New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Chronicles 15:2-13

2Thenאָ֚ז'azH227Davidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “Noלֹ֤אlo'H3808one is to carryלָשֵׂאת֙la.seTH5375the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430but the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881;for the LordH3068choseבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977them to carryלָשֵׂ֞אתla.SetH5375the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of GodH430and to ministerוּֽלְשָׁרְת֖וֹu.le.sha.re.ToH8334to Him foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃ ס'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”

3AndDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732assembledוַיַּקְהֵ֥לvai.yak.HelH6950allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478at Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to bringלְהַעֲלוֹת֙le.ha.'a.lOtH5927up the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068to its placeמְקוֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he had preparedהֵכִ֥יןhe.KhinH3559for it.

4Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622together the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַֽהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175andthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

5of the sonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of Kohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955,Urielאוּרִיאֵ֣ל'u.ri.'ElH222the chiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269,and 120מֵאָ֥ה וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סme.'Ah ve.'es.RimH3967 H6242of hisrelativesוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251;

6of the sonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847,Asaiahעֲשָׂיָ֣ה'a.sa.YahH6222the chiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269,and 220מָאתַ֥יִם וְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סma.Ta.yim ve.'es.RimH3967 H6242of his relativesוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251;

7of the sonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of GershomH1647,Joelיוֹאֵ֣לyo.'ElH3100the chiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269,and 130מֵאָ֥ה וּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ סme.'Ah u.she.lo.ShimH3967 H7970of his relativesוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251;

8of the sonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of Elizaphanאֱלִֽיצָפָ֑ן'e.li.tza.FanH469,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098the chiefהַשָּׂ֖רha.SarH8269,and 200מָאתָֽיִם׃ סma.Ta.yimH3967of his relativesוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251;

9of the sonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of Hebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275,Elielאֱלִיאֵ֥ל'e.li.'ElH447the chiefהַשָּׂ֖רha.SarH8269,and 80שְׁמוֹנִֽים׃ סshe.mo.NimH8084of his relativesוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251;

10of the sonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of Uzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֑ל'u.zi.'ElH5816,Amminadabעַמִּינָדָ֣ב'a.mi.na.DavH5992the chiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269,and 112מֵאָ֖ה וּשְׁנֵ֥ים עָשָֽׂר׃ סme.'Ah u.she.Neim 'a.SarH3967 H8147 H6240of his relativesוְאֶחָ֕יוve.'e.ChavH251.

11Then Davidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forZadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and for the Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֗םve.lal.vi.YimH3881,for Urielלְאֽוּרִיאֵ֤לle.'u.ri.'ElH222,Asaiahעֲשָׂיָה֙'a.sa.YahH6222,Joelוְיוֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH3100,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔הshe.ma'.YahH8098,Elielוֶאֱלִיאֵ֖לve.'e.li.'ElH447and Amminadabוְעַמִּינָדָֽב׃ve.'a.mi.na.DavH5992,

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.”

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