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2 Chronicles 19:5-8

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.

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