Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 30

1AndHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971toallכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֗הvi.hu.DahH3063, andwroteכָּתַב֙ka.TavH3789lettersאִגְּרוֹת֙'i.ge.rOtH107also toEphraimאֶפְרַ֣יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֔הu.me.na.ShehH4519, that they shouldcomeלָב֥וֹאla.Vo'H935to thehouseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068atJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, tokeepלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thepassoverפֶּ֔סַחPe.sachH6453unto theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2For thekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had takencounselוַיִּוָּעַ֨ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289, and hisprincesוְשָׂרָ֛יוve.sa.RavH8269, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecongregationהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, tokeepלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.

3For theycouldיָכְל֛וּya.khe.LuH3201notלֹ֧אlo'H3808keepH6942it at that time,becauseH3588thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548hadnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808sanctifiedH6942themselvesH6942in sufficient number,neitherלֹא־lo'-H3808had thepeopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971gatheredנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622themselvesH6942togetherH622toJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Li.ru.sha.LimH3389.

4And thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697wasrightוַיִּישַׁ֥רvai.yi.SharH3474in theeyesH5869of thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and ofallכָּל־kol-H3605thecongregationהַקָּהָֽל׃ha.ka.HalH6951.

5SoH6213theyestablishedוַיַּֽעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975adecreeדָבָ֗רda.VarH1697tomakeH6213proclamationק֤וֹלKolH6963throughoutH3605allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, from Beer-shebaevenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704toDanדָּ֔ןDanH1835, that they shouldcomeלָב֞וֹאla.Vo'H935tokeepH6213thepassoverפֶּ֛סַחPe.sachH6453unto theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: for they hadnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808keptH6213it ingreatH7230numbersH7230insuchH3605sort as it iswrittenכַּכָּתֽוּב׃ka.ka.TuvH3789.

6SoH7725the postswentH7725with thelettersבָּֽאִגְּר֜וֹתba.'i.ge.RotH107from thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and hisprincesוְשָׂרָ֗יוve.sa.RavH8269throughoutH3605allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063, andaccordingאֶל־'el-H413to thecommandmentוּכְמִצְוַ֥תu.khe.mitz.VatH4687of thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Yechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478,turnH7725againH7725unto theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, that he mayreturnH7725to theremnantהַנִּשְׁאֶ֣רֶתha.nish.'E.retH7604that areescapedהַפְּלֵיטָ֔הha.pe.lei.TahH6413ofyouH3605outאֶל־'el-H413of thehandמִיַּ֧דmi.YadH3027of thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

7And benotוְאַל־ve.'al-H408ye like yourfathersכַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ka.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, and like yourbrethrenוְכַ֣אֲחֵיכֶ֔םve.Kha.'a.chei.KhemH251,whichH834trespassed against theLORDבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1,soתִּֽהְי֗וּtih.YuH1961that hegaveוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414themupH7200todesolationלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047, as yeseeרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200.

8Nowעַתָּ֕ה'a.TahH6258be yenotאַל־'al-H408stiffnecked, as yourfathersכַּאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑םka.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1were; butyieldתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414yourselves unto theLORDלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068, andenterH935intoH935hissanctuaryלְמִקְדָּשׁוֹ֙le.mik.da.ShoH4720,whichH834he hathsanctifiedהִקְדִּ֣ישׁhik.DishH6942foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769, andserveוְעִבְדוּ֙ve.'iv.DuH5647theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, that hisfierceחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740angerאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639mayturnוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725awayH7725fromyouH834.

9ForifH518yeturnH7725againH7725unto theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֨ם'a.chei.KhemH251and yourchildrenוּבְנֵיכֶ֤םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121shall findcompassionלְרַחֲמִים֙le.ra.cha.MimH7356beforeH6440them thatledH6440themcaptiveשֽׁוֹבֵיהֶ֔םshoei.HemH7617, and shallcomeH7725againH7725intoאֵלָֽיו׃ פ'e.LavH413thislandלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776: for theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430isgraciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587andmercifulוְרַחוּם֙ve.ra.ChumH7349, and willnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808turnH7725awayיָסִ֤ירya.SirH5493hisfaceH6440fromyouH3588,ifH518yereturnH7725unto him.

10SoH1961the postspassedH5674fromcityמֵעִ֧יר׀me.'IrH5892tocityלָעִ֛ירla.'IrH5892throughH5674thecountryבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֥יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519,evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704untoZebulunזְבֻל֑וּןze.vu.LunH2074: but theylaughedH7832them toscornH7832, andmockedוּמַלְעִגִ֖יםu.mal.'i.GimH3932them.

11Neverthelessאַךְ־'akh-H389divers ofAsherמֵאָשֵׁ֥רme.'a.SherH836andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519and ofZebulunוּמִזְּבֻל֑וּןu.mi.ze.vu.LunH2074humbledH3665themselvesH3665, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃li.ru.sha.LimH3389.

12Also inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063was thehandיַ֣דyadH3027ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414them oneheartלֵ֣בlevH3820, todoלַעֲשׂ֞וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thecommandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687of thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and of theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִ֖יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269by thewordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And thereassembledוַיֵּֽאָסְפ֤וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622atJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389muchלָרֹ֥בla.RoH7230peopleעַם־'am-H5971tokeepלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thefeastחַ֥גchagH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֖וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, averyH3966greatH3966congregationקָהָ֖לka.HalH6951.

