2 Chronicles 30
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֨חand he sentיְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּHezekiahעַל־toכָּל־allיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לIsraelוִֽיהוּדָ֗הand Judahוְגַֽם־and alsoאִגְּרוֹת֙lettersכָּתַב֙he wroteעַל־toאֶפְרַ֣יִםEphraimוּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הand Manassehלָב֥וֹאto comeלְבֵית־to the house ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתto observeפֶּ֔סַחa passoverלַיהוָ֖הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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כִּ֣יforלֹ֧אnotיָכְל֛וּthey had been ableלַעֲשֹׂת֖וֹto observe itבָּעֵ֣תat the timeהַהִ֑יאthe thatכִּ֤יforהַכֹּהֲנִים֙the priestsלֹֽא־notהִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּthey had consecrated themselvesלְמַדַּ֔יto from what was sufficiencyוְהָעָ֖םand the peopleלֹא־notנֶאֶסְפ֥וּthey had gatheredלִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃to Jerusalem
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וַיַּֽעֲמִ֣ידוּand they appointedדָבָ֗רa wordלְהַעֲבִ֨ירto cause to passק֤וֹלa proclamationבְּכָל־in allיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelמִבְּאֵֽר־from Beerשֶׁ֣בַעShebaוְעַד־and toדָּ֔ןDanלָב֞וֹאto comeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto observeפֶּ֛סַחa passoverלַיהוָ֥הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֵֽי־the God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemכִּ֣יforלֹ֥אnotלָרֹ֛בto multitudeעָשׂ֖וּthey had doneכַּכָּתֽוּב׃according to the what is written
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וַיֵּלְכוּ֩and they wentהָרָצִ֨יםthe runnersבָּֽאִגְּר֜וֹתwith the lettersמִיַּ֧דfrom the hand ofהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingוְשָׂרָ֗יוand officials hisבְּכָל־in allיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelוִֽיהוּדָ֔הand Judahוּכְמִצְוַ֥תand according to the command ofהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingבְּנֵ֣יO people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelשׁ֚וּבוּreturnאֶל־toיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֱלֹהֵי֙the God ofאַבְרָהָם֙Abrahamיִצְחָ֣קIsaacוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לand Israelוְיָשֹׁב֙so he may returnאֶל־toהַפְּלֵיטָ֔הthe escaped remnantהַנִּשְׁאֶ֣רֶתwhich remainsלָכֶ֔םto youמִכַּ֖ףfrom the hand ofמַלְכֵ֥יthe kings ofאַשּֽׁוּר׃Assyria
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וְאַל־and may notתִּֽהְי֗וּyou beכַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙like fathers yourוְכַ֣אֲחֵיכֶ֔םand like brothers yourאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoמָעֲל֔וּthey acted unfaithfullyבַּיהוָ֖הagainst Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑םancestors theirוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םand he made themלְשַׁמָּ֔הinto a horrorכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רjust asאַתֶּ֥םyouרֹאִֽים׃are seeing
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עַתָּ֕הnowאַל־may notתַּקְשׁ֥וּyou hardenעָרְפְּכֶ֖םneck yourכַּאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑םlike fathers yourתְּנוּ־giveיָ֣דa handלַיהוָ֗הto Yahwehוּבֹ֤אוּand comeלְמִקְדָּשׁוֹ֙to sanctuary hisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהִקְדִּ֣ישׁhe has consecratedלְעוֹלָ֔םfor everוְעִבְדוּ֙and serveאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔םGod yourוְיָשֹׁ֥בso may it turn backמִכֶּ֖םfrom youחֲר֥וֹןthe burning ofאַפּֽוֹ׃anger his
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כִּ֣יforבְשׁוּבְכֶ֞םwhen return youעַל־toיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֲחֵיכֶ֨םrelatives yourוּבְנֵיכֶ֤םand children yourלְרַחֲמִים֙to compassionsלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeשֽׁוֹבֵיהֶ֔םcaptors theirוְלָשׁ֖וּבand to returnלָאָ֣רֶץto the landהַזֹּ֑אתthe thisכִּֽי־forחַנּ֤וּןis graciousוְרַחוּם֙and compassionateיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔םGod yourוְלֹא־and notיָסִ֤ירhe will turn asideפָּנִים֙faceמִכֶּ֔םfrom youאִם־ifתָּשׁ֖וּבוּyou will turn backאֵלָֽיו׃ פto him
