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2 Chronicles 29:4-10

4Then he brought inוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935אֶת־'et-H853the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881and gathered themוַיַּֽאַסְפֵ֖םvai.ya.'as.FemH622in the squareלִרְח֥וֹבlir.ChovH7339on the east sideהַמִּזְרָֽח׃ha.miz.RachH4217.

5“Listen to meשְׁמָע֣וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085,O Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881,”he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “Consecrateהִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֗וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258and consecrateוְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ve.ka.de.ShuH6942אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.Removeוְהוֹצִ֥יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318fromמִן־min-H4480the Holy Placeהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944אֶת־'et-H853every impurityהַנִּדָּ֖הha.ni.DahH5079.

6Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1were unfaithfulמָעֲל֣וּma.'a.LuH4603and didוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.They abandoned Himוַיַּֽעַזְבֻ֑הוּvai.ya.'az.Vu.huH5800,turned their facesפְנֵיהֶ֛םfe.nei.HemH6440awayוַיַּסֵּ֧בּוּvai.yas.Se.buH5437from the dwelling placeמִמִּשְׁכַּ֥ןmi.mish.KanH4908of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and turnedוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414their backs on Himעֹֽרֶף׃'O.refH6203.

7They alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571shutסָֽגְר֞וּsa.ge.RuH5462the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the porticoהָאוּלָ֗םha.'u.LamH197and extinguishedוַיְכַבּוּ֙vay.kha.BuH3518אֶת־'et-H853the lampsהַנֵּר֔וֹתha.ne.RotH5216.They did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808burnהִקְטִ֑ירוּhik.Ti.ruH6999incenseוּקְטֹ֖רֶתu.ke.To.retH7004orלֹא־lo'-H3808presentהֶעֱל֣וּhe.'e.LuH5927burnt offeringsוְעֹלָה֙ve.'o.LahH5930in the Holy Placeבַקֹּ֔דֶשׁva.Ko.deshH6944of the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Therefore, the wrathקֶ֣צֶףKe.tzefH7110of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068has fallenוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961uponעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and He has made themוַיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414an object of terrorH2113,horrorלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047,and scornוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הve.lish.re.KahH8322,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859can seeרֹאִ֖יםro.'ImH7200with your own eyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

9For beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,thisזֹֽאת׃ZotH2063is whyעַל־'al-H5921our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307by the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719,and our sonsוּבָנֵ֨ינוּu.va.Nei.nuH1121and daughtersוּבְנוֹתֵ֧ינוּu.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323and wivesוְנָשֵׁ֛ינוּve.na.Shei.nuH802are in captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֖יba.she.ViH7628.

10Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258it is inעִם־'im-H5973my heartלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824to makeלִכְר֣וֹתlikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285with the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,so that His fierce angerחֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ׃cha.Ron 'a.PoH2740 H639will turn awayוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725from usמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480.

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