New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 12:6-9

6But it cameH1961aboutH1961that in the twenty-thirdעֶשְׂרִ֧ים וְשָׁלֹ֛שׁ'es.Rim ve.sha.LoshH6242 H7969yearH8141of Kingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֑שׁye.ho.'AshH3060,the priestsH3548had not repairedH2388anydamageH919to the houseH1004.

7So KingH4428JehoashH3060summonedוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121Jehoiadaלִיהוֹיָדָ֤עli.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestH3548, and the otherpriestsH3548,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whyמַדּ֛וּעַma.Du.a'H4069do you not repairH2388damageH919to the houseH1004?Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258then, you are not to takeתִּקְחוּ־tik.chu-H3947any moremoneyכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701from youracquaintancesמַכָּֽרֵיכֶ֔םma.ka.rei.KhemH4378,but giveתִּתְּנֻֽהוּ׃ti.te.Nu.huH5414it upH5414for the damageH919to the houseH1004.”

8The priestsH3548then agreedוַיֵּאֹ֖תוּvai.ye.'O.tuH225that they would not takeH3947any moremoneyH3701from the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,norH1115would theyrepairH2388damageH919to the houseH1004.

9Instead,Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֤עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077the priestH3548tookH3947a chestאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727and drilledוַיִּקֹּ֥בvai.yi.KoH5344a holeחֹ֖רchorH2356in its lidבְּדַלְתּ֑וֹbe.dal.ToH1817and putוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414it besideאֵ֨צֶל'E.tzelH681the altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196,on the rightמִיָּמִ֗יןbai.ya.minH3225sideH3225as oneאִישׁ֙'ishH376comesבְּבֽוֹא־be.Vo'-H935into the houseH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;and the priestsH3548who guardedשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104the thresholdהַסַּ֔ףha.SafH5592putוְנָֽתְנוּ־ve.na.te.nu-H5414in it allכָּל־kol-H3605the moneyH3701that was broughtהַמּוּבָ֥אha.mu.Va'H935into the houseH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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