New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 24:4-13

4Now it cameוַיְהִ֖יvay.HiH1961about afterאַחֲרֵיכֵ֑ן'a.cha.rei.KhenH310thisאַחֲרֵיכֵ֑ן'a.cha.rei.KhenH3651that JoashH3060decidedהָיָה֙ עִם־ לֵ֣בha.Yah 'im- levH1961 H5973 H3820to restoreלְחַדֵּ֖שׁle.cha.DeshH2318the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5He gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּץ֮vai.yik.BotzH6908the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֒ve.hal.vi.YimH3881and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Goצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318out to the citiesלְעָרֵ֪יle.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֟הye.hu.DahH3063and collectוְקִבְצוּ֩ve.kiv.TzuH6908moneyכֶּ֜סֶףKe.sefH3701from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478torepairלְחַזֵּ֣ק׀le.cha.ZekH2388the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430annuallyמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767 H8141,and you shall doH4116the matterלַדָּבָ֑רla.da.VarH1697quicklyתְּמַהֲר֣וּte.ma.ha.RuH4116.”But the Levitesהַֽלְוִיִּֽם׃Hal.vi.YimH3881did not actH4116quicklyמִֽהֲר֖וּmi.ha.RuH4116.

6So the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428summonedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jehoiadaלִֽיהוֹיָדָ֣עli.ho.ya.Da'H3077the chiefהָרֹאשׁ֒ha.roShH7218priestand saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069have you not requiredדָרַ֣שְׁתָּda.Rash.taH1875the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881to bringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935in from Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֣הmi.hu.DahH3063and from Jerusalemוּמִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.mi.ru.sha.LimH3389the levyמַשְׂאַת֙mas.'AtH4864fixed byMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068on the congregationוְהַקָּהָ֖לve.ha.ka.HalH6951of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478for the tentלְאֹ֖הֶלle.'O.helH168of the testimonyהָעֵדֽוּת׃ha.'e.DutH5715?”

7Forthe sonsבָּנֶ֥יהָba.Nei.haH1121of the wickedהַמִּרְשַׁ֔עַתha.mir.Sha.'atH4849Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.tal.Ya.huH6271had brokenפָרְצ֖וּfa.re.TzuH6555into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and evenוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571usedעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213the holyקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944thingsH6944of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for the Baalsלַבְּעָלִֽים׃la.be.'a.LimH1168.

8So the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, andthey madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213a chestאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727and setוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛הוּvai.yi.te.Nu.huH5414it outsideחֽוּצָה׃Chu.tzahH2351by the gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

9They madeוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414a proclamationק֞וֹלKolH6963in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389to bringלְהָבִ֤יאle.ha.Vi'H935to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068the levyמַשְׂאַ֞תmas.'AtH4864fixed byMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430on Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

10Allכָל־khol-H3605the officersהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055and broughtוַיָּבִ֛יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935in their levies anddroppedוַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993theminto the chestלָאָר֖וֹןla.'a.RonH727untilעַד־'ad-H5704they had finishedלְכַלֵּֽה׃le.kha.LehH3615.

11It cameוַיְהִ֡יvay.HiH1961about wheneverבְּעֵת֩be.'EtH6256the chestהָֽאָר֜וֹןha.'a.RonH727was broughtיָבִ֨יאya.Vi'H935in to the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428officerוּפְקִיד֙u.fe.KidH6496by the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֒hal.vi.YimH3881, and whenthey sawוְכִרְאוֹתָ֞םve.khir.'o.TamH7200that there was muchרַ֣בravH7227moneyהַכֶּ֗סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701,then the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428scribeH5613and the chiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218priest’sכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548officerH6496would comeוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935,emptyוִיעָ֙רוּ֙vi.'A.ruH6168the chestהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,takeוְיִשָּׂאֻ֖הוּve.yi.sa.'U.huH5375it, and returnוִֽישִׁיבֻ֣הוּvi.shi.Vu.huH7725it to its placeמְקֹמ֑וֹme.ko.MoH4725.Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541they didעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213dailyH3117and collectedוַיַּֽאַסְפוּ־vai.ya.'as.fu-H622muchלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230moneyכֶ֖סֶףKhe.sefH3701.

12The kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and Jehoiadaוִֽיהוֹיָדָ֗עvi.ho.ya.Da'H3077gaveוַיִּתְּנֵ֨הוּvai.yi.te.Ne.huH5414it to those who didעוֹשֵׂה֙o.SehH6213the workמְלֶ֙אכֶת֙me.Le.khetH4399of the serviceעֲבוֹדַ֣תa.vo.DatH5656of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and they hiredשֹׂכְרִים֙so.khe.RimH7936masonsחֹצְבִ֣יםcho.tze.VimH2672and carpentersוְחָרָשִׁ֔יםve.cha.ra.ShimH2796to restoreלְחַדֵּ֖שׁle.cha.DeshH2318the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and alsoוְ֠גַםVe.gamH1571workersלְחָרָשֵׁ֤יle.cha.ra.SheiH2796in ironבַרְזֶל֙var.ZelH1270and bronzeוּנְחֹ֔שֶׁתu.ne.Cho.shetH5178torepairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13So the workmenוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙ הַמְּלָאכָ֔הvai.ya.'a.Su ha.me.la.KhahH4399 H6213laboredעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213,and the repairאֲרוּכָ֛ה'a.ru.KhahH724workלַמְּלָאכָ֖הla.me.la.KhahH4399progressedוַתַּ֧עַלva.Ta.'alH5927in their handsבְּיָדָ֑םbe.ya.DamH3027, and theyrestoredוַֽיַּעֲמִ֜ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975the houseבֵּ֧יתbeitH1004of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430accordingעַל־'al-H5921to its specificationsמַתְכֻּנְתּ֖וֹmat.kun.ToH4971and strengthenedוַֽיְאַמְּצֻֽהוּ׃Vay.'a.me.Tzu.huH553it.

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