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2 Chronicles

Chapter 19
1
Phonetic (Hebrew): va֠yּashshab yehoshshapa֨t meֽleke-yehuda֧h 'el-bּeyt֛o bּeshshal֖om liֽyrushshalaiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned safely to his house in Jerusalem.

וַ֠יָּשָׁב יְהוֹשָׁפָ֨ט מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֧ה אֶל־בֵּית֛וֹ בְּשָׁל֖וֹם לִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

2
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּetze֣ 'el-pּana֗yv yeh֣u ben-chana֘niy֮ hachozeh֒ vayּo֨'mer֙ 'el-hamּe֣leke yehoshshapa֔t halarashsha֣ la'ezo֔r uleshsone'e֥y yehva֖h tּe'eha֑b ubazo't֙ 'ale֣yka qּe֔tzep milּipene֖y yehvaֽh׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to King Jehoshaphat: "Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Therefore the wrath of the LORD is upon you.

וַיֵּצֵ֣א אֶל־פָּנָ֗יו יֵה֣וּא בֶן־חֲנָ֘נִי֮ הַחֹזֶה֒ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָ֔ט הֲלָרָשָׁ֣ע לַעְזֹ֔ר וּלְשֹׂנְאֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה תֶּאֱהָ֑ב וּבָזֹאת֙ עָלֶ֣יךָ קֶּ֔צֶף מִלִּפְנֵ֖י יְהוָֽה׃

3
Phonetic (Hebrew): aba֕l dּebari֥ym tobi֖ym nimetze'֣u 'imּa֑ke kּiֽy-bi'a֤retּa ha'ashsherot֙ min-ha'a֔retz vahakiyn֥ota lebabeka֖ lidero֥shsh haֽ'elohiֽym׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Nevertheless good things are found in you, in that you have removed the wooden images from the land, and have prepared your heart to seek God."

אֲבָ֕ל דְּבָרִ֥ים טוֹבִ֖ים נִמְצְא֣וּ עִמָּ֑ךְ כִּֽי־בִעַ֤רְתָּ הָאֲשֵׁרוֹת֙ מִן־הָאָ֔רֶץ וַהֲכִינ֥וֹתָ לְבָבְךָ֖ לִדְרֹ֥שׁ הָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃

4
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּe֥shsheb yehoshshapa֖t bּiyrushshala֑im s vayּa֜shshab vayּetze֣ ba'a֗m mibּe'e֥r shshe֨ba'֙ 'ad-ha֣r 'epera֔yim vayeshshiybe֕m 'el-yehva֖h 'elohe֥y 'aboteyheֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)So Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the mountains of Ephraim, and brought them back to the LORD God of their fathers.

וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם ס וַיָּ֜שָׁב וַיֵּצֵ֣א בָעָ֗ם מִבְּאֵ֥ר שֶׁ֨בַע֙ עַד־הַ֣ר אֶפְרַ֔יִם וַיְשִׁיבֵ֕ם אֶל־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

5
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'ame֨d shshoֽpeti֜ym bּa'a֗retz bּekal-'are֧y yehuda֛h habּetzur֖ot le'i֥yr va'iֽyr׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Then he appointed judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

וַיַּעֲמֵ֨ד שֹֽׁפְטִ֜ים בָּאָ֗רֶץ בְּכָל־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת לְעִ֥יר וָעִֽיר׃

6
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer 'el-hashshּoֽpeti֗ym re'u֙ maֽh-'atּe֣m 'oshsi֔ym kּi֣y lo֧ le'ada֛m tּishshepּet֖u kּi֣y layhva֑h ve'imּake֖m bּideba֥r mishshepּaֽt׃
Edified Edition (EDE)and said to the judges: "Take heed to what you are doing, for you do not judge for man but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgement.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶל־הַשֹּֽׁפְטִ֗ים רְאוּ֙ מָֽה־אַתֶּ֣ם עֹשִׂ֔ים כִּ֣י לֹ֧א לְאָדָ֛ם תִּשְׁפְּט֖וּ כִּ֣י לַיהוָ֑ה וְעִמָּכֶ֖ם בִּדְבַ֥ר מִשְׁפָּֽט׃

7
Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'atּa֕h yehi֥y paֽchad-yehva֖h 'aleyke֑m shshimer֣u va'ashs֔u kּiֽy-'e֞yn 'im-yehva֣h 'elohe֗ynu 'avela֛h umashsּo֥ pani֖ym umiqּach-shshoֽchad׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Now therefore, let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take care and do it, for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, no partiality, nor taking of bribes."

