New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 19:5-8

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.

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