New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Chronicles 29:4-17
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.
11My sonsבָּנַ֕יba.NaiH1121,do not beH7951negligentH7951nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258, forthe Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068has chosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977you to standלַעֲמֹ֤דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440Him, to serveלְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.ToH8334Him, and to be His ministersמְשָׁרְתִ֥יםme.sha.re.TimH8334and burnH6999incenseH6999.”
12Then the Levitesהַ֠לְוִיִּםHal.vi.yimH3881aroseוַיָּקֻ֣מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965:Mahathמַ֣חַתMa.chatH4287the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Amasaiעֲמָשַׂ֞י'a.ma.SaiH6022and Joelוְיוֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH3100the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azariahעֲזַרְיָהוּ֮'a.zar.ya.HuH5838,from the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofthe Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִי֒ha.ke.ha.TiH6956;and from the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847,Kishקִ֚ישׁkishH7027the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Abdiעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5660and Azariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Jehallelelיְהַלֶּלְאֵ֑לye.ha.lel.'ElH3094;and from the Gershonitesהַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔יha.Ge.re.shu.NiH1649,Joahיוֹאָח֙yo.'AchH3098the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Zimmahזִמָּ֔הzi.MahH2155and EdenH5730the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joahיוֹאָֽח׃yo.'AchH3098;
15They assembledוַיַּֽאַסְפ֤וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622their brothersאֲחֵיהֶם֙'a.chei.HemH251,consecratedוַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּvai.yit.ka.de.ShuH6942themselves, and wentH935inH935to cleanseלְטַהֵ֖רle.ta.HerH2891the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,according to the commandmentכְמִצְוַת־khe.mitz.vat-H4687of the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428by the wordsבְּדִבְרֵ֣יbe.div.ReiH1697of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
16So the priestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548wentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the innerH6441partH6441of the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068to cleanseלְטַהֵר֒le.ta.HerH2891it,and they broughtH3318everyכָּל־kol-H3605uncleanH2932thingH2932whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they foundמָֽצְאוּ֙ma.tze.'UH4672in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068outH3318to the courtyardלַחֲצַ֖רla.cha.TzarH2691of the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Then the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881receivedוַֽיְקַבְּלוּ֙vay.ka.be.LuH6901itto carryH3318outH3318tothe Kidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939Valleyלְנַֽחַל־le.na.chal-H5158.
17Now they beganוַ֠יָּחֵלּוּVai.ya.che.luH2490the consecrationלְקַדֵּשׁ֒le.ka.DeshH6942on the firstבְּאֶחָ֞דbe.'e.ChadH259dayof the firstהָרִאשׁוֹן֮ha.ri.shOnH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,and on the eighthשְׁמוֹנָ֣הshe.mo.NahH8083dayוּבְי֧וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of the monthלַחֹ֗דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320they enteredבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935the porchלְאוּלָ֣םle.'u.LamH197of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068.Then they consecratedוַיְקַדְּשׁ֥וּvay.ka.de.ShuH6942the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in eightשְׁמוֹנָ֑הshe.mo.NahH8083daysלְיָמִ֣יםle.ya.MimH3117,and finishedכִּלּֽוּ׃ סki.LuH3615on the sixteenthשִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רshi.Shah 'a.SarH8337H6240dayוּבְי֨וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of the firstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 29
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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