וְעַתָּ֕ה יְהִ֥י פַֽחַד־יְהוָ֖ה עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם שִׁמְר֣וּ וַעֲשׂ֔וּ כִּֽי־אֵ֞ין עִם־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ עַוְלָ֛ה וּמַשֹּׂ֥א פָנִ֖ים וּמִקַּח־שֹֽׁחַד׃

8
Phonetic (Hebrew): vega֣m bּi֠yrushshalaim he'emi֨yd yehoshshapa֜t min-haleviyּi֣m vehakּohani֗ym umera'shshe֤y ha'abot֙ leyishsera'e֔l lemishshepּa֥t yehva֖h velari֑yb vayּashshu֖bu yerushshalaiֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Moreover in Jerusalem, for the judgement of the LORD and for controversies, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites and priests, and some of the chief fathers of Israel, when they returned to Jerusalem.

וְגַ֣ם בִּ֠ירוּשָׁלִַם הֶעֱמִ֨יד יְהוֹשָׁפָ֜ט מִן־הַלְוִיִּ֣ם וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים וּמֵרָאשֵׁ֤י הָאָבוֹת֙ לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לְמִשְׁפַּ֥ט יְהוָ֖ה וְלָרִ֑יב וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

9
Phonetic (Hebrew): vayetza֥v 'aleyhe֖m le'mo֑r kּo֤h ta'ashsun֙ bּeyire'a֣t yehva֔h bּe'emuna֖h ubeleba֥b shshaleֽm׃
Edified Edition (EDE)And he commanded them, saying: "Thus you shall act in the fear of the LORD, faithfully and with a loyal heart:

וַיְצַ֥ו עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּ֤ה תַעֲשׂוּן֙ בְּיִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה בֶּאֱמוּנָ֖ה וּבְלֵבָ֥ב שָׁלֵֽם׃

10
Phonetic (Hebrew): vekal-riyb֩ 'ashsher-yab֨o 'aleyke֜m me'acheyke֣m ׀ hayּoshshebi֣ym bּe'areyhe֗m bּeֽyn-dּa֣m ׀ ledam֮ bּeyn-tּora֣h lemitzevah֮ lechuqּi֣ym ulemishshepּatiym֒ vehizeharetּe֣m 'ota֔m velo֤ ye'eshshemu֙ layhva֔h vehaֽyah-qe֥tzep 'aleyke֖m ve'al-'acheyke֑m kּo֥h ta'ashs֖un velo֥ te'eshshaֽmu׃
Edified Edition (EDE)Whatever case comes to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, whether of bloodshed or concerning the law or commandment, statutes or ordinances, you shall warn them lest they trespass against the LORD and wrath come upon you and your brothers. Do this, and you will not be guilty.

וְכָל־רִיב֩ אֲשֶׁר־יָב֨וֹא עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם מֵאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם ׀ הַיֹּשְׁבִ֣ים בְּעָרֵיהֶ֗ם בֵּֽין־דָּ֣ם ׀ לְדָם֮ בֵּין־תּוֹרָ֣ה לְמִצְוָה֮ לְחֻקִּ֣ים וּלְמִשְׁפָּטִים֒ וְהִזְהַרְתֶּ֣ם אֹתָ֔ם וְלֹ֤א יֶאְשְׁמוּ֙ לַיהוָ֔ה וְהָֽיָה־קֶ֥צֶף עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם וְעַל־אֲחֵיכֶ֑ם כֹּ֥ה תַעֲשׂ֖וּן וְלֹ֥א תֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃

11
Phonetic (Hebrew): vehinּe֡h 'amareya֣hu kohen֩ haro֨'shsh 'aleyke֜m leko֣l dּebar-yehva֗h uzebadeya֨hu ben-yishshema'e֜'l hanּagi֤yd lebeyt-yehudah֙ leko֣l dּebar-hamּe֔leke veshshoteri֥ym haleviyּi֖m lipeneyke֑m chizeq֣u va'ashs֔u viyhi֥y yehva֖h 'im-hatּֽob׃p
Edified Edition (EDE)And look, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters; also the Levites will be officials before you. Be of good courage, and do it, and the LORD will be with the good."

וְהִנֵּ֡ה אֲמַרְיָ֣הוּ כֹהֵן֩ הָרֹ֨אשׁ עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם לְכֹ֣ל דְּבַר־יְהוָ֗ה וּזְבַדְיָ֨הוּ בֶן־יִשְׁמָעֵ֜אל הַנָּגִ֤יד לְבֵית־יְהוּדָה֙ לְכֹ֣ל דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְשֹׁטְרִ֥ים הַלְוִיִּ֖ם לִפְנֵיכֶ֑ם חִזְק֣וּ וַעֲשׂ֔וּ וִיהִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עִם־הַטּֽוֹב׃פ