Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 23:1-10

1And in theseventhהַשְּׁבִעִ֜יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearוּבַשָּׁנָ֨הu.va.sha.NahH8141Jehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֗עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077strengthenedהִתְחַזַּ֣קhit.cha.ZakH2388himselfH2388, andtookH3947thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269ofhundredsהַמֵּא֡וֹתha.me.'otH3967,Azariahלַעֲזַרְיָ֣הוּla.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofJerohamיְרֹחָ֡םye.ro.ChamH3395, andIshmaelוּלְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלu.le.yish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehohananיְ֠הוֹחָנָןYe.ho.cha.nonH3076, andAzariahוְלַֽעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּve.la.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofObedעוֹבֵ֜דo.VedH5744, andMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֧הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAdaiahעֲדָיָ֛הוּ'a.da.Ya.huH5718, andElishaphatאֱלִישָׁפָ֥ט'e.li.sha.FatH478thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZichriזִכְרִ֖יzikh.RiH2147,intoH3947covenantבַבְּרִֽית׃va.be.RitH1285with him.

2And theywentH935aboutH413inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063, andgatheredוַיִּקְבְּצ֤וּvai.yik.be.TzuH6908theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881outH413ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and theheadsוְרָאשֵׁ֥יve.ra.SheiH7218offathers’הָאָב֖וֹתha.'a.VotH1houses ofIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לle.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and theycameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

3Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהַקָּהָ֥לha.ka.HalH6951madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֛יתbe.RitH1285with thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Beholdהִנֵּ֤הhi.NehH2009, theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶן־ven-H1121shallreignיִמְלֹ֔ךְyim.LokhH4427, as theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathspokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696concerning thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofDavidדָוִֽיד׃da.VidH1732.

4This is thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that ye shalldoתַּעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213: athirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֨יתha.she.li.ShitH7992partH4480ofyouאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834, thatcomeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935in on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֗תha.sha.BatH7676, of thepriestsלַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548and of theLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881, shall be porters of the doors;

5and athirdוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁית֙ve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992partוְהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֖יתve.ha.she.li.ShitH7992shall be at theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004; and athirdH7992partH7992at thegateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of thefoundationהַיְס֑וֹדhay.SodH3247: andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shall be in thecourtsH8179of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Butletוְאַל־ve.'al-H408noneH3605comeH935intoH935thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, save thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and they thatministerוְהַמְשָׁרְתִ֣יםve.ham.sha.re.TimH8334of theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881; they shallcomeH935in, for they areholyקֹ֣דֶשׁKo.deshH6944: butallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971shallkeepיִשְׁמְר֖וּyish.me.RuH8104thewatchH8104of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

7And theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֨םhal.vi.YimH3881shall compass thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundסָבִ֗יבsa.VivH5439aboutH1961,everyH376manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376with hisweaponsוְכֵלָ֣יוve.khe.LavH3627in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; and whosoever comethintoאֶל־'el-H413thehouseהַבַּ֖יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,letH1961him be slain: and be ye with thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428when he cometh in, and when he goethoutוּבְצֵאתֽוֹ׃u.ve.tze.ToH3318.

8SoH6213theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881andallH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063didH6213accordingH376toallH3605thatJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֣עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵן֒ha.ko.HenH3548commandedצִוָּה֮tzi.VahH6680: and theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947everyH3605manH376hismenH376,thoseH3605that were tocomeבָּאֵ֣יba.'EiH935in on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676, withthoseH3605that were togoH3318outH3318on thesabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676; forJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֥עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548dismissednotלֹ֥אlo'H3808the courses.

9AndJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֨עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֜ןha.ko.HenH3548deliveredוַיִּתֵּן֩vai.yi.TenH5414to thecaptainsלְשָׂרֵ֣יle.sa.ReiH8269ofhundredsהַמֵּא֗וֹתha.me.'otH3967thespearsהַֽחֲנִיתִים֙ha.cha.ni.TimH2595, and bucklers, andshieldsהַמָּגִנּוֹת֙ha.ma.gi.nOtH4043, that had beenkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428David’sדָּוִ֑ידda.VidH1732,whichH834were in thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

10And hesetוַיַּעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975allH3605thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,everyH3605manוְאִ֣ישׁ׀ve.'IshH376with hisweaponשִׁלְח֣וֹshil.ChoH7973in hishandבְיָד֗וֹve.ya.DoH3027, from therightהַיְמָנִית֙hay.ma.NitH3233sideמִכֶּ֨תֶףmi.Ke.tefH3802of thehouseהַבַּ֤יִתha.Ba.yitH1004to theleftהַשְּׂמָאלִ֔יתha.se.ma.LitH8042sideכֶּ֤תֶףKe.tefH3802of thehouseהַבַּ֙יִת֙ha.Ba.yitH1004,alongעַל־'al-H5921by thealtarלַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַla.miz.Be.achH4196and thehouseוְלַבָּ֑יִתve.la.Ba.yitH1004, by thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428roundH5439aboutH5439.

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