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2 Chronicles 30

1AndHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sentH7971toallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063,andwroteH3789lettersאִגְּרוֹת֙'i.ge.rOtH107alsoוְגַֽם־ve.gam-H1571toEphraimאֶפְרַ֣יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הu.me.na.ShehH4519,thattheyshouldcomeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935tothehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJehovahatJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,toholdthepassoverפֶּ֔סַחPe.sachH6453toJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2Andthekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428tookH3289counselוַיִּוָּעַ֨ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289,andhisprincesH8269,andthewholecongregationinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,toholdthepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453inthesecondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

3FortheycouldnotkeepH6942itatthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,becausethepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548hadnothallowedthemselvesinsufficient number,neitherhadthepeopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971beengatheredנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622togethertoJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Li.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4Andthethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697pleasedthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andthewholecongregation.

5SotheyestablishedadecreetomakeH6213proclamationק֤וֹלKolH6963throughoutIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromBeer-shebaeventoDanדָּ֔ןDanH1835,thattheyshouldcomeלָב֞וֹאla.Vo'H935toholdthepassoverפֶּ֛סַחPe.sachH6453toJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;becausetheyhadnothelditforalongtimeasitwaswrittenH3789.

6AndthecouriersH7323wentH7725withthelettersבָּֽאִגְּר֜וֹתba.'i.ge.RotH107fromthekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andhisprincesH8269throughoutIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063,andaccordingtothecommandmentH4687ofthekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, YechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725toJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327,andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andhewillreturnוְיָשֹׁב֙ve.ya.ShoH7725totheremnantH7604ofyouthatareescapedH6413outofthehandמִיַּ֧דmi.YadH3027ofthekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

7Andbeתִּֽהְי֗וּtih.YuH1961notlikeyourfathersH1andlikeyourbrethren,whotransgressed againstJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1,sothathegaveH5414themuptodesolationH8047,asyeseeרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200.

8Nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258,hardenתַּקְשׁ֥וּtak.ShuH7185notyournecksעָרְפְּכֶ֖ם'a.re.pe.KhemH6203,asyourfathersכַּאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑םka.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1;yieldyourselvestoJehovah,andcomeוּבֹ֤אוּu.Vo.'uH935tohissanctuaryלְמִקְדָּשׁוֹ֙le.mik.da.ShoH4720,whichhehassanctifiedH6942foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769;andserveוְעִבְדוּ֙ve.'iv.DuH5647JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,thatthefiercenessofhisangerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639mayturnוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725awayH7725fromyou.

9ForifyereturnH7725toJehovah,yourbrethrenandyourchildrenshallfindcompassionלְרַחֲמִים֙le.ra.cha.MimH7356withthosethathavecarriedthemcaptiveH7617,sothattheyshallcomeagainuntothislandלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776;forJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430isgraciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587andmerciful,andwillnotturnH7725awayH5493hisfaceH6440fromyou,ifyereturnH7725tohim.

10AndthecouriersH7323passedH5674fromcityמֵעִ֧יר׀me.'IrH5892tocityלָעִ֛ירla.'IrH5892throughthecountryofEphraimאֶפְרַ֥יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519,eventoZebulunזְבֻל֑וּןze.vu.LunH2074;buttheylaughedH7832themtoscornandmockedוּמַלְעִגִ֖יםu.mal.'i.GimH3932them.

11Neverthelessאַךְ־'akh-H389certainofAsherמֵאָשֵׁ֥רme.'a.SherH836andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519andofZebulunוּמִזְּבֻל֑וּןu.mi.ze.vu.LunH2074humbledH3665themselvesandcameH935toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃li.ru.sha.LimH3389.

12Thehandיַ֣דyadH3027ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasH1961alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571uponJudahבִּיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414themoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259heartלֵ֣בlevH3820todothecommandmentH4687ofthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andoftheprincesH8269,bythewordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697ofJehovah.

13AndthereassembledatJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389muchpeopleעַם־'am-H5971toholdthefeastH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֖וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682inthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,averyH3966greatcongregation.

