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2 Chronicles 35:3-11

3To the Levitesלַ֠לְוִיִּםLal.vi.yimH3881who taughtהַמְּבִינִ֨יםha.me.vu.nimH995allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478and were holyהַקְּדוֹשִׁ֣יםha.ke.do.ShimH6918to the LORDלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068, Josiahsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Putתְּנ֤וּte.NuH5414אֶת־'et-H853the holyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727in the templeבַּ֠בַּיִתBa.ba.yitH1004אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834builtבָּנָ֜הba.NahH1129by Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478.It is not to beאֵין־'ein-H369carried aroundמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853on your shouldersבַּכָּתֵ֑ףba.ka.TefH3802.Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258serveעִבְדוּ֙'iv.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853and His peopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Prepareוְהָכִ֥ינוּve.hi.ko.nuH3559yourselvesby familiesלְבֵית־ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖םle.veit- 'a.vo.tei.KhemH1004 H1in your divisionsכְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיכֶ֑םke.mach.le.ko.tei.ChemH4256,according to the instructions writtenבִּכְתָ֗בbikh.TavH3791by Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478andוּבְמִכְתַּ֖בu.ve.mikh.TavH4385Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010his sonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121.

5Moreover, standוְעִמְד֣וּve.'im.DuH5975in the Holy Placeבַקֹּ֗דֶשׁva.Ko.deshH6944by the divisionsלִפְלֻגּוֹת֙lif.lu.goyTH6391of the familiesבֵּ֣ית הָֽאָב֔וֹתbeit ha.'a.VotH1 H1004of your kinsmenלַאֲחֵיכֶ֖םla.'a.chei.KhemH251the lay peopleבְּנֵ֣י הָעָ֑םbe.Nei ha.'AmH1121 H5971,and by the divisionsוַחֲלֻקַּ֥תva.cha.lu.KatH2515of the familiesבֵּֽית־ אָ֖בbeit- 'avH1 H1004of the Levitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.YimH3881.

6Slaughterוְשַׁחֲט֖וּve.sha.cha.TuH7819the Passover lambsהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453,consecrate yourselvesוְהִתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ve.hit.ka.de.ShuH6942,and make preparationsוְהָכִ֣ינוּve.ha.Khi.nuH3559for your fellow countrymenלַאֲחֵיכֶ֔םla.'a.chei.KhemH251to carry outלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the wordכִּדְבַר־kid.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068givenbyבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.”

7From hisהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428ownמֵרְכ֥וּשׁme.re.KhushH7399flocksצֹ֞אןtzonH6629and herdsJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977contributedוַיָּ֣רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311לִבְנֵ֪יliv.NeiH112130,000שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים אֶ֔לֶףshe.lo.Shim 'E.lefH7970 H505lambsכְּבָשִׂ֣יםke.va.SimH3532andוּבְנֵֽי־u.ve.nei-H1121goatsעִזִּים֮'i.ZimH5795plus 3,000שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֑ים אֵ֖לֶּהshe.Lo.shet 'a.la.Fim 'E.lehH7969 H505 H428bullsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241הַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605for the Passover offeringsלַפְּסָחִים֒la.pe.sa.ChimH6453for allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֟םha.'AmH5971who were presentהַנִּמְצָ֗א לְמִסְפַּר֙ha.nim.Tza' le.mis.ParH4672 H4557.

8His officialsוְשָׂרָ֞יוve.sa.RavH8269also contributedהֵרִ֑ימוּhe.Ri.muH7311willinglyלִנְדָבָ֥הlin.da.VahH5071to the peopleלָעָ֛םla.'AmH5971and priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֖םve.lal.vi.YimH3881.Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֨הchil.ki.YahH2518,Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֜הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148,and Jehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֗לvi.chi.'ElH3171,the chief officialsנְגִידֵי֙ne.gi.DeiH5057of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,gaveנָתְנ֣וּna.te.NuH5414the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםla.ko.ha.NimH35482,600אַלְפַּ֙יִם֙ וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת'al.Pa.yim ve.Shesh me.'otH505 H8337 H3967Passoverלַפְּסָחִ֗יםla.pe.sa.ChimH6453offeringsand 300שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃she.Losh me.'otH7969 H3967bullsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241.

9Additionally, Conaniahוְ֠כָֽנַנְיָהוּve.kha.v.nan.ya.huH3562and his brothersאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251Shemaiahוּשְׁמַֽעְיָ֨הוּu.she.ma'.Ya.huH8098and Nethanelוּנְתַנְאֵ֜לu.ne.tan.'ElH5417,as well as Hashabiahוַחֲשַׁבְיָ֧הוּva.cha.shav.Ya.huH2811,Jeielוִיעִיאֵ֛לvi.'i.'ElH3273,and Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֖דve.yo.za.VadH3107,officersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881,contributedהֵרִ֨ימוּhe.Ri.muH7311to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֤םlal.vi.YimH38815,000חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֔יםcha.Me.shet 'a.la.FimH2568 H505Passover offeringsלַפְּסָחִים֙la.pe.sa.ChimH6453and 500חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃cha.Mesh me.'otH2568 H3967bullsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241.

10So the serviceהָעֲבוֹדָ֑הha.'a.vo.DahH5656was preparedוַתִּכּ֖וֹןva.ti.KonH3559;the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֨וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975inעַל־'al-H5921their placesעָמְדָ֛ם'a.me.DamH5977and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֥םve.hal.vi.YimH3881inעַל־'al-H5921their divisionsמַחְלְקוֹתָ֖םmach.le.ko.TamH4256according to the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428commandכְּמִצְוַ֥תke.mitz.VatH4687.

11And they slaughteredוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819the Passover lambsהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453,while the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548splattered the bloodוַיִּזְרְק֤וּvai.yiz.re.KuH2236handed to themמִיָּדָ֔םmi.ya.DamH3027and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881skinnedמַפְשִׁיטִֽים׃maf.shi.TimH6584the animals.

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