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And Kore, the son of Imnah the Levite, the keeper of the east door, had control of the offerings freely given to God, and the distribution of the offerings of the Lord and the most holy things.

לַמִּזְרָ֔חָה (לַ) la. “to the”לָתֵת֙ (לָ) la. “to”

And under him were Eden and Miniamin and Jeshua and Shemaiah and Amariah and Shecaniah, in the towns of the priests, who were made responsible for giving it to all their brothers, by divisions, to small and great:

לָתֵ֤ת (לָ) la. “to”לַאֲחֵיהֶם֙ (לַ) la. “to”

As well as to all the males, of three years old and over, listed by their families, who went into the house of the Lord to do what was needed day by day, for their special work with their divisions.

מִלְּבַ֞ד (לְּ) le. “<to>”לִזְכָרִ֗ים (לִ) li “to”וּלְמַ֔עְלָה (לְ) le. “<to>”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”לְבֵית־ (לְ) le. “to”לִדְבַר־ (לִ) li “for”לַעֲב֣וֹדָתָ֔ם (לַ) la. “for”

And the families of the priests were listed by their fathers' names, but the Levites, of twenty years old and over, were listed in relation to their work in their divisions;

לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “to”וּלְמָ֑עְלָה (לְ) le. “<to>”

And in the lists were all their little ones and their wives and their sons and daughters, through all the people: they made themselves holy in the positions which they were given.

וּלְהִתְיַחֵ֗שׂ (לְ) le. “to”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”

And as for the sons of Aaron, the priests, living in the country on the outskirts of their towns, every different town there were men, marked out by name, to give their part of the goods to all the males among the priests, and to all who were listed amon

וְלִבְנֵי֩ (לִ) li “to”לָתֵ֣ת (לָ) la. “to”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְכָל־ (לְ) le. “to”

This Hezekiah did through all Judah; he did what was good and right and true before the Lord his God.

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

And for everything he undertook, in connection with the work of the house of God and his law and orders, he got directions from God and did it with serious purpose; and things went well for him.

לִדְרֹ֖שׁ (לִ) li “to”לֵֽאלֹהָ֑יו (לֵֽ) le. “<to>”

Now after these things and this true-hearted work, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came into Judah, and put his army in position before the walled towns of Judah, designing to make his way into them by force.

לְבִקְעָ֥ם (לְ) le. “to”

And when Hezekiah saw that Sennacherib had come for the purpose of fighting against Jerusalem,

לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה (לַ) la. “[was] for”

He took up with his rulers and men of war the question of stopping up the water-springs outside the town; and they gave him their support.

לִסְתּוֹם֙ (לִ) li “to”לָעִ֑יר (לָ) la. “of the”

So they got together a great number of people, and had all the water-springs and the stream flowing through the land stopped up, saying, Why let the kings of Assyria come and have much water?

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”

Then he took heart, building up the wall where it was broken down, and making its towers higher, and building another wall outside; and he made strong the Millo in the town of David, and got together a great store of all sorts of instruments of war.

וְלַח֙וּצָה֙ (לַ) la. “to the”לָרֹ֖ב (לָ) la. “to”

And he put war chiefs over the people, and sent for them all to come together to him in the wide place at the doorway into the town, and to give them heart he said to them,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Be strong and take heart; have no fear, and do not be troubled on account of the king of Assyria and all the great army with him: for there is a greater with us.

וּמִלִּפְנֵ֖י (לִּ) li “<to>”

With him is an arm of flesh; but we have the Lord our God, helping us and fighting for us. And the people put their faith in what Hezekiah, king of Judah, said.

לְעָזְרֵ֔נוּ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְהִלָּחֵ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”

After this, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, sent his servants to Jerusalem (at that time he was stationed with all his army in front of Lachish), to say to Hezekiah and all the men of Judah in Jerusalem,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Is it not Hezekiah who has got you to do it, causing your death from need of food and water, by saying, The Lord our God will give us salvation out of the hands of the king of Assyria?

לָתֵ֣ת (לָ) la. “to”לָמ֛וּת (לָ) la. “to”לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Has not this same Hezekiah taken away his high places and his altars, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, Give worship before one altar only, burning offerings on it?

לִֽיהוּדָ֤ה (לִֽ) li. “to”וְלִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ (לִֽ) li. “to”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִפְנֵ֨י (לִ) li “<to>”

Have you no knowledge of what I and my fathers have done to all the peoples of every land? were the gods of the nations of those lands able to keep their land from falling into my hands?

לְכֹ֖ל (לְ) le. “to”לְהַצִּ֥יל (לְ) le. “to”

Who was there among all the gods of those nations, which my fathers put to destruction, who was able to keep his people safe from my hands? and is it possible that your God will keep you safe from my hands?

לְהַצִּ֥יל (לְ) le. “to”לְהַצִּ֥יל (לְ) le. “to”

So do not be tricked by Hezekiah or let him get you to do this, and do not put any faith in what he says: for no god of any nation or kingdom has been able to keep his people safe from my hands, or the hands of my fathers: how much less will your God kee

לוֹ֒ (ל) l “<to>”לְהַצִּ֥יל (לְ) le. “to”

And he sent letters, in addition, to put shame on the Lord, the God of Israel, and to say evil against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of other lands have not been able to keep their people safe from my hands, no more will the God of Hezekiah kee

לְחָרֵ֕ף (לְ) le. “to”לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “<to>”וְלֵֽאמֹ֨ר (לֵֽ) le. “to”לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

These things they said, crying out with a loud voice in the Jews' language, to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, with the purpose of troubling them and putting fear into them, so that they might take the town;

לְיָֽרְאָ֖ם (לְ) le. “to”וּֽלְבַהֲלָ֑ם (לְ) le. “to”

And the Lord sent an angel who put to death all the men of war and the chiefs and the captains in the army of the king of Assyria. So he went back to his country in shame. And when he came into the house of his god, his sons, the offspring of his body, p

לְאַרְצ֗וֹ (לְ) le. “to”