu.me.ha.LimH1984the splendorלְהַדְרַת־le.had.rat-H1927of His holinessקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944.As they went outבְּצֵאת֙be.tzeTH3318beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the armyהֶֽחָל֔וּץhe.cha.LutzH2502,they were singingוְאֹֽמְרִים֙ve.'o.me.RimH559: “Give thanksהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034to the LORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,forכִּ֥יkiH3588His loving devotionחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617endures foreverלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.”

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