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2 Chronicles 29:4-17

4And hebroughtH935in thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881, andgatheredוַיַּֽאַסְפֵ֖םvai.ya.'as.FemH622themtogetherH622intoH935the broadplaceH935on theeastהַמִּזְרָֽח׃ha.miz.RachH4217,

5andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Hearשְׁמָע֣וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085meמִן־min-H4480, yeLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881;nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258sanctifyהִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֗וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves, andsanctifyוְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ve.ka.de.ShuH6942thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, andcarryH3318forthH3318the filthinessoutH3318of theholyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944.

6For ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1have trespassed, anddoneוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213thatwhichH5869wasevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in thesightH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, and have forsaken him, and haveturnedוַיַּסֵּ֧בּוּvai.yas.Se.buH5437awayH5437theirfacesפְנֵיהֶ֛םfe.nei.HemH6440from the habitation of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andturnedH5437theirbacksעֹֽרֶף׃'O.refH6203.

7Also they haveshutסָֽגְר֞וּsa.ge.RuH5462upH5927thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of theporchהָאוּלָ֗םha.'u.LamH197, andputH5927outאֶת־'et-H853thelampsהַנֵּר֔וֹתha.ne.RotH5216, and havenotלֹ֣אlo'H3808burnedהִקְטִ֑ירוּhik.Ti.ruH6999incenseוּקְטֹ֖רֶתu.ke.To.retH7004norלֹא־lo'-H3808offeredהֶעֱל֣וּhe.'e.LuH5927burntוְעֹלָה֙ve.'o.LahH5930offeringsH3478in theholyבַקֹּ֔דֶשׁva.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944unto theGodלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Wherefore thewrathקֶ֣צֶףKe.tzefH7110of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wasuponעַל־'al-H5921Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and he hathdeliveredוַיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them to be tossed to and fro, to be an astonishment, and anhissingוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הve.lish.re.KahH8322, as yeseeרֹאִ֖יםro.'ImH7200with youreyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

9For,loוְהִנֵּ֛הve.hi.NehH2009, ourfathersאֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1havefallenנָפְל֥וּna.fe.LuH5307by theswordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719, and oursonsוּבָנֵ֨ינוּu.va.Nei.nuH1121and ourdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֵ֧ינוּu.ve.no.Tei.nuH1323and ourwivesוְנָשֵׁ֛ינוּve.na.Shei.nuH802are incaptivityבַּשְּׁבִ֖יba.she.ViH7628for this.

10Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258it is inmineמִמֶּ֖נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480heartלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824tomakeלִכְר֣וֹתlikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285with theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that hisfierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639mayturnוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725awayH7725fromusH7725.

11Mysonsבָּנַ֕יba.NaiH1121, benotאַל־'al-H408nowעַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH6258negligent: for theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hath chosenyouכִּֽי־ki-H3588tostandלַעֲמֹ֤דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him, toministerלְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.ToH8334unto him, and that ye should be hisministersמְשָׁרְתִ֥יםme.sha.re.TimH8334, andburnH6999incenseH6999.

12Then theLevitesהַ֠לְוִיִּםHal.vi.yimH3881aroseוַיָּקֻ֣מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965,Mahathמַ֣חַתMa.chatH4287thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmasaiעֲמָשַׂ֞י'a.ma.SaiH6022, andJoelוְיוֹאֵ֣לve.yo.'ElH3100thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzariahעֲזַרְיָהוּ֮'a.zar.ya.HuH5838, of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of theKohathitesהַקְּהָתִי֒ha.ke.ha.TiH6956: and of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847,Kishקִ֚ישׁkishH7027thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAbdiעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5660, andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJehallelelיְהַלֶּלְאֵ֑לye.ha.lel.'ElH3094: and of theGershonitesהַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔יha.Ge.re.shu.NiH1649,Joahיוֹאָח֙yo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofZimmahזִמָּ֔הzi.MahH2155, andEdenוְעֵ֖דֶןve.'E.denH5731thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoahיוֹאָֽח׃yo.'AchH3098:

13and of thesonsבְּנֵי֙be.NeiH1121ofElizaphanאֱלִ֣יצָפָ֔ן'e.Li.tza.FanH469,Shimriשִׁמְרִ֖יshim.RiH8113andJeuelוִיעִיאֵ֑לvi.'u.'elH3273: and of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAsaphאָסָ֔ף'a.SafH623,Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148andMattaniahוּמַתַּנְיָֽהוּ׃ סu.ma.tan.Ya.huH4983:

14and of thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofHemanהֵימָ֖ןhei.ManH1968, Jehuel andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֑י סve.shim.'IH8096: and of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJeduthunיְדוּת֔וּןye.du.TunH3038,Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הshe.ma'.YahH8098andUzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ve.'u.zi.'ElH5816.

15And theygatheredוַיַּֽאַסְפ֤וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶם֙'a.chei.HemH251, andsanctifiedH6942themselvesH6942, andwentוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in, according to thecommandmentכְמִצְוַת־khe.mitz.vat-H4687of thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428by thewordsבְּדִבְרֵ֣יbe.div.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, tocleanseלְטַהֵ֖רle.ta.HerH2891thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

16And thepriestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548wentH3318in unto theinnerH6441partH6441of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068, tocleanseלְטַהֵר֒le.ta.HerH2891it, andbroughtH935outH3318allכָּל־kol-H3605theuncleannessהַטֻּמְאָה֙ha.tum.'AhH2932that theyfoundמָֽצְאוּ֙ma.tze.'UH4672in thetempleH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068intoH935thecourtלַחֲצַ֖רla.cha.TzarH2691of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. And theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881tookH3318it, tocarryH3318itoutH3318abroadחֽוּצָה׃Chu.tzahH2351to thebrookלְנַֽחַל־le.na.chal-H5158Kidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939.

17NowH3117theybeganוַ֠יָּחֵלּוּVai.ya.che.luH2490on thefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֮ha.ri.shOnH7223dayוּבְי֧וֹםu.ve.YomH3117of thefirstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320tosanctifyH6942, and on theeighthשְׁמוֹנָ֣הshe.mo.NahH8083dayלְיָמִ֣יםle.ya.MimH3117of themonthלַחֹ֗דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320cameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935they to theporchלְאוּלָ֣םle.'u.LamH197of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; and theysanctifiedH6942thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068ineightשְׁמוֹנָ֑הshe.mo.NahH8083daysוּבְי֨וֹםu.ve.YomH3117: and on the sixteenthdayH3117of thefirstH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320theymadeH6942anendכִּלּֽוּ׃ סki.LuH3615.

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