New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 30:1-6

1Now Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971to allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063and wroteכָּתַב֙ka.TavH3789lettersאִגְּרוֹת֙'i.ge.rOtH107alsoוְגַֽם־ve.gam-H1571to Ephraimאֶפְרַ֣יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669and Manassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הu.me.na.ShehH4519,that they should comeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935to the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068at Jerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389tocelebrateלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the Passoverפֶּ֔סַחPe.sachH6453to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2For the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his princesוְשָׂרָ֛יוve.sa.RavH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the assemblyהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389had decidedוַיִּוָּעַ֨ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289to celebrateלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the Passoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453in the secondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,

3sinceכִּ֣יkiH3588they couldיָכְל֛וּya.khe.LuH3201not celebrateלַעֲשֹׂת֖וֹla.'a.so.ToH6213itat that timeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548had not consecratedהִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942themselves in sufficientH1767numbersH1767,norH3808had the peopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971been gatheredנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Li.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4Thus the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697was rightוַיִּישַׁ֥רvai.yi.SharH3474in the sightH5869of the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andallכָּל־kol-H3605the assemblyהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

5So they establishedוַיַּֽעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975a decreeדָבָ֗רda.VarH1697to circulateלְהַעֲבִ֨ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674aproclamationק֤וֹלKolH6963throughout allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478from BeershebaH884even to Danדָּ֔ןDanH1835,that they should comeלָב֞וֹאla.Vo'H935to celebrateלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the Passoverפֶּ֛סַחPe.sachH6453to the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478at Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.For they had not celebratedעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213itin greatH7230numbersH7230as it wasprescribedכַּכָּתֽוּב׃ka.ka.TuvH3789.

6Thecouriersהָרָצִ֨יםha.ra.TzimH7323wentוַיֵּלְכוּ֩vai.ye.le.KhuH1980throughout allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and Judahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063with the lettersבָּֽאִגְּר֜וֹתba.'i.ge.RotH107from the handמִיַּ֧דmi.YadH3027of the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and his princesוְשָׂרָ֗יוve.sa.RavH8269,even according to the commandוּכְמִצְוַ֥תu.khe.mitz.VatH4687of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “O sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,returnשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of Abrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327and Israelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,that He may returnוְיָשֹׁב֙ve.ya.ShoH7725to those of you whoH6413escapedH6413andare leftהַנִּשְׁאֶ֣רֶתha.nish.'E.retH7604from thehandמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

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