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2 Chronicles 31:1-10

1When allכָּל־kol-H3605thisזֹ֗אתZotH2063had endedוּכְכַלּ֣וֹתu.khe.kha.LotH3615,the Israelitesכָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לkol- Yis.ra.'ElH3605 H3478in attendanceהַֽנִּמְצְאִים֮ha.nim.tze.'ImH4672went outיָצְא֨וּya.tze.'UH3318to the citiesלְעָרֵ֣יle.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063and broke upוַיְשַׁבְּר֣וּvay.sha.be.RuH7665the sacred pillarsהַמַּצֵּב֣וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676,chopped downוַיְגַדְּע֣וּvay.ga.de.'UH1438the Asherah polesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֡יםha.'a.she.RimH842,and tore downוַיְנַתְּצ֣וּvay.na.te.TzuH5422אֶת־'et-H853the high placesהַ֠בָּמוֹתHa.ba.motH1116וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֞תha.miz.be.ChotH4196throughoutמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֧הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֛ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,as well as in Ephraimוּבְאֶפְרַ֥יִםu.ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669and Manassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519,untilעַד־'ad-H5704they had utterly destroyed them allלְכַלֵּ֑הle.kha.LehH3615.Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the Israelitesבְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478returnedוַיָּשׁ֜וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to their citiesלְעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.'a.rei.HemH5892,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to his own propertyלַאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹla.'a.chu.za.ToH272.

2Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֡הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396reestablishedוַיַּעֲמֵ֣דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975אֶת־'et-H853the divisionsמַחְלְק֣וֹתmach.le.KotH4256of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְ֠הַלְוִיִּם עַֽל־Ve.hal.vi.yim 'al-H3881 H5921—each of themאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376מַחְלְקוֹתָ֞םmach.le.ko.TamH4256according toכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310their dutiesעֲבֹדָת֗וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656as priestsלַכֹּהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548or Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881—for the burnt offeringsלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930and peace offeringsוְלִשְׁלָמִ֑יםve.lish.la.MimH8002,for ministryלְשָׁרֵת֙le.sha.RetH8334,for giving thanksוּלְהֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.DotH3034,and for singing praisesוּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.LelH1984at the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068dwellingמַחֲנ֥וֹתma.cha.NotH4264.

3The kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428contributedוּמְנָת֩u.me.NatH4521fromמִן־min-H4480his own possessionsרְכוּשׁ֜וֹre.khu.ShoH7399for the regular morningהַבֹּ֣קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242and eveningלָעֹל֗וֹת וְהָעֶ֔רֶבla.'o.Lot ve.ha.'E.revH6153 H5930burnt offeringsלְעֹלוֹת֙le.'o.lOtH5930and for the burnt offeringsוְהָ֣עֹל֔וֹתve.Ha.'o.LotH5930on the Sabbathsלַשַּׁבָּת֖וֹתla.sha.ba.TotH7676,New Moonsוְלֶחֳדָשִׁ֣יםve.le.cho.da.ShimH2320,and appointed feastsוְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑יםve.la.mo.'a.DimH4150,as writtenכַּכָּת֖וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Moreover, he commandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559the peopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971livingלְיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יle.yo.she.VeiH3427in Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to makeלָתֵ֕תla.TetH5414a contributionמְנָ֥תme.NatH4521for the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881so thatלְמַ֥עַןle.Ma.'anH4616they could devote themselvesיֶחֶזְק֖וּye.chez.KuH2388to the Lawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5As soon as the orderהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697went outוְכִפְרֹ֣ץve.khif.RotzH6555,the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478generously providedהִרְבּ֤וּhir.BuH7235the firstfruitsרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225of the grainדָּגָ֗ןda.GanH1715,new wineתִּיר֤וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492,oilוְיִצְהָר֙ve.yitz.HarH3323,and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,and of allוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605the produceתְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'AtH8393of the fieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704,and they brought inהֵבִֽיאוּ׃he.Vi.'uH935an abundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230—a titheוּמַעְשַׂ֥רu.ma'.SarH4643of everythingהַכֹּ֛לha.KolH3605.

6And the Israelitesוּבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣לu.ve.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478and Judahitesוִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063who livedהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063הֵ֗םHemH1992alsoגַּם־gam-H1571broughtהֵבִ֕יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935a titheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643of their herdsבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241and flocksוָצֹ֔אןva.TzonH6629and a titheוּמַעְשַׂ֣רu.ma'.SarH4643of the holy thingsקָֽדָשִׁ֔יםka.da.ShimH6944consecratedהַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖יםham.ku.da.ShimH6942to the LORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and they laid themוַֽיִּתְּנ֖וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414in large heapsH6194.

7In the thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320they beganהֵחֵ֥לּוּhe.Che.luH2490building upלְיִסּ֑וֹדle.yi.SodH3245the heapsהָעֲרֵמ֖וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194,and they finishedכִּלּֽוּ׃ סki.LuH3615in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthוּבַחֹ֥דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320.

8When Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396and his officialsוְהַשָּׂרִ֔יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935and viewedוַיִּרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH7200אֶת־'et-H853the heapsהָעֲרֵמ֑וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194,they blessedוַֽיְבָרֲכוּ֙vay.va.ra.KhuH1288אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and His peopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

9Then Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396questionedוַיִּדְרֹ֣שׁvai.yid.RoshH1875the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesעַל־ וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם'al- ve.hal.vi.YimH3881 H5921aboutעַל־'al-H5921the heapsהָעֲרֵמֽוֹת׃ha.'a.re.MotH6194,

10and Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֧הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838,the chiefהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548of the householdלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Zadokוַיֹּ֣אמֶר צָד֑וֹקvai.Yo.mer tza.DokH6659 H559,answeredוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “Since the people beganמֵהָחֵ֨לme.ha.ChelH2490to bringלָבִ֣יאla.Vi'H935their contributionsהַתְּרוּמָ֜הha.te.ru.MahH8641into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,we have had enoughוְשָׂב֤וֹעַve.sa.Vo.a'H7646to eatאָכ֨וֹל'a.KholH398,and there is plentyלָר֔וֹבla.RovH7230left overוְהוֹתֵר֙ עַד־ve.ho.Ter 'ad-H3498 H5704,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068has blessedבֵּרַ֣ךְbe.RakhH1288אֶת־'et-H853His peopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971;thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088great abundanceהֶהָמ֥וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995is what is left overוְהַנּוֹתָ֖רve.ha.no.TarH3498אֶת־'et-H853.”

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