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2 Chronicles 35

1AndJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֧הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977keptapassoverפֶּ֖סַחPe.sachH6453untoJehovahinJerusalemבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389:andtheykilledthepassoverהַפֶּ֔סַחha.Pe.sachH6453onthefourteenthdayofthefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

2AndhesetH5975thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548intheiroffices,andencouragedH2388themtotheserviceלַעֲבוֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656ofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

3AndhesaidH559untotheLevitesלַ֠לְוִיִּםLal.vi.yimH3881thattaughtallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,thatwereholyH6944untoJehovah,Putתְּנ֤וּte.NuH5414theholyH6944arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727inthehouseבַּ֠בַּיִתBa.ba.yitH1004whichSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didbuildH1129;thereshallnomorebeaburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853uponyourshouldersבַּכָּתֵ֑ףba.ka.TefH3802.Nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258serveעִבְדוּ֙'iv.DuH5647JehovahyourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andhispeopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

4andprepareוְהָכִ֥ינוּve.hi.ko.nuH3559yourselves afteryourfathers’H1housesלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004byyourcourses, accordingtothewritingofDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andaccordingtothewritingofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121.

5Andstandוְעִמְד֣וּve.'im.DuH5975intheholyבַקֹּ֗דֶשׁva.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944accordingtothedivisionsofthefathers’H1housesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofyourbrethrenthechildrenofthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971,andlettherebeforeachaportionofafather’sH1houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004oftheLevitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.YimH3881.

6Andkillthepassoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453,andsanctifyH6942yourselves,andprepareוְהָכִ֣ינוּve.ha.Khi.nuH3559foryourbrethren,todoaccordingtothewordכִּדְבַר־kid.var-H1697ofJehovahbyMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

7AndJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977gavetothechildrenofthepeopleהָעָ֟םha.'AmH5971,oftheflockצֹ֞אןtzonH6629,lambsכְּבָשִׂ֣יםke.va.SimH3532andkids,allofthemforthepassover-offerings, untoallthatwerepresent,tothenumberלְמִסְפַּר֙le.mis.ParH4557ofthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505,andthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505bullocks:thesewereoftheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428substance.

8AndhisprincesH8269gaveH5414forafreewill-offering untothepeopleלָעָ֛םla.'AmH5971,tothepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548,andtotheLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֖םve.lal.vi.YimH3881.Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֨הchil.ki.YahH2518andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֜הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148andJehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֗לvi.chi.'ElH3171,therulersofthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,gaveH5414untothepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548forthepassover-offeringstwoH3967thousandאַלְפַּ֙יִם֙'al.Pa.yimH505andsixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337hundredH3967smallcattleוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241,andthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967oxenH1241.

9Conaniahalso,andShemaiahוּשְׁמַֽעְיָ֨הוּu.she.ma'.Ya.huH8098andNethanelוּנְתַנְאֵ֜לu.ne.tan.'ElH5417,hisbrethren,andHashabiahוַחֲשַׁבְיָ֧הוּva.cha.shav.Ya.huH2811andJeielוִיעִיאֵ֛לvi.'i.'ElH3273andJozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֖דve.yo.za.VadH3107,thechiefsH8269oftheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881, gave untotheLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֤םlal.vi.YimH3881forthepassover-offeringsfiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505smallcattleוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241,andfiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredH3967oxenH1241.

10Sotheserviceהָעֲבוֹדָ֑הha.'a.vo.DahH5656waspreparedH3559,andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֨וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975intheirplace,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֥םve.hal.vi.YimH3881bytheircourses,accordingtotheking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentH4687.

11Andtheykilledthepassoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453,andthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548sprinkledH2236theblood whichtheyreceivedoftheirhandמִיָּדָ֔םmi.ya.DamH3027,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881flayedthem.

12AndtheyremovedH5493theburnt-offerings,thattheymightgiveלְ֠תִתָּםLe.ti.tomH5414themaccordingtothedivisionsofthefathers’H1housesלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004ofthechildrenofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,toofferuntoJehovah,asitiswrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872.AndsoH3651didtheywiththeoxenH1241.