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וַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּand they slaughteredהַפֶּ֔סַחthe passoverבְּאַרְבָּעָ֥הon day four-עָשָׂ֖רteenלַחֹ֣דֶשׁof the monthהַשֵּׁנִ֑יthe secondוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםand the priestsוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םand the Levitesנִכְלְמוּ֙they were ashamedוַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּand they consecrated themselvesוַיָּבִ֥יאוּand they broughtעֹל֖וֹתburnt offeringsבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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כִּ֣יforמַרְבִּ֣יתthe greater part ofהָעָ֡םthe peopleרַ֠בַּתmanyמֵֽאֶפְרַ֨יִםfrom Ephraimוּמְנַשֶּׁ֜הand Manassehיִשָּׂשכָ֤רIssacharוּזְבֻלוּן֙and Zebulunלֹ֣אnotהִטֶּהָ֔רוּthey had purified themselvesכִּֽי־forאָכְל֥וּthey ateאֶת־obj.הַפֶּ֖סַחthe passoverבְּלֹ֣אwith notכַכָּת֑וּבaccording to the what is writtenכִּי֩forהִתְפַּלֵּ֨לhe had prayedיְחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּHezekiahעֲלֵיהֶם֙on themלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingיְהוָ֥הYahwehהַטּ֖וֹבthe goodיְכַפֵּ֥רmay he make atonementבְּעַֽד׃for
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וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּand they observedבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלIsraelהַנִּמְצְאִ֨יםwho were foundבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םin Jerusalemאֶת־obj.חַ֧גthe festival ofהַמַּצּ֛וֹתthe unleavened breadsשִׁבְעַ֥תsevenיָמִ֖יםdaysבְּשִׂמְחָ֣הwith joyגְדוֹלָ֑הgreatוּֽמְהַלְלִ֣יםand were praisingלַ֠יהוָהto Yahwehי֣וֹם׀a dayבְּי֞וֹםin a dayהַלְוִיִּ֧םthe Levitesוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםand the priestsבִּכְלֵי־with instruments ofעֹ֖זstrengthלַיהוָֽה׃ סto Yahweh
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וַיְדַבֵּ֣רand he spokeיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּHezekiahעַל־toלֵב֙the heart ofכָּל־allהַלְוִיִּ֔םthe Levitesהַמַּשְׂכִּילִ֥יםwho were understandingשֵֽׂכֶל־understandingט֖וֹבgoodלַיהוָ֑הto Yahwehוַיֹּאכְל֤וּand they ateאֶת־obj.הַמּוֹעֵד֙the appointed feastשִׁבְעַ֣תthe sevenהַיָּמִ֔יםthe daysמְזַבְּחִים֙sacrificingזִבְחֵ֣יsacrifices ofשְׁלָמִ֔יםpeace offeringsוּמִ֨תְוַדִּ֔יםand giving thanksלַיהוָ֖הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ סancestors their
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כִּ֣יforחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּHezekiahמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְ֠הוּדָהJudahהֵרִ֨יםhe contributedלַקָּהָ֜לfor the assemblyאֶ֣לֶףone thousandפָּרִים֮young bullsוְשִׁבְעַ֣תand sevenאֲלָפִ֣יםthousandsצֹאן֒ סsheepוְהַשָּׂרִ֞יםand the officialsהֵרִ֤ימוּthey contributedלַקָּהָל֙for the assemblyפָּרִ֣יםyoung bullsאֶ֔לֶףone thousandוְצֹ֖אןand sheepעֲשֶׂ֣רֶתtenאֲלָפִ֑יםthousandsוַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֥וּand they consecrated themselvesכֹהֲנִ֖יםpriestsלָרֹֽב׃to multitude
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וַֽיִּשְׂמְח֣וּ׀and they rejoicedכָּל־allקְהַ֣לthe assembly ofיְהוּדָ֗הJudahוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙and the priestsוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םand the Levitesוְכָל־and allהַקָּהָ֖לthe assemblyהַבָּאִ֣יםwhich were comingמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לfrom Israelוְהַגֵּרִ֗יםand the sojournersהַבָּאִים֙who were comingמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְהַיּוֹשְׁבִ֖יםand who were dwellingבִּיהוּדָֽה׃in Judah
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