Berean Standard Bible

2 Chronicles 23:2-6

2So they went throughoutוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063and gatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֤וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908אֶת־'et-H853the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and the headsוְרָאשֵׁ֥יve.ra.SheiH7218of the familiesהָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478.And when they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389,

3the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605assemblyהַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.HalH6951madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285withעִם־'im-H5973the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. “Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009,the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶן־ven-H1121!”said Jehoiadaוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “He must reignיִמְלֹ֔ךְyim.LokhH4427,just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068promisedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerningעַל־'al-H5921the descendantsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Davidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

4Thisזֶ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖רzeh ha.da.VarH2088 H1697is whatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you are to doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213:A thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of youpriestsלַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881who come on dutyבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676shall keep watchלְשֹֽׁעֲרֵ֖יle.sho.'a.ReiH7778at the doorsהַסִּפִּֽים׃ha.si.PimH5592,

5a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall be at the royalהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004,and a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992at the Foundationהַיְס֑וֹדhay.SodH3247Gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179,while allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the othersהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971are to be in the courtyardsבְּחַצְר֖וֹתbe.chatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Noוְאַל־ve.'al-H408one is to enterיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068exceptכִּ֤י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and those Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881who serveוְהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣יםve.ham.sha.re.TimH8334;theyהֵ֥מָּהHe.mahH1992may enterיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935becauseכִּי־ki-H3588theyהֵ֑מָּהHe.mahH1992are consecratedקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944,but allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971are to obeyיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104the requirementמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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