Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 34:8-20

8Now in theeighteenthעֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.RehH6240yearוּבִשְׁנַ֨תu.vish.NatH8141of hisreignלְמָלְכ֔וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427, when he hadpurgedלְטַהֵ֥רle.ta.HerH2891thelandהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776, and thehouseוְהַבָּ֑יִתve.ha.Ba.yitH1004, hesentשָׁ֠לַחSha.lachH7971Shaphanשָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanH8227thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzaliahאֲצַלְיָ֜הוּ'a.tzal.Ya.huH683, andMaaseiahמַעֲשֵׂיָ֣הוּma.'a.se.Ya.huH4641thegovernorשַׂר־sar-H8269of thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892, andJoahיוֹאָ֤חyo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJoahazיֽוֹאָחָז֙yo.'a.ChazH3099therecorderהַמַּזְכִּ֔ירha.maz.KirH2142, torepairלְחַזֵּ֕קle.cha.ZekH2388thehouseבֵּ֖יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

9And theycameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ׀chil.ki.Ya.huH2518thehighהַגָּד֗וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548, anddeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנוּ֮vai.yi.te.NuH5414themoneyהַכֶּסֶף֮ha.ke.SefH3701that wasbroughtהַמּוּבָ֣אha.mu.Va'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofGodאֱלֹהִים֒'E.lo.HimH430,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֩hal.vi.YimH3881, thekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֨יsho.me.ReiH8104of the door, hadgatheredאָסְפֽוּ־'a.se.fu-H622of thehandמִיַּ֧דmi.YadH3027ofManassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519andEphraimוְאֶפְרַ֗יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669, and ofallוּמִכֹּל֙u.mi.KolH3605theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and ofallוּמִכָּל־u.mi.kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144, and of theinhabitantsH3427ofJerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.Ru.sha.LimH3389.

10And theydeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414itintoעַל־'al-H5921thehandיַד֙yadH3027of theworkmenהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399that had theoversightהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםha.muf.ka.DimH6485of thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and theworkmenהַמְּלָאכָ֗הha.me.la.KhahH4399that wrought in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068gaveוַיִּתְּנ֨וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414it to amend andrepairוּלְחַזֵּ֖קu.le.cha.ZekH2388thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004;

11evenאֶת־'et-H853to thecarpentersלֶחָֽרָשִׁים֙le.cha.ra.ShimH2796and to thebuildersוְלַבֹּנִ֔יםve.la.bo.NimH1129gaveH5414they it, tobuyלִקְנוֹת֙lik.nOtH7069hewnמַחְצֵ֔בmach.TzevH4274stoneאַבְנֵ֣י'av.NeiH68, andtimberH6086forcouplingsלַֽמְחַבְּר֑וֹתlam.cha.be.RotH4226, and tomakeH5414beamsH6086for thehousesהַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםha.Ba.TimH1004whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063haddestroyedהִשְׁחִ֖יתוּhish.Chi.tuH7843.

12And themenH376didH6213theworkבַּמְּלָאכָ֗הba.me.la.KhahH4399faithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֜הbe.'e.mu.NahH530: and theoverseersמֻ֠פְקָדִיםMuf.ka.dimH6485of them wereJahathיַ֣חַתYa.chatH3189andObadiahוְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּve.'oad.Ya.huH5662, theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881, of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofMerariמְרָרִ֔יme.ra.RiH4847; andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֧הu.ze.khar.YahH2148andMeshullamוּמְשֻׁלָּ֛םu.me.shu.LamH4918, of thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of theKohathitesהַקְּהָתִ֖יםha.ke.ha.TimH6956, tosetH6213it forward: andotherH3605of theLevitesוְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םve.Hal.vi.YimH3881,allH3605thatcouldH376skill ofinstrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627ofmusicשִֽׁיר׃ShirH7892.

13Also they were over thebearersהַסַּבָּלִ֗יםha.sa.ba.LimH5449of burdens, andsetH6213forwardallH3605thatdidH6213theworkמְלָאכָ֔הme.la.KhahH4399ineveryH3605manner ofserviceH5656: and of theLevitesוּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔םu.me.hal.vi.YimH3881there werescribesסוֹפְרִ֥יםsof.RimH5608, andofficersוְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםve.sho.te.RimH7860, and porters.

14And when theybroughtH935outוּבְהוֹצִיאָ֣םu.ve.ho.tzi.'AmH3318themoneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that wasbroughtH935intoH935thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548foundמָצָא֙ma.Tza'H4672thebookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of thelawתּֽוֹרַת־to.rat-H8451of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068givenבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027byMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

15AndHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֗הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518answeredH559andsaidH559toShaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608, I havefoundמָצָ֖אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672thebookסֵ֧פֶרSe.ferH5612of thelawהַתּוֹרָ֛הha.to.RahH8451in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. AndHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֛הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֧ןvai.yi.TenH5414thebookהַסֵּ֖פֶרha.Se.ferH5612toShaphanשָׁפָֽן׃sha.FanH8227.

16AndShaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227carriedH935thebookהַסֵּ֙פֶר֙ha.Se.ferH5612to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andmoreoverH5750broughtH935thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָ֖רda.VarH1697againע֧וֹדodH5750,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Allכֹּ֛לkolH3605that wascommittedH6213to thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֖יךָ'a.va.Dei.khaH5650, theydoH6213it.

17And they haveemptiedוַיַּתִּ֕יכוּvai.ya.Ti.khuH5413outH5921themoneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that wasfoundהַנִּמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672in thehouseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and havedeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּהוּvai.yi.te.Nu.huH5414itintoH5921thehandיַד֙yadH3027of theoverseersהַמֻּפְקָדִ֔יםha.muf.ka.DimH6485, andintoH5921thehandיַ֖דyadH3027of theworkmenהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃ha.me.la.KhahH4399.

18AndShaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסּוֹפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608toldוַיַּגֵּ֞דvai.ya.GedH5046thekingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548hathdeliveredH5414meH5414abookסֵ֚פֶרSe.ferH5612. AndShaphanשָׁפָ֖ןsha.FanH8227readוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121thereinbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

19And itcameH1961topassH1961, when thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadheardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thelawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451, that he rent hisclothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

20And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֡הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518, andAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־be.no.Sha-H1121ofShaphanשָׁ֠פָןSha.fanH8227, andAbdonעַבְדּ֨וֹןav.DonH5658thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMicahמִיכָ֜הmi.KhahH4318, andShaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסּוֹפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608, andAsaiahעֲשָׂיָ֥ה'a.sa.YahH6222theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

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