Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 19:8-11

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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