Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 23:4-6

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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