2 Kings 12
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidיְהוֹאָ֜שׁJehoashאֶל־toהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםthe priestsכֹּל֩allכֶּ֨סֶףthe money ofהַקֳּדָשִׁ֜יםthe holy giftsאֲשֶׁר־whichיוּבָ֤אit will be broughtבֵית־the house ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehכֶּ֣סֶףmoneyעוֹבֵ֔רpassing alongאִ֕ישׁeveryoneכֶּ֥סֶףthe money ofנַפְשׁ֖וֹתpersons ofעֶרְכּ֑וֹvaluation hisכָּל־allכֶּ֗סֶףthe moneyאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichיַֽעֲלֶה֙it will come upעַ֣לonלֶב־the heart ofאִ֔ישׁa personלְהָבִ֖יאto bringבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיִּקְרָא֩and he summonedהַמֶּ֨לֶךְthe kingיְהוֹאָ֜שׁJehoashלִיהוֹיָדָ֤עto Jehoiadaהַכֹּהֵן֙the priestוְלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםand to the priestsוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵהֶ֔םto themמַדּ֛וּעַwhy?אֵינְכֶ֥םare not youמְחַזְּקִ֖יםrepairingאֶת־obj.בֶּ֣דֶקthe damage ofהַבָּ֑יִתthe houseוְעַתָּ֗הand nowאַל־may notתִּקְחוּ־you takeכֶ֙סֶף֙moneyמֵאֵ֣תfrom withמַכָּֽרֵיכֶ֔םacquaintances yourכִּֽי־forלְבֶ֥דֶקfor the damage ofהַבַּ֖יִתthe houseתִּתְּנֻֽהוּ׃you will give it
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וַיִּקַּ֞חand he tookיְהוֹיָדָ֤עJehoiadaהַכֹּהֵן֙the priestאֲר֣וֹןa chestאֶחָ֔דoneוַיִּקֹּ֥בand he boredחֹ֖רa holeבְּדַלְתּ֑וֹin lid itsוַיִּתֵּ֣ןand he putאֹתוֹ֩obj. itאֵ֨צֶלbesideהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַthe altarמִיָּמִ֗יןfrom the right sideבְּבֽוֹא־when comesאִישׁ֙anyoneבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְנָֽתְנוּ־and they putשָׁ֤מָּהthere towardsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙the priestsשֹׁמְרֵ֣יwho kept ofהַסַּ֔ףthe thresholdאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהַכֶּ֖סֶףthe moneyהַמּוּבָ֥אwhich was broughtבֵית־the house ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַֽיְהִי֙and it wasכִּרְאוֹתָ֔םwhen saw theyכִּֽי־thatרַ֥בmuchהַכֶּ֖סֶףthe moneyבָּֽאָר֑וֹןwas in the chestוַיַּ֨עַלand he came upסֹפֵ֤רthe scribe ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingוְהַכֹּהֵ֣ןand the priestהַגָּד֔וֹלthe greatוַיָּצֻ֙רוּ֙and they tied upוַיִּמְנ֔וּand they countedאֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֖סֶףthe moneyהַנִּמְצָ֥אwhich was foundבֵית־the house ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְנָתְנוּ֙and they putאֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֣סֶףthe moneyהַֽמְתֻכָּ֔ןthe weighed outעַל־onיְדֵי֙the hands ofעֹשֵׂ֣יthe doers ofהַמְּלָאכָ֔הthe workהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםwho were appointedבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיּוֹצִיאֻ֜הוּand they brought out itלְחָרָשֵׁ֤יto the craftsmen ofהָעֵץ֙the woodוְלַבֹּנִ֔יםand to the buildersהָעֹשִׂ֖יםwho were working onבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְלַגֹּֽדְרִים֙and to the masonsוּלְחֹצְבֵ֣יand to the cutters ofהָאֶ֔בֶןthe stoneוְלִקְנ֤וֹתand to acquireעֵצִים֙woodsוְאַבְנֵ֣יand stones ofמַחְצֵ֔בhewingלְחַזֵּ֖קto repairאֶת־obj.בֶּ֣דֶקthe damage ofבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוּלְכֹ֛לand for allאֲשֶׁר־thatיֵצֵ֥אit went outעַל־onהַבַּ֖יִתthe houseלְחָזְקָֽה׃to repair it
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אַךְ֩onlyלֹ֨אnotיֵעָשֶׂ֜הit was madeבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehסִפּ֥וֹתbasins ofכֶּ֙סֶף֙silverמְזַמְּר֤וֹתsnuffersמִזְרָקוֹת֙bowlsחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹתtrumpetsכָּל־anyכְּלִ֥יarticle ofזָהָ֖בgoldוּכְלִי־and article ofכָ֑סֶףsilverמִן־fromהַכֶּ֖סֶףthe moneyהַמּוּבָ֥אwhich was broughtבֵית־the house ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיִּקַּ֞חand he tookיְהוֹאָ֣שׁJehoashמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֗הJudahאֵ֣תobj.כָּל־allהַקֳּדָשִׁ֡יםthe holy thingsאֲשֶׁר־whichהִקְדִּ֣ישׁוּthey had consecratedיְהוֹשָׁפָ֣טJehoshaphatוִיהוֹרָם֩and Jehoramוַאֲחַזְיָ֨הוּand Ahaziahאֲבֹתָ֜יוancestors hisמַלְכֵ֤יthe kings ofיְהוּדָה֙Judahוְאֶת־and obj.קֳדָשָׁ֔יוown holy things hisוְאֵ֣תand obj.כָּל־allהַזָּהָ֗בthe goldהַנִּמְצָ֛אwhich was foundבְּאֹצְר֥וֹתin the treasuries ofבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehוּבֵ֣יתand the house ofהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חand he sent themלַֽחֲזָאֵל֙to Hazaelמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofאֲרָ֔םAramוַיַּ֖עַלand he went upמֵעַ֥לfrom onיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem
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וְיוֹזָבָ֣דand Jozabadבֶּן־the son ofשִׁ֠מְעָתShimeathוִיהוֹזָבָ֨דand Jehozabadבֶּן־the son ofשֹׁמֵ֤ר׀Shomerעֲבָדָיו֙servants hisהִכֻּ֣הוּthey struck down himוַיָּמֹ֔תand he diedוַיִּקְבְּר֥וּand people buriedאֹת֛וֹobj. himעִם־withאֲבֹתָ֖יוancestors hisבְּעִ֣ירin the city ofדָּוִ֑דDavidוַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְand he became kingאֲמַצְיָ֥הAmaziahבְנ֖וֹson hisתַּחְתָּֽיו׃ פin place of him
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