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2 Kings 22

1Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977waseightשְׁמֹנֶ֤הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldwhenhebegantoreignH4427;andhereignedH4427thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970andoneוְאַחַת֙ve.'a.ChatH259yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389:andhismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJedidahthedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAdaiahעֲדָ֖יָה'a.Da.yahH5718ofBozkathמִבָּצְקַֽת׃mi.ba.tze.KatH1218.

2Andhedidthatwhichwasrightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225intheeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869ofJehovah,andwalkedinallthewayדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherH1,andturnedH5493notasideסָ֖רsarH5493totherightH3225handH3225ortotheleft.

3Anditcametopassintheeighteenthyearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,thatthekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971Shaphanשָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanH8227,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzaliahאֲצַלְיָ֤הוּ'a.tzal.Ya.huH683thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּם֙me.shu.LamH4918,thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,tothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4GoH935uptoHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chil.ki.Ya.huH2518thehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548,thathemaysumthemoneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701whichisbroughtH935intothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofJehovah,whichthekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104ofthethresholdhavegatheredאָסְפ֛וּ'a.se.FuH622ofthepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971:

5andletthemdeliveritintothehandיַד֙yadH3027oftheworkmenthathavetheoversightofthehouseבֵּ֣יתveitH1004ofJehovah;andletthemgiveH5414ittotheworkmenthatareinthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah,torepairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388thebreachesofthehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004,

6untothecarpenters,andtothebuildersוְלַבֹּנִ֖יםve.la.bo.NimH1129,andtothemasonsוְלַגֹּֽדְרִ֑יםve.la.go.de.RimH1443,andforbuyingH7069timberandhewnstoneH68torepairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7HowbeittherewasnoreckoningmadeH6213withthemofthemoneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701thatwasdeliveredintotheirhandיָדָ֑םya.DamH3027;fortheydealtfaithfully.

8AndHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֜הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518thehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548saidH559untoShaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,IhavefoundH4672thebookH5612ofthelawהַתּוֹרָ֛הha.to.RahH8451inthehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah.AndHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֧הchil.ki.YahH2518deliveredthebookH5612toShaphanשָׁפָ֖ןsha.FanH8227,andhereadוַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ׃vai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121it.

9AndShaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608cameH935tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andbroughtH935thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697again,andsaidH559, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650haveemptiedoutthemoneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701thatwasfoundH4672inthehouseבַבַּ֔יִתva.Ba.yitH1004,andhavedelivereditintothehandיַד֙yadH3027oftheworkmenthathavetheoversightofthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofJehovah.

10AndShaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608toldH5046thekingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הchil.ki.YahH2518thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548hathdeliveredmeabookH5612.AndShaphanשָׁפָ֖ןsha.FanH8227readוַיִּקְרָאֵ֥הוּvai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121itbeforethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

11Anditcametopass,whenthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadheardH8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofthebookH5612ofthelawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451,thatherenthisclothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

12Andthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הchil.ki.YahH2518thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֡ןha.ko.HenH3548,andAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־be.no.Sha-H1121ofShaphanשָׁ֠פָןSha.fanH8227,andAchborעַכְבּ֨וֹרakh.BorH5907thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMicaiahמִיכָיָ֜הmi.kha.YahH4320,andShaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608,andAsaiahעֲשָׂיָ֥ה'a.sa.YahH6222theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Go ye,inquireofJehovahforme,andforthepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971,andforallJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,concerningthewordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697ofthisbookH5612thatisfoundH4672;forgreatגְדוֹלָ֞הge.do.LahH1419isthewrathH2534ofJehovahthatiskindledH3341againstus,becauseourfathersH1havenothearkened untothewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697ofthisbookH5612,todoaccordinguntoallthatwhichiswrittenH3789concerningus.

14SoHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518thepriestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548,andAhikamוַאֲחִיקָ֨םva.'a.chi.KamH296,andAchborוְעַכְבּ֜וֹרve.'akh.BorH5907,andShaphanוְשָׁפָ֣ןve.sha.FanH8227,andAsaiahוַעֲשָׂיָ֗הva.'a.sa.YahH6222,wentuntoHuldahחֻלְדָּ֨הchul.DahH2468theprophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֜הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031,thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת׀'E.shetH802ofShallumשַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTikvahתִּקְוָ֗הtik.VahH8616,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHarhas,keeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104ofthewardrobe (nowshedweltיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389inthesecondבַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑הba.mish.NehH4932quarter);andtheycommunedwithher.

15AndshesaidH559untothem,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Tellyethemanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376thatsentH7971youuntome,

16Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,Behold,Iwillbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilH7451uponthisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andupontheinhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבָ֑יוyo.she.VavH3427thereof,evenallthewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofthebookH5612whichthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063hathreadקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121.

17Becausetheyhaveforsakenme,andhaveburnedincenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430,thattheymightprovokeהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיhakh.'i.Se.niH3707metoangerH3707withalltheworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639oftheirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027,thereforemywrathH2534shallbekindledH3341againstthisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,anditshallnotbequenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃tikh.BehH3518.

18Butuntothekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,whosentH7971youtoinquireofJehovah,thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shallyesayH559tohim,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saithJehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478:Astouchingthewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichthou hastheardH8085,

19becausethyheartלְבָ֨בְךָ֜le.Va.ve.khaH3824wasH1961tender,andthou didsthumbleH3665thyselfbeforeJehovah,whenthou heardestwhatIspakeagainstthisplaceהַמָּק֨וֹםha.ma.KomH4725,andagainsttheinhabitantsיֹשְׁבָ֗יוyo.she.VavH3427thereof,thattheyshouldbecomeלִהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961adesolationH8047andacurseוְלִקְלָלָ֔הve.lik.la.LahH7045,andhast rent thyclothesבְּגָדֶ֔יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899,andweptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הva.tiv.KehH1058beforeme;Ialsoוְגַ֧םve.GamH1571haveheardH8085thee, saithJehovah.

20Thereforeלָכֵן֩la.KhenH3651,behold,Iwillgatherאֹֽסִפְךָ֜'o.sif.KhaH622theetothyfathersH1,andthou shaltbegatheredוְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ve.ne.'e.saf.TaH622tothygraveH6913inpeaceבְּשָׁלוֹם֒be.sha.lOmH7965,neithershallthineeyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869seeH7200alltheevilH7451whichIwillbringמֵבִ֖יאme.Vi'H935uponthisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725.AndtheybroughtH935thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697again.

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