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1 Chronicles 15:2-15

2ThenDavidדָּוִ֔ידda.VidH1732saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,Noneלֹ֤אlo'H3808ought tocarryלָשֵׂאת֙la.seTH5375thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430but theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881: for them hath theLORDH3068chosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977tocarryלָשֵׂ֞אתla.SetH5375thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodH430, and toministerוּֽלְשָׁרְת֖וֹu.le.sha.re.ToH8334unto him foreverעוֹלָֽם׃ סo.LamH5769.

3AndDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732assembledוַיַּקְהֵ֥לvai.yak.HelH6950allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478atJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, tobringלְהַעֲלוֹת֙le.ha.'a.lOtH5927upH5927thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068untoitsH3605placeמְקוֹמ֖וֹme.ko.MoH4725,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he hadpreparedהֵכִ֥יןhe.KhinH3559for it.

4AndDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732gatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֥ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622togetherH622thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַֽהֲרֹ֖ן'a.ha.RonH175, and theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881:

5of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofKohathקְהָ֑תke.HatH6955;Urielאוּרִיאֵ֣ל'u.ri.'ElH222thechiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סve.'es.RimH6242:

6of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֑יme.ra.RiH4847;Asaiahעֲשָׂיָ֣ה'a.sa.YahH6222thechiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251twoמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andtwentyוְעֶשְׂרִֽים׃ סve.'es.RimH6242:

7of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121of Gershom;Joelיוֹאֵ֣לyo.'ElH3100thechiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֖יוve.'e.ChavH251anhundredמֵאָ֥הme.'AhH3967andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִֽׁים׃ סu.she.lo.ShimH7970:

8of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofElizaphanאֱלִֽיצָפָ֑ן'e.li.tza.FanH469;Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֥הshe.ma'.YahH8098thechiefהַשָּׂ֖רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251twoמָאתָֽיִם׃ סma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967:

9of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofHebronחֶבְר֑וֹןchev.RonH2275;Elielאֱלִיאֵ֥ל'e.li.'ElH447thechiefהַשָּׂ֖רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֥יוve.'e.ChavH251fourscore:

10of thesonsלִבְנֵ֖יliv.NeiH1121ofUzzielעֻזִּיאֵ֑ל'u.zi.'ElH5816;Amminadabעַמִּינָדָ֣ב'a.mi.na.DavH5992thechiefהַשָּׂ֔רha.SarH8269, and hisbrethrenוְאֶחָ֕יוve.'e.ChavH251anhundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967andtwelveעָשָֽׂר׃ ס'a.SarH6240.

11AndDavidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121forZadokלְצָד֥וֹקle.tza.DokH6659andAbiatharוּלְאֶבְיָתָ֖רu.le.'ev.ya.TarH54thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֑יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and for theLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֗םve.lal.vi.YimH3881, forUrielלְאֽוּרִיאֵ֤לle.'u.ri.'ElH222,Asaiahעֲשָׂיָה֙'a.sa.YahH6222, andJoelוְיוֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH3100,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֔הshe.ma'.YahH8098, andElielוֶאֱלִיאֵ֖לve.'e.li.'ElH447, andAmminadabוְעַמִּינָדָֽב׃ve.'a.mi.na.DavH5992,

12andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Ye are theheadsרָאשֵׁ֥יra.SheiH7218of thefathers’הָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses of theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֑םlal.vi.YimH3881:sanctifyהִֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙hit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves, both ye and yourbrethrenוַאֲחֵיכֶ֔םva.'a.chei.KhemH251, that ye maybringוְהַֽעֲלִיתֶ֗םve.ha.'a.li.TemH5927upH5927thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, unto theplaceH3559that I havepreparedH3559for it.

13ForbecauseH3588ye bare itnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808at thefirstלְמַבָּרִ֥אשׁוֹנָ֖הle.ma.ba.Ri.sho.NahH7223, theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430madeפָּרַ֨ץpa.RatzH6555a breachuponH4941usH3588, for thatweH3588soughtדְרַשְׁנֻ֖הוּde.rash.Nu.huH1875himnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808accordingH4941to theordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ka.mish.PatH4941.

14SoH5927thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881sanctifiedH6942themselvesH6942tobringלְהַעֲל֕וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927upH5927thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

15And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881bare thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430uponH5921theirshouldersבִּכְתֵפָ֥םbikh.te.FamH3802with the stavesthereonH5921, asMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680accordingH5921to thewordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.

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