Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 22

1Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977waseightשְׁמֹנֶ֤הshe.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427thirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970and oneyearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: and hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034wasJedidahיְדִידָ֥הye.di.DahH3040thedaughterבַת־vat-H1323ofAdaiahעֲדָ֖יָה'a.Da.yahH5718ofBozkathמִבָּצְקַֽת׃mi.ba.tze.KatH1218.

2And hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichH5869wasrightיָמִ֥יןya.MinH3225in theeyesבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and walked inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thewayדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִ֔יו'a.VivH1, andturnedH5493notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808asideסָ֖רsarH5493to therightH3225handH3225or to theleftוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃ פu.se.MolH8040.

3And itcameH1961topassH1961in theeighteenthעֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.RehH6240yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֖לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977, that thekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428sentשָׁלַ֣חsha.LachH7971Shaphanשָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanH8227thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAzaliahאֲצַלְיָ֤הוּ'a.tzal.Ya.huH683, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofMeshullamמְשֻׁלָּם֙me.shu.LamH4918, thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608, to thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

4GoH935upעֲלֵ֗ה'a.LehH5927toHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chil.ki.Ya.huH2518thehighהַגָּד֔וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֣ןha.ko.HenH3548, that he may sum themoneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701whichH834isbroughtH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whichH834thekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104of the door havegatheredאָסְפ֛וּ'a.se.FuH622of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971:

5andletH5414themdeliverH5414itintoעַל־'al-H5921thehandיַד֙yadH3027of theworkmenהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399that have theoversightהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםha.muf.ka.DimH6485of thehouseבֵּ֣יתveitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: andletH5414themgiveH5414it to theworkmenהַמְּלָאכָה֙ha.me.la.KhahH4399whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834are in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, torepairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388the breaches of thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004;

6unto thecarpentersלֶחָ֣רָשִׁ֔יםle.Cha.ra.ShimH2796, and to thebuildersוְלַבֹּנִ֖יםve.la.bo.NimH1129, and to themasonsוְלַגֹּֽדְרִ֑יםve.la.go.de.RimH1443; and forbuyingוְלִקְנ֤וֹתve.lik.NotH7069timberעֵצִים֙'e.TzimH6086andhewnמַחְצֵ֔בmach.TzevH4274stoneוְאַבְנֵ֣יve.'av.NeiH68torepairלְחַזֵּ֖קle.cha.ZekH2388thehouseהַבָּֽיִת׃ha.Ba.yitH1004.

7Howbeit there wasnoלֹא־lo'-H3808reckoningmadeעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213with them of themoneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that wasdeliveredהַנִּתָּ֣ןha.ni.TanH5414intoעַל־'al-H5921theirhandיָדָ֑םya.DamH3027; for they dealtfaithfullyבֶאֱמוּנָ֖הve.'e.mu.NahH530.

8AndHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֜הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518thehighהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.HenH3548saidוַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merH559untoShaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608, I havefoundמָצָ֖אתִיma.Tza.tiH4672thebookסֵ֧פֶרSe.ferH5612of thelawהַתּוֹרָ֛הha.to.RahH8451in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. AndHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֧הchil.ki.YahH2518deliveredוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414thebookהַסֵּ֛פֶרha.Se.ferH5612toShaphanשָׁפָ֖ןsha.FanH8227, and hereadוַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ׃vai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121it.

9AndShaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608cameH935to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, andbroughtH935thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697againוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725, andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650haveemptiedהִתִּ֤יכוּhi.Ti.khuH5413outעַל־'al-H5921themoneyהַכֶּ֙סֶף֙ha.Ke.sefH3701that wasfoundהַנִּמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672in thehouseבַבַּ֔יִתva.Ba.yitH1004, and havedeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֗הוּvai.yi.te.Nu.huH5414itintoאֶל־'el-H413thehandיַד֙yadH3027of theworkmenהַמְּלָאכָ֔הha.me.la.KhahH4399that have theoversightהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםha.muf.ka.DimH6485of thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10AndShaphanשָׁפָ֤ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסֹּפֵר֙ha.so.FerH5608toldוַיַּגֵּ֞דvai.ya.GedH5046thekingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הchil.ki.YahH2518thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֑ןha.ko.HenH3548hathdeliveredH5414meH5414abookסֵ֚פֶרSe.ferH5612. AndShaphanשָׁפָ֖ןsha.FanH8227readוַיִּקְרָאֵ֥הוּvai.yik.ra.'E.huH7121itbeforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

11And itcameH1961topassH1961, when thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadheardכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַkish.Mo.a'H8085thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of thebookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of thelawהַתּוֹרָ֑הha.to.RahH8451, that he rent hisclothesבְּגָדָֽיו׃be.ga.DavH899.

