Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 31

1Now whenallH3605this wasfinishedוּכְכַלּ֣וֹתu.khe.kha.LotH3615,allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478that werepresentהַֽנִּמְצְאִים֮ha.nim.tze.'ImH4672wentH3318outH3318to thecitiesלְעָרֵ֣יle.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063, and brake inpiecesוַיְשַׁבְּר֣וּvay.sha.be.RuH7665thepillarsהַמַּצֵּב֣וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676, and heweddownH5422theAsherimהָאֲשֵׁרִ֡יםha.'a.she.RimH842, and brakedownH5422thehighהַ֠בָּמוֹתHa.ba.motH1116placesH1116and thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֞תha.miz.be.ChotH4196outH3318ofallH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֧הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֛ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144, inEphraimוּבְאֶפְרַ֥יִםu.ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669also andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519,untilעַד־'ad-H5704they haddestroyedלְכַלֵּ֑הle.kha.LehH3615themallH3605. ThenallH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478returnedוַיָּשׁ֜וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,everyH3605manH376to hispossessionלַאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹla.'a.chu.za.ToH272,intoH376theirownH376citiesלְעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.'a.rei.HemH5892.

2AndHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֡הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396appointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֣דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975the courses of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְ֠הַלְוִיִּםVe.hal.vi.yimH3881afterH5921their courses,everyH376manH376accordingH5921to hisserviceעֲבֹדָת֗וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656,bothH5921thepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881, forburntלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930offeringsH8002and forpeaceוְלִשְׁלָמִ֑יםve.lish.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002, toministerלְשָׁרֵת֙le.sha.RetH8334, and togiveוּלְהֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.DotH3034thanksH3034, and topraiseוּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.LelH1984in thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thecampמַחֲנ֥וֹתma.cha.NotH4264of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

3Heappointedוְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑יםve.la.mo.'a.DimH4150also theking’sהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428portionוּמְנָת֩u.me.NatH4521of his substance for theburntלָעֹל֗וֹתla.'o.LotH5930offeringsH4480, to wit, for themorningהַבֹּ֣קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242andeveningוְהָעֶ֔רֶבve.ha.'E.revH6153burntלְעֹלוֹת֙le.'o.lOtH5930offeringsH4480, and theburntוְהָ֣עֹל֔וֹתve.Ha.'o.LotH5930offeringsH4480for thesabbathsלַשַּׁבָּת֖וֹתla.sha.ba.TotH7676, and for thenewוְלֶחֳדָשִׁ֣יםve.le.cho.da.ShimH2320moonsH2320, and for thesetH4150feastsH4150, as it iswrittenכַּכָּת֖וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

4Moreover hecommandedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559thepeopleלָעָם֙la.'AmH5971thatdweltלְיוֹשְׁבֵ֣יle.yo.she.VeiH3427inJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389togiveלָתֵ֕תla.TetH5414theportionמְנָ֥תme.NatH4521of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֑םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, that they mightgiveH5414themselves to thelawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5And as soon as thecommandmentהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697cameH935abroadוְכִפְרֹ֣ץve.khif.RotzH6555, thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478gaveH935inabundanceלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230the firstfruits of corn,wineתִּיר֤וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492, andoilוְיִצְהָר֙ve.yitz.HarH3323, andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706, and ofallוְכֹ֖לve.KholH3605theincreaseהִרְבּ֤וּhir.BuH7235of thefieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704; and thetitheוּמַעְשַׂ֥רu.ma'.SarH4643ofallהַכֹּ֛לha.KolH3605thingsbroughtH935they inabundantlyH7230.

6And thechildrenוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063, thatdweltהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063, they alsobroughtהֵבִ֕יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935in thetitheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643ofoxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241andsheepוָצֹ֔אןva.TzonH6629, and thetitheוּמַעְשַׂ֣רu.ma'.SarH4643ofdedicatedH6942things which wereconsecratedH6942unto theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, andlaidוַֽיִּתְּנ֖וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414them byheapsH6194.

