New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 12:4-16

4Then Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֜שׁye.ho.'AshH3060saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, “Allכֹּל֩kolH3605the moneyכֶּ֨סֶףKe.sefH3701of the sacredH6944thingsH6944whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is broughtיוּבָ֤אyu.Va'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,in currentעוֹבֵ֔רo.VerH5674moneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701, boththe moneyכֶּ֥סֶףKe.sefH3701of eachH376man’sH376assessmentעֶרְכּ֑וֹer.KoH6187andallכָּל־kol-H3605the moneyכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834anyH376man’sH376heartלֶב־lev-H3820promptsיַֽעֲלֶה֙ עַ֣לya.'a.Leh 'alH5927 H5921him to bringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

5let the priestsH3548takeיִקְח֤וּyik.ChuH3947it for themselves, eachH376from his acquaintanceמַכָּר֑וֹma.ka.RoH4378;and they shall repairיְחַזְּקוּ֙ye.cha.ze.KuH2388thedamagesבֶּ֣דֶקBe.dekH919of the houseH1004whereverשָׁ֖םshamH3605 H834 H8033any damageבָּֽדֶק׃ פBa.dekH919may be foundיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672.”

6But it cameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961about that in the twenty-thirdעֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְשָׁלֹ֛שׁ'es.Rim ve.sha.LoshH6242 H7969yearH8141of Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֑שׁye.ho.'AshH3060the priestsH3548had not repairedH2388the damagesH919of the houseH1004.

7Then KingH4428JehoashH3060calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121for Jehoiadaלִיהוֹיָדָ֤עli.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestH3548, and for the otherpriestsH3548and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do you not repairH2388the damagesH919of the houseH1004?Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258therefore takeתִּקְחוּ־tik.chu-H3947noאַל־'al-H408moremoneyכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701from your acquaintancesמַכָּֽרֵיכֶ֔םma.ka.rei.KhemH4378,but payתִּתְּנֻֽהוּ׃ti.te.Nu.huH5414it for the damagesH919of the houseH1004.”

8So the priestsH3548agreedוַיֵּאֹ֖תוּvai.ye.'O.tuH225that they would takeH3947noלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115moremoneyH3701from the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,norוּלְבִלְתִּ֥יu.le.vil.TiH1115repairH2388the damagesH919of the houseH1004.

9ButJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֤עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestH3548tookH3947a chestאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727and boredוַיִּקֹּ֥בvai.yi.KoH5344a holeחֹ֖רchorH2356in its lidבְּדַלְתּ֑וֹbe.dal.ToH1817and putוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414it besideאֵ֨צֶל'E.tzelH681the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,on the rightמִיָּמִ֗יןbai.ya.minH3225sideH3225as oneאִישׁ֙'ishH376comesבְּבֽוֹא־be.Vo'-H935into the houseH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and the priestsH3548who guardedשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104the thresholdהַסַּ֔ףha.SafH5592putוְנָֽתְנוּ־ve.na.te.nu-H5414in it allכָּל־kol-H3605the moneyH3701which was broughtהַמּוּבָ֥אha.mu.Va'H935into the houseH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10When they sawכִּרְאוֹתָ֔םkir.'o.TamH7200that there was muchרַ֥בravH7227moneyH3701in the chestH727,the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428scribeH5613and the highהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestH3548cameוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up and tiedוַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.ruH6696itin bags and countedוַיִּמְנ֔וּvai.yim.NuH4487the moneyH3701which was foundהַנִּמְצָ֥אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseH1004of the LordH3068.

11They gaveוְנָתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414the moneyH3701which was weighedהַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ןham.tu.KanH8505out into the handsיְדֵי֙yadH3027of those who didעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399,who had the oversightהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםha.pe.ku.dimH6485of the houseH1004of the LordH3068; and theypaidוַיּוֹצִיאֻ֜הוּvai.yo.tzi.'U.huH3318it out to the carpentersלְחָרָשֵׁ֤י הָעֵץ֙le.cha.ra.Shei ha.'EtzH2796 H6086and the buildersוְלַבֹּנִ֔יםve.la.bo.NimH1129who workedהָעֹשִׂ֖יםha.'o.SimH6213on the houseH1004of the LordH3068;

12andto the masonsוְלַגֹּֽדְרִים֙ve.la.go.de.RimH1443and the stonecuttersוּלְחֹצְבֵ֣י הָאֶ֔בֶןu.le.cho.tze.Vei ha.'E.venH2672 H68,and for buyingוְלִקְנ֤וֹתve.lik.NotH7069timberH6086and hewnמַחְצֵ֔בmach.TzevH4274stoneוְאַבְנֵ֣יve.'av.NeiH68to repairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388the damagesבֶּ֣דֶקBe.dekH919to the houseH1004of the LordH3068,and for allוּלְכֹ֛לu.le.KholH3605that waslaidH3318out for the houseH1004to repairלְחָזְקָֽה׃le.cha.ze.KahH2388it.

13Butthere were not madeיֵעָשֶׂ֜הye.'a.SehH6213for the houseH1004of the LordH3068silverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701cupsסִפּ֥וֹתsi.PotH5592,snuffersמְזַמְּר֤וֹתme.za.me.RotH4212,bowlsמִזְרָקוֹת֙miz.ra.kOtH4219,trumpetsחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתcha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689,anyH3605vesselsכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627of goldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091,or vesselsוּכְלִי־u.khe.li-H3627of silverכָ֑סֶףKha.sefH3701from the moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701which was broughtהַמּוּבָ֥אha.mu.Va'H935into the houseH1004of the LordH3068;

14for they gaveיִתְּנֻ֑הוּyi.te.Nu.huH5414that to those who didH6213the workהַמְּלָאכָ֖הha.me.la.KhahH4399,and with it they repairedוְחִזְּקוּ־ve.chi.ze.ku-H2388the houseH1004of the LordH3068.

15Moreover,they did not requireH2803an accountingH2803from the menH376into whoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834handיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027they gaveH5414the moneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701to payH5414to those who didH6213the workH4399,for they dealtH6213faithfullyבֶאֱמֻנָ֖הve.'e.mu.NahH530.

16ThemoneyH3701from the guiltאָשָׁם֙'a.ShamH817offeringsH817andthe moneyH3701from the sinחַטָּא֔וֹתcha.ta.'otH2403offeringsH2403was not broughtיוּבָ֖אyu.Va'H935into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;it was for the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548.

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