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2 Chronicles 31

1Now when all this wasfinishedוּכְכַלּ֣וֹתu.khe.kha.LotH3615, allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478that werepresentהַֽנִּמְצְאִים֮ha.nim.tze.'ImH4672wentoutיָצְא֨וּya.tze.'UH3318to thecitiesלְעָרֵ֣יle.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063, andbrokeH7665theimagesהַמַּצֵּב֣וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676inpiecesH7665, and cutdownוַיְגַדְּע֣וּvay.ga.de.'UH1438thegrovesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֡יםha.'a.she.RimH842, and threwdownוַיְנַתְּצ֣וּvay.na.te.TzuH5422the highplacesהַ֠בָּמוֹתHa.ba.motH1116and thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֞תha.miz.be.ChotH4196out of allJudahיְהוּדָ֧הye.hu.DahH3063andBenjaminוּבִנְיָמִ֛ןu.vin.ya.MinH1144, inEphraimוּבְאֶפְרַ֥יִםu.ve.'ef.Ra.yimH669also andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519, until they had utterlydestroyedלְכַלֵּ֑הle.kha.LehH3615them all. Then all thechildrenבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֛לYis.ra.'ElH3478returnedוַיָּשׁ֜וּבוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, everymanאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hispossessionלַאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹla.'a.chu.za.ToH272, into their owncitiesלְעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ סle.'a.rei.HemH5892.

2AndHezekiahH3169appointedוַיַּעֲמֵ֣דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975thecoursesמַחְלְק֣וֹתmach.le.KotH4256of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֣יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְ֠הַלְוִיִּםVe.hal.vi.yimH3881after theircoursesמַחְלְקוֹתָ֞םmach.le.ko.TamH4256, everymanאִ֣ישׁ׀'ishH376accordingכְּפִ֣יke.FiH6310to hisserviceעֲבֹדָת֗וֹa.vo.da.ToH5656, thepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִים֙la.ko.ha.NimH3548andLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֔םve.lal.vi.YimH3881for burntofferingsלְעֹלָ֖הle.'o.LahH5930and for peaceofferingsוְלִשְׁלָמִ֑יםve.lish.la.MimH8002, toministerלְשָׁרֵת֙le.sha.RetH8334, and to givethanksוּלְהֹד֣וֹתu.le.ho.DotH3034, and topraiseוּלְהַלֵּ֔לu.le.ha.LelH1984in thegatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of thecampמַחֲנ֥וֹתma.cha.NotH4264of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

3He appointed also theking’sהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428portionוּמְנָת֩u.me.NatH4521of hissubstanceרְכוּשׁ֜וֹre.khu.ShoH7399for the burntofferingsלָעֹל֗וֹתla.'o.LotH5930, that is, for themorningהַבֹּ֣קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242andeveningוְהָעֶ֔רֶבve.ha.'E.revH6153burntofferingsלְעֹלוֹת֙le.'o.lOtH5930, and the burntofferingsוְהָ֣עֹל֔וֹתve.Ha.'o.LotH5930for thesabbathsלַשַּׁבָּת֖וֹתla.sha.ba.TotH7676, and for the newmoonsוְלֶחֳדָשִׁ֣יםve.le.cho.da.ShimH2320, and for the setfeastsוְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑יםve.la.mo.'a.DimH4150, 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 might beencouragedיֶחֶזְק֖וּye.chez.KuH2388in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

5And as soon as thecommandmentהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697cameabroadוְכִפְרֹ֣ץve.khif.RotzH6555, thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478broughtH935inabundanceהִרְבּ֤וּhir.BuH7235thefirstfruitsרֵאשִׁ֣יתre.ShitH7225ofgrainדָּגָ֗ןda.GanH1715,wineתִּיר֤וֹשׁti.Ro.oshH8492, andoilוְיִצְהָר֙ve.yitz.HarH3323, andhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706, and of all theincreaseתְּבוּאַ֣תte.vu.'AtH8393of thefieldשָׂדֶ֑הsa.DehH7704; and thetitheוּמַעְשַׂ֥רu.ma'.SarH4643of all things theybroughtH935inabundantlyלָרֹ֖בla.RoH7230.

