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2 Chronicles 15:8-16

8And when Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609heardוְכִשְׁמֹ֨עַve.khish.Mo.a'H8085these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and the prophecyוְהַנְּבוּאָה֮ve.ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016of Odedעֹדֵ֣ד'o.DedH5752the prophetהַנָּבִיא֒ha.na.Vi'H5030,he took courageהִתְחַזַּ֗קhit.cha.ZakH2388,and put awayוַיַּעֲבֵ֤רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674the abominable idolsהַשִּׁקּוּצִים֙ha.shi.ku.TzimH8251out of all the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,and out of the citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892which he had takenלָכַ֖דla.KhadH3920from mountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and renewedוַיְחַדֵּשׁ֙vay.cha.DeshH2318the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that wasbeforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the porchאוּלָ֥ם'u.LamH197of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9And he gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֗ץvai.yik.BotzH6908all Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144,and the strangersוְהַגָּרִים֙ve.ha.ga.RimH1481with them out of Ephraimמֵאֶפְרַ֥יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669and Manassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519,and out of Simeonוּמִשִּׁמְע֑וֹןu.mi.shim.'onH8095:for they fellנָפְל֨וּna.fe.LuH5307to him out of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478in abundanceלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230,when they sawבִּרְאֹתָ֕םbir.'o.TamH7200that the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430was with him.

10So they gathered themselves togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֥וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,in the fifteenthחֲמֵשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הcha.mesh- 'es.RehH6240 H2568yearלִשְׁנַ֥תlish.NatH8141of the reignלְמַלְכ֥וּתle.mal.KhutH4438of Asaאָסָֽא׃'a.Sa'H609.

11And they offeredוַיִּזְבְּח֤וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076unto the Lordלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068the same timeבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,of the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998whichthey had broughtהֵבִ֑יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935,sevenשְׁבַ֣עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241and sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505sheepוְצֹ֖אןve.TzonH6629.

12And they enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into a covenantבַבְּרִ֔יתva.be.RitH1285to seekלִדְר֕וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1with all their heartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824and with all their soulנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315;

13That whosoever would not seekיִדְרֹ֛שׁyid.RoshH1875the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478should be put to deathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191,whetherלְמִן־le.min-H4480smallקָטֹן֙ka.TonH6996or greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,whether manלְמֵאִ֖ישׁle.me.'IshH376or womanאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802.

14And they swareוַיִּשָּֽׁבְעוּ֙vai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650unto the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068with a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963,and with shoutingוּבִתְרוּעָ֑הu.vit.ru.'AhH8643,and with trumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689,and with cornetsוּבְשׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃u.ve.sho.fa.RotH7782.

15And all Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמְח֨וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055at the oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֗הha.she.vu.'AhH7621:for they had swornנִשְׁבָּ֔עוּnish.Ba.'uH7650with all their heartלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824,and soughtבִּקְשֻׁ֔הוּbik.Shu.huH1245him with their whole desireרְצוֹנָ֣םre.tzo.NamH7522;and he was foundוַיִּמָּצֵ֖אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672of them: and the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068gave them restוַיָּ֧נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117round aboutמִסָּבִֽיב׃mi.sa.VivH5439.

16And also concerningMaachahמַעֲכָ֞הma.'a.KhahH4601the motherאֵ֣ם׀'emH517of Asaאָסָ֣א'a.Sa'H609the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,he removedהֱסִירָהּ֙he.si.RahH5493her from beingqueenמִגְּבִירָ֔הmi.ge.vi.RahH1377,because she had madeעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213an idolמִפְלָ֑צֶתmif.La.tzetH4656in a groveלַאֲשֵׁרָ֖הla.'a.she.RahH842:and Asaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609cut downוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772her idolמִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmif.latz.TahH4656,and stampedוַיָּ֕דֶקvai.Ya.dekH1854it,and burntוַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ףvai.yis.RofH8313itat the brookבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

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