Revised Version 1895

2 Chronicles 35

1AndJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֧הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977keptוַיַּ֨עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213apassoverפֶּ֖סַחPe.sachH6453unto theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068inJerusalemבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and theykilledוַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819thepassoverהַפֶּ֔סַחha.Pe.sachH6453on the fourteenthdayH2320of thefirstהָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ha.ri.ShonH7223monthלַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320.

2And hesetוַיַּעֲמֵ֥דvai.ya.'a.MedH5975thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548in their charges, andencouragedוַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֔םvay.cha.ze.KemH2388them to theserviceלַעֲבוֹדַ֖תla.'a.vo.DatH5656of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto theLevitesלַ֠לְוִיִּםLal.vi.yimH3881thattaughtהַמְּבִינִ֨יםha.me.vu.nimH995allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichH834wereholyH6944unto theLORDלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068,Putתְּנ֤וּte.NuH5414theholyH6944arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727in thehouseבַּ֠בַּיִתBa.ba.yitH1004whichH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didH834buildבָּנָ֜הba.NahH1129; there shallnoH369moreH369be aburdenמַשָּׂ֖אma.Sa'H4853upon yourshouldersבַּכָּתֵ֑ףba.ka.TefH3802:nowעַתָּ֗ה'a.TahH6258serveעִבְדוּ֙'iv.DuH5647theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and hispeopleעַמּ֥וֹa.MoH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

4Andprepareוְהָכִ֥ינוּve.hi.ko.nuH3559yourselves after yourfathers’אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1housesלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004by your courses, according to thewritingH4385ofDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and according to thewritingH4385ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֥הshe.lo.MohH8010hissonבְנֽוֹ׃ve.NoH1121.

5Andstandוְעִמְד֣וּve.'im.DuH5975in theholyבַקֹּ֗דֶשׁva.Ko.deshH6944placeH6944according to thedivisionsוַחֲלֻקַּ֥תva.cha.lu.KatH2515of thefathers’הָֽאָב֔וֹתha.'a.VotH1housesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of yourbrethrenלַאֲחֵיכֶ֖םla.'a.chei.KhemH251thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971, and let there be foreachH5971aportionH6944of afathers’אָ֖ב'avH1houseבֵּֽית־beit-H1004of theLevitesלַלְוִיִּֽם׃lal.vi.YimH3881.

6Andkillוְשַׁחֲט֖וּve.sha.cha.TuH7819thepassoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453, andsanctifyוְהִתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ve.hit.ka.de.ShuH6942yourselves, andprepareוְהָכִ֣ינוּve.ha.Khi.nuH3559for yourbrethrenלַאֲחֵיכֶ֔םla.'a.chei.KhemH251, todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213accordingH3027to thewordכִּדְבַר־kid.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068by thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofMosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃ פmo.ShehH4872.

7AndJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977gave to thechildrenH1121of thepeopleהָעָ֟םha.'AmH5971, of theflockצֹ֞אןtzonH6629,lambsכְּבָשִׂ֣יםke.va.SimH3532and kids,allהַכֹּ֣לha.KolH3605of them for thepassoverלַפְּסָחִים֒la.pe.sa.ChimH6453offeringsH6453, untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605that werepresentהַנִּמְצָ֗אha.nim.Tza'H4672, to thenumberלְמִסְפַּר֙le.mis.ParH4557ofthirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505, andthreeשְׁלֹ֣שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505bullocks:theseאֵ֖לֶּה'E.lehH428were of theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ סha.Me.lekhH4428substance.

8And hisprincesH8269gaveH5414for afreewillלִנְדָבָ֥הlin.da.VahH5071offering unto thepeopleלָעָ֛םla.'AmH5971, to thepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֥יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548, and to theLevitesוְלַלְוִיִּ֖םve.lal.vi.YimH3881.Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֨הchil.ki.YahH2518andZechariahוּזְכַרְיָ֜הוּu.ze.khar.Ya.huH2148andJehielוִֽיחִיאֵ֗לvi.chi.'ElH3171, therulersH8269of thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,gaveH5414unto thepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֞יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548for thepassoverלַפְּסָחִ֗יםla.pe.sa.ChimH6453offeringsH5071twoH3967thousandאַלְפַּ֙יִם֙'al.Pa.yimH505andsixוְשֵׁ֣שׁve.SheshH8337hundredH3967smallcattleוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241, andthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967oxenH1241.

