New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 12:5-8

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.

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