New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 11:13-17

13Moreover, the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881whoאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834were in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478also stoodהִֽתְיַצְּב֥וּhit.ya.tze.VuH3320with him from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605their districtsגְּבוּלָֽם׃ge.vu.LamH1366.

14Forthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881leftעָזְב֣וּ'a.ze.VuH5800their pastureמִגְרְשֵׁיהֶם֙mig.re.shei.HemH4054landsH4054and their propertyוַאֲחֻזָּתָ֔םva.'a.chu.za.TamH272and wentוַיֵּלְכ֥וּvai.ye.le.KhuH1980to Judahלִיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוְלִֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םve.li.ru.sha.LimH3389, becauseJeroboamיָֽרָבְעָם֙ya.ra.ve.'AmH3379and his sonsוּבָנָ֔יוu.va.NavH1121had excludedהִזְנִיחָ֤םhiz.ni.ChamH2186them from servingH3547asH3547priestsמִכַּהֵ֖ןmi.ka.HenH3547to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

15He setוַיַּֽעֲמֶד־vai.ya.'a.med-H5975up priestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548of his own for the highלַבָּמ֖וֹתla.ba.MotH1116placesH1116,for the satyrsוְלַשְּׂעִירִ֑יםve.la.se.'i.RimH8163and the calvesוְלָעֲגָלִ֖יםve.la.'a.ga.LimH5695whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he had madeעָשָֽׂה׃'a.SahH6213.

16Those from allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478who setהַנֹּֽתְנִים֙ha.no.te.NimH5414their heartsלְבָבָ֔םle.va.VamH3824on seekingלְבַקֵּ֕שׁle.va.KeshH1245the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478followedבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935them to Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,to sacrificeלִזְבּ֕וֹחַliz.Bo.achH2076to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

17They strengthenedוַֽיְחַזְּקוּ֙vay.cha.ze.KuH2388the kingdomמַלְכ֣וּתmal.KhutH4438of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and supportedוַֽיְאַמְּצ֛וּvay.'a.me.TzuH553Rehoboamרְחַבְעָ֥םre.chav.'AmH7346the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010for threeשָׁל֑וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֣יםle.sha.NimH8141,for they walkedהָֽלְכ֗וּha.le.KhuH1980in the wayבְּדֶ֧רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870of Davidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732and Solomonוּשְׁלֹמֹ֖הu.she.lo.MohH8010for threeשָׁלֽוֹשׁ׃sha.Lo.oshH7969yearsלְשָׁנִ֥יםle.sha.NimH8141.

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