New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 23:1-3

1Then the kingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971,and they gatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֣וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622to him allכָּל־kol-H3605the eldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and of Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2The kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentוַיַּ֣עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927up to the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the menאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with him, and the priestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and the prophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,bothH4480smallלְמִקָּטֹ֣ןle.mi.ka.TonH6996and greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419; andhe readוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121in their hearingבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of the bookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the covenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285which was foundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672in the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3The kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by the pillarהָ֨עַמּ֜וּדha.'a.MudH5982and madeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantהַבְּרִ֣ית׀ha.be.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,to walkלָלֶ֜כֶתla.Le.khetH1980afterאַחַ֤ר'a.CharH310the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and to keepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104His commandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֜יוmitz.vo.TavH4687and His testimoniesעֵדְוֹתָ֤יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715and His statutesחֻקֹּתָיו֙chu.ko.TavH2708with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605hisheartלֵ֣בlevH3820and allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605hissoulנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,to carryלְהָקִ֗יםle.ha.KimH6965out the wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thisH2088covenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285that were writtenהַכְּתֻבִ֖יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789in thisH2088bookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612.And allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971enteredוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975into the covenantבַּבְּרִֽית׃ba.be.RitH1285.

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