New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 23:21-27

21Then the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֤וvay.TzavH6680allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Celebrateעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.SuH6213the Passoverפֶ֔סַחFe.sachH6453to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430as it is writtenכַּכָּת֕וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088bookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of the covenantהַבְּרִ֖יתha.be.RitH1285.”

22Surelyכִּ֣יkiH3588suchהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088a Passoverכַּפֶּ֣סַחka.Pe.sachH6453had not been celebratedנַֽעֲשָׂה֙na.'a.SahH6213from the daysמִימֵי֙mi.MeiH3117of the judgesהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔יםha.Sho.fe.TimH8199whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834judgedשָׁפְט֖וּsha.fe.TuH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,norלֹ֤אlo'H3808in allוְכֹ֗לve.KholH3605the daysיְמֵ֛יye.MeiH3117of the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and of the kingsוּמַלְכֵ֥יu.mal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

23But in the eighteenthבִּשְׁמֹנֶ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה֙bish.mo.Neh 'es.RehH8083 H6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Kingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,thisהַזֶּ֛הha.ZehH2088Passoverהַפֶּ֧סַחha.Pe.sachH6453was observedנַעֲשָׂ֞הna.'a.SahH6213to the Lordלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

24Moreoverוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571,Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977removedבִּעֵ֖רbi.'ErH1197the mediumsהָאֹב֣וֹתha.'o.VotH178and the spiritistsהַ֠יִּדְּעֹנִיםHai.yi.de.'o.nimH3049and theteraphimהַתְּרָפִ֨יםha.te.ra.FimH8655andthe idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֜יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544and allכָּל־kol-H3605the abominationsהַשִּׁקֻּצִ֗יםha.shi.ku.TzimH8251that were seenנִרְאוּ֙nir.'UH7200in the landבְּאֶ֤רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and in Jerusalemוּבִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םu.vi.Ru.sha.LimH3389, that he mightconfirmהָקִ֞יםha.KimH6965the wordsדִּבְרֵ֤יdiv.ReiH1697of the lawהַתּוֹרָה֙ha.to.RahH8451which were writtenהַכְּתֻבִ֣יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789in the bookהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֥הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548foundמָצָ֛אma.Tza'H4672in the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

25Beforeלְפָנָ֜יוle.fa.NavH6440him there was noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808kingמֶ֗לֶךְMe.lekhH4428likeוְכָמֹהוּ֩ve.kha.mo.HuH3644him whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834turnedשָׁ֤בshavH7725to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his heartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824and with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his soulנַפְשׁוֹ֙naf.ShoH5315and with allוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605his mightמְאֹד֔וֹme.'o.DoH3966,according to allכְּכֹ֖לke.KholH3605the lawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451of Mosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872;norלֹֽא־lo'-H3808did any likeכָּמֹֽהוּ׃ka.Mo.huH3644him ariseקָ֥םkamH6965afterוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him.

26Howeverאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389,the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068did not turnשָׁ֣בshavH7725from the fiercenessמֵחֲר֤וֹןme.cha.RonH2740of His greatהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419wrathאַפּוֹ֙'a.PoH639with whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834His angerאַפּ֖וֹ'a.PoH639burnedחָרָ֥הcha.RahH2734against Judahבִּֽיהוּדָ֑הbi.hu.DahH3063,becauseעַ֚ל'alH5921of allכָּל־kol-H3605the provocationsהַכְּעָסִ֔יםha.ke.'a.SimH3708with whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Manassehמְנַשֶּֽׁה׃me.na.ShehH4519had provokedהִכְעִיס֖וֹhikh.'i.SoH3707Him.

27The Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “I will removeאָסִיר֙'a.SirH5493Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571from My sightפָּנַ֔יpa.NaiH6440,as I have removedהֲסִרֹ֖תִיha.si.Ro.tiH5493Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. AndI will castH3988offH3988Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,thisH2088cityהָעִ֨ירha.'IrH5892whichH834I have chosenבָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ba.Char.tiH977, and thetempleהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004of whichH834I saidאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559, ‘My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034shall be thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.’”

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