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2 Chronicles 30:5-9

5So they establishedוַיַּֽעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975a decreeדָבָ֗רda.VarH1697to circulateלְהַעֲבִ֨ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674a proclamationק֤וֹלKolH6963throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,from BeershebaH884toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,that the people should comeלָב֞וֹאla.Vo'H935to keepלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the Passoverפֶּ֛סַחPe.sachH6453of the LORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588they had notלֹ֥אlo'H3808observed itעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213in great numbersלָרֹ֛בla.RoH7230as prescribedכַּכָּתֽוּב׃ka.ka.TuvH3789.

6At the commandוּכְמִצְוַ֥תu.khe.mitz.VatH4687of the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the couriersהָרָצִ֨יםha.ra.TzimH7323wentוַיֵּלְכוּ֩vai.ye.le.KhuH1980throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063with lettersבָּֽאִגְּר֜וֹתba.'i.ge.RotH107fromמִיַּ֧דmi.YadH3027the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his officialsוְשָׂרָ֗יוve.sa.RavH8269,which readלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559: “Childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327,and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,so that He may returnוְיָשֹׁב֙ve.ya.ShoH7725toאֶל־'el-H413those of you who remainהַנִּשְׁאֶ֣רֶתha.nish.'E.retH7604,who have escapedהַפְּלֵיטָ֔הha.pe.lei.TahH6413the graspמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

7Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408beתִּֽהְי֗וּtih.YuH1961like your fathersכַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ka.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1and brothersוְכַ֣אֲחֵיכֶ֔םve.Kha.'a.chei.KhemH251whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were unfaithfulמָעֲל֔וּma.'a.LuH4603to the LORDבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,so that He made themוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414an object of horrorלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834youאַתֶּ֥ם'a.TemH859can seeרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200.

8Nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258do notאַל־'al-H408stiffenתַּקְשׁ֥וּtak.ShuH7185your necksעָרְפְּכֶ֖ם'a.re.pe.KhemH6203as your fathersכַּאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑םka.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1did.Submitתְּנוּ־ יָ֣דte.nu- yadH5414 H3027to the LORDלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068and comeוּבֹ֤אוּu.Vo.'uH935to His sanctuaryלְמִקְדָּשׁוֹ֙le.mik.da.ShoH4720,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He has consecratedהִקְדִּ֣ישׁhik.DishH6942foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769.Serveוְעִבְדוּ֙ve.'iv.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,so that His fierce angerחֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ׃cha.Ron 'a.PoH2740 H639will turn awayוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725from you.

9Forכִּ֣יkiH3588if you returnבְשׁוּבְכֶ֞םve.shu.ve.KhemH7725toעַל־'al-H5921the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֨ם'a.chei.KhemH251and sonsוּבְנֵיכֶ֤םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121will receive mercyלְרַחֲמִים֙le.ra.cha.MimH7356in the presenceלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440of their captorsשֽׁוֹבֵיהֶ֔םshoei.HemH7617and will returnוְלָשׁ֖וּבve.la.ShuvH7725to thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063landלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430is graciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587and mercifulוְרַחוּם֙ve.ra.ChumH7349;He will notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808turn His faceפָּנִים֙pa.NimH6440awayיָסִ֤ירya.SirH5493from youifאִם־'im-H518you returnתָּשׁ֖וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725to Himאֵלָֽיו׃ פ'e.LavH413.”

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