2 Chronicles

Chapter 31

Phonetic (Hebrew): ukekalּ֣ot kּal-zo֗'t yatze'֨u kּal-yishsera'e֥l haֽnּimetze'iym֮ le'are֣y yehudah֒ vayeshshabּer֣u hamּatzּeb֣ot vayegadּe'֣u ha'ashsheri֡ym vayenatּetz֣u 'et-ha֠bּamot ve'et-haֽmּizebּecho֞t mikּal-yehuda֧h ubineyami֛n ube'epera֥yim umenashshּe֖h 'ad-lekalּe֑h vayּashsh֜ubu kּal-bּene֧y yishsera'e֛l 'i֥yshsh la'achuzּat֖o le'areyheֽm׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke the sacred pillars in pieces, cut down the wooden images, and threw down the high places and the altars from all Judah, Benjamin, Ephraim, and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned to their own cities, every man to his possession.

וּכְכַלּ֣וֹת כָּל־זֹ֗את יָצְא֨וּ כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל הַֽנִּמְצְאִים֮ לְעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָה֒ וַיְשַׁבְּר֣וּ הַמַּצֵּב֣וֹת וַיְגַדְּע֣וּ הָאֲשֵׁרִ֡ים וַיְנַתְּצ֣וּ אֶת־הַ֠בָּמוֹת וְאֶת־הַֽמִּזְבְּחֹ֞ת מִכָּל־יְהוּדָ֧ה וּבִנְיָמִ֛ן וּבְאֶפְרַ֥יִם וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה עַד־לְכַלֵּ֑ה וַיָּשׁ֜וּבוּ כָּל־בְּנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל אִ֥ישׁ לַאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ לְעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa'ame֣d yechizeqiyּa֡hu 'et-macheleq֣ot hakּohani֣ym ve֠haleviyּim 'aֽl-macheleqota֞m 'i֣yshsh ׀ kּepi֣y 'abodat֗o lakּohaniym֙ velaleviyּi֔m le'ola֖h velishshelami֑ym leshsharet֙ ulehod֣ot ulehalּe֔l bּeshsha'are֖y machan֥ot yehvaֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, each man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and peace offerings, to minister, to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of the LORD.

וַיַּעֲמֵ֣ד יְחִזְקִיָּ֡הוּ אֶת־מַחְלְק֣וֹת הַכֹּהֲנִ֣ים וְ֠הַלְוִיִּם עַֽל־מַחְלְקוֹתָ֞ם אִ֣ישׁ ׀ כְּפִ֣י עֲבֹדָת֗וֹ לַכֹּהֲנִים֙ וְלַלְוִיִּ֔ם לְעֹלָ֖ה וְלִשְׁלָמִ֑ים לְשָׁרֵת֙ וּלְהֹד֣וֹת וּלְהַלֵּ֔ל בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖י מַחֲנ֥וֹת יְהוָֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): umenat֩ hamּe֨leke min-rekushsh֜o la'ol֗ot le'olot֙ habּo֣qer veha'e֔reb veha֣'ol֔ot lashshּabּat֖ot velechodashshi֣ym velamּo'adi֑ym kּakּat֖ub bּetora֥t yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The king also appointed a portion of his possessions for the burnt offerings: for the morning and evening burnt offerings, the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths and the New Moons and the set feasts, as it is written in the Law of the LORD.

וּמְנָת֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ מִן־רְכוּשׁ֜וֹ לָעֹל֗וֹת לְעֹלוֹת֙ הַבֹּ֣קֶר וְהָעֶ֔רֶב וְהָ֣עֹל֔וֹת לַשַּׁבָּת֖וֹת וְלֶחֳדָשִׁ֣ים וְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑ים כַּכָּת֖וּב בְּתוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֤'mer la'am֙ leyoshshebe֣y yerushshalai֔m late֕t mena֥t hakּohani֖ym vehaleviyּi֑m lema֥'an yechezeq֖u bּetora֥t yehvaֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Moreover he commanded the people who dwelt in Jerusalem to contribute the support for the priests and the Levites, that they might devote themselves to the Law of the LORD.

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָעָם֙ לְיוֹשְׁבֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם לָתֵ֕ת מְנָ֥ת הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם לְמַ֥עַן יֶחֶזְק֖וּ בְּתוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vekipero֣tz hadּaba֗r hirebּ֤u beneֽy-yishsera'el֙ re'shshi֣yt dּaga֗n tּiyr֤oshsh veyitzehar֙ udeba֔shsh veko֖l tּebu'a֣t shsade֑h uma'eshsa֥r hakּo֛l laro֖b hebiֽy'u׃

Edified Edition (EDE)As soon as the commandment was circulated, the children of Israel brought in abundance the firstfruits of grain and wine, oil and honey, and of all the produce of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of everything.

