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2 Chronicles 30:18-26

18כִּ֣יkiH3588A large numberמַרְבִּ֣יתmar.BitH4768of the peopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971—manyרַ֠בַּתRa.batH7227from Ephraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֨יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669,Manassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֜הu.me.na.ShehH4519,Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֤רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,and Zebulunוּזְבֻלוּן֙u.ze.vu.LunH2074—had notלֹ֣אlo'H3808purified themselvesהִטֶּהָ֔רוּhi.te.Ha.ruH2891,yetכִּֽי־ki-H3588they ateאָכְל֥וּ'a.khe.LuH398אֶת־'et-H853the Passoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453,contraryבְּלֹ֣אbe.Lo'H3808to what was writtenכַכָּת֑וּבkha.ka.TuvH3789.Butכִּי֩kiH3588Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396intercededהִתְפַּלֵּ֨לhit.pa.LelH6419for themעֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.HemH5921,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “May the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068,who is goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896,provide atonement forיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722everyoneבְּעַֽד׃be.'AdH1157

19whoכָּל־kol-H3605setsהֵכִ֔יןhe.KhinH3559his heartלְבָב֣וֹle.va.VoH3824on seekingלִדְר֛וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Godהָאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430—the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of his fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1—even if he is notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808cleansedaccording to the purificationכְּטָהֳרַ֥תke.to.ho.RatH2893rules of the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ סha.Ko.deshH6944.”

20And the LORDיְהוָה֙ אֶל־Yah.weh 'el-H3068 H413heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396and healedוַיִּרְפָּ֖אvai.yir.Pa'H7495אֶת־'et-H853the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

21The Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלve.nei- Yis.ra.'elH1121 H3478who were presentהַנִּמְצְאִ֨יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389אֶת־'et-H853celebratedוַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213the Feastחַ֧גchagH2282of Unleavened Breadהַמַּצּ֛וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682for sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117with greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419joyבְּשִׂמְחָ֣הbe.sim.ChahH8057,and the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֧םhal.vi.YimH3881and priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548praisedוּֽמְהַלְלִ֣יםu.me.ha.LimH1984the LORDלַ֠יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068dayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117after dayבְּי֞וֹםbe.YomH3117,accompanied by loudעֹ֖ז'ozH5797instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627of praiseto the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

22And Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396encouragedוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר עַל־ לֵב֙vay.da.Ber 'al- levH1696 H5921 H3820allכָּל־kol-H3605the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔ם הַמַּשְׂכִּילִ֥יםhal.vi.Yim ha.mas.ki.LimH3881 H7919who performed skillfullyשֵֽׂכֶל־ ט֖וֹבse.khel- TovH7922 H2896before the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.For sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117they ateוַיֹּאכְל֤וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398אֶת־'et-H853their assigned portionהַמּוֹעֵד֙ha.mo.'EdH4150,sacrificingמְזַבְּחִים֙me.za.be.ChimH2076peaceשְׁלָמִ֔יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077and giving thanksוּמִ֨תְוַדִּ֔יםu.Mit.va.DimH3034to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

23The wholeכָּל־kol-H3605assemblyהַקָּהָ֔לha.ka.HalH6951agreedוַיִּוָּֽעֲצוּ֙vai.yi.va.'a.TzuH3289to observeלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651moreאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117,so they observedוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213sevenשִׁבְעַת־shiv.'at-H7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117with joyשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057.

24Forכִּ֣יkiH3588Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063contributedהֵרִ֨יםhe.RimH7311a thousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505bullsפָּרִים֮pa.RimH6499and sevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֣ים'a.la.FimH505sheepצֹאן֒ סtzoNH6629for the assemblyלַקָּהָ֜לla.ka.HalH6951,and the officialsוְהַשָּׂרִ֞יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269contributedהֵרִ֤ימוּhe.Ri.muH7311a thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505bullsפָּרִ֣יםpa.RimH6499and tenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505sheepוְצֹ֖אןve.TzonH6629for the assemblyלַקָּהָל֙la.ka.HalH6951,and a great numberלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230of priestsכֹהֲנִ֖יםkho.ha.NimH3548consecrated themselvesוַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֥וּvai.yit.ka.de.ShuH6942.

25Then the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605assemblyקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063rejoicedוַֽיִּשְׂמְח֣וּ׀vai.yis.me.ChuH8055along with the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881and the wholeוְכָל־ve.kholH3605assemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951that had comeהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,including the foreignersוְהַגֵּרִ֗יםve.ha.ge.RimH1616who had comeהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935from Israelמֵאֶ֣רֶץ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לme.'E.retz Yis.ra.'ElH776 H3478and those who livedוְהַיּוֹשְׁבִ֖יםve.hai.yo.she.VimH3427in Judahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

26So there wasוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419rejoicingשִׂמְחָֽה־sim.chah-H8057in Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,forכִּ֠יkiH3588nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808like thisכָזֹ֖אתkha.ZotH2063had happened thereבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389since the daysמִימֵ֞יmi.MeiH3117of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.

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