New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 30:13-20

13Now manyרָ֔בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971were gatheredוַיֵּֽאָסְפ֤וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389to celebrateלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the Feastחַ֥גchagH2282of Unleavenedהַמַּצּ֖וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682BreadH4682in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966largeלָרֹ֥בla.RoH7230assemblyקָהָ֖לka.HalH6951.

14They aroseוַיָּקֻ֕מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and removedוַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙vai.ya.Si.ruH5493the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834werein Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389; they alsoremovedהֵסִ֔ירוּhe.Si.ruH5493allכָּל־kol-H3605the incenseH4729altarsH4729andcastוַיַּשְׁלִ֖יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993theminto the brookלְנַ֥חַלle.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

15Thenthey slaughteredוַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819the Passoverהַפֶּ֔סַחha.Pe.sachH6453lambson the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702 H6240of the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320. Andthe priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םve.hal.vi.YimH3881were ashamedנִכְלְמוּ֙nikh.le.MuH3637of themselves, and consecratedוַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּvai.yit.ka.de.ShuH6942themselves and broughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935burntעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

16They stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֤וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975at their stationsעָמְדָם֙'a.me.DamH5977after their customכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םke.mish.pa.TamH4941,according to the lawכְּתוֹרַ֖תke.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430;the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548sprinkledזֹרְקִ֣יםzo.re.KimH2236the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818which they receivedfrom the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

17For there weremanyרַבַּ֥תra.BatH7227in the assemblyבַּקָּהָ֖לba.ka.HalH6951whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834had not consecratedהִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּhit.ka.Da.shuH6942themselves; therefore,the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881wereoverעַל־'al-H5921the slaughterשְׁחִיטַ֣תshe.chi.TatH7821of the Passoverהַפְּסָחִ֗יםha.pe.sa.ChimH6453lambsfor everyoneלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605who wasuncleanטָה֔וֹרta.HorH3808 H2889,in order to consecrateלְהַקְדִּ֖ישׁle.hak.DishH6942themto the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18For a multitudeמַרְבִּ֣יתmar.BitH4768of the peopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971, evenmanyרַ֠בַּתRa.batH7227from Ephraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֨יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669and Manassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֜הu.me.na.ShehH4519,Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֤רyi.so.sh.KharH3485and Zebulunוּזְבֻלוּן֙u.ze.vu.LunH2074,had not purifiedהִטֶּהָ֔רוּhi.te.Ha.ruH2891themselves,yetH3588they ateאָכְל֥וּ'a.khe.LuH398the Passoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453otherwiseH3808thanprescribedכַכָּת֑וּבkha.ka.TuvH3789.For Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396prayedהִתְפַּלֵּ֨לhit.pa.LelH6419for them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “May the goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896 Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068pardonיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722

19everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who preparesהֵכִ֔יןhe.KhinH3559his heartלְבָב֣וֹle.va.VoH3824to seekלִדְר֛וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Godהָאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430,the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of his fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1,though not according to the purificationכְּטָהֳרַ֥תke.to.ho.RatH2893rulesof the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ סha.Ko.deshH6944.”

20So the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396andhealedוַיִּרְפָּ֖אvai.yir.Pa'H7495the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

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