New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 29:4-10

4He broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935in the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881and gatheredוַיַּֽאַסְפֵ֖םvai.ya.'as.FemH622them into the squareלִרְח֥וֹבlir.ChovH7339on the eastהַמִּזְרָֽח׃ha.miz.RachH4217.

5Then he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Listenשְׁמָע֣וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085to me, O Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881.Consecrateהִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֗וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258,and consecrateוְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ve.ka.de.ShuH6942the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,and carryוְהוֹצִ֥יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318the uncleannessהַנִּדָּ֖הha.ni.DahH5079out from the holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944place.

6For our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have beenH4603unfaithfulH4603and have doneוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,and have forsakenוַיַּֽעַזְבֻ֑הוּvai.ya.'az.Vu.huH5800Him andturnedוַיַּסֵּ֧בּוּvai.yas.Se.buH5437their facesפְנֵיהֶ֛םfe.nei.HemH6440awayH5437from the dwellingH4908placeH4908of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and haveturnedוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414theirbacksעֹֽרֶף׃'O.refH6203.

7They have alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571shutסָֽגְר֞וּsa.ge.RuH5462the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the porchהָאוּלָ֗םha.'u.LamH197and putוַיְכַבּוּ֙vay.kha.BuH3518out the lampsהַנֵּר֔וֹתha.ne.RotH5216,and have not burnedהִקְטִ֑ירוּhik.Ti.ruH6999incenseוּקְטֹ֖רֶתu.ke.To.retH7004or offeredהֶעֱל֣וּhe.'e.LuH5927burntוְעֹלָה֙ve.'o.LahH5930offeringsH5930in the holyבַקֹּ֔דֶשׁva.Ko.deshH6944place to the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Thereforethe wrathקֶ֣צֶףKe.tzefH7110of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was againstעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and He has madeוַיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them an objectH2113of terrorH2113,of horrorלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047, and ofhissingוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הve.lish.re.KahH8322,as you seeרֹאִ֖יםro.'ImH7200with your own eyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

9For beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307by the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719,and our sonsוּבָנֵ֨ינוּu.va.Nei.nuH1121and our daughtersוּבְנוֹתֵ֧ינוּu.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323and our wivesוְנָשֵׁ֛ינוּve.na.Shei.nuH802are in captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֖יba.she.ViH7628for thisH2088.

10Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258it is in my heartלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824to makeלִכְר֣וֹתlikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285with the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,that His burningחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639may turnוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725awayH7725from us.

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