New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 30:5-9

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.

7Do not be like your fathersכַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ka.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1and your brothersוְכַ֣אֲחֵיכֶ֔םve.Kha.'a.chei.KhemH251,whoH834were unfaithfulמָעֲל֔וּma.'a.LuH4603to the Lordבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1, so thatHe madeוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them a horrorלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047,as you seeרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200.

8Nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258do notstiffenתַּקְשׁ֥וּtak.ShuH7185your neckעָרְפְּכֶ֖ם'a.re.pe.KhemH6203like your fathersכַּאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑םka.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, butyieldתְּנוּ־ יָ֣דte.nu- yadH5414 H3027to the Lordלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068and enterוּבֹ֤אוּu.Vo.'uH935His sanctuaryלְמִקְדָּשׁוֹ֙le.mik.da.ShoH4720whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He has consecratedהִקְדִּ֣ישׁhik.DishH6942foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769,and serveוְעִבְדוּ֙ve.'iv.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,that His burningחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639may turnוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725awayH7725from you.

9Forif you returnבְשׁוּבְכֶ֞םve.shu.ve.KhemH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,your brothersאֲחֵיכֶ֨ם'a.chei.KhemH251and your sonsוּבְנֵיכֶ֤םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121will findcompassionלְרַחֲמִים֙le.ra.cha.MimH7356beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440those who ledH7617them captiveH7617and will returnוְלָשׁ֖וּבve.la.ShuvH7725to thisH2088landלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776.For the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430is graciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587and compassionateוְרַחוּם֙ve.ra.ChumH7349,and will not turnיָסִ֤ירya.SirH5493Hisfaceפָּנִים֙pa.NimH6440awayH5493from you ifאִם־'im-H518you returnתָּשׁ֖וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725to Him.”

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