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2 Kings 12

1In theseventhH7651yearH8141ofJehuלְיֵהוּא֙le.ye.Hu'H3058JehoashH3060began toreignH4427; andfortyוְאַרְבָּעִ֣יםve.'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsH8141reignedH4427he inJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. And hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasZibiahצִבְיָ֖הtziv.YahH6645ofBeershebaH884.

2AndJehoashH3060didוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֛רhai.ya.SharH3477in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068all hisdaysיָמָ֑יוya.MavH3117in whichJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֖עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548instructedהוֹרָ֔הוּho.Ra.huH3384him.

3But the highplacesהַבָּמ֖וֹתha.ba.MotH1116were not takenawayסָ֑רוּSa.ruH5493: thepeopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971stillsacrificedמְזַבְּחִ֥יםme.za.be.ChimH2076and burntincenseוּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖יםu.me.ka.te.RimH6999in the highplacesבַּבָּמֽוֹת׃ba.ba.MotH1116.

4AndJehoashיְהוֹאָ֜שׁye.ho.'AshH3060saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548, All themoneyכֶּ֨סֶףKe.sefH3701of the dedicatedthingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֜יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944that isbroughtיוּבָ֤אyu.Va'H935into thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, even themoneyכֶּ֣סֶףKe.sefH3701of everyoneאִ֕ישׁ'ishH376thatpassethעוֹבֵ֔רo.VerH5674the account, themoneyכֶּ֥סֶףKe.sefH3701of everyman’sנַפְשׁ֖וֹתnaf.ShotH5315assessmentעֶרְכּ֑וֹer.KoH6187, and all themoneyכֶּ֗סֶףKe.sefH3701thatcomethיַֽעֲלֶה֙ya.'a.LehH5927into anyman’sאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376heartלֶב־lev-H3820tobringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935into thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

5Let thepriestsH3548takeיִקְח֤וּyik.ChuH3947it to them, everymanH376of hisacquaintanceמַכָּר֑וֹma.ka.RoH4378: and let themrepairיְחַזְּקוּ֙ye.cha.ze.KuH2388thebreachesבֶּ֣דֶקBe.dekH919of thehouseH1004, wherever anybreachבָּֽדֶק׃ פBa.dekH919shall befoundיִמָּצֵ֥אyi.ma.Tze'H4672.

6But it was so, that in thethreeבִּשְׁנַ֨ת וְשָׁלֹ֛שׁbish.Nat ve.sha.LoshH7969 H8141andtwentiethעֶשְׂרִ֧ים'es.RimH6242yearשָׁנָ֖הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Jehoashיְהוֹאָ֑שׁye.ho.'AshH3060thepriestsH3548had notrepairedH2388thebreachesH919of thehouseH1004.

7ThenkingH4428JehoashH3060calledוַיִּקְרָא֩vai.yik.Ra'H7121forJehoiadaלִיהוֹיָדָ֤עli.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestH3548, and the otherpriestsH3548, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, WhyrepairH2388ye not thebreachesH919of thehouseH1004? now thereforereceiveתִּקְחוּ־tik.chu-H3947no moremoneyכֶ֙סֶף֙khe.sefH3701of youracquaintanceמַכָּֽרֵיכֶ֔םma.ka.rei.KhemH4378, butdeliverתִּתְּנֻֽהוּ׃ti.te.Nu.huH5414it for thebreachesH919of thehouseH1004.

8And thepriestsH3548consentedוַיֵּאֹ֖תוּvai.ye.'O.tuH225toreceiveH3947noלְבִלְתִּ֤יle.vil.TiH1115moremoneyH3701of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,neitherוּלְבִלְתִּ֥יu.le.vil.TiH1115torepairH2388thebreachesH919of thehouseH1004.

