New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 29:4-10

4He broughtH935inH935the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881and gatheredוַיַּֽאַסְפֵ֖םvai.ya.'as.FemH622them into the publicH7339squareH7339on the eastהַמִּזְרָֽח׃ha.miz.RachH4217.

5Then he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Listenשְׁמָע֣וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085to me, you Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881.Consecrateהִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֗וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258,and consecrateוְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ve.ka.de.ShuH6942the houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of your fathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,and carryH3318the uncleannessהַנִּדָּ֖הha.ni.DahH5079outH3318of the holyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944place.

6For our fathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have beenH4603unfaithfulH4603and have doneוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,and they have abandonedוַיַּֽעַזְבֻ֑הוּvai.ya.'az.Vu.huH5800Him andturnedוַיַּסֵּ֧בּוּvai.yas.Se.buH5437their facesפְנֵיהֶ֛םfe.nei.HemH6440awayH5437from the dwellingH4908placeH4908of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and haveturnedוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414theirbacksעֹֽרֶף׃'O.refH6203.

7They have alsoגַּ֣םgamH1571shutסָֽגְר֞וּsa.ge.RuH5462the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the porchהָאוּלָ֗םha.'u.LamH197and extinguishedוַיְכַבּוּ֙vay.kha.BuH3518the lampsהַנֵּר֔וֹתha.ne.RotH5216,and have not burnedהִקְטִ֑ירוּhik.Ti.ruH6999incenseוּקְטֹ֖רֶתu.ke.To.retH7004nor offeredהֶעֱל֣וּhe.'e.LuH5927burntוְעֹלָה֙ve.'o.LahH5930offeringsH5930in the holyבַקֹּ֔דֶשׁva.Ko.deshH6944place to the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Thereforethe wrathקֶ֣צֶףKe.tzefH7110of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was againstעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and He has madeוַיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them an objectH2113ofH2113terrorH2113,of horrorלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047, and ofhissingוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הve.lish.re.KahH8322,as you seeרֹאִ֖יםro.'ImH7200with your own eyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

9For beholdוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009,our fathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have fallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307by the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719,and our sonsוּבָנֵ֨ינוּu.va.Nei.nuH1121,our daughtersוּבְנוֹתֵ֧ינוּu.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323,and our wivesוְנָשֵׁ֛ינוּve.na.Shei.nuH802are in captivityבַּשְּׁבִ֖יba.she.ViH7628becauseעַל־'al-H5921of thisH2088.

10Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258it is in my heartלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824to makeלִכְר֣וֹתlikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285with the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,so that His burningחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639may turnוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725awayH7725from us.

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