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2 Chronicles 29:20-36

20ThenHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428aroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙vai.yash.KemH7925, andgatheredוַיֶּאֱסֹ֕ףvai.ye.'e.SofH622theprincesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of thecityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892, andwentH5927upH5927to thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

21And theybroughtוַיָּבִ֣יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935sevenשִׁבְעָה֩shiv.'AhH7651bullocks; andsevenשִׁבְעָ֜הshiv.'AhH7651ramsוְאֵילִ֨יםve.'ei.LimH352, andsevenשִׁבְעָ֗הshiv.'AhH7651lambsוּכְבָשִׂ֣יםu.khe.va.SimH3532, andsevenשִׁבְעָה֙shiv.'AhH7651he-goats, for asinלְחַטָּ֔אתle.cha.TatH2403offering for thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָ֥הha.mam.la.KhahH4467and for thesanctuaryהַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁha.mik.DashH4720and forJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063. And hecommandedוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonH175toofferלְהַעֲל֖וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927them on thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

22Soאֶת־'et-H853theykilledוַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vai.yish.cha.TuH7819the bullocks, and thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548receivedוַיְקַבְּל֤וּvay.ka.be.LuH6901thebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818, andsprinkledוַֽיִּזְרְק֖וּvai.yiz.re.KuH2236it on thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196: and theykilledוַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819theramsהָאֵלִ֗יםha.'e.LimH352, andsprinkledוַיִּזְרְק֤וּvai.yiz.re.KuH2236thebloodהַדָּם֙ha.DamH1818upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196: theykilledוַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vai.yish.cha.TuH7819also thelambsהַכְּבָשִׂ֔יםha.ke.va.SimH3532, andsprinkledוַיִּזְרְק֥וּvai.yiz.re.KuH2236thebloodהַדָּ֖םha.DamH1818upon thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ha.miz.Be.chahH4196.

23And theybroughtH5066nearH5066the he-goats for thesinהַֽחַטָּ֔אתha.cha.TatH2403offeringbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and thecongregationוְהַקָּהָ֑לve.ha.ka.HalH6951; and theylaidוַיִּסְמְכ֥וּvai.yis.me.KhuH5564theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֖םye.dei.HemH3027uponעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921them:

24and thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548killedוַיִּשְׁחָטוּם֙vai.yish.cha.TumH7819them, and theymadeH3605asinוַֽיְחַטְּא֤וּvay.cha.te.'UH2398offering with theirbloodדָּמָם֙da.MamH1818uponעַל־'al-H5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahH4196, tomakeכִּ֤יkiH3588atonementלְכַפֵּ֖רle.kha.PerH3722forallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: for thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559that theburntהָעוֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offering and thesinH2398offering should bemadeH3605forallH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

25And hesetוַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֜םhal.vi.YimH3881in thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068withcymbalsבִּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙bim.tzil.Ta.yimH4700with psalteries, and withharpsוּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹתu.ve.khi.no.RotH3658,accordingH3027to thecommandmentבְּמִצְוַ֥תbe.mitz.VatH4687ofDavidדָּוִ֛ידda.VidH1732, and ofGadוְגָ֥דve.GadH1410theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428seerחֹזֵֽה־cho.zeh-H2374, andNathanוְנָתָ֣ןve.na.TanH5416theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030: for thecommandmentהַמִּצְוָ֖הha.mitz.VahH4687was of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068by hisprophetsנְבִיאָֽיו׃ סne.vi.'AvH5030.

26And theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֤וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975with theinstrumentsבִּכְלֵ֣יbikh.LeiH3627ofDavidדָוִ֔ידda.VidH1732, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548with thetrumpetsבַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ סba.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689.

27AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396commandedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559toofferלְהַעֲל֥וֹתle.ha.'a.LotH5927theburntהָעֹלָ֖הha.'o.LahH5930offeringuponH5921thealtarלְהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַle.ha.miz.Be.achH4196, And when theburntהָֽעוֹלָ֗הha.'o.LahH5930offeringbeganהֵחֵ֣לhe.ChelH2490, thesongשִׁיר־shir-H7892of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068beganהֵחֵ֤לhe.ChelH2490also, and thetrumpetsוְהַחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתve.ha.cha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689,togetherH5921with theinstrumentsכְּלֵ֖יke.LeiH3627ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

28Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecongregationהַקָּהָל֙ha.ka.HalH6951worshipped, and thesingersH7891sangH7891, and thetrumpetersוְהַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹתve.ha.cha.tzo.tze.RotH2689soundedמַחְצְרִ֑יםma.cha.tzo.tze.rimH2690;allהַכֹּ֕לha.KolH3605this continueduntilעַ֖ד'adH5704theburntהָעֹלָֽה׃ha.'o.LahH5930offering wasfinishedלִכְל֥וֹתlikh.LotH3615.

