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returned
וַ֠יָּשָׁב
And Jehoshaphat
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֨ט
the king
מֶֽלֶךְ
of Judah
יְהוּדָ֧ה
 
אֶל
to his house
בֵּית֛וֹ
in peace
בְּשָׁל֖וֹם
to Jerusalem
לִירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
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went out
וַיֵּצֵ֣א
 
אֶל
to meet
מִלִּפְנֵ֖י
And Jehu
יֵה֣וּא
the son
בֶן
of Hanani
חֲנָנִי֮
the seer
הַֽחֹזֶה֒
him and said
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙
 
אֶל
to king
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ
Jehoshaphat
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֔ט
the ungodly
הֲלָֽרָשָׁ֣ע
Shouldest thou help
לַעְזֹ֔ר
them that hate
וּלְשֹֽׂנְאֵ֥י
the LORD
יְהוָֽה׃
and love
תֶּֽאֱהָ֑ב
therefore
וּבָזֹאת֙
 
עָלֶ֣יךָ
is wrath
קֶּ֔צֶף
to meet
מִלִּפְנֵ֖י
the LORD
יְהוָֽה׃
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Nevertheless
אֲבָ֕ל
things
דְּבָרִ֥ים
there are good
טוֹבִ֖ים
found
נִמְצְא֣וּ
 
עִמָּ֑ךְ
 
כִּֽי
in thee in that thou hast taken away
בִעַ֤רְתָּ
the groves
הָֽאֲשֵׁרוֹת֙
 
מִן
out of the land
הָאָ֔רֶץ
and hast prepared
וַֽהֲכִינ֥וֹתָ
thine heart
לְבָֽבְךָ֖
to seek
לִדְרֹ֥שׁ
God
הָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃
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dwelt
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב
And Jehoshaphat
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֖ט
at Jerusalem
בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
again
וַיְשִׁיבֵ֕ם
and he went out
וַיֵּצֵ֣א
through the people
בָעָ֗ם
 
מִבְּאֵ֥ר
from Beersheba
שֶׁ֙בַע֙
 
עַד
to mount
הַ֣ר
Ephraim
אֶפְרַ֔יִם
again
וַיְשִׁיבֵ֕ם
 
אֶל
unto the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה
God
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
of their fathers
אֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃
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And he set
וַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨ד
judges
שֹֽׁפְטִ֜ים
in the land
בָּאָ֗רֶץ
 
בְּכָל
by city
וָעִֽיר׃
of Judah
יְהוּדָ֛ה
throughout all the fenced
הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת
by city
וָעִֽיר׃
by city
וָעִֽיר׃
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And said
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
 
אֶל
for ye judge
תִּשְׁפְּט֖וּ
Take heed
רְאוּ֙
 
מָֽה
 
אַתֶּ֣ם
what ye do
עֹשִׂ֔ים
 
כִּ֣י
 
לֹ֧א
not for man
לְאָדָ֛ם
for ye judge
תִּשְׁפְּט֖וּ
 
כִּ֣י
but for the LORD
לַֽיהוָ֑ה
 
וְעִמָּכֶ֖ם
who is with you in the judgment
בִּדְבַ֥ר
 
מִשְׁפָּֽט׃
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וְעַתָּ֕ה
 
יְהִ֥י
Wherefore now let the fear
פַֽחַד
of the LORD
יְהוָ֣ה
 
עֲלֵיכֶ֑ם
be upon you take heed
שִׁמְר֣וּ
and do
וַֽעֲשׂ֔וּ
 
כִּֽי
 
אֵ֞ין
 
עִם
of the LORD
יְהוָ֣ה
our God
אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ
it for there is no iniquity
עַוְלָ֛ה
nor respect
וּמַשֹּׂ֥א
of persons
פָנִ֖ים
nor taking
וּמִקַּח
of gifts
שֹֽׁחַד׃
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וְגַ֣ם
Moreover in Jerusalem
יְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
set
הֶֽעֱמִ֨יד
did Jehoshaphat
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֜ט
 
מִן
of the Levites
הַלְוִיִּ֣ם
and of the priests
וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֗ים
and of the chief
וּמֵֽרָאשֵׁ֤י
of the fathers
הָֽאָבוֹת֙
of Israel
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
for the judgment
לְמִשְׁפַּ֥ט
of the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה
and for controversies
וְלָרִ֑יב
when they returned
וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּ
Moreover in Jerusalem
יְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
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And he charged
וַיְצַ֥ו
 
עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
them saying
לֵאמֹ֑ר
 
כֹּ֤ה
Thus shall ye do
תַֽעֲשׂוּן֙
in the fear
בְּיִרְאַ֣ת
of the LORD
יְהוָ֔ה
faithfully
בֶּֽאֱמוּנָ֖ה
heart
וּבְלֵבָ֥ב
and with a perfect
שָׁלֵֽם׃
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וְכָל
And what cause
רִיב֩
 
אֲשֶׁר
soever shall come
יָב֨וֹא
 
עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם
come upon you and upon your brethren
אֲחֵיכֶ֑ם
that dwell
הַיֹּֽשְׁבִ֣ים
in their cities
בְּעָֽרֵיהֶ֗ם
 
בֵּֽין
and blood
לְדָם֮
and blood
לְדָם֮
 
בֵּין
between law
תּוֹרָ֣ה
and commandment
לְמִצְוָה֮
statutes
לְחֻקִּ֣ים
and judgments
וּלְמִשְׁפָּטִים֒
ye shall even warn
וְהִזְהַרְתֶּ֣ם
 
אֹתָ֔ם
 
וְלֹ֤א
and ye shall not trespass
תֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃
not against the LORD
לַֽיהוָ֔ה
 
וְהָֽיָה
and so wrath
קֶ֥צֶף
 
עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם
 
וְעַל
come upon you and upon your brethren
אֲחֵיכֶ֑ם
this
כֹּ֥ה
do
תַֽעֲשׂ֖וּן
 
וְלֹ֥א
and ye shall not trespass
תֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃
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וְהִנֵּ֡ה
And behold Amariah
אֲמַרְיָ֣הוּ
priest
כֹהֵן֩
the chief
הָרֹ֨אשׁ
 
עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם
 
לְכֹ֣ל
is over you in all matters
דְּבַר
and the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה
and Zebadiah
וּזְבַדְיָ֨הוּ
the son
בֶן
of Ishmael
יִשְׁמָעֵ֜אל
the ruler
הַנָּגִ֤יד
of the house
לְבֵית
of Judah
יְהוּדָה֙
 
לְכֹ֣ל
is over you in all matters
דְּבַר
for all the king's
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
shall be officers
וְשֹֽׁטְרִ֥ים
also the Levites
הַלְוִיִּ֖ם
before
לִפְנֵיכֶ֑ם
courageously
חִזְק֣וּ
you Deal
וַֽעֲשׂ֔וּ
 
וִיהִ֥י
and the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה
 
עִם
shall be with the good
הַטּֽוֹב׃