12And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הchil.ki.YahH2518thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֡ןha.ko.HenH3548, andAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־be.no.Sha-H1121ofShaphanשָׁ֠פָןSha.fanH8227, andAchborעַכְבּ֨וֹרakh.BorH5907thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofMicaiahמִיכָיָ֜הmi.kha.YahH4320, andShaphanשָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanH8227thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608, andAsaiahעֲשָׂיָ֥ה'a.sa.YahH6222theking’sהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428servantעֶֽבֶד־'e.ved-H5650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Go ye,inquireדִרְשׁ֨וּdir.ShuH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068formeH5921, and for thepeopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971, and forallכָּל־kol-H3605Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, concerning thewordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of thisbookהַסֵּ֥פֶרha.Se.ferH5612that isfoundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672: forgreatגְדוֹלָ֞הge.do.LahH1419is thewrathחֲמַ֣תcha.MatH2534of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068that iskindledנִצְּתָ֣הni.tze.TahH3341againstH5921usH5921,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588ourfathersאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ'a.vo.Tei.nuH1havenotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808hearkened unto thewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thisbookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612, todoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213accordingH5921untoallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605thatwhichH834iswrittenהַכָּת֥וּבha.ka.TuvH3789concerningusH5921.

14SoH1696Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518thepriestהַ֠כֹּהֵןHa.ko.henH3548, andAhikamוַאֲחִיקָ֨םva.'a.chi.KamH296, andAchborוְעַכְבּ֜וֹרve.'akh.BorH5907, andShaphanוְשָׁפָ֣ןve.sha.FanH8227, andAsaiahוַעֲשָׂיָ֗הva.'a.sa.YahH6222,wentאֶל־'el-H413untoHuldahחֻלְדָּ֨הchul.DahH2468theprophetessהַנְּבִיאָ֜הha.ne.vi.'AhH5031, thewifeאֵ֣שֶׁת׀'E.shetH802ofShallumשַׁלֻּ֣םsha.LumH7967thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTikvahתִּקְוָ֗הtik.VahH8616, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHarhasחַרְחַס֙char.ChasH2745,keeperשֹׁמֵ֣רsho.MerH8104of the wardrobe; (nowH1696sheוְהִ֛יאve.Hi'H1931dweltיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתyo.She.vetH3427inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389in thesecondבַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑הba.mish.NehH4932quarter;) and they communed withherאֵלֶֽיהָ׃'e.Lei.haH413.

15AndsheH834saidH559unto them,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:TellH559ye themanלָאִ֔ישׁla.'IshH376thatsentשָׁלַ֥חsha.LachH7971youH834untomeH413,

16Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willbringמֵבִ֥יאme.Vi'H935evilרָעָ֛הra.'AhH7451uponH5921thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, anduponH5921theinhabitantsיֹֽשְׁבָ֑יוyo.she.VavH3427thereof,evenאֵ֚ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of thebookהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063hathreadקָרָ֖אka.Ra'H7121:

17Becauseאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they have forsakenmeH3707, and haveburnedH6999incenseH6999untootherאֲחֵרִ֔ים'a.che.RimH312godsלֵאלֹהִ֣יםle.lo.HimH430, that they mightprovokeהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיhakh.'i.Se.niH3707meH3707toangerH3707withallבְּכֹ֖לbe.KholH3605theworkמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of theirhandsיְדֵיהֶ֑םye.dei.HemH3027; therefore mywrathחֲמָתִ֛יcha.ma.TiH2534shall bekindledוְנִצְּתָ֧הve.ni.tze.TahH3341againstH3027thisplaceבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725, and it shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808bequenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃tikh.BehH3518.

18But unto thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, whosentהַשֹּׁלֵ֤חַha.sho.Le.achH7971youH834toinquireלִדְרֹ֣שׁlid.RoshH1875of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shall yesayH559to him,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478: As touching thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697whichH834thou hastheardשָׁמָֽעְתָּ׃sha.Ma.'e.taH8085,

19becauseH5921thineheartלְבָ֨בְךָ֜le.Va.ve.khaH3824wastenderרַךְ־rakh-H7401, and thou didsthumbleוַתִּכָּנַ֣ע׀va.ti.ka.Na'H3665thyselfbeforeH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, when thou heardestwhatאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I spakeagainstH5921thisplaceהַמָּק֨וֹםha.ma.KomH4725, andagainstH5921theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבָ֗יוyo.she.VavH3427thereof, that they shouldbecomeלִהְי֤וֹתlih.YotH1961adesolationלְשַׁמָּה֙le.sha.MahH8047and acurseוְלִקְלָלָ֔הve.lik.la.LahH7045, and hast rent thyclothesבְּגָדֶ֔יךָbe.ga.Dei.khaH899, andweptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הva.tiv.KehH1058beforeH6440meH6440; I also haveheardH8085thee, saith theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

20Therefore,beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willgatherאֹֽסִפְךָ֜'o.sif.KhaH622thee to thyfathersאֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ'a.vo.Tei.khaH1, and thou shalt begatheredוְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ve.ne.'e.saf.TaH622to thygraveקִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮kiv.ro.tei.ChaH6913inpeaceבְּשָׁלוֹם֒be.sha.lOmH7965,neitherוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808shall thineeyesעֵינֶ֔יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869seeתִרְאֶ֣ינָהtir.'Ei.nahH7200allבְּכֹל֙be.KholH3605theevilהָֽרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I willbringמֵבִ֖יאme.Vi'H935uponH5921thisplaceהַמָּק֣וֹםha.ma.KomH4725. And theybroughtH935thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697againוַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725.

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