וְכִפְרֹ֣ץ הַדָּבָ֗ר הִרְבּ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ רֵאשִׁ֣ית דָּגָ֗ן תִּיר֤וֹשׁ וְיִצְהָר֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ וְכֹ֖ל תְּבוּאַ֣ת שָׂדֶ֑ה וּמַעְשַׂ֥ר הַכֹּ֛ל לָרֹ֖ב הֵבִֽיאוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubene֧y yishsera'e֣l viֽyhuda֗h hayּֽoshshebiym֮ bּe'are֣y yehudah֒ gּam-he֗m ma'eshsa֤r bּaqar֙ vatzo֔'n uma'eshsa֣r qaֽdashshi֔ym hamequdּashshi֖ym layhva֣h 'eloheyhe֑m hebi֕y'u vaֽyּitּen֖u 'arem֥ot 'aremֽot׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)And the children of Israel and Judah who dwelt in the cities of Judah brought the tithe of oxen and sheep; also the tithe of holy things which were consecrated to the LORD their God they laid in heaps.

וּבְנֵ֧י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל וִֽיהוּדָ֗ה הַיּֽוֹשְׁבִים֮ בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָה֒ גַּם־הֵ֗ם מַעְשַׂ֤ר בָּקָר֙ וָצֹ֔אן וּמַעְשַׂ֣ר קָֽדָשִׁ֔ים הַמְקֻדָּשִׁ֖ים לַיהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם הֵבִ֕יאוּ וַֽיִּתְּנ֖וּ עֲרֵמ֥וֹת עֲרֵמֽוֹת׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): bּacho֨deshsh֙ hashshּelishshi֔y heche֥lּu ha'arem֖ot leyisּ֑od ubacho֥deshsh hashshּebiy'i֖y kּilּֽu׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)In the third month they began laying them in heaps, and they finished in the seventh month.

בַּחֹ֨דֶשׁ֙ הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֔י הֵחֵ֥לּוּ הָעֲרֵמ֖וֹת לְיִסּ֑וֹד וּבַחֹ֥דֶשׁ הַשְּׁבִיעִ֖י כִּלּֽוּ׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabo֨'u֙ yechizeqiyּa֣hu vehashsּari֔ym vayּire'֖u 'et-ha'arem֑ot vaֽyebaraku֙ 'et-yehva֔h ve'e֖t 'amּ֥o yishsera'eֽl׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)And when Hezekiah and the leaders came and saw the heaps, they blessed the LORD and His people Israel.

וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ וְהַשָּׂרִ֔ים וַיִּרְא֖וּ אֶת־הָעֲרֵמ֑וֹת וַֽיְבָרֲכוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה וְאֵ֖ת עַמּ֥וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃פ

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּidero֣shsh yechizeqiyּa֗hu 'al-hakּoֽhani֛ym vehaleviyּi֖m 'al-ha'aremֽot׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.

וַיִּדְרֹ֣שׁ יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ עַל־הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֛ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם עַל־הָעֲרֵמֽוֹת׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer 'ela֗yv 'azareya֧hu hakּohe֛n haro֖'shsh lebe֣yt tzad֑oq va֠yּo'mer mehache֨l hatּeruma֜h labi֣y beyt-yehva֗h 'ak֨ol veshsab֤o'a vehoter֙ 'ad-lar֔ob kּi֤y yehvah֙ bּera֣ke 'et-'amּ֔o vehanּota֖r 'et-heham֥on hazּeֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)And Azariah the chief priest, from the house of Zadok, answered him and said: "Since the people began to bring the offerings into the house of the LORD, we have had enough to eat and have plenty left over; for the LORD has blessed His people, and what is left is this great abundance."

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו עֲזַרְיָ֧הוּ הַכֹּהֵ֛ן הָרֹ֖אשׁ לְבֵ֣ית צָד֑וֹק וַ֠יֹּאמֶר מֵהָחֵ֨ל הַתְּרוּמָ֜ה לָבִ֣יא בֵית־יְהוָ֗ה אָכ֨וֹל וְשָׂב֤וֹעַ וְהוֹתֵר֙ עַד־לָר֔וֹב כִּ֤י יְהוָה֙ בֵּרַ֣ךְ אֶת־עַמּ֔וֹ וְהַנּוֹתָ֖ר אֶת־הֶהָמ֥וֹן הַזֶּֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּo֣'mer yechizeqiyּa֗hu lehaki֧yn leshshak֛ot bּebe֥yt yehva֖h vayּakiֽynu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Now Hezekiah commanded them to prepare rooms in the house of the LORD, and they prepared them.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ לְהָכִ֧ין לְשָׁכ֛וֹת בְּבֵ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה וַיָּכִֽינוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּabi֨y'u 'et-hatּeruma֧h vehaֽmּa'ashse֛r vehaqּodashshi֖ym bּe'emuna֑h va'aleyhe֤m nagiyd֙ kvnnyhv kּaֽnaneya֣hu halּevi֔y veshshime'i֥y 'achi֖yhu mishsheneֽh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Then they faithfully brought in the offerings, the tithes, and the dedicated things; Conaniah the Levite was in charge of them, and Shimei his brother was the next.