6And thechildrenוּבְנֵ֧יu.ve.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063, thatdweltהַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֮hai.yo.she.VimH3427in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָה֒ye.hu.DahH3063, they also broughtinהֵבִ֕יאוּhe.Vi.'uH935thetitheמַעְשַׂ֤רma'.SarH4643ofoxenבָּקָר֙ba.KarH1241andsheepוָצֹ֔אןva.TzonH6629, and thetitheוּמַעְשַׂ֣רu.ma'.SarH4643of holythingsקָֽדָשִׁ֔יםka.da.ShimH6944which wereconsecratedהַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖יםham.ku.da.ShimH6942to theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, andlaidוַֽיִּתְּנ֖וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414them byheapsH6194.

7In thethirdהַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992monthבַּחֹ֙דֶשׁ֙ba.Cho.deshH2320theybeganהֵחֵ֥לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to lay thefoundationלְיִסּ֑וֹדle.yi.SodH3245of theheapsהָעֲרֵמ֖וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194, andfinishedכִּלּֽוּ׃ סki.LuH3615them in theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֖יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthוּבַחֹ֥דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320.

8And whenHezekiahH3169and theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִ֔יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935andsawוַיִּרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH7200theheapsהָעֲרֵמ֑וֹתha.'a.re.MotH6194, theyblessedוַֽיְבָרֲכוּ֙vay.va.ra.KhuH1288theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and hispeopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

9ThenHezekiahH3169questionedוַיִּדְרֹ֣שׁvai.yid.RoshH1875with thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֛יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881concerning theheapsהָעֲרֵמֽוֹת׃ha.'a.re.MotH6194.

10AndAzariahעֲזַרְיָ֧הוּ'a.zar.Ya.huH5838thechiefהָרֹ֖אשׁha.RoshH7218priestהַכֹּהֵ֛ןha.ko.HenH3548of thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofZadokצָד֑וֹקtza.DokH6659answeredוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559him, andsaidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559, Since the peoplebeganמֵהָחֵ֨לme.ha.ChelH2490tobringלָבִ֣יאla.Vi'H935theofferingsהַתְּרוּמָ֜הha.te.ru.MahH8641into thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, we have hadenoughוְשָׂב֤וֹעַve.sa.Vo.a'H7646toeatאָכ֨וֹל'a.KholH398, and haveleftוְהוֹתֵר֙ve.ho.TerH3498plentyלָר֔וֹבla.RovH7230: for theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hathblessedבֵּרַ֣ךְbe.RakhH1288hispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971; and that which isleftוְהַנּוֹתָ֖רve.ha.no.TarH3498is this greatabundanceהֶהָמ֥וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995.

11ThenHezekiahH3169commandedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toprepareלְהָכִ֧יןle.ha.KhinH3559chambersלְשָׁכ֛וֹתle.sha.KhotH3957in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068; and theypreparedוַיָּכִֽינוּ׃vai.ya.Khi.nuH3559them,

12And broughtinוַיָּבִ֨יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935theofferingsהַתְּרוּמָ֧הha.te.ru.MahH8641and thetithesוְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֛רve.ha.ma.'a.SerH4643and thededicatedוְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖יםve.ha.ko.da.ShimH6944thingsfaithfullyבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530: over whichCononiahכָּֽנַנְיָ֣הוּko.nan.ya.huH3562theLeviteהַלֵּוִ֔יha.le.ViH3881wasrulerנָגִיד֙na.GidH5057, andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֥יve.shim.'IH8096hisbrotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251was thenextמִשְׁנֶֽה׃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.DimH6496under thehandמִיַּ֤דmi.YadH3027ofCononiahכָּֽנַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ka.v.nan.ya.huH3562andShimeiוְשִׁמְעִ֣יve.shim.'IH8096hisbrotherאָחִ֔יו'a.ChivH251, at thecommandmentבְּמִפְקַד֙be.mif.KadH4662ofHezekiahH3169thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andAzariahוַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּva.'a.zar.Ya.huH5838therulerנְגִ֥ידne.GidH5057of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

14AndKoreוְקוֹרֵ֨אve.ko.Re'H6981thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofImnahיִמְנָ֤הyim.NahH3232theLeviteהַלֵּוִי֙ha.le.ViH3881, theporterהַשּׁוֹעֵ֣רha.sho.'ErH7778toward theeastלַמִּזְרָ֔חָהla.miz.Ra.chahH4217, was over the freewillofferingsנִדְב֣וֹתnid.VotH5071ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, todistributeלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414theoblationsתְּרוּמַ֣תte.ru.MatH8641of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and themostוְקָדְשֵׁ֖יve.ka.de.SheiH6944holythingsהַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃ha.ko.da.ShimH6944.

