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2 Chronicles 29:4-17

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.

11Nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258,my sonsבָּנַ֕יba.NaiH1121,do notאַל־'al-H408be negligentתִּשָּׁל֑וּti.sha.LuH7952,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has chosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977youto standלַעֲמֹ֤דla.'a.ModH5975before Himלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440,to serve Himלְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.ToH8334,toוְלִהְי֥וֹתve.lih.YotH1961ministerמְשָׁרְתִ֥יםme.sha.re.TimH8334before Him,and to burn incenseוּמַקְטִרִֽים׃ סu.mak.ti.RimH6999.”

12Then the Levitesהַ֠לְוִיִּםHal.vi.yimH3881set to workוַיָּקֻ֣מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965:Mahathמַ֣חַתMa.chatH4287sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Amasaiעֲמָשַׂ֞י'a.ma.SaiH6022and Joelוְיוֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH3100sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azariahעֲזַרְיָהוּ֮'a.zar.ya.HuH5838fromמִן־min-H4480the Kohathitesבְּנֵ֣י הַקְּהָתִי֒be.Nei ha.ke.ha.TiH1121 H6956וּמִן־u.min-H4480בְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121;Kishקִ֚ישׁkishH7027sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abdiעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5660and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehallelelיְהַלֶּלְאֵ֑לye.ha.lel.'ElH3094from the Meraritesמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847;Joahיוֹאָח֙yo.'AchH3098sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zimmahזִמָּ֔הzi.MahH2155and Edenוְעֵ֖דֶןve.'E.denH5731sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joahיוֹאָֽח׃yo.'AchH3098fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480the Gershonitesהַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔יha.Ge.re.shu.NiH1649;

13Shimriשִׁמְרִ֖יshim.RiH8113and Jeuelוִיעִיאֵ֑לvi.'u.'elH3273fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480the Elizaphanitesבְּנֵי֙ אֱלִ֣יצָפָ֔ןbe.Nei 'e.Li.tza.FanH1121 H469;Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148and Mattaniahוּמַתַּנְיָֽהוּ׃ סu.ma.tan.Ya.huH4983fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480the Asaphitesבְּנֵ֣י אָסָ֔ףbe.Nei 'a.SafH1121 H623;

14Jehielיְחִיאֵ֣לye.chu.'elH3171and Shimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֑י סve.shim.'IH8096fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480the Hemanitesבְּנֵ֥י הֵימָ֖ןbe.Nei hei.ManH1121 H1968; andShemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הshe.ma'.YahH8098and Uzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ve.'u.zi.'ElH5816fromוּמִן־u.min-H4480the Jeduthunitesבְּנֵ֣י יְדוּת֔וּןbe.Nei ye.du.TunH1121 H3038.

15When they had assembledוַיַּֽאַסְפ֤וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622their brothersאֲחֵיהֶם֙'a.chei.HemH251אֶת־'et-H853and consecrated themselvesוַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּvai.yit.ka.de.ShuH6942,they went inוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to cleanseלְטַהֵ֖רle.ta.HerH2891the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to the commandכְמִצְוַת־khe.mitz.vat-H4687of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428by the wordsבְּדִבְרֵ֣יbe.div.ReiH1697of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

16So the priestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548wentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935insideלִפְנִ֣ימָהlif.Ni.mahH6441the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068to cleanseלְטַהֵר֒le.ta.HerH2891it,and they brought outוַיּוֹצִ֗יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318אֵ֤ת'etH853to the courtyardלַחֲצַ֖רla.cha.TzarH2691יְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068בֵּ֣יתbeitH1004allכָּל־kol-H3605the unclean thingsהַטֻּמְאָה֙ha.tum.'AhH2932thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they foundמָֽצְאוּ֙ma.tze.'UH4672in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Then the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881tookוַֽיְקַבְּלוּ֙vay.ka.be.LuH6901these thingsand carriedלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318themoutחֽוּצָה׃Chu.tzahH2351to the Kidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939Valleyלְנַֽחַל־le.na.chal-H5158.

17They beganוַ֠יָּחֵלּוּVai.ya.che.luH2490the consecrationלְקַדֵּשׁ֒le.ka.DeshH6942on the firstבְּאֶחָ֞דbe.'e.ChadH259day of the firstהָרִאשׁוֹן֮ha.ri.shOnH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,and on the eighthשְׁמוֹנָ֣הshe.mo.NahH8083dayוּבְי֧וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֗דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320they reachedבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935the porticoלְאוּלָ֣םle.'u.LamH197of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.For eightשְׁמוֹנָ֑הshe.mo.NahH8083moredaysלְיָמִ֣יםle.ya.MimH3117they consecratedוַיְקַדְּשׁ֥וּvay.ka.de.ShuH6942אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068itself,finishingכִּלּֽוּ׃ סki.LuH3615on the sixteenthשִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רshi.Shah 'a.SarH8337 H6240dayוּבְי֨וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of the firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

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