וַיָּבִ֨יאוּ אֶת־הַתְּרוּמָ֧ה וְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֛ר וְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה וַעֲלֵיהֶ֤ם נָגִיד֙ כונניהו כָּֽנַנְיָ֣הוּ הַלֵּוִ֔י וְשִׁמְעִ֥י אָחִ֖יהוּ מִשְׁנֶֽה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): viֽychiy'e֡l va֠'azazeyahu vena֨chat va'ashsah'e֜l viֽyriym֤ot veyozabad֙ ve'eliy'e֣l veyisemakeya֔hu uma֖chat ubenaya֑hu pּeqiydi֗ym miyּa֤d kvnnyhv kּaֽnaneya֨hu֙ veshshime'i֣y 'achi֔yv bּemipeqad֙ yechizeqiyּa֣hu hamּe֔leke va'azareya֖hu negi֥yd bּeyt-ha'elohiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Jehiel, Azaziah, Nahath, Asahel, Jerimoth, Jozabad, Eliel, Ismachiah, Mahath, and Benaiah were overseers under the direction of Conaniah and Shimei his brother, at the commandment of Hezekiah the king and Azariah the ruler of the house of God.

וִֽיחִיאֵ֡ל וַ֠עֲזַזְיָהוּ וְנַ֨חַת וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֜ל וִֽירִימ֤וֹת וְיוֹזָבָד֙ וֶאֱלִיאֵ֣ל וְיִסְמַכְיָ֔הוּ וּמַ֖חַת וּבְנָיָ֑הוּ פְּקִידִ֗ים מִיַּ֤ד כונניהו כָּֽנַנְיָ֨הוּ֙ וְשִׁמְעִ֣י אָחִ֔יו בְּמִפְקַד֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ נְגִ֥יד בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): veqore֨ ben-yimena֤h halּeviy֙ hashshּo'e֣r lamּizera֔chah 'a֖l nideb֣ot ha'elohi֑ym latet֙ tּeruma֣t yehva֔h veqadeshshe֖y haqּodashshiֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Kore the son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the East Gate, was over the freewill offerings to God, to distribute the offerings of the LORD and the most holy things.

וְקוֹרֵ֨א בֶן־יִמְנָ֤ה הַלֵּוִי֙ הַשּׁוֹעֵ֣ר לַמִּזְרָ֔חָה עַ֖ל נִדְב֣וֹת הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים לָתֵת֙ תְּרוּמַ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה וְקָדְשֵׁ֖י הַקֳּדָשִֽׁים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'al-yad֡o 'e֣den u֠mineyamin veyeshsh֨u'a uֽshshemaֽ'eya֜hu 'amareya֧hu ushshekaneya֛hu bּe'are֥y hakּohani֖ym bּe'emuna֑h late֤t la'acheyhem֙ bּemacheleq֔ot kּagּad֖ol kּaqּataֽn׃

Edified Edition (EDE)And under him were Eden, Miniamin, Jeshua, Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, his faithful assistants in the cities of the priests, to distribute to their brothers by divisions, to the great as well as the small.

וְעַל־יָד֡וֹ עֵ֣דֶן וּ֠מִנְיָמִן וְיֵשׁ֨וּעַ וּֽשְׁמַֽעְיָ֜הוּ אֲמַרְיָ֧הוּ וּשְׁכַנְיָ֛הוּ בְּעָרֵ֥י הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בֶּאֱמוּנָ֑ה לָתֵ֤ת לַאֲחֵיהֶם֙ בְּמַחְלְק֔וֹת כַּגָּד֖וֹל כַּקָּטָֽן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): milּeba֞d hiteyacheshsa֣m lizekari֗ym mibּe֨n shshal֤oshsh shshaniym֙ ulema֔'elah lekal-habּa֥ lebeyt-yehva֖h lidebar-y֣om bּeyom֑o la'ab֣odata֔m bּemishshemerota֖m kּemacheleqoteyheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Besides those listed in the genealogies of males from three years old and upward, for everyone who entered the house of the LORD to do his daily duty, for their service in their duties according to their divisions,