9Conaniahוְ֠כָֽנַנְיָהוּve.kha.v.nan.ya.huH3562also, andShemaiahוּשְׁמַֽעְיָ֨הוּu.she.ma'.Ya.huH8098andNethanelוּנְתַנְאֵ֜לu.ne.tan.'ElH5417, hisbrethrenאֶחָ֗יו'e.ChavH251, andHashabiahוַחֲשַׁבְיָ֧הוּva.cha.shav.Ya.huH2811andJeielוִיעִיאֵ֛לvi.'i.'ElH3273andJozabadוְיוֹזָבָ֖דve.yo.za.VadH3107, thechiefsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881, gave unto theLevitesלַלְוִיִּ֤םlal.vi.YimH3881for thepassoverלַפְּסָחִים֙la.pe.sa.ChimH6453offeringsH6453fiveחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתcha.Me.shetH2568thousandאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505smallcattleוּבָקָ֖רu.va.KarH1241, andfiveחֲמֵ֥שׁcha.MeshH2568hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃me.'otH3967oxenH1241.

10SoH5975theserviceהָעֲבוֹדָ֑הha.'a.vo.DahH5656waspreparedוַתִּכּ֖וֹןva.ti.KonH3559, and thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֧יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548stoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֨וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975in theirplaceH5975, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֥םve.hal.vi.YimH3881by their courses,accordingH5921to theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentכְּמִצְוַ֥תke.mitz.VatH4687.

11And theykilledוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819thepassoverהַפָּ֑סַחha.Pa.sachH6453, and thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548sprinkledוַיִּזְרְק֤וּvai.yiz.re.KuH2236the blood, which they received of theirhandמִיָּדָ֔םmi.ya.DamH3027, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֖םve.hal.vi.YimH3881flayed them:

12And theyremovedוַיָּסִ֨ירוּvai.ya.Si.ruH5493theburntהָעֹלָ֜הha.'o.LahH5930offeringsH3068, that they mightgiveלְ֠תִתָּםLe.ti.tomH5414them according to thedivisionsלְמִפְלַגּ֤וֹתle.mif.la.GotH4653of thefathers’אָבוֹת֙'a.VotH1housesלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of thechildrenלִבְנֵ֣יliv.NeiH1121of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, toofferלְהַקְרִיב֙le.hak.RivH7126unto theLORDH3068, as it iswrittenכַּכָּת֖וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in thebookבְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֑הmo.ShehH4872. AndsoH3651didH3651they with theoxenלַבָּקָֽר׃la.ba.KarH1241.

13And theyroastedH1310thepassoverהַפֶּ֛סַחha.Pe.sachH6453withfireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784accordingH4941to theordinanceכַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑טka.mish.PatH4941: and theholyוְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֣יםve.ha.ko.da.ShimH6944offeringsH6453sod they inpotsבַּסִּיר֤וֹתba.si.RotH5518, and in caldrons, and inpansוּבַצֵּ֣לָח֔וֹתu.va.Tze.la.ChotH6745, andcarriedH7323themquicklyוַיָּרִ֖יצוּvai.ya.Ri.tzuH7323toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

14AndafterwardH310theypreparedהֵכִ֤ינוּhe.Khi.nuH3559forthemselvesH310, and for thepriestsוְלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםve.la.Ko.ha.NimH3548;becauseכִּ֤יkiH3588thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹ֔ן'a.ha.RonH175were busied in offering theburntהָעוֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5930offeringsH5930and thefatוְהַחֲלָבִ֖יםve.ha.cha.la.VimH2459untilעַד־'ad-H5704nightלָ֑יְלָהLa.ye.lahH3915: therefore theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּם֙ve.hal.vi.YimH3881preparedהֵכִ֣ינוּhe.Khi.nuH3559forthemselvesH310, and for thepriestsוְלַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםve.la.ko.ha.NimH3548thesonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAaronאַהֲרֹֽן׃'a.ha.RonH175.