29And when they hadmadeH3605anendוּכְכַלּ֖וֹתu.khe.kha.LotH3615of offering, thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428andallH3605that werepresentהַנִּמְצְאִ֥יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672with himbowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃vai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812themselvesH7812and worshipped.

30MoreoverHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and theprincesH8269commandedוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֔םlal.vi.YimH3881to singpraisesH3068unto theLORDH3068with thewordsבְּדִבְרֵ֥יbe.div.ReiH1697ofDavidדָוִ֖ידda.VidH1732, and ofAsaphוְאָסָ֣ףve.'a.SafH623theseerהַחֹזֶ֑הha.cho.ZehH2374. And they sangpraisesH3068withgladnessלְשִׂמְחָ֔הle.sim.ChahH8057, and theybowedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃ פvai.Yish.ta.cha.VuH7812theirheadsH8269and worshipped.

31ThenHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396answeredH559andsaidH559,Nowעַתָּ֨ה'a.TahH6258ye have consecrated yourselves unto theLORDלַיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068,comeH935nearגֹּ֧שׁוּGo.shuH5066andbringH935sacrificesזְבָחִ֥יםze.va.ChimH2077andthankH8426offeringsH8426intoH935thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. And thecongregationהַקָּהָל֙ha.ka.HalH6951broughtH935insacrificesזְבָחִ֣יםze.va.ChimH2077andthankH8426offeringsH8426; and as many as were of awillingנְדִ֥יבne.DivH5081heartלֵ֖בlevH3820broughtH935burntעֹלֽוֹת׃o.LotH5930offeringsH8426.

32And thenumberמִסְפַּ֣רmis.ParH4557of theburntהָעֹלָה֮ha.'o.LahH5930offeringsH3068,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thecongregationהַקָּהָל֒ha.ka.HalH6951broughtהֵבִ֣יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935, was threescore and ten bullocks, anhundredמֵאָ֖הme.'AhH3967ramsאֵילִ֥ים'ei.LimH352, andtwoמָאתָ֑יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967lambsכְּבָשִׂ֣יםke.va.SimH3532:allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428were for aburntלְעֹלָ֥הle.'o.LahH5930offering to theLORDH3068.

33And theconsecratedH6942things weresixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967oxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241andthreeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִֽים׃'a.la.FimH505sheepוְצֹ֖אןve.TzonH6629.

34But thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548weretooH3808fewלִמְעָ֔טlim.'AtH4592,soהָי֣וּha.YuH1961that theycouldיָֽכְל֔וּya.khe.LuH3201notH3808flayallכָּל־kol-H3605theburntהָעֹל֑וֹתha.'o.LotH5930offeringsH5930: wherefore theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֣ם'a.chei.HemH251theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881didH3808help them,tillעַד־'ad-H5704theworkהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399wasendedכְּל֤וֹתke.LotH3615, anduntilוְעַ֣דve.'AdH5704thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548hadsanctifiedH6942themselvesH6942: for theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881weremoreH3808uprightיִשְׁרֵ֣יyish.ReiH3477inheartלֵבָ֔בle.VavH3824tosanctifyH6942themselvesH6942thanH3808thepriestsמֵֽהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃Me.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

35And also theburntעֹלָ֨ה'o.LahH5930offeringsH8002were inabundanceלָרֹ֜בla.RoH7230, with thefatבְּחֶלְבֵ֧יbe.chel.VeiH2459of thepeaceהַשְּׁלָמִ֛יםha.she.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002, and with the drinkofferingsH8002for everyburntלָעֹלָ֑הla.'o.LahH5930offering.Soוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571theserviceעֲבוֹדַ֥תa.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068wassetH3559inorderH3559.

36AndHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396rejoicedוַיִּשְׂמַ֤חvai.yis.MachH8055, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588of thatwhichH1697Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hadpreparedהַהֵכִ֥יןha.he.KhinH3559for thepeopleלָעָ֑םla.'AmH5971: for thethingהַדָּבָֽר׃ פha.da.VarH1697wasdoneהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961suddenlyבְּפִתְאֹ֖םbe.fit.'OmH6597.

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