2 Kings 12:8

וַיִּקְרָא֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ יְהוֹאָ֜שׁ לִיהוֹיָדָ֤ע הַכֹּהֵן֙ וְלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֲלֵהֶ֔ם מַדּ֛וּעַ אֵינְכֶ֥ם מְחַזְּקִ֖ים אֶת־בֶּ֣דֶק הַבָּ֑יִת וְעַתָּ֗ה אַל־תִּקְחוּ־כֶ֙סֶף֙ מֵאֵ֣ת מַכָּֽרֵיכֶ֔ם כִּֽי־לְבֶ֥דֶק הַבַּ֖יִת תִּתְּנֻֽהוּ׃

vayiqraʾ hamelek yhvoʾash liyhvoyadaʿ hakohen vlakohaniym vayoʾmer ʾalehem madvʿa ʾeynkem mḥazqiym ʾet-bedeq habayit vʿatah ʾal-tiqḥv-kesef meʾet makareykem kiy-lbedeq habayit titnuhv

King James Version (KJV)

And the priests consented to receive no {more} money of the people, neither to repair the breaches of the house.

Modern English

The priests consented that they should take no more money from the people, and not repair the damage to the house.

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