New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 17:7-19

7Then in the thirdשָׁל֜וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearוּבִשְׁנַ֨תu.vish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427he sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971his officialsלְשָׂרָיו֙le.sa.RavH8269,Ben-hailH1134,Obadiahוּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣הu.le.'oad.YahH5662,Zechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֔הve.liz.khar.YahH2148,Nethanelוְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖לve.lin.tan.'ElH5417,and Micaiahוּלְמִיכָיָ֑הוּu.le.mi.kha.Ya.huH4322,to teachלְלַמֵּ֖דle.la.MedH3925in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;

8and with themthe Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881,Shemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֡הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098,Nethaniahוּנְתַנְיָ֡הוּu.ne.tan.Ya.huH5418,Zebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֡הוּu.ze.vad.Ya.huH2069,Asahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֡לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,Shemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ri.motH8070,Jehonathanוִֽיהוֹנָתָן֩vi.ho.na.TanH3083,Adonijahוַאֲדֹ֨נִיָּ֧הוּva.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138,Tobijahוְטֽוֹבִיָּ֛הוּve.toi.Ya.huH2900,and TobadonijahH2899,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881;and with them the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476and Jehoramוִֽיהוֹרָ֖םvi.ho.RamH3088.

9They taughtוַֽיְלַמְּדוּ֙vay.la.me.DuH3925in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063, havingthe Bookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of the Lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068with them; and they wentH5437throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH5437 H3605the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and taughtוַֽיְלַמְּד֖וּvay.la.me.DuH3925among the peopleבָּעָֽם׃ba.'AmH5971.

10Nowthe dreadפַּ֣חַדPa.chadH6343of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068was on allכָּל־kol-H3605the kingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of the landsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834werearoundסְבִיב֣וֹתse.vi.VotH5439Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,so that they did not makeH3898warנִלְחֲמ֖וּnil.cha.MuH3898againstעִם־'im-H5973Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃ye.ho.sha.FatH3092.

11Someוּמִן־u.min-H4480of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430broughtמְבִיאִ֧יםme.vi.'ImH935giftsמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503and silverוְכֶ֣סֶףve.Khe.sefH3701as tributeמַשָּׂ֑אma.Sa'H4853to Jehoshaphatלִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֛טli.ho.sha.FatH3092;the Arabiansהָֽעַרְבִיאִ֗יםha.'ar.vi.'ImH6163alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571broughtמְבִיאִ֥יםme.vi.'ImH935him flocksצֹ֕אןtzonH6629,7,700אֲלָפִים֙ מֵא֔וֹת'a.la.Fim me.'otH7651 H505 H3967ramsאֵילִ֔ים'ei.LimH352and 7,700אֲלָפִ֖ים מֵאֽוֹת׃ פ'a.la.Fim me.'otH7651 H505 H3967maleוּתְיָשִׁ֕יםu.te.ya.ShimH8495goatsH8495.

12So Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092grewהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980greaterלְמָ֑עְלָהle.Ma.'e.lahH4605and greaterוְגָדֵ֖לve.ga.DelH1432,and he builtוַיִּ֧בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129fortressesבִּירָנִיּ֖וֹתbi.ra.ni.YotH1003and storageמִסְכְּנֽוֹת׃mis.ke.NotH4543citiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֛הbi.hu.DahH3063.

13He hadהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961largeרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227suppliesוּמְלָאכָ֥הu.me.la.KhahH4399in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and warriorsמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH376 H4421,valiantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menH1368,in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

14Thisוְאֵ֥לֶּהve.'E.lehH428was their musterפְקֻדָּתָ֖םfe.ku.da.TamH6486according to their fathers’אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1householdsלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004:of Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063,commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thousandsאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505,Adnahעַדְנָ֣ה'ad.NahH5734wasthe commanderהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269,and with him threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505valiantחַ֔יִלCha.yilH2428warriorsגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368;

15and nextוְעַל־ יָד֖וֹve.'al- ya.DoH5921 H3027to him wasJohananיְהוֹחָנָ֣ןye.ho.cha.NanH3076the commanderהַשָּׂ֑רha.SarH8269,and with him 280,000מָאתַ֥יִם וּשְׁמוֹנִ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃ סma.Ta.yim u.she.mo.Nim 'A.lefH3967 H8084 H505;

16and nextוְעַל־ יָדוֹ֙ve.'al- ya.DoH5921 H3027to him Amasiahעֲמַסְיָ֣ה'a.mas.YahH6007the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Zichriזִכְרִ֔יzikh.RiH2147,who volunteeredהַמִּתְנַדֵּ֖בha.mit.na.DevH5068for the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,and with him twoH3967hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505valiantחָֽיִל׃ סCha.yilH2428warriorsגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368;

17and of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144,Eliadaאֶלְיָדָ֑ע'el.ya.Da'H450,a valiantחַ֖יִלCha.yilH2428warriorגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368,and with him twoH3967hundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505armedנֹֽשְׁקֵי־no.she.kei-H5401with bowקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198and shieldוּמָגֵ֖ןu.ma.GenH4043;

18and nextוְעַל־ יָד֖וֹve.'al- ya.DoH5921 H3027to him Jehozabadיְהוֹזָבָ֑דye.ho.za.VadH3075,and with him 180,000מֵאָֽה־ וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶףme.'ah- u.she.mo.Nim 'E.lefH3967 H8084 H505equippedחֲלוּצֵ֥יcha.lu.TzeiH2502for warצָבָֽא׃ סtza.Va'H6635.

19Theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428are the ones who servedהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣יםham.sha.re.TimH8334the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,apartמִלְּבַ֞דmi.le.VadH905fromthose whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the kingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428putנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414in the fortifiedהַמִּבְצָ֖רha.miv.TzarH4013citiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063.

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