New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 15:8-16

8Now when Asaאָסָ֜א'a.Sa'H609heardוְכִשְׁמֹ֨עַve.khish.Mo.a'H8085theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697and theprophecyוְהַנְּבוּאָה֮ve.ha.ne.vu.'AhH5016which Azariahעֲזַרְיָהוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the son of Odedעֹדֵ֣ד'o.DedH5752the prophetהַנָּבִיא֒ha.na.Vi'H5030spoke, he tookH2388courageH2388and removedוַיַּעֲבֵ֤רvai.ya.'a.VerH5674the abominableH8251idolsH8251from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144and fromthe citiesהֶ֣עָרִ֔יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had capturedלָכַ֖דla.KhadH3920in the hillמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669.He then restoredוַיְחַדֵּשׁ֙vay.cha.DeshH2318the altarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁ֕ר'a.SherH834was in frontלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of the porchאוּלָ֥ם'u.LamH197of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

9He gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּ֗ץvai.yik.BotzH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144and those from Ephraimמֵאֶפְרַ֥יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669,Manassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519and Simeonוּמִשִּׁמְע֑וֹןu.mi.shim.'onH8095who residedוְהַגָּרִים֙ve.ha.ga.RimH1481with them, for manyלָרֹ֔בla.RoH7230defectedנָפְל֨וּna.fe.LuH5307to him from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙mi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478when they sawבִּרְאֹתָ֕םbir.'o.TamH7200that the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavH430was with him.

10So they assembledוַיִּקָּבְצ֥וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389in the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֑יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of the fifteenthחֲמֵשׁ־ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הcha.mesh- 'es.RehH2568 H6240yearלִשְׁנַ֥תlish.NatH8141of Asa’sאָסָֽא׃'a.Sa'H609reignלְמַלְכ֥וּתle.mal.KhutH4438.

11They sacrificedוַיִּזְבְּח֤וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076to the Lordלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117700שְׁבַ֣ע מֵא֔וֹתshe.Va' me.'otH7651 H3967oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241and 7,000שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִֽים׃shiv.'At 'a.la.FimH7651 H505sheepוְצֹ֖אןve.TzonH6629from the spoilהַשָּׁלָ֖לha.sha.LalH7998they had broughtהֵבִ֑יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935.

12They enteredוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the covenantבַבְּרִ֔יתva.be.RitH1285to seekלִדְר֕וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1with allH3605their heartלְבָבָ֖םle.va.VamH3824and soulנַפְשָֽׁם׃naf.ShamH5315;

13and whoeverוְכֹ֨ל אֲשֶׁ֧רve.Khol 'a.SherH834 H3605would not seekיִדְרֹ֛שׁyid.RoshH1875the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478should be putH4191to deathיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191,whetherלְמִן־le.min-H4480smallקָטֹן֙ka.TonH6996orוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704greatגָּד֔וֹלga.DolH1419,manלְמֵאִ֖ישׁle.me.'IshH376orוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704womanאִשָּֽׁה׃'i.ShahH802.

14Moreover, they madeH7650an oathוַיִּשָּֽׁבְעוּ֙vai.yi.sha.ve.'UH7650to the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068with a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963,with shoutingוּבִתְרוּעָ֑הu.vit.ru.'AhH8643,with trumpetsוּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹתu.va.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689and with hornsוּבְשׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃u.ve.sho.fa.RotH7782.

15Allכָל־khol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמְח֨וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055concerningעַל־'al-H5921the oathהַשְּׁבוּעָ֗הha.she.vu.'AhH7621,for they had swornנִשְׁבָּ֔עוּnish.Ba.'uH7650with their wholeבְכָל־ve.khol-H3605heartלְבָבָם֙le.va.VamH3824and had soughtבִּקְשֻׁ֔הוּbik.Shu.huH1245Himearnestlyוּבְכָל־ רְצוֹנָ֣םu.ve.Khol- re.tzo.NamH3605 H7522,and He let them findוַיִּמָּצֵ֖אvai.yi.ma.Tze'H4672Him. Sothe Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068gaveH5117them restוַיָּ֧נַחvai.Ya.nachH5117on everyH5439sideH5439.

16He alsoוְגַֽם־ve.gam-H1571removedהֱסִירָהּ֙he.si.RahH5493Maacahמַעֲכָ֞הma.'a.KhahH4601,the motherאֵ֣ם׀'emH517of Kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֣א'a.Sa'H609, from the position ofqueenH1377motherH1377,becauseאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834she had madeעָשְׂתָ֥ה'a.se.TahH6213a horridH4656imageמִפְלָ֑צֶתmif.La.tzetH4656asan Asherahלַאֲשֵׁרָ֖הla.'a.she.RahH842, andAsaאָסָא֙'a.Sa'H609cutוַיִּכְרֹ֤תvai.yikh.RotH3772downH3772her horridH4656imageמִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּmif.latz.TahH4656,crushedוַיָּ֕דֶקvai.Ya.dekH1854itand burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ףvai.yis.RofH8313itat the brookבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

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