9ButJehoiadaיְהוֹיָדָ֤עye.ho.ya.Da'H3077thepriestH3548tookH3947aאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259chestאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727, andboredוַיִּקֹּ֥בvai.yi.KoH5344aholeחֹ֖רchorH2356in thelidבְּדַלְתּ֑וֹbe.dal.ToH1817of it, andsetוַיִּתֵּ֣ןvai.yi.TenH5414itbesideאֵ֨צֶל'E.tzelH681thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, on the rightsideמִיָּמִ֗יןbai.ya.minH3225asoneאִישׁ֙'ishH376comethבְּבֽוֹא־be.Vo'-H935into thehouseH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: and thepriestsH3548thatkeptשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104thedoorהַסַּ֔ףha.SafH5592putוְנָֽתְנוּ־ve.na.te.nu-H5414in it all themoneyH3701that wasbroughtהַמּוּבָ֥אha.mu.Va'H935into thehouseH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10And it was so, when theysawכִּרְאוֹתָ֔םkir.'o.TamH7200that there wasmuchרַ֥בravH7227moneyH3701in thechestH727, that theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428scribeסֹפֵ֤רso.FerH5608and thehighהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestH3548cameupוַיַּ֨עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927, and they put up inbagsוַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.ruH6696, andcountedוַיִּמְנ֔וּvai.yim.NuH4487themoneyH3701that wasfoundהַנִּמְצָ֥אha.nim.Tza'H4672in thehouseH1004of theLORDH3068.

11And theygaveוְנָתְנוּ֙ve.na.te.NuH5414themoneyH3701, beingcountedהַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ןham.tu.KanH8505, into thehandsיְדֵי֙yadH3027of them thatdidעֹשֵׂ֣י'o.SeiH6213theworkהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399, that had theoversightהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםha.pe.ku.dimH6485of thehouseH1004of theLORDH3068: and they paid itoutוַיּוֹצִיאֻ֜הוּvai.yo.tzi.'U.huH3318to thecarpentersלְחָרָשֵׁ֤י הָעֵץ֙le.cha.ra.Shei ha.'EtzH2796 H6086andbuildersוְלַבֹּנִ֔יםve.la.bo.NimH1129, thatwroughtהָעֹשִׂ֖יםha.'o.SimH6213upon thehouseH1004of theLORDH3068,

12And tomasonsוְלַגֹּֽדְרִים֙ve.la.go.de.RimH1443, andhewersוּלְחֹצְבֵ֣יu.le.cho.tze.VeiH2672ofstoneהָאֶ֔בֶןha.'E.venH68, and tobuyוְלִקְנ֤וֹתve.lik.NotH7069timberH6086andhewedמַחְצֵ֔בmach.TzevH4274stoneוְאַבְנֵ֣יve.'av.NeiH68torepairH2388thebreachesבֶּ֣דֶקBe.dekH919of thehouseH1004of theLORDH3068, and for all that was laidoutH3318for thehouseH1004torepairH2394it .

13Yet there were notmadeיֵעָשֶׂ֜הye.'a.SehH6213for thehouseH1004of theLORDH3068bowlsסִפּ֥וֹתsi.PotH5592ofsilverכֶּ֙סֶף֙ke.sefH3701,snuffersמְזַמְּר֤וֹתme.za.me.RotH4212,basonsמִזְרָקוֹת֙miz.ra.kOtH4219,trumpetsחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתcha.Tzo.tze.RotH2689, anyvesselsכְּלִ֥יke.LiH3627ofgoldזָהָ֖בza.HavH2091, orvesselsוּכְלִי־u.khe.li-H3627ofsilverכָ֑סֶףKha.sefH3701, of themoneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that wasbroughtהַמּוּבָ֥אha.mu.Va'H935into thehouseH1004of theLORDH3068:

14But theygaveיִתְּנֻ֑הוּyi.te.Nu.huH5414that to theworkmenהַמְּלָאכָ֖הha.me.la.KhahH4399 H6213, andrepairedוְחִזְּקוּ־ve.chi.ze.ku-H2388with it thehouseH1004of theLORDH3068.

