Revised Webster's Bible
2 Chronicles 30
1AndHezekiahH3169sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971to allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לYis.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.sachH6453to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.
2For thekingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had takencounselוַיִּוָּעַ֨ץvai.yi.va.'AtzH3289, and hisprincesוְשָׂרָ֛יוve.sa.RavH8269, and all thecongregationהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, tokeepלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִֽי׃ha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320.
3For theycouldיָכְל֛וּya.khe.LuH3201notkeepלַעֲשֹׂת֖וֹla.'a.so.ToH6213it at thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256, because thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548had notsanctifiedהִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּhit.ka.de.ShuH6942themselvessufficientlyלְמַדַּ֔יle.ma.DaiH4078H1767, neither had thepeopleוְהָעָ֖םve.ha.'AmH5971gathered themselvestogetherנֶאֶסְפ֥וּne.'es.FuH622atJerusalemלִֽירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Li.ru.sha.LimH3389.
5So theyestablishedוַיַּֽעֲמִ֣ידוּvai.ya.'a.Mi.duH5975adecreeדָבָ֗רda.VarH1697to makeproclamationלְהַעֲבִ֨יר ק֤וֹלle.ha.'a.Vir KolH5674H6963throughout allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, fromBeershebaH884even toDanדָּ֔ןDanH1835, that they shouldcomeלָב֞וֹאla.Vo'H935tokeepלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thepassoverפֶּ֛סַחPe.sachH6453to theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478atJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: for they had notdoneעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213it of alongלָרֹ֛בla.RoH7230time in the manner as it waswrittenכַּכָּתֽוּב׃ka.ka.TuvH3789.
6So thepostsהָרָצִ֨יםha.ra.TzimH7323wentH3212with thelettersבָּֽאִגְּר֜וֹתba.'i.ge.RotH107fromמִיַּ֧דmi.YadH3027thekingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and hisprincesוְשָׂרָ֗יוve.sa.RavH8269throughout allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478andJudahוִֽיהוּדָ֔הvi.hu.DahH3063, and according to thecommandmentוּכְמִצְוַ֥תu.khe.mitz.VatH4687of thekingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, Yechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478, turnagainשׁ֚וּבוּShu.vuH7725to theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofAbrahamאַבְרָהָם֙'av.ra.HamH85,Isaacיִצְחָ֣קyitz.ChakH3327, andIsraelוְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לve.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and he willreturnוְיָשֹׁב֙ve.ya.ShoH7725to theremnantהַנִּשְׁאֶ֣רֶתha.nish.'E.retH7604of you, that haveescapedהַפְּלֵיטָ֔הha.pe.lei.TahH6413from thehandמִכַּ֖ףmi.KafH3709of thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.
7And be not ye like yourfathersכַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ka.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, and like yourbrethrenוְכַ֣אֲחֵיכֶ֔םve.Kha.'a.chei.KhemH251, whotrespassedמָעֲל֔וּma.'a.LuH4603against theLORDבַּיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.HemH1, who therefore gave themupוַיִּתְּנֵ֣םvai.yi.te.NemH5414todesolationלְשַׁמָּ֔הle.sha.MahH8047, as yeseeרֹאִֽים׃ro.'ImH7200.
8Now be ye notstiffneckedתַּקְשׁ֥וּ עָרְפְּכֶ֖םtak.Shu 'a.re.pe.KhemH7185H6203, as yourfathersכַּאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑םka.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1were, butyieldתְּנוּ־te.nu-H5414yourselvesיָ֣דyadH3027to theLORDלַיהוָ֗הla.Yah.wehH3068, andenterוּבֹ֤אוּu.Vo.'uH935into hissanctuaryלְמִקְדָּשׁוֹ֙le.mik.da.ShoH4720, which he hathsanctifiedהִקְדִּ֣ישׁhik.DishH6942foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769: andserveוְעִבְדוּ֙ve.'iv.DuH5647theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, that thefiercenessחֲר֥וֹןcha.RonH2740of hiswrathאַפּֽוֹ׃'a.PoH639may turnawayוְיָשֹׁ֥בve.ya.ShoH7725from you.
9For if ye turnagainבְשׁוּבְכֶ֞םve.shu.ve.KhemH7725to theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, yourbrethrenאֲחֵיכֶ֨ם'a.chei.KhemH251and yourchildrenוּבְנֵיכֶ֤םu.ve.nei.KhemH1121shall findcompassionלְרַחֲמִים֙le.ra.cha.MimH7356beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440them that lead themcaptiveשֽׁוֹבֵיהֶ֔םshoei.HemH7617, so that they shallreturnוְלָשׁ֖וּבve.la.ShuvH7725into thislandלָאָ֣רֶץla.'A.retzH776: for theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430isgraciousחַנּ֤וּןcha.NunH2587andmercifulוְרַחוּם֙ve.ra.ChumH7349, and will not turnawayיָסִ֤ירya.SirH5493hisfaceפָּנִים֙pa.NimH6440from you, if yereturnתָּשׁ֖וּבוּta.Shu.vuH7725to him.
