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2 Chronicles 29:4-17

4And he broughtinוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881, and gatheredthemוַיַּֽאַסְפֵ֖םvai.ya.'as.FemH622in theeastהַמִּזְרָֽח׃ha.miz.RachH4217streetלִרְח֥וֹבlir.ChovH7339,

5Andsaidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Hearשְׁמָע֣וּנִיshe.ma.'U.niH8085me, yeLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881,sanctifyהִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֗וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942now yourselves, andsanctifyוְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ve.ka.de.ShuH6942thehouseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of yourfathersאֲבֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, and carryforthוְהוֹצִ֥יאוּve.ho.Tzi.'uH3318thefilthinessהַנִּדָּ֖הha.ni.DahH5079out of theholyהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ha.Ko.deshH6944place .

6For ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1havetrespassedמָעֲל֣וּma.'a.LuH4603, anddoneוְעָשׂ֥וּve.'a.SuH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָֽה־Yah.weh-H3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, and haveforsakenוַיַּֽעַזְבֻ֑הוּvai.ya.'az.Vu.huH5800him, and have turnedawayוַיַּסֵּ֧בּוּvai.yas.Se.buH5437theirfacesפְנֵיהֶ֛םfe.nei.HemH6440from thehabitationמִמִּשְׁכַּ֥ןmi.mish.KanH4908of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andturnedוַיִּתְּנוּ־vai.yi.te.nu-H5414theirbacksעֹֽרֶף׃'O.refH6203.

7Also they have shutupסָֽגְר֞וּsa.ge.RuH5462thedoorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of theporchהָאוּלָ֗םha.'u.LamH197, and putoutוַיְכַבּוּ֙vay.kha.BuH3518thelampsהַנֵּר֔וֹתha.ne.RotH5216, and have notburnedהִקְטִ֑ירוּhik.Ti.ruH6999incenseוּקְטֹ֖רֶתu.ke.To.retH7004norofferedהֶעֱל֣וּhe.'e.LuH5927burntofferingsוְעֹלָה֙ve.'o.LahH5930in theholyבַקֹּ֔דֶשׁva.Ko.deshH6944place to theGodלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

8Therefore thewrathקֶ֣צֶףKe.tzefH7110of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hath been uponJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and he hathdeliveredוַיִּתְּנֵ֤םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them totroubleלְזַֽעֲוָה֙liz.va.'ahH2189 H2113, toastonishmentלְשַׁמָּ֣הle.sha.MahH8047, and tohissingוְלִשְׁרֵקָ֔הve.lish.re.KahH8322, as yeseeרֹאִ֖יםro.'ImH7200with youreyesבְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃be.'ei.nei.KhemH5869.

9For, lo, 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.

10Now it is in myheartלְבָבִ֔יle.va.ViH3824tomakeלִכְר֣וֹתlikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285with theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, that hisfierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740wrathאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639may turnawayוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725from us.

11Mysonsבָּנַ֕יba.NaiH1121, be not nownegligentתִּשָּׁל֑וּti.sha.LuH7952: for theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068hathchosenבָּחַ֣רba.CharH977you tostandלַעֲמֹ֤דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440him, toserveלְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹle.Sha.re.ToH8334him, and that ye shouldministerמְשָׁרְתִ֥יםme.sha.re.TimH8334to him, and burnincenseוּמַקְטִרִֽים׃ סu.mak.ti.RimH6999.

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-H1121ofJehalelelיְהַלֶּלְאֵ֑לye.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.RiH8113, andJeielוִיעִיאֵ֑לvi.'u.'elH3273: and of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAsaphאָסָ֔ף'a.SafH623;Zechariahזְכַרְיָ֖הוּze.khar.Ya.huH2148, andMattaniahוּמַתַּנְיָֽהוּ׃ סu.ma.tan.Ya.huH4983:

14And of thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofHemanהֵימָ֖ןhei.ManH1968;Jehielיְחִיאֵ֣לye.chu.'elH3171, andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֑י סve.shim.'IH8096: and of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJeduthunיְדוּת֔וּןye.du.TunH3038;Shemaiahשְׁמַֽעְיָ֖הshe.ma'.YahH8098, andUzzielוְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ve.'u.zi.'ElH5816.

15And theyassembledוַיַּֽאַסְפ֤וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶם֙'a.chei.HemH251, andsanctifiedוַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּvai.yit.ka.de.ShuH6942themselves, andcameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935, according to thecommandmentכְמִצְוַת־khe.mitz.vat-H4687of thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, by thewordsבְּדִבְרֵ֣יbe.div.ReiH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, tocleanseלְטַהֵ֖רle.ta.HerH2891thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

16And thepriestsהַ֠כֹּהֲנִיםHa.ko.ha.nimH3548wentוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the innerpartלִפְנִ֣ימָהlif.Ni.mahH6441of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068, tocleanseלְטַהֵר֒le.ta.HerH2891it, and broughtoutוַיּוֹצִ֗יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318all theuncleannessהַטֻּמְאָה֙ha.tum.'AhH2932that theyfoundמָֽצְאוּ֙ma.tze.'UH4672in thetempleבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068into thecourtלַחֲצַ֖רla.cha.TzarH2691of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. And theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881tookוַֽיְקַבְּלוּ֙vay.ka.be.LuH6901it, to carry itoutלְהוֹצִ֥יאle.ho.Tzi'H3318abroadחֽוּצָה׃Chu.tzahH2351into thebrookלְנַֽחַל־le.na.chal-H5158Kidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939.

17Now theybeganוַ֠יָּחֵלּוּVai.ya.che.luH2490on thefirstבְּאֶחָ֞דbe.'e.ChadH259day of thefirstהָרִאשׁוֹן֮ha.ri.shOnH7223monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320tosanctifyלְקַדֵּשׁ֒le.ka.DeshH6942, and on theeighthשְׁמוֹנָ֣הshe.mo.NahH8083dayH3117of themonthלַחֹ֗דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320theycameבָּ֚אוּBa.'uH935to theporchלְאוּלָ֣םle.'u.LamH197of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: so theysanctifiedוַיְקַדְּשׁ֥וּvay.ka.de.ShuH6942thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068ineightשְׁמוֹנָ֑הshe.mo.NahH8083daysH3117; and on thesixteenthשִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛רshi.Shah 'a.SarH8337 H6240day of thefirstהָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320theyfinishedכִּלּֽוּ׃ סki.LuH3615.

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