New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 20:19-22

19The Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֛םhal.vi.YimH3881,from the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֖יםha.ke.ha.TimH6956and from the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of the Korahitesהַקָּרְחִ֑יםha.ka.re.ChimH7145,stoodH6965upH6965to praiseלְהַלֵּ֗לle.ha.LelH1984the Lordלַיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,with a veryלְמָֽעְלָה׃le.Ma.'e.lahH4605loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְּק֥וֹלbe.KolH6963.

20They roseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֔קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242and wentH3318outH3318to the wildernessלְמִדְבַּ֣רle.mid.BarH4057of Tekoaתְּק֑וֹעַte.Ko.a'H8620;and when they wentH3318out, Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֗טye.ho.sha.FatH3092stoodעָמַ֣ד'a.MadH5975and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “Listenשְׁמָע֗וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085to me, Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:PutH539your trustH539in the Lordבַּיהוָ֤הba.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶם֙'e.lo.hei.KhemH430and you will endureH539.PutH539your trustH539in His prophetsבִנְבִיאָ֖יוvin.vi.'AvH5030,and succeedוְהַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ve.hatz.Li.chuH6743.”

21When he had consultedוַיִּוָּעַץ֙vai.yi.va.'AtzH3289with the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,he appointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֤דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975those who sangמְשֹֽׁרֲרִים֙me.sho.ra.RimH7891to the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068and those whopraisedוּֽמְהַֽלְלִ֖יםu.me.ha.LimH1984Himin holyקֹ֑דֶשׁKo.deshH6944attireלְהַדְרַת־le.had.rat-H1927,as they wentH3318outH3318beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the armyהֶֽחָל֔וּץhe.cha.LutzH2502and saidוְאֹֽמְרִים֙ve.'o.me.RimH559, “Giveהוֹד֣וּho.DuH3034thanksH3034to the Lordלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,for His faithfulnessחַסְדּֽוֹ׃chas.DoH2617is everlastingלְעוֹלָ֖םle.'o.LamH5769.”

22Whenוּבְעֵת֩u.ve.'EtH6256they beganהֵחֵ֨לּוּhe.Che.luH2490singingבְרִנָּ֜הve.ri.NahH7440and praisingוּתְהִלָּ֗הu.te.hi.LahH8416,the Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068setנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414ambushesמְ֠אָֽרְבִיםMe.'a.re.vimH693againstעַל־'al-H5921the sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּ֜וֹןa.MonH5983,Moabמוֹאָ֧בmo.'AvH4124,and Mountוְהַר־ve.har-H2022Seirשֵׂעִ֛ירse.'IrH8165,who had comeהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935against Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֖הli.hu.DahH3063;so they were struckH5062downH5062.

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