New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 34:8-13

8Now in the eighteenthשְׁמוֹנֶ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה֙she.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearוּבִשְׁנַ֨תu.vish.NatH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֔וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,when he had purgedלְטַהֵ֥רle.ta.HerH2891the landהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776and the houseוְהַבָּ֑יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004,he sentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971Shaphanשָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanH8227the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Azaliahאֲצַלְיָ֜הוּ'a.tzal.Ya.huH683,Maaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֣הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641an officialשַׂר־sar-H8269of the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892,and Joahיוֹאָ֤חyo.'AchH3098the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Joahazיֽוֹאָחָז֙yo.'a.ChazH3099the secretaryH4206,to repairלְחַזֵּ֕קle.cha.ZekH2388the houseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

9They cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ׀chil.ki.Ya.huH2518the highהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548and gaveוַֽיִּתְּנוּ֮vai.yi.te.NuH5414him the moneyהַכֶּסֶף֮ha.ke.SefH3701that was broughtהַמּוּבָ֣אha.mu.Va'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Godאֱלֹהִים֒'E.lo.HimH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֩hal.vi.YimH3881, thedoorkeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֨י הַסַּ֜ףsho.me.Rei ha.SafH8104 H5592,had collectedאָסְפֽוּ־'a.se.fu-H622fromManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519and Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֗יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669,and from allוּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.KolH3605the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,from allוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Benjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144and the inhabitantsH3427of Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.Ru.sha.LimH3389.

10Then they handedיַד֙yadH5414 H3027it overH5414to the workmenעֹשֵׂ֣ה הַמְּלָאכָ֔ה'o.Seh ha.me.la.KhahH4399 H6213who hadH6485the oversightH6485of the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and the workmenעוֹשֵׂ֣י הַמְּלָאכָ֗הo.Sei ha.me.la.KhahH4399 H6213whoאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834were workingעֹשִׂים֙'o.SimH6213in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068usedH5414it to restoreלִבְדּ֥וֹקliv.DokH918and repairוּלְחַזֵּ֖קu.le.cha.ZekH2388the houseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

11They in turn gaveוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414itto the carpentersלֶחָֽרָשִׁים֙le.cha.ra.ShimH2796and the buildersוְלַבֹּנִ֔יםve.la.bo.NimH1129to buyלִקְנוֹת֙lik.nOtH7069quarriedמַחְצֵ֔בmach.TzevH4274stoneאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68and timberוְעֵצִ֖יםve.'e.TzimH6086for couplingsלַֽמְחַבְּר֑וֹתlam.cha.be.RotH4226,and to makeוּלְקָרוֹת֙u.le.ka.rOtH7136beamsH7136for the housesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063had let goH7843toH7843ruinהִשְׁחִ֖יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843.

12The menH376didעֹשִׂ֨ים'o.SimH6213the workבַּמְּלָאכָ֗הba.me.la.KhahH4399faithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֜הbe.'e.mu.NahH530with foremenמֻ֠פְקָדִיםMuf.ka.dimH6485overוַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם׀va.'a.lei.HemH5921them to superviseלְנַצֵּ֑חַle.na.Tze.achH5329:Jahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189and Obadiahוְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662,the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Merariמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847,Zechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֧הu.ze.khar.YahH2148and Meshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֛םu.me.shu.LamH4918of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the Kohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֖יםha.ke.ha.TimH6956, andthe Levitesוְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םve.Hal.vi.YimH3881,allכָּל־kol-H3605who were skillfulמֵבִ֖יןme.VinH995with musicalשִֽׁיר׃ShirH7892instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627.

13They werealso inH5921chargeH5921ofH5921the burdenH5449bearersH5449,and supervisedוּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙u.me.na.tze.ChimH5329allלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605the workmenעֹשֵׂ֣ה מְלָאכָ֔ה'o.Seh me.la.KhahH6213 H4399from jobלַעֲבוֹדָ֖הla.'a.vo.DahH5656to jobוַעֲבוֹדָ֑הva.'a.vo.DahH5656;and someH4480of the Levitesוּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔םu.me.hal.vi.YimH3881werescribesH5613,and officialsוְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםve.sho.te.RimH7860,and gatekeepersוְשׁוֹעֲרִֽים׃ve.sho.'a.RimH7778.

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