15And under him 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 their setofficeבֶּאֱמוּנָ֑הbe.'e.mu.NahH530, togiveלָתֵ֤תla.TetH5414to theirbrethrenלַאֲחֵיהֶם֙la.'a.chei.HemH251byיָד֡וֹya.DoH3027coursesבְּמַחְלְק֔וֹתbe.mach.le.KotH4256, as well to thegreatכַּגָּד֖וֹלka.ga.DolH1419as to thesmallכַּקָּטָֽן׃ka.ka.TanH6996:

16Besides theirgenealogyהִתְיַחְשָׂ֣םhit.yach.SamH3187ofmalesלִזְכָרִ֗יםliz.kha.RimH2145, fromthreeשָׁל֤וֹשׁsha.Lo.oshH7969yearsשָׁנִים֙sha.NimH8141oldמִבֶּ֨ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוּלְמַ֔עְלָהu.le.Ma'.lahH4605, even to every one thatenterethהַבָּ֥אha.Ba'H935into thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, hisdailyH3117portionלִדְבַר־lid.var-H1697for theirserviceלַעֲב֣וֹדָתָ֔םla.'a.Vo.da.TamH5656in theirchargesבְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֖םbe.mish.me.ro.TamH4931according to theircoursesכְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ke.mach.le.ko.tei.HemH4256;

17Both to thegenealogyH3187of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548by thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of theirfathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1, and theLevitesוְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םve.Hal.vi.YimH3881fromtwentyעֶשְׂרִ֥ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141oldמִבֶּ֛ןmi.BenH1121andupwardוּלְמָ֑עְלָהu.le.Ma.'e.lahH4605, in theirchargesבְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.mish.me.ro.tei.HemH4931by theircoursesבְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃be.mach.le.ko.tei.HemH4256;

18And to thegenealogyH3187of all their littleonesטַפָּ֧םta.PamH2945, theirwivesנְשֵׁיהֶ֛םne.shei.HemH802, and theirsonsוּבְנֵיהֶ֥םu.ve.nei.HemH1121, and theirdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֵיהֶ֖םu.ve.no.tei.HemH1323, through all thecongregationקָהָ֑לka.HalH6951: for in their setofficeבֶאֱמוּנָתָ֖םve.'e.mu.na.TamH530theysanctifiedיִתְקַדְּשׁוּ־yit.ka.de.shu-H6942themselves inholinessקֹֽדֶשׁ׃Ko.deshH6944:

19Also of thesonsוְלִבְנֵי֩ve.liv.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֨ן'a.ha.RonH175thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֜יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, who were in thefieldsבִּשְׂדֵ֨יbis.DeiH7704of the commonlandsמִגְרַ֤שׁmig.RashH4054of theircitiesH5892, in every singlecityH5892, themenאֲנָשִׁ֕ים'a.na.ShimH582that werementionedנִקְּב֖וּni.ke.VuH5344bynameבְּשֵׁמ֑וֹתbe.she.MotH8034, togiveלָתֵ֣תla.TetH5414portionsמָנ֗וֹתma.NotH4490to all themalesזָכָר֙za.KharH2145among thepriestsבַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםba.Ko.ha.NimH3548, and to all that were reckoned bygenealogiesהִתְיַחֵ֖שׂhit.ya.ChesH3187among theLevitesבַּלְוִיִּֽם׃bal.vi.YimH3881.

20And thusdidוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213HezekiahH3169throughout allJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063, andperformedוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasgoodהַטּ֤וֹבha.TovH2896andrightוְהַיָּשָׁר֙ve.hai.ya.SharH3477andtruthוְהָ֣אֱמֶ֔תve.Ha.'e.MetH571beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָֽיו׃'e.lo.HavH430.

21And in everyworkמַעֲשֶׂ֞הma.'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 with all hisheartלְבָב֥וֹle.va.VoH3824, andprosperedוְהִצְלִֽיחַ׃ פve.hitz.Li.achH6743.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 31

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