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2 Kings 23:1-4

1And the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971,and they gatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֣וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622unto him all the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and of Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2And the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428went upוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927into the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068,and all the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063and all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with him, and the priestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548,and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030,and all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,both smallלְמִקָּטֹ֣ןle.mi.ka.TonH6996and greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419:and he readוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121in their earsבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241all the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of the bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285which was foundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3And the kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by a pillarהָ֨עַמּ֜וּדha.'a.MudH5982,and madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantהַבְּרִ֣ית׀ha.be.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,to walkH3212afterאַחַ֤ר'a.CharH310the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104his commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֜יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and his testimoniesעֵדְוֹתָ֤יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715and his statutesחֻקֹּתָיו֙chu.ko.TavH2708with all theirheartלֵ֣בlevH3820and all theirsoulנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,to performלְהָקִ֗יםle.ha.KimH6965the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of this covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285that were writtenהַכְּתֻבִ֖יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789in this bookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612.And all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975to the covenantבַּבְּרִֽית׃ba.be.RitH1285.

4And the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּ֩chil.ki.ya.HuH2518the highהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548,and the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the second orderהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932,and the keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104of the doorהַסַּף֒ha.SafH5592,to bring forthלְהוֹצִיא֙le.ho.Tzi'H3318out of the templeמֵהֵיכַ֣לme.hei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068all the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that were madeהָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙ha.'a.su.YimH6213for Baalלַבַּ֣עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,and for the groveוְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔הve.la.'a.she.RahH842,and for all the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:and he burnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞םvai.yis.re.FemH8313them withoutמִח֤וּץmi.ChutzH2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389in the fieldsבְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹתbe.shad.MotH7709of Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,and carriedוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375the ashesעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083of them unto Beth–elH1008.

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