מִלְּבַ֞ד הִתְיַחְשָׂ֣ם לִזְכָרִ֗ים מִבֶּ֨ן שָׁל֤וֹשׁ שָׁנִים֙ וּלְמַ֔עְלָה לְכָל־הַבָּ֥א לְבֵית־יְהוָ֖ה לִדְבַר־י֣וֹם בְּיוֹמ֑וֹ לַעֲב֣וֹדָתָ֔ם בְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֖ם כְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ve'e֨t hiteyache֤shs hakּohaniym֙ lebe֣yt 'aboteyhe֔m veha֨leviyּi֔m mibּe֛n 'eshseri֥ym shshana֖h ulema֑'elah bּemishshemeroteyhe֖m bּemacheleqoteyheֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and the genealogy of the priests by their fathers’ house, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, by their duties in their divisions;

וְאֵ֨ת הִתְיַחֵ֤שׂ הַכֹּהֲנִים֙ לְבֵ֣ית אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם וְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔ם מִבֶּ֛ן עֶשְׂרִ֥ים שָׁנָ֖ה וּלְמָ֑עְלָה בְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם בְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ulehiteyache֗shs bּekal-tapּa֧m neshsheyhe֛m ubeneyhe֥m ubenoteyhe֖m lekal-qaha֑l kּi֥y be'emunata֖m yiteqadּeshshu-qoֽdeshsh׃

Edified Edition (EDE)and the genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, their sons, and their daughters, throughout the entire assembly, for they devoted themselves faithfully to the holy things.

וּלְהִתְיַחֵ֗שׂ בְּכָל־טַפָּ֧ם נְשֵׁיהֶ֛ם וּבְנֵיהֶ֥ם וּבְנוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם לְכָל־קָהָ֑ל כִּ֥י בֶאֱמוּנָתָ֖ם יִתְקַדְּשׁוּ־קֹֽדֶשׁ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): velibeney֩ 'aharo֨n hakּohani֜ym bּishsede֨y migera֤shsh 'areyhem֙ bּekal-'i֣yr va'i֔yr 'anashshi֕ym 'ashshe֥r niqּeb֖u bּeshshem֑ot late֣t man֗ot lekal-zakar֙ bּakּo֣hani֔ym ulekal-hiteyache֖shs bּaleviyּiֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, who were in the fields of the common-lands of their cities, in every single city, there were men designated by name to give portions to all the males among the priests and to all who were listed in the genealogies among the Levites.

וְלִבְנֵי֩ אַהֲרֹ֨ן הַכֹּהֲנִ֜ים בִּשְׂדֵ֨י מִגְרַ֤שׁ עָרֵיהֶם֙ בְּכָל־עִ֣יר וָעִ֔יר אֲנָשִׁ֕ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר נִקְּב֖וּ בְּשֵׁמ֑וֹת לָתֵ֣ת מָנ֗וֹת לְכָל־זָכָר֙ בַּכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וּלְכָל־הִתְיַחֵ֖שׂ בַּלְוִיִּֽם׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּa֧'ashs kּazo֛'t yechizeqiyּa֖hu bּekal-yehuda֑h vayּa֨'ashs hatּ֤ob vehayּashshar֙ veha֣'eme֔t lipene֖y yehva֥h 'elohaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Thus Hezekiah did throughout all Judah, and he did what was good and right and true before the LORD his God.

וַיַּ֧עַשׂ כָּזֹ֛את יְחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּכָל־יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיַּ֨עַשׂ הַטּ֤וֹב וְהַיָּשָׁר֙ וְהָ֣אֱמֶ֔ת לִפְנֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): ubekaֽl-ma'ashse֞h 'ashsher-heche֣l ׀ bּa'aboda֣t bּeyt-ha'elohi֗ym ubatּorah֙ ubamּitzeva֔h lidero֖shsh leֽ'loha֑yv bּekal-lebab֥o 'ashsa֖h vehitzeliֽycha׃p

Edified Edition (EDE)And in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, in the law and in the commandment, to seek his God, he did it with all his heart. So he prospered.

וּבְכָֽל־מַעֲשֶׂ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־הֵחֵ֣ל ׀ בַּעֲבוֹדַ֣ת בֵּית־הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים וּבַתּוֹרָה֙ וּבַמִּצְוָ֔ה לִדְרֹ֖שׁ לֵֽאלֹהָ֑יו בְּכָל־לְבָב֥וֹ עָשָׂ֖ה וְהִצְלִֽיחַ׃פ