7In thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320theybeganהֵחֵ֥לּוּhe.Che.luH2490tolayH3245thefoundationH3245of theheapsהָעֲרֵמ֖וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194, andfinishedכִּלּֽוּ׃ סki.LuH3615them in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthוּבַחֹ֥דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320.

8And whenHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396and theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִ֔יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935andsawוַיִּרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH7200theheapsהָעֲרֵמ֑וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194, theyblessedוַֽיְבָרֲכוּ֙vay.va.ra.KhuH1288theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and hispeopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

9ThenHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396questionedוַיִּדְרֹ֣שׁvai.yid.RoshH1875with thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881concerning theheapsהָעֲרֵמֽוֹת׃ha.'a.re.MotH6194.

10AndAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֧הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thechiefהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548, of thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofZadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659,answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him andsaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559,SinceH3588thepeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971beganמֵהָחֵ֨לme.ha.ChelH2490tobringלָבִ֣יאla.Vi'H935the oblationsintoאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,weH3588haveeatenאָכ֨וֹל'a.KholH398and hadenoughH7646, and haveleftוְהוֹתֵר֙ve.ho.TerH3498plentyH7646: for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathblessedבֵּרַ֣ךְbe.RakhH1288hispeopleH5971; and thatwhichהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088isleftוְהַנּוֹתָ֖רve.ha.no.TarH3498is thisgreatלָר֔וֹבla.RovH7230store.

11ThenHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396commandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toprepareלְהָכִ֧יןle.ha.KhinH3559chambersלְשָׁכ֛וֹתle.sha.KhotH3957in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; and theypreparedוַיָּכִֽינוּ׃vai.ya.Khi.nuH3559them.

12And theybroughtוַיָּבִ֨יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935in the oblations and thetithesוְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֛רve.ha.ma.'a.SerH4643and thededicatedוְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםve.ha.ko.da.ShimH6944thingsfaithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530: and over themConaniahכָּֽנַנְיָ֣הוּko.nan.ya.huH3562theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881wasrulerנָגִיד֙na.GidH5057, andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֥יve.shim.'IH8096hisbrotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251wassecondמִשְׁנֶֽה׃mish.NehH4932.

13AndJehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֡לvi.chi.'ElH3171, andAzaziahוַ֠עֲזַזְיָהוּVa.'a.zaz.ya.huH5812, andNahathוְנַ֨חַתve.Na.chatH5184, andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֜לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214, andJerimothוִֽירִימ֤וֹתvi.ri.MotH3406, andJozabadוְיוֹזָבָד֙ve.yo.za.VadH3107, andElielוֶאֱלִיאֵ֣לve.'e.li.'ElH447, andIsmachiahוְיִסְמַכְיָ֔הוּve.yis.makh.Ya.huH3253, andMahathוּמַ֖חַתu.Ma.chatH4287, andBenaiahוּבְנָיָ֑הוּu.ve.na.Ya.huH1141, wereoverseersפְּקִידִ֗יםpe.ki.DimH6496underH3027thehandמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027ofConaniahכָּֽנַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ka.v.nan.ya.huH3562andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251, by theappointmentבְּמִפְקַד֙be.mif.KadH4662ofHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838therulerנְגִ֥ידne.GidH5057of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

14AndKoreוְקוֹרֵ֨אve.ko.Re'H6981thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofImnahיִמְנָ֤הyim.NahH3232theLeviteהַלֵּוִי֙ha.le.ViH3881, the porter at theeastלַמִּזְרָ֔חָהla.miz.Ra.chahH4217gate, was over thefreewillנִדְב֣וֹתnid.VotH5071offeringsH5071ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, todistributeלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414the oblations of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and themostוְקָדְשֵׁ֖יve.ka.de.SheiH6944holyהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944things.