15Moreover theyreckonedיְחַשְּׁב֣וּye.cha.she.VuH2803not with themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582, into whosehandיָדָ֔םya.DamH3027theydeliveredH5414themoneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701to bebestowedH5414onworkmenH4399: for theydealtH6213faithfullyבֶאֱמֻנָ֖הve.'e.mu.NahH530.

16Thetrespassאָשָׁם֙'a.ShamH817moneyH3701andsinחַטָּא֔וֹתcha.ta.'otH2403moneyH3701was notbroughtיוּבָ֖אyu.Va'H935into thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: it was thepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548’.

17ThenHazaelחֲזָאֵל֙cha.za.'ElH2371kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofSyriaאֲרָ֔ם'a.RamH758wentupיַעֲלֶ֗הya.'a.LehH5927, andfoughtוַיִּלָּ֥חֶםvai.yi.La.chemH3898againstGathגַּ֖תgatH1661, andtookוַֽיִּלְכְּדָ֑הּvai.yil.ke.DahH3920it: andHazaelחֲזָאֵל֙cha.za.'ElH2371setוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760hisfaceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440to goupלַעֲל֖וֹתla.'a.LotH5927toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

18AndJehoashיְהוֹאָ֣שׁye.ho.'AshH3060kingH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947all the hallowedthingsהַקֳּדָשִׁ֡יםha.ko.da.ShimH6944thatJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טye.ho.sha.FatH3092, andJehoramוִיהוֹרָם֩vi.ho.RamH3088, andAhaziahוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּva.'a.chaz.Ya.huH274, hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֜יו'a.vo.TavH1,kingsH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, haddedicatedהִקְדִּ֣ישׁוּhik.Di.shuH6942, and his own hallowedthingsקֳדָשָׁ֔יוko.da.ShavH6944, and all thegoldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091that wasfoundהַנִּמְצָ֛אha.nim.Tza'H4672in thetreasuriesבְּאֹצְר֥וֹתbe.'o.tze.RotH214of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, and in theking’sH4428houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004, andsentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971it toHazaelH2371kingH4428ofSyriaH758: and he wentawayH5927fromJerusalemH3389.

19And therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofJoashיוֹאָ֖שׁyo.'AshH3101, and all that hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213, are they notwrittenכְּתוּבִ֗יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֛פֶרSe.ferH5612of thechroniclesדִּבְרֵ֥י הַיָּמִ֖יםdiv.Rei hai.ya.MimH1697 H3117of thekingsH4428ofJudahH3063?

20And hisservantsעֲבָדָ֖יו'a.va.DavH5650aroseוַיָּקֻ֥מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965, andmadeוַיִּקְשְׁרֽוּ־vai.yik.she.ru-H7194aconspiracyקָ֑שֶׁרKa.sherH7195, andslewוַיַּכּוּ֙vai.ya.KuH5221JoashH3101in thehouseH1004ofMilloH4407 H1037, which goethdownהַיּוֹרֵ֥דhai.yo.RedH3381toSillaסִלָּֽא׃si.La'H5538.

21ForJozacharH3108thesonבֶּן־be.no.Shi-H1121ofShimeathשִׁ֠מְעָתShim.'atH8100, andJehozabadוִיהוֹזָבָ֨דvi.ho.za.VadH3075thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShomerשֹׁמֵ֤ר׀sho.MerH7763, hisservantsH5650,smoteH5221him, and hediedוַיָּמֹ֔תvai.ya.MotH4191; and theyburiedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּvai.yik.be.RuH6912him with hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֖יו'a.vo.TavH1in thecityבְּעִ֣ירbe.'IrH5892ofDavidדָּוִ֑דda.VidH1732: andAmaziahאֲמַצְיָ֥ה'a.matz.YahH558hissonבְנ֖וֹve.NoH1121reignedוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.LokhH4427in his stead.

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