10So thepostsהָרָצִ֜יםha.ra.TzimH7323passedעֹבְרִ֨ים'oe.RimH5674fromcityמֵעִ֧יר׀me.'IrH5892tocityלָעִ֛ירla.'IrH5892through thecountryבְּאֶֽרֶץ־be.'e.retz-H776ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֥יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.ShehH4519even toZebulunזְבֻל֑וּןze.vu.LunH2074: but they laughed them toscornמַשְׂחִיקִ֣יםmas.chi.KimH7832, andmockedוּמַלְעִגִ֖יםu.mal.'i.GimH3932them.
12Also inJudahבִּיהוּדָ֗הbi.hu.DahH3063thehandיַ֣דyadH3027ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was togiveלָתֵ֥תla.TetH5414themoneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259heartלֵ֣בlevH3820todoלַעֲשׂ֞וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thecommandmentמִצְוַ֥תmitz.VatH4687of thekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428and of theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִ֖יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269, by thewordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
13And thereassembledוַיֵּֽאָסְפ֤וּvai.ye.'a.se.FuH622atJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ye.ru.sha.LimH3389manyרָ֔בRavH7227peopleעַם־'am-H5971tokeepלַעֲשׂ֛וֹתla.'a.SotH6213thefeastחַ֥גchagH2282of unleavenedbreadהַמַּצּ֖וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682in thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, averyמְאֹֽד׃me.'OdH3966greatלָרֹ֥בla.RoH7230congregationקָהָ֖לka.HalH6951.
14And theyaroseוַיָּקֻ֕מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965and tookawayוַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙vai.ya.Si.ruH5493thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196that were inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, and all the altars forincenseהַֽמְקַטְּרוֹת֙ham.ka.te.rOtH6999they tookawayהֵסִ֔ירוּhe.Si.ruH5493, andcastוַיַּשְׁלִ֖יכוּvai.yash.Li.khuH7993them into thebrookלְנַ֥חַלle.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.
15Then theykilledוַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819thepassoverהַפֶּ֔סַחha.Pe.sachH6453on thefourteenthבְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖רbe.'ar.ba.'Ah 'a.SarH702H6240day of thesecondהַשֵּׁנִ֑יha.she.NiH8145monthלַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320: and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֤םve.hal.vi.YimH3881wereashamedנִכְלְמוּ֙nikh.le.MuH3637, andsanctifiedוַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּvai.yit.ka.de.ShuH6942themselves, and broughtinוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the burntofferingsעֹל֖וֹתo.LotH5930into thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
16And theystoodוַיַּֽעַמְד֤וּvai.ya.'am.DuH5975in theirplaceעָמְדָם֙'a.me.DamH5977after theircustomכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םke.mish.pa.TamH4941, according to thelawכְּתוֹרַ֖תke.to.RatH8451ofMosesמֹשֶׁ֣הmo.ShehH4872themanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430: thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548sprinkledזֹרְקִ֣יםzo.re.KimH2236thebloodהַדָּ֔םha.DamH1818, which they received from thehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of theLevitesהַלְוִיִּֽם׃hal.vi.YimH3881.
17For there weremanyרַבַּ֥תra.BatH7227in thecongregationבַּקָּהָ֖לba.ka.HalH6951that were notsanctifiedהִתְקַדָּ֑שׁוּhit.ka.Da.shuH6942: therefore theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881had the charge of thekillingשְׁחִיטַ֣תshe.chi.TatH7821of thepassoversהַפְּסָחִ֗יםha.pe.sa.ChimH6453for every one that was notcleanטָה֔וֹרta.HorH2889, tosanctifyלְהַקְדִּ֖ישׁle.hak.DishH6942them to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.
18For amultitudeמַרְבִּ֣יתmar.BitH4768of thepeopleהָעָ֡םha.'AmH5971, evenmanyרַ֠בַּתRa.batH7227ofEphraimמֵֽאֶפְרַ֨יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimH669, andManassehוּמְנַשֶּׁ֜הu.me.na.ShehH4519,Issacharיִשָּׂשכָ֤רyi.so.sh.KharH3485, andZebulunוּזְבֻלוּן֙u.ze.vu.LunH2074, hadnotH3808cleansedהִטֶּהָ֔רוּhi.te.Ha.ruH2891themselves, yet theyateאָכְל֥וּ'a.khe.LuH398thepassoverהַפֶּ֖סַחha.Pe.sachH6453otherwise than it waswrittenכַכָּת֑וּבkha.ka.TuvH3789. ButHezekiahH3169prayedהִתְפַּלֵּ֨לhit.pa.LelH6419for them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thegoodהַטּ֖וֹבha.TovH2896LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068pardonיְכַפֵּ֥רye.kha.PerH3722every one
19Thatpreparethהֵכִ֔יןhe.KhinH3559hisheartלְבָב֣וֹle.va.VoH3824toseekלִדְר֛וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875Godהָאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ha.'E.lo.HimH430, theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of hisfathersאֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.TavH1, though he is not cleansed according to thepurificationכְּטָהֳרַ֥תke.to.ho.RatH2893of thesanctuaryהַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ סha.Ko.deshH6944.
