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2 Chronicles 13:8-11

8And now ye thinkאֹֽמְרִ֗ים'o.me.RimH559to withstandלְהִתְחַזֵּק֙le.hit.cha.ZekH2388the kingdomלִפְנֵי֙ מַמְלֶ֣כֶתlif.Nei mam.Le.khetH4467 H6440of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068in the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Davidדָוִ֑ידda.VidH1732; and ye bea greatרָ֔בRavH7227multitudeהָמ֣וֹןha.MonH1995, and there arewith you goldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091calvesעֶגְלֵ֣י'eg.LeiH5695,which Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379madeעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213you for godsלֵאלֹהִֽים׃le.lo.HimH430.

9Have ye not cast outהִדַּחְתֶּם֙hi.dach.TemH5080the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,and have madeוַתַּעֲשׂ֨וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213you priestsכֹּהֲנִים֙ko.ha.NimH3548after the manner of the nationsכְּעַמֵּ֣יke.'a.MeiH5971of otherlandsהָאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776?so that whosoever comethהַבָּ֗אha.Ba'H935to consecrateלְמַלֵּ֨א יָד֜וֹle.ma.Le' ya.DoH3027 H4390himself with a youngבֶּן־ בָּקָר֙ben- ba.KarH1241 H1121bullockבְּפַ֤רbe.FarH6499and sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7651ramsוְאֵילִ֣םve.'ei.LimH352, the samemay be a priestכֹהֵ֖ןkho.HenH3548of them that arenoH3808godsאֱלֹהִֽים׃ ס'E.lo.HimH430.

10But as for us, Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068isour Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,and we have not forsakenעֲזַבְנֻ֑הוּ'a.zav.Nu.huH5800him; and the priestsוְכֹ֨הֲנִ֜יםve.Kho.ha.NimH3548,which ministerמְשָׁרְתִ֤יםme.sha.re.TimH8334unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, arethe sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Aaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175,and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881wait upon theirbusinessבַּמְלָֽאכֶת׃bam.La.khetH4399:

11And they burnוּמַקְטִרִ֣יםu.mak.ti.RimH6999unto Yhwhלַיהוָ֡הla.Yah.wehH3068every morningH1242and every eveningH6153burnt sacrificesעֹל֣וֹתo.LotH5930and sweetסַמִּים֩sa.MimH5561incenseוּקְטֹֽרֶת־u.ke.to.ret-H7004:the shewbreadוּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶת לֶ֜חֶםu.ma.'a.Re.khet Le.chemH4635 H3899also set they in orderupon the pureהַטָּה֗וֹרha.ta.HorH2889tableהַשֻּׁלְחָ֣ןha.shul.ChanH7979;and the lampstandוּמְנוֹרַ֨תu.me.no.RatH4501of goldהַזָּהָ֤בha.za.HavH2091with the lampsוְנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ve.ne.ro.Tei.haH5216thereof, to burnלְבָעֵר֙le.va.'ErH1197every eveningH6153:for we keepשֹׁמְרִ֣יםsho.me.RimH8104the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֖רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;but ye have forsakenעֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם'a.zav.TemH5800him.

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