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Now when
all this was
finished,
all Israel who were
present went out to the
cities of
Judah,
broke the
pillars in
pieces,
cut down the
Asherim and
pulled down the
high places and the
altars throughout all Judah and
Benjamin, as well as in
Ephraim and
Manasseh,
until they had
destroyed them
all. Then
all the
sons of
Israel returned to their
cities,
each to his
possession.
~yia.c.miN;h ]lea'r.fIy -l'K .Wa.c'y ta{z -l'K tw{L;k.k.W ? .W[.D;g.y;w tw{beC;M;h .Wr.B;v.y;w h'd.Wh.y yer'[.l ? t{x.B.ziM;h -t,a.w tw{m'B;h -t,a .Wc.T;n.y;w ~yirev]a'h ? h,V;n.m.W ~Iy;r.p,a.b.W !im'y.nib.W h'd.Wh.y -l'Kim ? vyia lea'r.fIy yen.B -l'K .Wb.Wv'Y;w heL;k.l -d;[ ? ~,hyer'[.l w{t'ZUx]a;l
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And
Hezekiah appointed the
divisions of the
priests and the
Levites by their
divisions,
each according to his
service, both the
priests and the
Levites, for
burnt offerings and for
peace offerings, to
minister and to
give thanks and to
praise in the
gates of the
camp of the
LORD.
~yin]h{K;h tw{q.l.x;m -t,a .Wh'Yiq.zix.y dem][;Y;w ? w{t'd{b][ yip.K vyia ~'tw{q.l.x;m -l;[ ~iYiw.l;h.w ? ter'v.l ~yim'l.vil.w h'l{[.l ~iYiw.l;l.w ~yin]h{K;l ? h'wh.y tw{n]x;m yer][;v.B leL;h.l.W tw{d{h.l.W
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He also appointed the
king's portion of his
goods for the
burnt offerings, namely, for the
morning and
evening burnt offerings, and the
burnt offerings for the
sabbaths and for the
new moons and for the
fixed festivals, as it is
written in the
law of the
LORD.
tw{l{[.l tw{l{['l w{v.Wk.r -nim .$,l,M;h t'n.m.W ? ~yiv'd\x,l.w tw{t'B;V;l tw{l{['h.w b,r,['h.w r,q{B;h ? h'wh.y t;rw{t.B b.Wt'K;K ~yid][{M;l.w
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Also he
commanded the
people who
lived in
Jerusalem to
give the
portion due to the
priests and the
Levites, that they might
devote themselves to the
law of the
LORD.
t'n.m tet'l ~i;l'v.Wr.y yeb.vw{y.l ~'['l r,ma{Y;w ? t;rw{t.B .Wq.z,x,y !;[;m.l ~iYiw.l;h.w ~yin]h{K;h ? h'wh.y
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As soon as the
order spread, the
sons of
Israel provided in
abundance the
first fruits of
grain,
new wine,
oil,
honey and of
all the
produce of the
field; and they
brought in
abundantly the
tithe of
all.
tyivaer lea'r.fIy -yen.b .WB.rih r'b'D;h #{r.pik.w ? t;a.Wb.T l{k.w v;b.d.W r'h.cIy.w vw{ryiT !'g'D ? .Wayibeh b{r'l l{K;h r;f.[;m.W h,d'f
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The
sons of
Israel and
Judah who
lived in the
cities of
Judah also brought in the
tithe of
oxen and
sheep, and the
tithe of
sacred gifts which were
consecrated to the
LORD their
God, and
placed them in
heaps.
yer'[.B ~yib.vw{Y;h h'd.Whyiw lea'r.fIy yen.b.W ? r;f.[;m.W !a{c'w r'q'B r;f.[;m ~eh -m;G h'd.Wh.y ? .Wayibeh ~,hyeh{l/a h'why;l ~yiv'DUq.m;h ~yiv'd'q ? tw{mer][ tw{mer][ .Wn.TiY;w
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In the
third month they
began to
make the
heaps, and
finished them by the
seventh month.
v,d{x;b.W dw{SIy.l tw{mer]['h .WLexeh yivil.V;h v,d{x;B ? .WLiK yi[yib.V;h
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When
Hezekiah and the
rulers came and
saw the
heaps, they
blessed the
LORD and His
people Israel.
tw{mer]['h -t,a .Wa.riY;w ~yir'F;h.w .Wh'Yiq.zix.y .Wa{b'Y;w ? lea'r.fIy w{M;[ tea.w h'wh.y -t,a .Wk]r'b.y;w
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Then
Hezekiah questioned the
priests and the
Levites concerning the
heaps.
~iYiw.l;h.w ~yin]h{K;h -l;[ .Wh'Yiq.zix.y v{r.diY;w ? tw{mer]['h -l;[
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Azariah the
chief priest of the
house of
Zadok said to him,
"Since the
contributions began to be
brought into the
house of the
LORD, we have had
enough to
eat with
plenty left over, for the
LORD has
blessed His
people, and
this great quantity is
left over."
tyeb.l va{r'h !eh{K;h .Wh'y.r;z][ wy'lea r,ma{Y;w ? h'wh.y -tyeb ayib'l h'm.Wr.T;h lex'hem r,ma{Y;w qw{d'c ? h'wh.y yiK bw{r'l -d;[ retw{h.w ;[w{b'f.w lw{k'a ? h,Z;h !w{m'h,h -t,a r'tw{N;h.w w{M;[ -t,a .$;reB
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Then
Hezekiah commanded them to
prepare rooms in the
house of the
LORD, and they
prepared them.
tyeb.B tw{k'v.l !yik'h.l .Wh'Yiq.zix.y r,ma{Y;w ? .Wnyik'Y;w h'wh.y
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They
faithfully brought in the
contributions and the
tithes and the
consecrated things; and
Conaniah the
Levite was the
officer in
charge of them and his
brother Shimei was
second.
