2 Chronicles 35
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidלַ֠לְוִיִּםto the Levitesהַמְּבִינִ֨יםthose teachingלְכָל־to allיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsraelהַקְּדוֹשִׁ֣יםthe holyלַיהוָ֗הto Yahwehתְּנ֤וּputאֶת־obj.אֲרוֹן־the ark ofהַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙the holinessבַּ֠בַּיִתin the houseאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichבָּנָ֜הhe builtשְׁלֹמֹ֤הSolomonבֶן־the son ofדָּוִיד֙Davidמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאֵין־notלָכֶ֥םwill belong to youמַשָּׂ֖אa burdenבַּכָּתֵ֑ףon the shoulderעַתָּ֗הnowעִבְדוּ֙serveאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔םGod yourוְאֵ֖תand obj.עַמּ֥וֹpeople hisיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיָּ֣רֶםand he contributedיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּJosiahלִבְנֵ֪יfor the sons ofהָעָ֟םthe peopleצֹ֞אןflocks ofכְּבָשִׂ֣יםlambsוּבְנֵֽי־and the young ofעִזִּים֮goatsהַכֹּ֣לthe everythingלַפְּסָחִים֒for the passoversלְכָל־for everyהַנִּמְצָ֗אthe one who was foundלְמִסְפַּר֙to the number ofשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםthirtyאֶ֔לֶףthousandוּבָקָ֖רand cattleשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתthreeאֲלָפִ֑יםthousandsאֵ֖לֶּהtheseמֵרְכ֥וּשׁwere from the property ofהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סthe king
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וְשָׂרָ֞יוand officials hisלִנְדָבָ֥הto a freewill offeringלָעָ֛םfor the peopleלַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםfor the priestsוְלַלְוִיִּ֖םand for the Levitesהֵרִ֑ימוּthey contributedחִלְקִיָּ֨הHilkiahוּזְכַרְיָ֜הוּand Zechariahוִֽיחִיאֵ֗לand Jehielנְגִידֵי֙the officers ofבֵּ֣יתthe house ofהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godלַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםto the priestsנָתְנ֣וּthey gaveלַפְּסָחִ֗יםfor the passoversאַלְפַּ֙יִם֙two thousandוְשֵׁ֣שׁand sixמֵא֔וֹתhundredsוּבָקָ֖רand cattleשְׁלֹ֥שׁthreeמֵאֽוֹת׃hundreds
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וְ֠כָֽנַנְיָהוּand Konaniahוּשְׁמַֽעְיָ֨הוּand Shemaiahוּנְתַנְאֵ֜לand Nethanelאֶחָ֗יוbrothers hisוַחֲשַׁבְיָ֧הוּand Hashabiahוִיעִיאֵ֛לand Jeielוְיוֹזָבָ֖דand Jozabadשָׂרֵ֣יthe leaders ofהַלְוִיִּ֑םthe Levitesהֵרִ֨ימוּthey contributedלַלְוִיִּ֤םfor the Levitesלַפְּסָחִים֙for the passoversחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתfiveאֲלָפִ֔יםthousandsוּבָקָ֖רand cattleחֲמֵ֥שׁfiveמֵאֽוֹת׃hundreds
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וַיָּסִ֨ירוּand they put asideהָעֹלָ֜הthe burnt offeringsלְ֠תִתָּםto give themלְמִפְלַגּ֤וֹתto the divisionsלְבֵית־of the house ofאָבוֹת֙ancestorsלִבְנֵ֣יof the sons ofהָעָ֔םthe peopleלְהַקְרִיב֙to bring nearלַיהוָ֔הto Yahwehכַּכָּת֖וּבaccording to the what is writtenבְּסֵ֣פֶרin the scroll ofמֹשֶׁ֑הMosesוְכֵ֖ןand thusלַבָּקָֽר׃for the cattle
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וַֽיְבַשְּׁל֥וּand they cookedהַפֶּ֛סַחthe passoverבָּאֵ֖שׁin the fireכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טaccording to the ordinanceוְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֣יםand the holy offeringsבִּשְּׁל֗וּthey boiledבַּסִּיר֤וֹתin the potsוּבַדְּוָדִים֙and in the kettlesוּבַצֵּ֣לָח֔וֹתand in the pansוַיָּרִ֖יצוּand they brought them quicklyלְכָל־to allבְּנֵ֥יthe children ofהָעָֽם׃the people
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וְאַחַ֗רand afterהֵכִ֤ינוּthey preparedלָהֶם֙for themselvesוְלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםand for the priestsכִּ֤יforהַכֹּהֲנִים֙the priestsבְּנֵ֣יthe descendants ofאַהֲרֹ֔ןAaronבְּהַֽעֲל֛וֹתwere in offering upהָעוֹלָ֥הthe burnt offeringsוְהַחֲלָבִ֖יםand the fatsעַד־untilלָ֑יְלָהnightוְהַלְוִיִּם֙and the Levitesהֵכִ֣ינוּthey preparedלָהֶ֔םfor themselvesוְלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםand for the priestsבְּנֵ֥יthe descendants ofאַהֲרֹֽן׃Aaron
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וְהַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֨יםand the singersבְּנֵי־the descendants ofאָסָ֜ףAsaphעַל־were atמַעֲמָדָ֗םpost theirכְּמִצְוַ֤תaccording to the command ofדָּוִיד֙Davidוְאָסָ֞ףand Asaphוְהֵימָ֤ןand Hemanוִֽידֻתוּן֙and Jeduthunחוֹזֵ֣הthe seer ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֖יםand the gatekeepersלְשַׁ֣עַרwere to a gateוָשָׁ֑עַרand a gateאֵ֣יןnotלָהֶ֗םbelonged to themלָסוּר֙to turn asideמֵעַ֣לfrom onעֲבֹֽדָתָ֔םservice theirכִּֽי־forאֲחֵיהֶ֥םrelatives theirהַלְוִיִּ֖םthe Levitesהֵכִ֥ינוּthey preparedלָהֶֽם׃for them
