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2 Chronicles 34:8-20

8Now in the eighteenthשְׁמוֹנֶ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearוּבִשְׁנַ֨תu.vish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֔וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,in order to cleanseלְטַהֵ֥רle.ta.HerH2891the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and the templeוְהַבָּ֑יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,Josiah sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971אֶת־'et-H853Shaphanשָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanH8227sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azaliahאֲצַלְיָ֜הוּ'a.tzal.Ya.huH683וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֣הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641the governorשַׂר־sar-H8269of the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,andוְ֠אֵתVe.'etH853Joahיוֹאָ֤חyo.'AchH3098sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joahazיֽוֹאָחָז֙yo.'a.ChazH3099,the recorderהַמַּזְכִּ֔ירha.maz.KirH2142,to repairלְחַזֵּ֕קle.cha.ZekH2388אֶת־'et-H853the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

9So they wentוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ׀chil.ki.Ya.huH2518the highהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנוּ֮vai.yi.te.NuH5414himאֶת־'et-H853the moneyהַכֶּסֶף֮ha.ke.SefH3701that had been broughtהַמּוּבָ֣אha.mu.Va'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Godאֱלֹהִים֒'E.lo.HimH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֩hal.vi.YimH3881who guardedשֹׁמְרֵ֨יsho.me.ReiH8104the doorsהַסַּ֜ףha.SafH5592had collectedאָסְפֽוּ־'a.se.fu-H622from theמִיַּ֧דmi.YadH3027peopleof Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519and Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֗יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669,from allוּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.KolH3605the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,from allוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,and from the peopleH3427of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.Ru.sha.LimH3389.

10They put itוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414intoעַל־'al-H5921the handsיַד֙yadH3027of those supervisingהַמְּלָאכָ֔ה הַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםha.me.la.Khah ha.muf.ka.DimH6485 H4399the workעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,who in turn gaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414itאֹת֜וֹ'o.ToH853to the workmenעוֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֗הo.Sei ha.me.la.KhahH6213 H4399אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834עֹשִׂים֙'o.SimH6213בְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004restoringלִבְדּ֥וֹקliv.DokH918and repairingוּלְחַזֵּ֖קu.le.cha.ZekH2388the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.

11They also gaveוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414moneyto the carpentersלֶחָֽרָשִׁים֙le.cha.ra.ShimH2796and buildersוְלַבֹּנִ֔יםve.la.bo.NimH1129to buyלִקְנוֹת֙lik.nOtH7069dressedמַחְצֵ֔בmach.TzevH4274stoneאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68,as well as timbersוְעֵצִ֖יםve.'e.TzimH6086for couplingsלַֽמְחַבְּר֑וֹתlam.cha.be.RotH4226and beamsוּלְקָרוֹת֙u.le.ka.rOtH7136אֶת־'et-H853for the buildingsהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063had allowed to deteriorateהִשְׁחִ֖יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843.

12And the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩ve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582didעֹשִׂ֨ים'o.SimH6213the workבַּמְּלָאכָ֗ה וַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם׀ba.me.la.Khah va.'a.lei.HemH4399 H5921faithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֜הbe.'e.mu.NahH530.The Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881overseeing themמֻ֠פְקָדִיםMuf.ka.dimH6485were Jahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189and Obadiahוְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662מִן־min-H4480,descendantsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847,and Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֧הu.ze.khar.YahH2148and Meshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֛םu.me.shu.LamH4918מִן־min-H4480,descendantsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Kohathהַקְּהָתִ֖יםha.ke.ha.TimH6956לְנַצֵּ֑חַle.na.Tze.achH5329. OtherLevitesוְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םve.Hal.vi.YimH3881,allכָּל־kol-H3605skilledמֵבִ֖יןme.VinH995with musicalשִֽׁיר׃ShirH7892instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627,

13were overוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5921the laborersהַסַּבָּלִ֗יםha.sa.ba.LimH5449and supervisedוּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙u.me.na.tze.ChimH5329allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605who didעֹשֵׂ֣ה'o.SehH6213the workמְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahH4399,taskלַעֲבוֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656by taskוַעֲבוֹדָ֑הva.'a.vo.DahH5656.Some of the Levitesוּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔םu.me.hal.vi.YimH3881were secretariesסוֹפְרִ֥יםsof.RimH5608,officersוְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםve.sho.te.RimH7860,and gatekeepersוְשׁוֹעֲרִֽים׃ve.sho.'a.RimH7778.

14While they were bringing outוּבְהוֹצִיאָ֣םu.ve.ho.tzi.'AmH3318אֶת־'et-H853the moneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that had been takenהַמּוּבָ֖אha.mu.Va'H935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548אֶת־'et-H853foundמָצָא֙ma.Tza'H4672the Bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Lawתּֽוֹרַת־to.rat-H8451of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068givenbyבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

15And Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֗הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518saidוַיַּ֣עַן וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Ya.'an vai.Yo.merH559 H6030toאֶל־'el-H413Shaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227the scribeהַסּוֹפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608, “I have foundמָצָ֖אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672the Bookסֵ֧פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Lawהַתּוֹרָ֛הha.to.RahH8451in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068!”And heחִלְקִיָּ֛הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518אֶת־'et-H853gaveוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414itהַסֵּ֖פֶרha.Se.ferH5612toאֶל־'el-H413Shaphanשָׁפָֽן׃sha.FanH8227.

16Then Shaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227אֶת־'et-H853broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935the bookהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andע֧וֹדodH5750אֶת־'et-H853הַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428reportedוַיָּ֨שֶׁב דָּבָ֖ר לֵאמֹ֑רvai.Ya.shev da.Var le.MorH7725 H1697 H559, “Your servantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ הֵ֥ם'a.va.Dei.kha hemH5650 H1992are doingעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213allכֹּ֛לkolH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has been placedנִתַּ֥ןni.TanH5414in their handsבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027.

17They have paid outוַיַּתִּ֕יכוּvai.ya.Ti.khuH5413אֶת־'et-H853the moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that was foundהַנִּמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068and have putוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּהוּvai.yi.te.Nu.huH5414it intoעַל־'al-H5921the handsיַד֙yadH3027of the supervisorsהַמֻּפְקָדִ֔ים וְעַל־ha.muf.ka.Dim ve.'al-H6485 H5921andיַ֖דyadH3027workersעוֹשֵׂ֥י הַמְּלָאכָֽה׃o.Sei ha.me.la.KhahH6213 H4399.”

18Moreover, Shaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227the scribeהַסּוֹפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608toldוַיַּגֵּ֞דvai.ya.GedH5046the kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְ לֵאמֹ֔רla.Me.lekh le.MorH4428 H559, “Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518the priestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548has givenנָ֣תַןNa.tanH5414mea bookסֵ֚פֶרSe.ferH5612.”And Shaphanשָׁפָ֖ןsha.FanH8227readוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itin the presenceלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440of the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19וַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961When the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֵ֖ת'etH853heardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451,he toreוַיִּקְרַ֖עvai.yik.Ra'H7167אֶת־'et-H853his clothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899

20andהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֡הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296sonבֶּן־be.no.Sha-H1121of Shaphanשָׁ֠פָןSha.fanH8227וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,Abdonעַבְדּ֨וֹןav.DonH5658sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Micahמִיכָ֜הmi.KhahH4318,וְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853Shaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227the scribeהַסּוֹפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853,and Asaiahעֲשָׂיָ֥ה'a.sa.YahH6222the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֵאמֹֽר׃ha.Me.lekh le.MorH4428 H559:

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