15And thesingersוְהַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֨יםve.ham.sho.ra.RimH7891thesonsבְּנֵי־be.nei-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֜ף'a.SafH623were in theirplaceH3559,accordingH5921to thecommandmentכְּמִצְוַ֤תke.mitz.VatH4687ofDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732, andAsaphוְאָסָ֞ףve.'a.SafH623, andHemanוְהֵימָ֤ןve.hei.ManH1968, andJeduthunוִֽידֻתוּן֙vi.du.TunH3038theking’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428seerחוֹזֵ֣הcho.ZehH2374; and the porters were ateveryלְשַׁ֣עַרle.Sha.'arH8179gateוָשָׁ֑עַרva.Sha.'arH8179: they needednotאֵ֣ין'einH369todepartלָסוּר֙la.SurH5493from theirserviceעֲבֹֽדָתָ֔ם'a.vo.da.TamH5656, for theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶ֥ם'a.chei.HemH251theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֖םhal.vi.YimH3881preparedH3559for them.

16SoH6213allכָּל־kol-H3605theserviceעֲבוֹדַ֨תa.vo.DatH5656of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068waspreparedוַ֠תִּכּוֹןVa.ti.konH3559thesameהַהוּא֙ha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117, tokeepH6213thepassoverהַפֶּ֔סַחha.Pe.sachH6453, and toofferוְהַעֲל֣וֹתve.ha.'a.LotH5927burntעֹל֔וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH6453uponH5921thealtarמִזְבַּ֣חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,accordingH5921to thecommandmentכְּמִצְוַ֖תke.mitz.VatH4687ofkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃yo.shi.Ya.huH2977.

17And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֧לYis.ra.'ElH3478that werepresentהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֛יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672keptוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213thepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453at that time, and thefeastחַ֥גchagH2282ofunleavenedהַמַּצּ֖וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682breadH4682sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִֽים׃ya.MimH3117.

18And there wasnoוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808passoverפֶ֤סַחFe.sachH6453like to thatkeptH6213inIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478from thedaysמִימֵ֖יmi.MeiH3117ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030;neitherלֹֽא־lo'-H3808didH6213anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478keepH6213suchאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834apassoverכַּפֶּ֣סַחka.Pe.sachH6453asJosiahיֹֽ֠אשִׁיָּהוּYo.shi.ya.huH2977keptH6213, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478that werepresentהַנִּמְצָ֔אha.nim.Tza'H4672, and theinhabitantsוְיוֹשְׁבֵ֖יve.yo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

19In theeighteenthעֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.RehH6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of thereignלְמַלְכ֖וּתle.mal.KhutH4438ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977was thispassoverהַפֶּ֥סַחha.Pe.sachH6453keptנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213.

20Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310allכָל־khol-H3605this, whenJosiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977hadpreparedהֵכִ֤יןhe.KhinH3559thetempleהַבַּ֔יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,Necoנְכ֧וֹne.KhoH5224kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714wentH3318upעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֥םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstH5921Carchemishבְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁbe.khar.ke.MishH3751byEuphratesפְּרָ֑תpe.RatH6578: andJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃yo.shi.Ya.huH2977wentH3318outH3318againstH5921him.

21But hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971ambassadorsמַלְאָכִ֣ים׀mal.'a.KhimH4397to him,sayingלֵאמֹר֩׀le.MorH559,Whatמַה־mah-H4100have I todoוְאַל־ve.'al-H408with thee, thoukingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063? I comenotH3808againstH5921thee thisdayהַיּוֹם֙hai.yOmH3117, butagainstH5921thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004wherewith I havewarמִלְחַמְתִּ֔יmil.cham.TiH4421; andGodוֵאלֹהִ֖יםve.lo.HimH430hathcommandedאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559meאֵלָ֣יו'e.LavH413tomakeכִּ֚יkiH3588haste: forbear thee from meddling withGodמֵאֱלֹהִ֥יםme.'E.lo.HimH430, who is withmeאֶל־'el-H413, that hedestroyיַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃yash.chi.Te.khaH7843theenotH3808.