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וַ֠תִּכּוֹןand it was arrangedכָּל־allעֲבוֹדַ֨תthe service ofיְהוָ֜הYahwehבַּיּ֤וֹםon the dayהַהוּא֙the thatלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתto observeהַפֶּ֔סַחthe passoverוְהַעֲל֣וֹתand to offer upעֹל֔וֹתburnt offeringsעַ֖לonמִזְבַּ֣חthe altar ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehכְּמִצְוַ֖תaccording to the command ofהַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe kingיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃Josiah
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וְלֹֽא־and notנַעֲשָׂ֨הit had been observedפֶ֤סַחa passoverכָּמֹ֙הוּ֙like itבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לin Israelמִימֵ֖יsince the days ofשְׁמוּאֵ֣לSamuelהַנָּבִ֑יאthe prophetוְכָל־and anyמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Israelלֹֽא־notעָשׂ֡וּthey had observedכַּפֶּ֣סַחlike the passoverאֲשֶׁר־whichעָשָׂ֣הhe observedיֹֽ֠אשִׁיָּהוּJosiahוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםand the priestsוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םand the Levitesוְכָל־and allיְהוּדָה֙Judahוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לand Israelהַנִּמְצָ֔אwhich was foundוְיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יand the inhabitants ofיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סJerusalem
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אַחֲרֵ֣יafterכָל־allזֹ֗אתthisאֲשֶׁ֨רwhenהֵכִ֤יןhe had preparedיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙Josiahאֶת־obj.הַבַּ֔יִתthe houseעָלָ֞הhe came upנְכ֧וֹNechoמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofמִצְרַ֛יִםEgyptלְהִלָּחֵ֥םto do battleבְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁat Carchemishעַל־onפְּרָ֑תthe Euphratesוַיֵּצֵ֥אand he went outלִקְרָאת֖וֹto meet himיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃Josiah
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֣חand he sentאֵלָ֣יוto himמַלְאָכִ֣ים׀messengersלֵאמֹר֩׀to sayingמַה־what?לִּ֨יis to the meוָלָ֜ךְand to the youמֶ֣לֶךְO king ofיְהוּדָ֗הJudahלֹא־notעָלֶ֨יךָon youאַתָּ֤הyouהַיּוֹם֙this dayכִּ֚יforאֶל־againstבֵּ֣יתthe house ofמִלְחַמְתִּ֔יbattle myוֵאלֹהִ֖יםand Godאָמַ֣רhe has saidלְבַֽהֲלֵ֑נִיto hurry Iחֲדַל־ceaseלְךָ֛for yourselfמֵאֱלֹהִ֥יםfrom Godאֲשֶׁר־whoעִמִּ֖יis with meוְאַל־and may notיַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃he destroy you
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וְלֹֽא־and notהֵסֵב֩he turned roundיֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּJosiahפָנָ֜יוface hisמִמֶּ֗נּוּaway from himכִּ֤יforלְהִלָּחֵֽם־to fightבּוֹ֙against himהִתְחַפֵּ֔שׂhe disguised himselfוְלֹ֥אand notשָׁמַ֛עhe listenedאֶל־toדִּבְרֵ֥יthe words ofנְכ֖וֹNechoמִפִּ֣יfrom the mouth ofאֱלֹהִ֑יםGodוַיָּבֹ֕אand he wentלְהִלָּחֵ֖םto do battleבְּבִקְעַ֥תin the valley ofמְגִדּֽוֹ׃Megiddo
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וַיַּֽעֲבִירֻ֨הוּand they took away himעֲבָדָ֜יוservants hisמִן־fromהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הthe chariotוַֽיַּרְכִּיבֻהוּ֮and they made ride himעַ֣לonרֶ֣כֶבthe chariot ofהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮the secondאֲשֶׁר־whichלוֹ֒belonged to himוַיּוֹלִיכֻ֙הוּ֙and they brought himיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemוַיָּ֕מָתand he diedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רand he was buriedבְּקִבְר֣וֹתin the graves ofאֲבֹתָ֑יוancestors hisוְכָל־and allיְהוּדָה֙Judahוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םand Jerusalemמִֽתְאַבְּלִ֖יםwere mourningעַל־onיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃ פJosiah
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וַיְקוֹנֵ֣ןand he made a lamentיִרְמְיָהוּ֮Jeremiahעַל־onיֹאשִׁיָּהוּ֒Josiahוַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they have saidכָֽל־allהַשָּׁרִ֣ים׀the male singersוְ֠הַשָּׁרוֹתand the female singersבְּקִינ֨וֹתֵיהֶ֤םin lamentations theirעַל־onיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙Josiahעַד־untilהַיּ֔וֹםthis dayוַיִּתְּנ֥וּםand they made themלְחֹ֖קinto a decreeעַל־onיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוְהִנָּ֥םand there theyכְּתוּבִ֖יםare writtenעַל־onהַקִּינֽוֹת׃the lamentations
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