New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 12:6-9

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.

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