14AndtheyroseH6965upandtookawayH5493thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196thatwereinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;andtheytookawayH5493alltheincense-altars,andcastH7993themintothetorrentKidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

15Andtheyslaughteredוַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819thepassoverהַפֶּ֔סַחha.Pe.sachH6453onthefourteenthofthesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320;andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םve.hal.vi.YimH3881wereashamedנִכְלְמוּ֙nikh.le.MuH3637,andhallowedthemselves;andtheybroughtH935theburnt-offeringsintothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

16AndtheystoodH5975intheirplaceaftertheircustomכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םke.mish.pa.TamH4941,accordingtothelawכְּתוֹרַ֖תke.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548sprinkledH2236thebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818[receivingit]fromthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

17Forthereweremanyרַבַּ֥תra.BatH7227inthecongregationthatwerenothallowed;thereforetheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881hadthechargeoftheslaughteringofthepassover-lambsforeveryonenotcleanטָה֔וֹרta.HorH2889,tohallowthemuntoJehovah.

18Foramultitudeofthepeopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971,manyרַ֠בַּתRa.batH7227ofEphraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֨יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֜הu.me.na.ShehH4519,Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֤רyi.so.sh.KharH3485andZebulunוּזְבֻלוּן֙u.ze.vu.LunH2074,hadnotcleansedH2891themselves,andtheyateH398thepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453otherwisethanitwaswrittenH3789.ButHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396prayedהִתְפַּלֵּ֨לhit.pa.LelH6419forthemsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jehovah,whoisgoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896,forgiveeveryone

19thathasdirectedהֵכִ֔יןhe.KhinH3559hisheartלְבָב֣וֹle.va.VoH3824toseekלִדְר֛וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Godהָאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430,JehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofhisfathersH1,althoughnotaccordingtothepurificationכְּטָהֳרַ֥תke.to.ho.RatH2893ofthesanctuaryH6944.

20AndJehovahhearkenedtoHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,andhealedוַיִּרְפָּ֖אvai.yir.Pa'H7495thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

21AndthechildrenofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478,thatwerepresentatJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,heldthefeastH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֛וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withgreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419gladnessH8057;andtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֧םhal.vi.YimH3881andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548praisedH1984Jehovahdayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117bydayבְּי֞וֹםbe.YomH3117,withtheinstrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofpraiseH1984toJehovah.

22AndHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396spokeH1696consolinglytoalltheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881thathadunderstandinginthegoodט֖וֹבTovH2896knowledgeofJehovah;andtheyateH398thefeast-offeringsthesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,sacrificingH2076peace-offerings,andextollingJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430oftheirfathersH1.

23AndthewholecongregationtookH3289counselוַיִּוָּֽעֲצוּ֙vai.yi.va.'a.TzuH3289toobserveH6213otherH312sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117;andtheyobservedH6213thesevenשִׁבְעַת־shiv.'at-H7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withgladnessH8057.

24ForHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063gavetothecongregationasheave-offering:athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505bullocksandsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֣ים'a.la.FimH505sheepצֹאן֒ סtzoNH6629;andtheprincesH8269gavetothecongregationathousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505bullocksandtenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505sheepוְצֹ֖אןve.TzonH6629;andagreatnumberofpriestsכֹהֲנִ֖יםkho.ha.NimH3548hallowedthemselves.

25AndthewholecongregationofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,withthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,andallthecongregationthatcameH935outofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andthestrangersthatcameH935outofthelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthatdweltH3427inJudahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063,rejoicedH8055.

26AndtherewasH1961greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419joyשִׂמְחָֽה־sim.chah-H8057inJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389;forsincethetimeofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732,kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,therehadnotbeenH1961thelikeinJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

27Andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881aroseH6965andblessedH1288thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971;andtheirvoiceבְּקוֹלָ֑םbe.ko.LamH6963washeardH8085,andtheirprayerתְפִלָּתָ֛םte.fi.la.TamH8605cameH935uptohisholyH6944habitationH4583,totheheavensלַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פla.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

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