21And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elH3478that werepresentהַנִּמְצְאִ֨יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672atJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389keptוַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213thefeastחַ֧גchagH2282of unleavenedbreadהַמַּצּ֛וֹתha.ma.TzotH4682sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withgreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419gladnessבְּשִׂמְחָ֣הbe.sim.ChahH8057: and theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֧םhal.vi.YimH3881and thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548praisedוּֽמְהַלְלִ֣יםu.me.ha.LimH1984theLORDלַ֠יהוָהla.Yah.wehH3068dayי֣וֹם׀YomH3117bydayבְּי֞וֹםbe.YomH3117, singing withloudעֹ֖ז'ozH5797instrumentsבִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-H3627to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.
22AndHezekiahH3169encouragedוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר לֵב֙vay.da.Ber levH1696H3820all theLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֔םhal.vi.YimH3881thattaughtהַמַּשְׂכִּילִ֥יםha.mas.ki.LimH7919thegoodט֖וֹבTovH2896knowledgeשֵֽׂכֶל־se.khel-H7922of theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: and theyateוַיֹּאכְל֤וּvai.yo.khe.LuH398throughout thefeastהַמּוֹעֵד֙ha.mo.'EdH4150sevenשִׁבְעַ֣תshiv.'AtH7651daysהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,offeringמְזַבְּחִים֙me.za.be.ChimH2076peaceשְׁלָמִ֔יםshe.la.MimH8002offeringsזִבְחֵ֣יziv.CheiH2077, and makingconfessionוּמִ֨תְוַדִּ֔יםu.Mit.va.DimH3034to theLORDלַיהוָ֖הla.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of theirfathersאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ ס'a.vo.tei.HemH1.
23And the wholeassemblyהַקָּהָ֔לha.ka.HalH6951tookcounselוַיִּוָּֽעֲצוּ֙vai.yi.va.'a.TzuH3289tokeepלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתla.'a.SotH6213otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312sevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117: and theykeptוַיַּֽעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213othersevenשִׁבְעַת־shiv.'at-H7651daysיָמִ֖יםya.MimH3117withgladnessשִׂמְחָֽה׃sim.ChahH8057.
24ForHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063gaveהֵרִ֨יםhe.RimH7311to thecongregationלַקָּהָ֜לla.ka.HalH6951athousandאֶ֣לֶף'E.lefH505bullsפָּרִים֮pa.RimH6499andsevenוְשִׁבְעַ֣תve.shiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֣ים'a.la.FimH505sheepצֹאן֒ סtzoNH6629; and theprincesוְהַשָּׂרִ֞יםve.ha.sa.RimH8269gaveהֵרִ֤ימוּhe.Ri.muH7311to thecongregationלַקָּהָל֙la.ka.HalH6951athousandאֶ֔לֶף'E.lefH505bullsפָּרִ֣יםpa.RimH6499andtenעֲשֶׂ֣רֶת'a.Se.retH6235thousandאֲלָפִ֑ים'a.la.FimH505sheepוְצֹ֖אןve.TzonH6629: and a greatnumberלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230ofpriestsכֹהֲנִ֖יםkho.ha.NimH3548sanctifiedוַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֥וּvai.yit.ka.de.ShuH6942themselves.
25And all thecongregationקְהַ֣לke.HalH6951ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, with thepriestsוְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ve.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548and theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םve.hal.vi.YimH3881, and all thecongregationהַקָּהָ֖לha.ka.HalH6951that cameoutהַבָּאִ֣יםha.ba.'ImH935ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and thestrangersוְהַגֵּרִ֗יםve.ha.ge.RimH1616that camefromהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and thatdweltוְהַיּוֹשְׁבִ֖יםve.hai.yo.she.VimH3427inJudahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063,rejoicedוַֽיִּשְׂמְח֣וּ׀vai.yis.me.ChuH8055.
26So there wasgreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419joyשִׂמְחָֽה־sim.chah-H8057inJerusalemבִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389: for since thetimeמִימֵ֞יmi.MeiH3117ofSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֤הshe.lo.MohH8010thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofDavidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478there was not the like inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סbi.ru.sha.LimH3389.
27Then thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548theLevitesהַלְוִיִּם֙hal.vi.YimH3881aroseוַיָּקֻ֜מוּvai.ya.Ku.muH6965andblessedוַיְבָרֲכ֣וּvay.va.ra.KhuH1288thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971: and theirvoiceבְּקוֹלָ֑םbe.ko.LamH6963washeardוַיִּשָּׁמַ֖עvai.yi.sha.Ma'H8085, and theirprayerתְפִלָּתָ֛םte.fi.la.TamH8605ascendedוַתָּב֧וֹאva.ta.Vo'H935to hisholyקָדְשׁ֖וֹka.de.ShoH6944dwellingplaceלִמְע֥וֹןlim.'onH4583, even toheavenלַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ פla.sha.Ma.yimH8064.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 30
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
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- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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