Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 23:1-4

1And thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֖חvai.yish.LachH7971, and theygatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֣וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622unto himallכָּל־kol-H3605theeldersזִקְנֵ֥יzik.NeiH2205ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and ofJerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃vi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2And thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428wentH5927upH5927to thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068, andallH3605themenאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofJudahיְהוּדָה֩ye.hu.DahH3063andallH3605theinhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֨יyo.she.VeiH3427ofJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389with him, and thepriestsוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548, and theprophetsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםve.ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030, andallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,bothH3605smallלְמִקָּטֹ֣ןle.mi.ka.TonH6996andgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419: and hereadוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121in theirearsבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םve.'a.ze.nei.HemH241allH3605thewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thebookסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of thecovenantהַבְּרִ֔יתha.be.RitH1285whichH1697wasfoundהַנִּמְצָ֖אha.nim.Tza'H4672in thehouseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3And thekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975by thepillarהָ֨עַמּ֜וּדha.'a.MudH5982, andmadeוַיִּכְרֹ֥תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantהַבְּרִ֣ית׀ha.be.RitH1285beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, to walkafterאַחַ֤ר'a.CharH310theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and tokeepוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רve.lish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֜יוmitz.vo.TavH4687, and histestimoniesעֵדְוֹתָ֤יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715, and hisstatutesחֻקֹּתָיו֙chu.ko.TavH2708, withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605hisheartלֵ֣בlevH3820, andallוּבְכָל־u.ve.Khol-H3605hissoulנֶ֔פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, toconfirmלְהָקִ֗יםle.ha.KimH6965thewordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thiscovenantהַבְּרִ֣יתha.be.RitH1285that werewrittenהַכְּתֻבִ֖יםha.ke.tu.VimH3789in thisbookהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612: andallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971stoodוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דvai.ya.'a.ModH5975to thecovenantבַּבְּרִֽית׃ba.be.RitH1285.

4And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּ֩chil.ki.ya.HuH2518thehighהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548, and thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of thesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932orderH6680, and thekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104of the door, tobringלְהוֹצִיא֙le.ho.Tzi'H3318forthH3318outH3318of thetempleמֵהֵיכַ֣לme.hei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that weremadeהָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙ha.'a.su.YimH6213forBaalלַבַּ֣עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, and for theAsherahוְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔הve.la.'a.she.RahH842, and forallוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064: and heburnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞םvai.yis.re.FemH8313them withoutJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389in thefieldsבְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹתbe.shad.MotH7709ofKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939, andcarriedוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375theashesעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083of them unto Beth-el.

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