New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Chronicles 35:3-11

3He also saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559tothe Levitesלַ֠לְוִיִּםLal.vi.yimH3881who taughtהַמְּבִינִ֨יםha.me.vu.nimH995allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478andwho were holyהַקְּדוֹשִׁ֣יםha.ke.do.ShimH6918to the Lordלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068, “Putתְּנ֤וּte.NuH5414the holyהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ha.Ko.deshH6944arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727in the houseבַּ֠בַּיִתBa.ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478builtבָּנָ֜הba.NahH1129;it will be a burdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853on yourshouldersבַּכָּתֵ֑ףba.ka.TefH3802noאֵין־'ein-H369longer. Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258serveעִבְדוּ֙'iv.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430and His peopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Prepareוְהָכִ֥ינוּve.hi.ko.nuH3559yourselvesby your fathers’אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1householdsלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004in your divisionsכְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיכֶ֑םke.mach.le.ko.tei.ChemH4256,according to the writingבִּכְתָ֗בbikh.TavH3791of Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478andaccording to the writingוּבְמִכְתַּ֖בu.ve.mikh.TavH4385of his sonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010.

5Moreover,standוְעִמְד֣וּve.'im.DuH5975in the holyבַקֹּ֗דֶשׁva.Ko.deshH6944place according to the sectionsלִפְלֻגּוֹת֙lif.lu.goyTH6391of the fathers’הָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1householdsבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of your brethrenלַאֲחֵיכֶ֖םla.'a.chei.KhemH251thelayבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,and according to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.YimH3881,by divisionוַחֲלֻקַּ֥תva.cha.lu.KatH2515of a father’sאָ֖ב'avH1householdבֵּֽית־beit-H1004.

6Nowslaughterוְשַׁחֲט֖וּve.sha.cha.TuH7819the Passoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453animals,sanctifyוְהִתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ve.hit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves and prepareוְהָכִ֣ינוּve.ha.Khi.nuH3559for your brethrenלַאֲחֵיכֶ֔םla.'a.chei.KhemH251to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213according to the wordכִּדְבַר־kid.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.”

7Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977contributedוַיָּ֣רֶםvai.Ya.remH7311to the layH1121peopleהָעָ֟םha.'AmH5971,to allהַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605who were presentהַנִּמְצָ֗אha.nim.Tza'H4672,flocksצֹ֞אןtzonH6629of lambsכְּבָשִׂ֣יםke.va.SimH3532and youngH1121 H5795goatsעִזִּים֮'i.ZimH1121 H5795,allלְכָל־le.kholH3605for the Passoverלַפְּסָחִים֒la.pe.sa.ChimH6453offeringsH6453,numberingלְמִסְפַּר֙le.mis.ParH455730,000שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים אֶ֔לֶףshe.lo.Shim 'E.lefH7970 H505plus 3,000שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֑יםshe.Lo.shet 'a.la.FimH7969 H505bullsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241;theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were from the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428possessionsמֵרְכ֥וּשׁme.re.KhushH7399.

8His officersוְשָׂרָ֞יוve.sa.RavH8269also contributedהֵרִ֑ימוּhe.Ri.muH7311a freewillלִנְדָבָ֥הlin.da.VahH5071offeringH5071to the peopleלָעָ֛םla.'AmH5971,the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֖םve.lal.vi.YimH3881.Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֨הchil.ki.YahH2518and Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֜הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148and Jehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֗לvi.chi.'ElH3171,the officialsנְגִידֵי֙ne.gi.DeiH5057of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,gaveנָתְנ֣וּna.te.NuH5414to the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548for the Passoverלַפְּסָחִ֗יםla.pe.sa.ChimH6453offeringsH64532,600אַלְפַּ֙יִם֙ וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת'al.Pa.yim ve.Shesh me.'otH505 H8337 H3967from the flocksand 300שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃she.Losh me.'otH7969 H3967bullsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241.

9Conaniahוְ֠כָֽנַנְיָהוּve.kha.v.nan.ya.huH3562also, and Shemaiahוּשְׁמַֽעְיָ֨הוּu.she.ma'.Ya.huH8098and Nethanelוּנְתַנְאֵ֜לu.ne.tan.'ElH5417,his brothersאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251,and Hashabiahוַחֲשַׁבְיָ֧הוּva.cha.shav.Ya.huH2811and JeielH3262and Jozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֖דve.yo.za.VadH3107,the officersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881,contributedהֵרִ֨ימוּhe.Ri.muH7311to the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֤םlal.vi.YimH3881for the Passoverלַפְּסָחִים֙la.pe.sa.ChimH6453offeringsH64535,000חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֔יםcha.Me.shet 'a.la.FimH2568 H505from the flocksand 500חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃cha.Mesh me.'otH2568 H3967bullsוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241.

10So the serviceהָעֲבוֹדָ֑הha.'a.vo.DahH5656was preparedוַתִּכּ֖וֹןva.ti.KonH3559, andthe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֨וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975at their stationsעָמְדָ֛ם'a.me.DamH5977and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֥םve.hal.vi.YimH3881by their divisionsמַחְלְקוֹתָ֖םmach.le.ko.TamH4256according to the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428commandכְּמִצְוַ֥תke.mitz.VatH4687.

11They slaughteredוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819the Passoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453animals, and whilethe priestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548sprinkledוַיִּזְרְק֤וּvai.yiz.re.KuH2236the bloodH1818receivedfrom their handמִיָּדָ֔םmi.ya.DamH3027,the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881skinnedמַפְשִׁיטִֽים׃maf.shi.TimH6584them.

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