Revised Literal Translation

2 Chronicles 30:13-20

13And there assembledוַיֵּֽאָסְפ֤וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622at Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389muchרָ֔בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971to keepלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the feastחַ֥גchagH2282of unleavened breadהַמַּצּ֖וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682in the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,a veryמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatלָרֹ֥בla.RoH7230congregationקָהָ֖לka.HalH6951.

14And they aroseוַיָּקֻ֕מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and took awayוַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙vai.ya.Si.ruH5493the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196that werein Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and all the altars for incenseהַֽמְקַטְּרוֹת֙ham.ka.te.rOtH6999took they awayהֵסִ֔ירוּhe.Si.ruH5493,and castוַיַּשְׁלִ֖יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993theminto the brookלְנַ֥חַלle.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

15Then they killedוַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819the passoverהַפֶּ֔סַחha.Pe.sachH6453on the fourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH6240 H702dayof the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320:and the priestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םve.hal.vi.YimH3881were ashamedנִכְלְמוּ֙nikh.le.MuH3637,and sanctifiedוַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּvai.yit.ka.de.ShuH6942themselves, and brought inוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the burnt offeringsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

16And they stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֤וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975in their placeעָמְדָם֙'a.me.DamH5977after their mannerכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םke.mish.pa.TamH4941,according to the lawכְּתוֹרַ֖תke.to.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872the manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430:the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548sprinkledזֹרְקִ֣יםzo.re.KimH2236the bloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818, which they receivedof the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of the Levitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

17For there weremanyרַבַּ֥תra.BatH7227in the congregationבַּקָּהָ֖לba.ka.HalH6951that were not sanctifiedהִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּhit.ka.Da.shuH6942:therefore the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881had the charge of the killingשְׁחִיטַ֣תshe.chi.TatH7821of the passoversהַפְּסָחִ֗יםha.pe.sa.ChimH6453for every one that wasnot cleanטָה֔וֹרta.HorH2889,to sanctifyלְהַקְדִּ֖ישׁle.hak.DishH6942themunto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18For a multitudeמַרְבִּ֣יתmar.BitH4768of the peopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971, evenmanyרַ֠בַּתRa.batH7227of Ephraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֨יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669,and Manassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֜הu.me.na.ShehH4519,Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֤רyi.so.sh.KharH3485,and Zebulunוּזְבֻלוּן֙u.ze.vu.LunH2074,had notH3808cleansedהִטֶּהָ֔רוּhi.te.Ha.ruH2891themselves, yet did they eatאָכְל֥וּ'a.khe.LuH398the passoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453otherwise than it was writtenכַכָּת֑וּבkha.ka.TuvH3789.But HezekiahH3169prayedהִתְפַּלֵּ֨לhit.pa.LelH6419for them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,The goodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068pardonיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722every one

19Thatpreparethהֵכִ֔יןhe.KhinH3559his heartלְבָב֣וֹle.va.VoH3824to seekלִדְר֛וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Godהָאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430,Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of his fathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1, though he be not cleansedaccording to the purificationכְּטָהֳרַ֥תke.to.ho.RatH2893of the sanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ סha.Ko.deshH6944.

20And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hearkenedוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085to HezekiahH3169,and healedוַיִּרְפָּ֖אvai.yir.Pa'H7495the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

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