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2 Chronicles 31:1-10

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.

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