H9001–/וַ–v

Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of Jehovah.

וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּאֱסֹ֕ף (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֖עַל (וַ) va “and”

And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats, for a sin-offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of Jehovah.

וַיָּבִ֣יאוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: and they killed the rams, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar.

וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְקַבְּל֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּזְרְק֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְרְק֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּזְרְק֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands upon them:

וַיַּגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּסְמְכ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

and the priests killed them, and they made a sin-offering with their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded [supplied: that] the burnt-offering and the sin-offering [supplied: should be made] for all Israel.

וַיִּשְׁחָטוּם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְחַטְּא֤וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And he set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Jehovah by his prophets.

וַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨ד (וַ) va “and”

And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

וַיַּֽעַמְד֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt-offering upon the altar. And when the burnt-offering began, the song of Jehovah began also, and the trumpets, together with the instruments of David king of Israel.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves and worshipped.

וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises unto Jehovah with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

וַ֠יֹּאמֶר (וַ֠) Va “and”וַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto Jehovah; come near and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of Jehovah. And the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank-offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart [supplied: brought] burnt-offerings.

וַיַּ֨עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֤יאוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the number of the burnt-offerings which the assembly brought was threescore and ten bullocks, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt-offering to Jehovah.

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”

But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt-offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

וַֽיְּחַזְּק֞וּם (וַֽ) va “and”

And also the burnt-offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace-offerings, and with the drink-offerings for every burnt-offering. So the service of the house of Jehovah was set in order.

וַתִּכּ֖וֹן (וַ) va. “and”

And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.

וַיִּשְׂמַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”

And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of Jehovah at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto Jehovah, the God of Israel.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.

וַיִּוָּעַ֨ץ (וַ) va “and”

And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.

וַיִּישַׁ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem: for they had not kept it in great numbers in such sort as it is written.

וַיַּֽעֲמִ֣ידוּ (וַ) va “and”

So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may return to the remnant that are escaped of you out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.

וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, who trespassed against Jehovah, the God of their fathers, so that he gave them up to desolation, as ye see.

וַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”

So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

וַיִּֽהְי֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

Nevertheless certain men of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great assembly.

וַיֵּֽאָסְפ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.

וַיָּקֻ֕מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁלִ֖יכוּ (וַ) va “and”