New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 34:8-13

8Now in the eighteenthשְׁמוֹנֶ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearוּבִשְׁנַ֨תu.vish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֔וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,when he had purgedלְטַהֵ֥רle.ta.HerH2891the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and the houseוְהַבָּ֑יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,he sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971Shaphanשָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanH8227the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azaliahאֲצַלְיָ֜הוּ'a.tzal.Ya.huH683,and Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֣הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641an officialשַׂר־sar-H8269of the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,and Joahיוֹאָ֤חyo.'AchH3098the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joahazיֽוֹאָחָז֙yo.'a.ChazH3099the recorderהַמַּזְכִּ֔ירha.maz.KirH2142,to repairלְחַזֵּ֕קle.cha.ZekH2388the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

9They cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ׀chil.ki.Ya.huH2518the highהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548and deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנוּ֮vai.yi.te.NuH5414the moneyהַכֶּסֶף֮ha.ke.SefH3701that was broughtהַמּוּבָ֣אha.mu.Va'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Godאֱלֹהִים֒'E.lo.HimH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֩hal.vi.YimH3881, thedoorkeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֨י הַסַּ֜ףsho.me.Rei ha.SafH8104 H5592,had collectedאָסְפֽוּ־'a.se.fu-H622fromManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519and Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֗יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669,and from allוּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.KolH3605the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and from allוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144and the inhabitantsH3427of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.Ru.sha.LimH3389.

10Then they gaveוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414itinto the handsיַד֙yadH3027of the workmenהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399 H6213who hadH6485the oversightH6485of the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and the workmenהַמְּלָאכָ֗הha.me.la.KhahH4399whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834were workingH6213in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068usedוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414it to restoreלִבְדּ֥וֹקliv.DokH918and repairוּלְחַזֵּ֖קu.le.cha.ZekH2388the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

11They in turn gaveוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414itto the carpentersלֶחָֽרָשִׁים֙le.cha.ra.ShimH2796and to the buildersוְלַבֹּנִ֔יםve.la.bo.NimH1129to buyלִקְנוֹת֙lik.nOtH7069quarriedמַחְצֵ֔בmach.TzevH4274stoneאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68and timberוְעֵצִ֖יםve.'e.TzimH6086for couplingsלַֽמְחַבְּר֑וֹתlam.cha.be.RotH4226and to makeוּלְקָרוֹת֙u.le.ka.rOtH7136beamsH7136for the housesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063had let goH7843to ruinהִשְׁחִ֖יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843.

12The menH376didעֹשִׂ֨ים'o.SimH6213the workבַּמְּלָאכָ֗הba.me.la.KhahH4399faithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֜הbe.'e.mu.NahH530with foremenמֻ֠פְקָדִיםMuf.ka.dimH6485overוַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם׀va.'a.lei.HemH5921them to superviseלְנַצֵּ֑חַle.na.Tze.achH5329:Jahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189and Obadiahוְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847,Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֧הu.ze.khar.YahH2148and Meshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֛םu.me.shu.LamH4918of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֖יםha.ke.ha.TimH6956, andthe Levitesוְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םve.Hal.vi.YimH3881,allכָּל־kol-H3605who were skillfulמֵבִ֖יןme.VinH995with musicalשִֽׁיר׃ShirH7892instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627.

13They werealso overוְעַ֣לve.'AlH5921the burdenH5449bearersH5449,and supervisedוּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙u.me.na.tze.ChimH5329allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605the workmenעֹשֵׂ֣ה מְלָאכָ֔ה'o.Seh me.la.KhahH6213 H4399from jobלַעֲבוֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656to jobוַעֲבוֹדָ֑הva.'a.vo.DahH5656; and someof the Levitesוּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔םu.me.hal.vi.YimH3881werescribesH5613and officialsוְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםve.sho.te.RimH7860and gatekeepersוְשׁוֹעֲרִֽים׃ve.sho.'a.RimH7778.

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