New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 11:4-12

4Now in the seventhהַ֠שְּׁבִיעִיתHa.she.vi.'itH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֣הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֜עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077sentשָׁלַ֨חsha.LachH7971ordersand broughtוַיִּקַּ֣ח׀vai.yi.KachH3947the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967ofthe Caritesלַכָּרִי֙la.ka.RiH3746and of theguardsוְלָ֣רָצִ֔יםve.La.ra.TzimH7323,and broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935them to himself at the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.Then he madeוַיִּכְרֹת֩vai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֜יתbe.RitH1285with them and putH7650them underH7650oathוַיַּשְׁבַּ֤עvai.yash.Ba'H7650at the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and showedוַיַּ֥רְאvai.Yar'H7200them the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121.

5And he commandedוַיְצַוֵּ֣םvay.tza.VemH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088is the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that you shall doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּןta.'a.SunH6213:a thirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֤יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of you, who comeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935inH935on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676and keepוְשֹׁ֣מְרֵ֔יve.Sho.me.ReiH8104watchמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931over the king’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004

6(a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992also shall beat the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179Surס֔וּרSurH5495,and a thirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֥יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992at the gateבַּשַּׁ֖עַרba.Sha.'arH8179behindאַחַ֣ר'a.CharH310theguardsהָרָצִ֑יםha.ra.TzimH7323),shall keepוּשְׁמַרְתֶּ֛םu.she.mar.TemH8104watchמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931over the houseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004for defenseמַסָּֽח׃ma.SachH4535.

7And twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147partsהַיָּדוֹת֙hai.ya.dOtH3027of you, allכֹּ֖לkolH3605who goיֹצְאֵ֣יyo.tze.'EiH3318outH3318on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676,shall also keepוְשָֽׁמְר֛וּve.sha.me.RuH8104watchמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931over the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068for the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

8Then you shall surroundוְהִקַּפְתֶּ֨ם עַל־ סָבִ֗יבve.hi.kaf.Tem 'al- sa.VivH5362 H5439 H5921the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,eachאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376with his weaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;and whoever comesH935withinאֶל־'el-H413the ranksהַשְּׂדֵר֖וֹתha.se.de.RotH7713shall be putיוּמָ֑תyu.MatH4191toH4191deathH4191. Andyou are to be with the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428when he goesH3318outH3318and when he comesH935inH935.”

9So the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967actedוַֽיַּעֲשׂ֞וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213in accordance with everythingכְּכֹ֣לke.KholH3605that Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548commandedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680.And eachH376oneH376of them tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947his menH376who were to comeH935inH935on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676,alongH5973withH5973those who were to goH3318outH3318on the Sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676,and they cameH935to Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

10Thenthe priestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548gaveוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414the captainsלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269of hundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.yotH3967the spearsהַחֲנִית֙ha.cha.NitH2595and shieldsהַשְּׁלָטִ֔יםha.she.la.TimH7982that had beenKingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732,whichH834werein the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

11Theguardsהָרָצִ֜יםha.ra.TzimH7323stoodוַיַּעַמְד֨וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975,eachאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376with his weaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in his handבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,from the rightהַיְמָנִית֙hay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of the houseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to the leftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יתha.se.ma.LitH8042sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of the houseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,by the altarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196and by the houseוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004,aroundסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

12Then he broughtH3318the king’sהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121outH3318, andputוַיִּתֵּ֤ןvai.yi.TenH5414the crownהַנֵּ֙זֶר֙ha.Ne.zerH5145on him and gave himthe testimonyהָ֣עֵד֔וּתha.'e.DutH5715;and they madeH4427him kingוַיַּמְלִ֥כוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427and anointedוַיִּמְשָׁחֻ֑הוּvai.yim.sha.Chu.huH4886him, and they clappedוַיַּכּוּ־vai.ya.ku-H5221their handsכָ֔ףKhafH3709and saidוַיֹּאמְר֖וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Longliveיְחִ֥יye.ChiH2421the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428!”

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