13Andtheyroastedthepassoverהַפֶּ֛סַחha.Pe.sachH6453withfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784accordingtotheordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טka.mish.PatH4941:andtheholyוְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֣יםve.ha.ko.da.ShimH6944offeringsboiledH1310theyinpotsבַּסִּיר֤וֹתba.si.RotH5518,andincaldrons,andinpans,andcarriedthemquicklyוַיָּרִ֖יצוּvai.ya.Ri.tzuH7323toallthechildrenofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

14AndafterwardtheypreparedH3559forthemselves,andforthepriestsוְלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.la.Ko.ha.NimH3548,becausethepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175werebusiedinofferingH5927theburnt-offeringsandthefatוְהַחֲלָבִ֖יםve.ha.cha.la.VimH2459untilnightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915:thereforetheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֙ve.hal.vi.YimH3881preparedH3559forthemselves,andforthepriestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.la.ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

15Andthesingersוְהַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֨יםve.ham.sho.ra.RimH7891thesonsH1121ofAsaphאָסָ֜ף'a.SafH623wereintheirplace,accordingtothecommandmentH4687ofDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732,andAsaphוְאָסָ֞ףve.'a.SafH623,andHemanוְהֵימָ֤ןve.hei.ManH1968,andJeduthunוִֽידֻתוּן֙vi.du.TunH3038theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428seerחוֹזֵ֣הcho.ZehH2374;andtheporterswereateverygateH8179:theyneedednottodepartH5493fromtheirserviceעֲבֹֽדָתָ֔ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656;fortheirbrethrentheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881preparedH3559forthem.

16Soalltheserviceעֲבוֹדַ֨תa.vo.DatH5656ofJehovahwaspreparedH3559thesamedayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117,tokeepthepassoverהַפֶּ֔סַחha.Pe.sachH6453,andtoofferוְהַעֲל֣וֹתve.ha.'a.LotH5927burnt-offeringsuponthealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196ofJehovah,accordingtothecommandmentH4687ofkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃yo.shi.Ya.huH2977.

17AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatwerepresentkeptthepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453atthattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256,andthefeastH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֖וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

18Andtherewasnopassoverפֶ֤סַחFe.sachH6453likeכָּמֹ֙הוּ֙ka.Mo.huH3644tothatkeptinIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromthedaysמִימֵ֖יmi.MeiH3117ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030;neitherdidanyofthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478keepsuchapassoverכַּפֶּ֣סַחka.Pe.sachH6453asJosiahיֹֽ֠אשִׁיָּהוּYo.shi.ya.huH2977kept,andthepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,andtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םve.hal.vi.YimH3881,andallJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478thatwerepresent,andtheinhabitantsוְיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

19Intheeighteenthyearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofthereignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4438ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977wasthispassoverהַפֶּ֥סַחha.Pe.sachH6453kept.

20Afterallthis,whenאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977hadpreparedH3559thetemple,Necokingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714wentH3318uptofightH3898againstCarchemishבְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁbe.khar.ke.MishH3751bytheEuphratesפְּרָ֑תpe.RatH6578:andJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃yo.shi.Ya.huH2977wentH3318outagainsthim.

21ButhesentH7971ambassadorstohim,sayingH559,WhathaveItodowiththee, thoukingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063?Icomenotagainsttheethisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117,butagainstthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004wherewithIhavewarH4421;andGodוֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430hathcommandedmetomakehaste: forbear theefrommeddlingwithGodמֵאֱלֹהִ֥יםme.'E.lo.HimH430,whoiswithme,thathedestroyיַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃yash.chi.Te.khaH7843theenot.

22NeverthelessJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977wouldnotturnהֵסֵב֩he.SevH5437hisfaceפָנָ֜יוfa.NavH6440fromhim,butdisguisedH2664himself,thathemightfightH3898withhim,andhearkenednotuntothewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofNecofromthemouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430,andcameH935tofightH3898inthevalleyבְּבִקְעַ֥תbe.vik.'AtH1237ofMegiddoמְגִדּֽוֹ׃me.gi.DoH4023.

23AndthearchersH3384shotH3384atkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977;andthekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidH559tohisservantsלַעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650,Havemeawayהַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיha.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674;forIam sorewoundedהָחֳלֵ֖יתִיho.cho.Lei.tiH2470.

24Sohisservantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650tookhimoutofthechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818,andputH4191himinthesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932chariotH4818thathehad,andbroughthimtoJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389;andhediedH4191,andwasburiedH6912inthesepulchresofhisfathersH1.AndallJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389mournedמִֽתְאַבְּלִ֖יםmit.'a.be.LimH56forJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃ פyo.shi.Ya.huH2977.

25AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414lamentedforJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּ֒yo.shi.ya.HuH2977:andallthesingingH7891menandsingingH7891womenspakeofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977intheirlamentationsבְּקִינ֨וֹתֵיהֶ֤םbe.ki.No.tei.HemH7015untothisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117;andtheymadeH5414themanordinanceinIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthelamentationsהַקִּינֽוֹת׃ha.ki.NotH7015.

26Nowtherestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499oftheactsofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,andhisgooddeeds, accordingtothatwhichiswrittenH3789inthelawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451ofJehovah,

27andhisacts,firstH7223andlastH314,behold,theyarewrittenH3789inthebookH5612ofthekingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

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