15Andunderוְעַל־ve.'al-H5921him wereEdenעֵ֣דֶן'E.denH5731, andMiniaminוּ֠מִנְיָמִןU.min.ya.minH4509, andJeshuaוְיֵשׁ֨וּעַve.ye.Shu.a'H3442, andShemaiahוּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הוּu.she.ma'.Ya.huH8098,Amariahאֲמַרְיָ֧הוּ'a.mar.Ya.huH568, andShecaniahוּשְׁכַנְיָ֛הוּu.she.khan.Ya.huH7935, in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, in theirsetH5414office, togiveH5414to theirbrethrenלַאֲחֵיהֶם֙la.'a.chei.HemH251by courses, as well to thegreatכַּגָּד֖וֹלka.ga.DolH1419as to thesmallכַּקָּטָֽן׃ka.ka.TanH6996:

16beside them that were reckoned bygenealogyהִתְיַחְשָׂ֣םhit.yach.SamH3187ofmalesלִזְכָרִ֗יםliz.kha.RimH2145, fromthreeשָׁל֤וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוּלְמַ֔עְלָהu.le.Ma'.lahH4605, eveneveryH3605one thatenteredH935intoH935thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, as thedutyבְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֖םbe.mish.me.ro.TamH4931ofeveryH3605dayH3117requiredלִדְבַר־lid.var-H1697, for theirserviceלַעֲב֣וֹדָתָ֔םla.'a.Vo.da.TamH5656in their charges according to their courses;

17and them that were reckoned bygenealogyהִתְיַחֵ֤שׂhit.ya.ChesH3188of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548by theirfathers’אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1housesלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004, and theLevitesוְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םve.Hal.vi.YimH3881fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוּלְמָ֑עְלָהu.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605, in their charges by their courses;

18and them that were reckoned bygenealogyוּלְהִתְיַחֵ֗שׂu.le.hit.ya.ChesH3188ofallH3605theirlittleטַפָּ֧םta.PamH2945onesH2945, theirwivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֛םne.shei.HemH802, and theirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.HemH1121, and theirdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323,throughH3605allH3605thecongregationקָהָ֑לka.HalH6951: for in theirsetH6942office theysanctifiedH6942themselvesH6942inholinessקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944:

19Also for thesonsוְלִבְנֵי֩ve.liv.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were in thefieldsבִּשְׂדֵ֨יbis.DeiH7704of the suburbs of theircitiesH5892, ineveryבְּכָל־be.kholH3605severalcityH5892; there weremenH376that were expressed bynameבְּשֵׁמ֑וֹתbe.she.MotH8034, togiveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414portionsמָנ֗וֹתma.NotH4490toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605themalesזָכָר֙za.KharH2145among thepriestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548, and toallוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605that were reckoned bygenealogyהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂhit.ya.ChesH3187among theLevitesבַּלְוִיִּֽם׃bal.vi.YimH3881.

20And thusdidH6213Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396throughoutH3605allH3605Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063; and he wrought thatwhichH3477wasgoodהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896andrightוְהַיָּשָׁר֙ve.hai.ya.SharH3477andfaithfulוְהָ֣אֱמֶ֔תve.Ha.'e.MetH571beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

21And ineveryוּבְכָֽל־u.ve.Khol-H3605workמַעֲשֶׂ֞הma.'a.SehH4639that hebeganהֵחֵ֣ל׀he.ChelH2490in theserviceבַּעֲבוֹדַ֣תba.'a.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and in thelawוּבַתּוֹרָה֙u.va.to.RahH8451, and in thecommandmentsוּבַמִּצְוָ֔הu.va.mitz.VahH4687, toseekלִדְרֹ֖שׁlid.RoshH1875hisGodלֵֽאלֹהָ֑יוle.lo.HavH430, hedidעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213it withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605hisheartלְבָב֥וֹle.va.VoH3824, and prospered.

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