14And theyaroseוַיָּקֻ֕מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965andtookH5493awayH5493thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196that were inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, andallכָּל־kol-H3605thealtarsH4196forincenseהַֽמְקַטְּרוֹת֙ham.ka.te.rOtH6999tookH5493theyawayH5493, andcastH7993themintoH7993thebrookלְנַ֥חַלle.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

15Then theykilledוַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819thepassoverהַפֶּ֔סַחha.Pe.sachH6453on the fourteenthdayH2320of thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320: and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םve.hal.vi.YimH3881wereashamedנִכְלְמוּ֙nikh.le.MuH3637, andsanctifiedH6942themselvesH6942, andbroughtH935burntעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH6453intoH935thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

16And theystoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֤וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975in theirplaceH3027afterH5921theirorderכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םke.mish.pa.TamH4941,accordingH5921to thelawכְּתוֹרַ֖תke.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548sprinkledזֹרְקִ֣יםzo.re.KimH2236thebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818, which theyreceivedH5921of thehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.

17For there weremanyרַבַּ֥תra.BatH7227in thecongregationבַּקָּהָ֖לba.ka.HalH6951that hadnotלֹא־lo'-H3808sanctifiedH6942themselvesH6942: therefore theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881had thechargeעַל־'al-H5921of killing the passovers foreveryלְכֹל֙le.KholH3605one that wasnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808cleanטָה֔וֹרta.HorH2889, tosanctifyH6942them unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

18For amultitudeמַרְבִּ֣יתmar.BitH4768of thepeopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971,evenH3588manyרַ֠בַּתRa.batH7227ofEphraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֨יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֜הu.me.na.ShehH4519,Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֤רyi.so.sh.KharH3485andZebulunוּזְבֻלוּן֙u.ze.vu.LunH2074, hadnotH3808cleansedהִטֶּהָ֔רוּhi.te.Ha.ruH2891themselvesH2896, yetdidH3808theyeatאָכְל֥וּ'a.khe.LuH398thepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453otherwiseH3808thanH3808it iswrittenכַכָּת֑וּבkha.ka.TuvH3789. ForHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hadprayedהִתְפַּלֵּ֨לhit.pa.LelH6419for them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thegoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068pardon every one

19that setteth hisheartלְבָב֣וֹle.va.VoH3824toseekלִדְר֛וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Godהָאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430, theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of hisfathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1, though he benotוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808cleansedH2893according to thepurificationכְּטָהֳרַ֥תke.to.ho.RatH2893of thesanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ סha.Ko.deshH6944.

20And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hearkened toHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, andhealedוַיִּרְפָּ֖אvai.yir.Pa'H7495thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

21And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478that werepresentהַנִּמְצְאִ֨יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672atJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389keptוַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213thefeastחַ֧גchagH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֛וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withgreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419gladnessבְּשִׂמְחָ֣הbe.sim.ChahH8057: and theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֧םhal.vi.YimH3881and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548praisedוּֽמְהַלְלִ֣יםu.me.ha.LimH1984theLORDלַ֠יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068dayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117bydayבְּי֞וֹםbe.YomH3117, singing withloudH1419instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

22AndHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396spake comfortably untoallH3605theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881that werewellט֖וֹבTovH2896skilledלֵב֙levH3820in the service of theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.Soוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696theydidH3117eatH398throughoutH3605thefeastH398for thesevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117, offeringsacrificesזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077ofpeaceשְׁלָמִ֔יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsH8002, andmakingH3605confessionוּמִ֨תְוַדִּ֔יםu.Mit.va.DimH3034to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.vo.tei.HemH1.

23And thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605congregationהַקָּהָ֔לha.ka.HalH6951tookH3289counselוַיִּוָּֽעֲצוּ֙vai.yi.va.'a.TzuH3289tokeepלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213otherH312sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117: and theykeptוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213otherH312sevenשִׁבְעַת־shiv.'at-H7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withgladnessשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057.

24ForHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063did give to thecongregationלַקָּהָ֜לla.ka.HalH6951forofferingsכִּ֣יkiH3588athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505bullocks andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֣ים'a.la.FimH505sheepצֹאן֒ סtzoNH6629; and theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִ֞יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269gave to thecongregationלַקָּהָל֙la.ka.HalH6951athousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505bullocks andtenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505sheepוְצֹ֖אןve.TzonH6629: and agreatH7230numberH7230ofpriestsכֹהֲנִ֖יםkho.ha.NimH3548sanctifiedH6942themselvesH6942.

25AndallH3605thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, with thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, andallH3605thecongregationהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951thatcameהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935outH3605ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and thestrangersוְהַגֵּרִ֗יםve.ha.ge.RimH1616thatcameהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935outH3605of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thatdweltוְהַיּוֹשְׁבִ֖יםve.hai.yo.she.VimH3427inJudahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063,rejoicedוַֽיִּשְׂמְח֣וּ׀vai.yis.me.ChuH8055.

26Soוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961there wasgreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419joyשִׂמְחָֽה־sim.chah-H8057inJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: forsinceכִּ֠יkiH3588the time ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478there wasnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808the like inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

27Then thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881aroseH6965andblessedוַיְבָרֲכ֣וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971: and theirvoiceבְּקוֹלָ֑םbe.ko.LamH6963washeardוַיִּשָּׁמַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Ma'H8085, and theirprayerתְפִלָּתָ֛םte.fi.la.TamH8605cameוַתָּב֧וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935upH6965to hisholyקָדְשׁ֖וֹka.de.ShoH6944habitationלִמְע֥וֹןlim.'onH4583,evenאֶת־'et-H853untoheavenלַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פla.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 30

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