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2 Chronicles 17:3-9

3And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was withJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, because hewalkedהָלַ֗ךְha.LakhH1980in thefirstהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223waysבְּדַרְכֵ֞יbe.dar.KheiH1870of hisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732, andsoughtדָרַ֖שׁda.RashH1875not toBaalimלַבְּעָלִֽים׃la.be.'a.LimH1168;

4Butsoughtדָּרָ֔שׁda.RashH1875to the LORDGodלֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יle.lo.HeiH430of hisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1, andwalkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980in hiscommandmentsוּבְמִצְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.mitz.vo.TavH4687, and not after thedoingsכְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥הke.ma.'a.SehH4639ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068establishedוַיָּ֨כֶןvai.Ya.khenH3559thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027; and allJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063broughtוַיִּתְּנ֧וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414toJehoshaphatלִיהוֹשָׁפָ֑טli.ho.sha.FatH3092tributeמִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahH4503; and he hadrichesעֹֽשֶׁר־'o.sher-H6239andhonourוְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.VodH3519inabundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

6And hisheartלִבּ֖וֹli.BoH3820was liftedupוַיִּגְבַּ֥הּvai.yig.BahH1361in thewaysבְּדַרְכֵ֣יbe.dar.KheiH1870of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: moreover he tookawayהֵסִ֛ירhe.SirH5493the highplacesהַבָּמ֥וֹתha.ba.MotH1116andgrovesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֖יםha.'a.she.RimH842out ofJudahמִיהוּדָֽה׃ פmi.hu.DahH3063.

7Also in thethirdשָׁל֜וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearוּבִשְׁנַ֨תu.vish.NatH8141of hisreignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427hesentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971to hisprincesלְשָׂרָיו֙le.sa.RavH8269, even toBenhailH1134, and toObadiahוּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣הu.le.'oad.YahH5662, and toZechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֔הve.liz.khar.YahH2148, and toNethaneelוְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖לve.lin.tan.'ElH5417, and toMichaiahוּלְמִיכָיָ֑הוּu.le.mi.kha.Ya.huH4322, toteachלְלַמֵּ֖דle.la.MedH3925in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

8And with them he sentLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881, evenShemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֡הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098, andNethaniahוּנְתַנְיָ֡הוּu.ne.tan.Ya.huH5418, andZebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֡הוּu.ze.vad.Ya.huH2069, andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֡לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214, andShemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ri.motH8070, andJehonathanוִֽיהוֹנָתָן֩vi.ho.na.TanH3083, andAdonijahוַאֲדֹ֨נִיָּ֧הוּva.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138, andTobijahוְטֽוֹבִיָּ֛הוּve.toi.Ya.huH2900, andTobadonijahH2899,Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881; and with themElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476andJehoramוִֽיהוֹרָ֖םvi.ho.RamH3088,priestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

9And theytaughtוַֽיְלַמְּדוּ֙vay.la.me.DuH3925inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063, and had thebookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612of thelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068with them, and wentaboutוַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buH5437throughout all thecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, andtaughtוַֽיְלַמְּד֖וּvay.la.me.DuH3925thepeopleבָּעָֽם׃ba.'AmH5971.

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