22Neverthelessכִּ֤יkiH3588Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977wouldnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808turnהֵסֵב֩he.SevH5437hisfaceפָנָ֜יוfa.NavH6440from him, butdisguisedהִתְחַפֵּ֔שׂhit.cha.PesH2664himselfH6440, that he mightfightלְהִלָּחֵֽם־le.hi.la.chem-H3898with him, and hearkenednotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808unto thewordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697ofNecoנְכ֖וֹne.KhoH5224, from the month ofGodאֱלֹהִ֑ים'E.lo.HimH430, andcameוַיָּבֹ֕אvai.ya.Vo'H935tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֖םle.hi.la.ChemH3898in thevalleyבְּבִקְעַ֥תbe.vik.'AtH1237ofMegiddoמְגִדּֽוֹ׃me.gi.DoH4023.

23And thearchersוַיֹּרוּ֙vai.yo.RuH3384shotהַיֹּרִ֔יםhai.yo.RimH3384atkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977; and thekingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to hisservantsלַעֲבָדָיו֙la.'a.va.DavH5650, HavemeH5650awayהַעֲבִיר֔וּנִיha.'a.vi.Ru.niH5674; for I am sorewoundedהָחֳלֵ֖יתִיho.cho.Lei.tiH2470.

24SoH4480hisservantsעֲבָדָ֜יו'a.va.DavH5650tookH4191himoutH4480of thechariotהַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗הha.mer.ka.VahH4818, andputH4191him in thesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932chariotH4818that he had, and brought him toJerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389; and hediedH4191, and wasburiedוַיִּקָּבֵ֖רvai.yi.ka.VerH6912in the sepulchres of hisfathersאֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1. Andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389mournedמִֽתְאַבְּלִ֖יםmit.'a.be.LimH56forJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃ פyo.shi.Ya.huH2977.

25AndJeremiahיִרְמְיָהוּ֮yir.me.ya.HuH3414lamented forJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּהוּ֒yo.shi.ya.HuH2977: andallH3605thesingingהַשָּׁרִ֣ים׀ha.sha.RimH7891menH3605andsingingוְ֠הַשָּׁרוֹתVe.ha.sha.rotH7891womenוַיְקוֹנֵ֣ןvay.ko.NenH6969spake ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙yo.shi.Ya.huH2977in theirlamentationsבְּקִינ֨וֹתֵיהֶ֤םbe.ki.No.tei.HemH7015, unto thisdayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117; and theymadeוַיִּתְּנ֥וּםvai.yi.te.NumH5414them anordinanceלְחֹ֖קle.ChokH2706inIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and,beholdוְהִנָּ֥םve.hi.NamH2005, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֖יםke.tu.VimH3789in thelamentationsהַקִּינֽוֹת׃ha.ki.NotH7015.

26Now therestוְיֶ֛תֶרve.Ye.terH3499of theactsH1697ofJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977, and his gooddeedsH1697, according to thatwhichH1697iswrittenכַּכָּת֖וּבka.ka.TuvH3789in thelawבְּתוֹרַ֥תbe.to.RatH8451of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

27and hisactsוּדְבָרָ֕יוu.de.va.RavH1697,firstהָרִאשֹׁנִ֖יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223andlastוְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑יםve.ha.'a.cha.ro.NimH314,beholdהִנָּ֣םhi.NamH2005, they arewrittenכְּתוּבִ֔יםke.tu.VimH3789in thebookסֵ֥פֶרSe.ferH5612of thekingsמַלְכֵֽי־mal.khei-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִיהוּדָֽה׃vi.hu.DahH3063.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 35

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