~yiv'd\Q;h.w ref][;M;h.w h'm.Wr.T;h -t,a .Wayib'Y;w ? yiweL;h .Wh'y.n;nw'K dyig'n ~,hyel][;w h'n.Wm/a,B ? h,n.vim .Whyix'a yi[.miv.w
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Jehiel,
Azaziah,
Nahath,
Asahel,
Jerimoth,
Jozabad,
Eliel,
Ismachiah,
Mahath and
Benaiah were
overseers under the
authority of
Conaniah and
Shimei his
brother by the
appointment of
King Hezekiah, and
Azariah was the chief
officer of the
house of
God.
leah'f][;w t;x;n.w .Wh'y.z;z][;w leayixyiw ? t;x;m.W .Wh'y.k;m.sIy.w leayil/a,w d'b'zw{y.w tw{myiryiw ? wyix'a yi[.miv.w .Wh'y.n;nw'K d;Yim ~yidyiq.P .Wh'y'n.b.W ? ~yih{l/a'h -tyeB dyig.n .Wh'y.r;z][;w .$,l,M;h .Wh'Yiq.zix.y d;q.pim.B
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Kore the
son of
Imnah the
Levite, the
keeper of the
eastern gate, was
over the
freewill offerings of
God, to
apportion the
contributions for the
LORD and the
most holy things.
h'x'r.ziM;l re[w{V;h yiweL;h h'n.mIy -n,b aerw{q.w ? h'wh.y t;m.Wr.T tet'l ~yih{l/a'h tw{b.din l;[ ? ~yiv'd\Q;h yev.d'q.w
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Under his
authority were
Eden,
Miniamin,
Jeshua,
Shemaiah,
Amariah and
Shecaniah in the
cities of the
priests, to
distribute faithfully their portions to their
brothers by
divisions, whether
great or
small,
.Wh'y.[;m.v.W ;[.Wvey.w !im'y.nim.W !,de[ w{d'y -l;[.w ? h'n.Wm/a,B ~yin]h{K;h yer'[.B .Wh'y.n;k.v.W .Wh'y.r;m]a ? !'j'Q;K lw{d'G;K tw{q.l.x;m.B ~,hyex]a;l tet'l
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without * regard to their
genealogical enrollment, to the
males from
thirty years old and
upward -everyone who
entered the
house of the
LORD for his
daily obligations -for their
work in their
duties according to their
divisions;
~yin'v vw{l'v !,Bim ~yir'k.zil ~'f.x;y.tih d;b.Lim ? ~w{y -r;b.dil h'wh.y -tyeb.l a'B;h -l'k.l h'l.[;m.l.W ? ~,hyetw{q.l.x;m.K ~'tw{r.m.vim.B ~'t'dw{b][;l w{mw{y.B
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as well as the
priests who were
enrolled genealogically according to their
fathers' households, and the
Levites from
twenty years old and
upwards, by their
duties and their
divisions.
~iYiw.l;h.w ~,hyetw{b]a tyeb.l ~yin]h{K;h fex;y.tih tea.w ? ~,hyetw{r.m.vim.B h'l.['m.l.W h'n'v ~yir.f,[ !,Bim ? ~,hyetw{q.l.x;m.B
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The
genealogical enrollment included
all their
little children, their
wives, their
sons and their
daughters, for the
whole assembly, for they
consecrated themselves
faithfully in
holiness.
~,hyetw{n.b.W ~,hyen.b.W ~,hyev.n ~'P;j -l'k.B fex;y.tih.l.W ? v,d{q -.Wv.D;q.tIy ~'t'n.Wm/a,b yiK l'h'q -l'k.l
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Also for the
sons of
Aaron the
priests who were in the
pasture lands of their
cities, or in
each and
every city, there were
men who were
designated by
name to
distribute portions to
every male among the
priests and to
everyone genealogically enrolled among the
Levites.
~,hyer'[ v;r.gim yed.fiB ~yin]h{K;h !{r]h;a yen.bil.w ? tw{mev.B .Wb.Qin r,v]a ~yiv'n]a ryi['w ryi[ -l'k.B ? fex;y.tih -l'k.l.W ~yin]h{K;B r'k'z -l'k.l tw{n'm tet'l ? ~iYiw.l;B
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Thus Hezekiah did throughout
all Judah; and he
did what was
good,
right and
true before the
LORD his
God.
f;[;Y;w h'd.Wh.y -l'k.B .Wh'Yiq.zix.y ta{z'K f;[;Y;w ? wy'h{l/a h'wh.y yen.pil t,m/a'h.w r'v'Y;h.w bw{J;h
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Every work which he
began in the
service of the
house of
God in
law and in
commandment,
seeking his
God, he
did with
all his
heart and
prospered.
~yih{l/a'h -tyeB t;dw{b][;B lexeh -r,v]a h,f][;m -l'k.b.W ? w{b'b.l -l'k.B wy'h{lael v{r.dil h'w.ciM;b.W h'rw{T;b.W ? ;xyil.cih.w h'f'[