New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 19:5-10

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.

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