New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 15:12-14

12and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “You are the headsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of the fathers’הָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsof the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881;consecrateהִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙hit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves both you and your relativesוַאֲחֵיכֶ֔םva.'a.chei.KhemH251,that you may bringוְהַֽעֲלִיתֶ֗םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927up the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to the placethat I have preparedהֲכִינ֖וֹתִיha.khi.No.tiH3559for it.

13BecauseH3588you did not carry itat the firstלְמַבָּרִ֥אשׁוֹנָ֖הle.ma.ba.Ri.sho.NahH7223,the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430madeH6555an outburstH6555on us, for we did not seekדְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּde.rash.Nu.huH1875Him according to the ordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ka.mish.PatH4941.”

14So the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881consecratedוַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּvai.yit.ka.de.ShuH6942themselves to bringלְהַעֲל֕וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927up the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

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