Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 19

1AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֨טye.ho.sha.FatH3092thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֧הye.hu.DahH3063returnedוַ֠יָּשָׁבvai.ya.shoH7725to hishouseבֵּית֛וֹbei.ToH1004inpeaceבְּשָׁל֖וֹםbe.sha.LomH7965toJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Li.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2AndJehuיֵה֣וּאye.Hu'H3058thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHananiחֲנָ֘נִי֮cha.Na.niH2607theseerהַחֹזֶה֒ha.cho.ZehH2374wentH3318outH3318tomeetפָּנָ֗יוpa.NavH6440him, andsaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559tokingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Jehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֔טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, Shouldest thouhelpלַעְזֹ֔רla'.ZorH5826thewickedהֲלָרָשָׁ֣עha.la.ra.Sha'H7563, andloveתֶּאֱהָ֑בte.'e.HavH157them thathateוּלְשֹׂנְאֵ֥יu.le.so.ne.'EiH8130theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068? for thisthingוּבָזֹאת֙u.va.zoTH2063wrathקֶּ֔צֶףKe.tzefH7110isuponעָלֶ֣יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thee frombeforeמִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3Neverthelessאֲבָ֕ל'a.ValH61there aregoodטוֹבִ֖יםto.VimH2896thingsfoundנִמְצְא֣וּnim.tze.'UH4672in thee, in that thou hastputH3559awayH4480theAsherothהָאֲשֵׁרוֹת֙ha.'a.she.rOtH842outH4480of thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and hastsetH3559thineheartלְבָבְךָ֖le.va.ve.KhaH3824toseekלִדְרֹ֥שׁlid.RoshH1875Godהָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃Ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

4AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֖טye.ho.sha.FatH3092dweltוַיֵּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hewentH3318outH3318againוַיָּ֜שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725among thepeopleבָעָ֗םva.'AmH5971from Beer-sheba to thehillהַ֣רharH2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, andbroughtH3318thembackוַיְשִׁיבֵ֕םvay.shi.VemH7725unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

5And hesetוַיַּעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975judgesשֹֽׁפְטִ֜יםsho.fe.TimH8199in thelandבָּאָ֗רֶץba.'A.retzH776throughoutH3605allH3605the fencedcitiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,cityלְעִ֥ירle.'IrH5892bycityוָעִֽיר׃va.'IrH5892,

6andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thejudgesהַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗יםha.sho.fe.TimH8199,Considerרְאוּ֙re.'UH7200whatמָֽה־mah-H4100yedoעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213: for yejudgeתִּשְׁפְּט֖וּtish.pe.TuH8199notלֹ֧אlo'H3808formanלְאָדָ֛םle.'a.DamH120, but for theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; and he is withyouאַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemH859in thejudgmentמִשְׁפָּֽט׃mish.PatH4941.

7NowH6258thereforeletH6258thefearH6343of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beuponעֲלֵיכֶ֑ם'a.lei.KhemH5921youכִּֽי־ki-H3588;takeשִׁמְר֣וּshim.RuH8104heedH8104anddoוַעֲשׂ֔וּva.'a.SuH6213it: for there isnoH369iniquityעַוְלָ֛ה'av.LahH5766with theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,norH369respectH6343of persons,norH369takingוּמִקַּח־u.mi.kach-H4727ofgiftsשֹֽׁחַד׃Sho.chadH7810.

8Moreoverוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571inJerusalemבִּ֠ירוּשָׁלִַםBi.ru.sha.limH3389didJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֜טye.ho.sha.FatH3092setהֶעֱמִ֨ידhe.'e.MidH5975of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.YimH3881and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and of theheadsוּמֵרָאשֵׁ֤יu.me.ra.SheiH7218of thefathers’הָאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.VotH1houses ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, for thejudgmentלְמִשְׁפַּ֥טle.mish.PatH4941of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and for controversies. And theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9And hechargedוַיְצַ֥וvay.TzavH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Thusכֹּ֤הkohH3541shall yedoתַעֲשׂוּן֙ta.'a.SunH6213in thefearבְּיִרְאַ֣תbe.yir.'AtH3374of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,faithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֖הbe.'e.mu.NahH530, and with aperfectשָׁלֵֽם׃sha.LemH8003heartוּבְלֵבָ֥בu.ve.le.VavH3824.

10And whensoeveranyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605controversyרִיב֩rivH7379shallcomeיָב֨וֹאya.Vo'H935toyouH834from yourbrethrenמֵאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם׀me.'a.chei.KhemH251thatdwellהַיֹּשְׁבִ֣יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in theircitiesבְּעָרֵיהֶ֗םbe.'a.rei.HemH5892,betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996bloodדָּ֣ם׀damH1818andbloodלְדָם֮le.DamH1818,betweenבֵּין־bein-H996lawתּוֹרָ֣הto.RahH8451andcommandmentלְמִצְוָה֮le.mitz.VahH4687,statutesלְחֻקִּ֣יםle.chu.KimH2706andjudgmentsוּלְמִשְׁפָּטִים֒u.le.mish.pa.TimH4941, ye shallwarnוְהִזְהַרְתֶּ֣םve.hiz.har.TemH2094them, that they benotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808guiltyיֶאְשְׁמוּ֙ye'.she.MuH816towards theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068, andsoH6213wrathקֶ֥צֶףKe.tzefH7110comeH935uponH5921youH834anduponH5921yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֑ם'a.chei.KhemH251: thisdoH6213, and ye shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808beguiltyתֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃te'.Sha.muH816.

11And,beholdוְהִנֵּ֡הve.hi.NehH2009,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֣הוּ'a.mar.Ya.huH568thechiefהָרֹ֨אשׁha.RoshH7218priestכֹהֵן֩kho.HenH3548is overyouH3605inallH3605mattersדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068; andZebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֨הוּu.ze.vad.Ya.huH2069thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֜אלyish.ma.'ElH3458, therulerהַנָּגִ֤ידha.na.GidH5057of thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, inallH3605theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428mattersדְּבַר־de.var-H1697: also theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881shall beofficersוְשֹׁטְרִ֥יםve.sho.te.RimH7860beforeלִפְנֵיכֶ֑םlif.nei.KhemH6440youH3605.Dealוַעֲשׂ֔וּva.'a.SuH6213courageously, and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068be with thegoodהַטּֽוֹב׃ פha.TovH2896.

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