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2 Chronicles 24:4-10

4Now it cameH1961aboutH1961afterאַחֲרֵיכֵ֑ן'a.cha.rei.KhenH310thisאַחֲרֵיכֵ֑ן'a.cha.rei.KhenH3651that JoashH3060decidedעִם־ לֵ֣ב'im- levH1961 H5973 H3820to restoreלְחַדֵּ֖שׁle.cha.DeshH2318the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5He gatheredוַיִּקְבֹּץ֮vai.yik.BotzH6908the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֒ve.hal.vi.YimH3881and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Goצְא֣וּtze.'UH3318outH3318to the citiesלְעָרֵ֪יle.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֟הye.hu.DahH3063and collectוְקִבְצוּ֩ve.kiv.TzuH6908moneyכֶּ֜סֶףKe.sefH3701from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֨לYis.ra.'ElH3478torepairלְחַזֵּ֣ק׀le.cha.ZekH2388the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֗ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430annuallyמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767 H8141, and you shalldoH4116the workלַדָּבָ֑רla.da.VarH1697quicklyתְּמַהֲר֣וּte.ma.ha.RuH4116.”But the Levitesהַֽלְוִיִּֽם׃Hal.vi.YimH3881did not actH4116quicklyמִֽהֲר֖וּmi.ha.RuH4116.

6So the kingהַמֶּלֶךְ֮ha.me.leKhH4428summonedוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Jehoiadaלִֽיהוֹיָדָ֣עli.ho.ya.Da'H3077,the chiefהָרֹאשׁ֒ha.roShH7218priest,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Whyמַדּ֙וּעַ֙ma.Du.a'H4069have you not requiredדָרַ֣שְׁתָּda.Rash.taH1875the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881to bringלְהָבִ֞יאle.ha.Vi'H935inH935from Judahמִֽיהוּדָ֣הmi.hu.DahH3063and from Jerusalemוּמִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.mi.ru.sha.LimH3389thecontributionמַשְׂאַת֙mas.'AtH4864of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872,the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and the congregationוְהַקָּהָ֖לve.ha.ka.HalH6951of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,for the tentלְאֹ֖הֶלle.'O.helH168of the testimonyהָעֵדֽוּת׃ha.'e.DutH5715?”

7Forthe sonsבָּנֶ֥יהָba.Nei.haH1121of the wickedהַמִּרְשַׁ֔עַתha.mir.Sha.'atH4849Athaliahעֲתַלְיָ֙הוּ֙'a.tal.Ya.huH6271had brokenH6555intoH6555the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and evenוְגַם֙ve.GamH1571usedעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213the holyקָדְשֵׁ֣יka.de.SheiH6944thingsH6944of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068for the Baalsלַבְּעָלִֽים׃la.be.'a.LimH1168.

8So the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, andthey madeוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֖וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213a chestאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727and setוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֛הוּvai.yi.te.Nu.huH5414it outsideחֽוּצָה׃Chu.tzahH2351by the gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

9And they madeוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414a proclamationק֞וֹלKolH6963in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֣הbi.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389to bringלְהָבִ֤יאle.ha.Vi'H935to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068thecontributionמַשְׂאַ֞תmas.'AtH4864commanded byMosesמֹשֶׁ֧הmo.ShehH4872the servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430on Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

10Allכָל־khol-H3605the officersהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמְח֥וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055,and they broughtH935inH935their contribution anddroppedוַיַּשְׁלִ֥יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993itinto the chestלָאָר֖וֹןla.'a.RonH727untilעַד־'ad-H5704they had finishedלְכַלֵּֽה׃le.kha.LehH3615.

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