Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 23:2-6

2And they went aboutוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437in Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,and gatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֤וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908the Levitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881out of all the citiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and the chiefוְרָאשֵׁ֥יve.ra.SheiH7218of the fathersהָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1of Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and they cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3And all the congregationהַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.HalH6951madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Behold, the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶן־ven-H1121shall reignיִמְלֹ֔ךְyim.LokhH4427,as Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696of the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Davidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

4This isthe thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that ye shall doתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213;A third partהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨יתha.she.li.ShitH7992of you enteringבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676,of the priestsלַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548and of the Levitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881, shall beportersלְשֹֽׁעֲרֵ֖יle.sho.'a.ReiH7778of the doorsהַסִּפִּֽים׃ha.si.PimH5592;

5And a third partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall beat the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004;and a third partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992at the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the foundationהַיְס֑וֹדhay.SodH3247:and all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shall bein the courtsבְּחַצְר֖וֹתbe.chatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6But let none comeיָב֣וֹאya.Vo'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,save the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and they that ministerוְהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣יםve.ham.sha.re.TimH8334of the Levitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881;they shall go inיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935, for they areholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944:but all the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shall keepיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104the watchמִשְׁמֶ֥רֶתmish.Me.retH4931of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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