Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 19

1And Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֨טye.ho.sha.FatH3092the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֧הye.hu.DahH3063returnedוַ֠יָּשָׁבvai.ya.shoH7725to his houseבֵּית֛וֹbei.ToH1004in peaceבְּשָׁל֖וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965to Jerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Li.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2And Jehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hananiחֲנָ֘נִי֮cha.Na.niH2607the seerהַחֹזֶה֒ha.cho.ZehH2374went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to meetפָּנָ֗יוpa.NavH6440him, and saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559to kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֔טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,Shouldest thou helpלַעְזֹ֔רla'.ZorH5826the ungodlyהֲלָרָשָׁ֣עha.la.ra.Sha'H7563,and loveתֶּאֱהָ֑בte.'e.HavH157them that hateוּלְשֹׂנְאֵ֥יu.le.so.ne.'EiH8130Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068?thereforeוּבָזֹאת֙u.va.zoTH2063iswrathקֶּ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110upon thee from beforeמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Neverthelessאֲבָ֕ל'a.ValH61there are goodטוֹבִ֖יםto.VimH2896thingsדְּבָרִ֥יםde.va.RimH1697foundנִמְצְא֣וּnim.tze.'UH4672in thee, in that thou hast taken awayבִעַ֤רְתָּvi.'Ar.taH1197the grovesהָאֲשֵׁרוֹת֙ha.'a.she.rOtH842out of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and hast preparedוַהֲכִינ֥וֹתָva.ha.khi.No.taH3559thine heartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824to seekלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875Godהָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃Ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

4And Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427at Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:and he went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725through the peopleבָעָ֗םva.'AmH5971from Beer–shebaH884to mountהַ֣רharH2022Ephraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,and brought them backוַיְשִׁיבֵ֕םvay.shi.VemH7725unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of their fathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

5And he setוַיַּעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975judgesשֹֽׁפְטִ֜יםsho.fe.TimH8199in the landבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776throughout all the fencedהַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,cityלְעִ֥ירle.'IrH5892by cityוָעִֽיר׃va.'IrH5892,

6And saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to the judgesהַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199,Take heedרְאוּ֙re.'UH7200what ye doעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213:for ye judgeתִּשְׁפְּט֖וּtish.pe.TuH8199not for manלְאָדָ֛םle.'a.DamH120,but for Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068, who iswith you in the judgmentבִּדְבַ֥ר מִשְׁפָּֽט׃bid.Var mish.PatH4941 H1697.

7Wherefore now let the fearפַֽחַד־fa.chad-H6343of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be upon you; take heedשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104and doוַעֲשׂ֔וּva.'a.SuH6213it: for there isno iniquityעַוְלָ֛ה'av.LahH5766with Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,nor respectוּמַשֹּׂ֥אu.ma.So'H4856of personsפָנִ֖יםfa.NimH6440,nor takingוּמִקַּח־u.mi.kach-H4727of giftsשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810.

8Moreover in Jerusalemבִּ֠ירוּשָׁלִַםBi.ru.sha.limH3389did Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֜טye.ho.sha.FatH3092setהֶעֱמִ֨ידhe.'e.MidH5975of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881, and ofthe priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and of the chiefוּמֵרָאשֵׁ֤יu.me.ra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,for the judgmentלְמִשְׁפַּ֥טle.mish.PatH4941of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and for controversiesוְלָרִ֑יבve.la.RivH7379,when they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9And he chargedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thus shall ye doתַעֲשׂוּן֙ta.'a.SunH6213in the fearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,faithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֖הbe.'e.mu.NahH530,and with a perfectשָׁלֵֽם׃sha.LemH8003heartוּבְלֵבָ֥בu.ve.le.VavH3824.

10And what causeרִיב֩rivH7379soever shall comeיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935to you of your brethrenמֵאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם׀me.'a.chei.KhemH251that dwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֣יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֗םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892,between bloodדָּ֣ם׀damH1818and bloodלְדָם֮le.DamH1818,between lawתּוֹרָ֣הto.RahH8451and commandmentלְמִצְוָה֮le.mitz.VahH4687,statutesלְחֻקִּ֣יםle.chu.KimH2706and judgmentsוּלְמִשְׁפָּטִים֒u.le.mish.pa.TimH4941,ye shall even warnוְהִזְהַרְתֶּ֣םve.hiz.har.TemH2094them that they trespassיֶאְשְׁמוּ֙ye'.she.MuH816not against Yhwhלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, and sowrathקֶ֥צֶףKe.tzefH7110come upon you, and upon your brethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֑ם'a.chei.KhemH251:thisכֹּ֥הkohH3541doתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213,and ye shall not trespassתֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃te'.Sha.muH816.

11And, behold, Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֣הוּ'a.mar.Ya.huH568the chiefהָרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218priestכֹהֵן֩kho.HenH3548isover you in all mattersדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068;and Zebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֨הוּu.ze.vad.Ya.huH2069the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֜אלyish.ma.'ElH3458,the rulerהַנָּגִ֤ידha.na.GidH5057of the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,for all the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mattersדְּבַר־de.var-H1697:also the Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881shall beofficersוְשֹׁטְרִ֥יםve.sho.te.RimH7860beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440you. Dealוַעֲשׂ֔וּva.'a.SuH6213courageouslyחִזְק֣וּchiz.KuH2388,And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shall be with the goodהַטּֽוֹב׃ פha.TovH2896.

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