New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 19

Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat

1Then Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֨טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֧הye.hu.DahH3063returnedוַ֠יָּשָׁבvai.ya.shoH7725in safetyבְּשָׁל֖וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965to his houseבֵּית֛וֹbei.ToH1004in Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Li.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2Jehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hananiחֲנָ֘נִי֮cha.Na.niH2607the seerהַחֹזֶה֒ha.cho.ZehH2374wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to meetH6440him and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֔טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, “Should you helpלַעְזֹ֔רla'.ZorH5826the wickedהֲלָרָשָׁ֣עha.la.ra.Sha'H7563and loveתֶּאֱהָ֑בte.'e.HavH157those who hateוּלְשֹׂנְאֵ֥יu.le.so.ne.'EiH8130the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068andsoH2088bringwrathקֶּ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110on yourself from the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068?

3Butthereנִמְצְא֣וּnim.tze.'UH4672is somegoodטוֹבִ֖יםto.VimH2896in you, foryou have removedבִעַ֤רְתָּvi.'Ar.taH1197theAsherothהָאֲשֵׁרוֹת֙ha.'a.she.rOtH842from the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776and youhave setוַהֲכִינ֥וֹתָva.ha.khi.No.taH3559your heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824to seekלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875Godהָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃Ha.'E.lo.HimH430.”

4So Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092livedוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389and wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out againH7725among the peopleבָעָ֗םva.'AmH5971from BeershebaH884to the hillהַ֣רharH2022countryH2022of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669andbroughtH7725them backH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

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5He appointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975judgesשֹֽׁפְטִ֜יםsho.fe.TimH8199in the landבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the fortifiedהַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,cityלְעִ֥ירle.'IrH5892by cityוָעִֽיר׃va.'IrH5892.

6He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the judgesהַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199, “Considerרְאוּ֙re.'UH7200whatמָֽה־mah-H4100you are doingעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213, foryou do not judgeתִּשְׁפְּט֖וּtish.pe.TuH8199for manלְאָדָ֛םle.'a.DamH120but for the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068who is with youwhen you renderבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697judgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

7Nowוְעַתָּ֕הve.'a.TahH6258then let the fearפַֽחַד־fa.chad-H6343of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be upon you;be very carefulשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104what you doוַעֲשׂ֔וּva.'a.SuH6213, forthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430willhaveH369noH369part in unrighteousnessH5767or partialityפָנִ֖יםfa.NimH5375 H6440or the takingוּמִקַּח־u.mi.kach-H4727of a bribeשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810.”

8In Jerusalemבִּ֠ירוּשָׁלִַםBi.ru.sha.limH3389alsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֜טye.ho.sha.FatH3092appointedהֶעֱמִ֨ידhe.'e.MidH5975someH4480of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881and priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and someH4480of the headsוּמֵרָאשֵׁ֤יu.me.ra.SheiH7218of the fathers’הָאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1householdsof Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,for the judgmentלְמִשְׁפַּ֥טle.mish.PatH4941of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and to judgeH7378disputesוְלָרִ֑יבve.la.RivH7379among the inhabitantsH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9Then he chargedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680them sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541you shall doתַעֲשׂוּן֙ta.'a.SunH6213in the fearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,faithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֖הbe.'e.mu.NahH530and wholeheartedlyוּבְלֵבָ֥ב שָׁלֵֽם׃u.ve.le.Vav sha.LemH3824 H8003.

10Wheneverאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605disputeרִיב֩rivH7379comesיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935to you from your brethrenמֵאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם׀me.'a.chei.KhemH251who liveהַיֹּשְׁבִ֣יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֗םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892,betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996bloodדָּ֣ם׀damH1818and bloodלְדָם֮le.DamH1818,betweenבֵּין־bein-H996lawתּוֹרָ֣הto.RahH8451and commandmentלְמִצְוָה֮le.mitz.VahH4687,statutesלְחֻקִּ֣יםle.chu.KimH2706and ordinancesוּלְמִשְׁפָּטִים֒u.le.mish.pa.TimH4941,you shall warnוְהִזְהַרְתֶּ֣םve.hiz.har.TemH2094them soH3808that they may not be guiltyיֶאְשְׁמוּ֙ye'.she.MuH816before the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, andwrathקֶ֥צֶףKe.tzefH7110may notcomeוְהָֽיָה־ve.ha.yah-H1961on you and your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֑ם'a.chei.KhemH251.Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541you shall doתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213and you will not be guiltyתֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃te'.Sha.muH816.

11Beholdוְהִנֵּ֡הve.hi.NehH2009,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֣הוּ'a.mar.Ya.huH568the chiefהָרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218priestכֹהֵן֩kho.HenH3548will be overעֲלֵיכֶ֜ם'a.lei.KhemH5921you inallלְכֹ֣לle.KholH3605that pertainsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697to the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and Zebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֨הוּu.ze.vad.Ya.huH2069the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֜אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,the rulerהַנָּגִ֤ידha.na.GidH5057of the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, inallלְכֹ֣לle.KholH3605that pertainsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.Also the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881shall be officersוְשֹׁטְרִ֥יםve.sho.te.RimH7860beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you.Actוַעֲשׂ֔וּva.'a.SuH6213resolutelyחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388,and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be with the uprightהַטּֽוֹב׃ פha.TovH2896.”

Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat

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