H9001–/וַ–v

And 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 [supplied: them] upon the altar of Jehovah.

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

And they slaughtered the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar; and they slaughtered the rams, and sprinkled the blood on the altar; and they slaughtered the lambs, and sprinkled the blood on 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 of the sin-offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them.

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

And the priests slaughtered them, and they made purification for sin with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel; because for all Israel, said the king, is the burnt-offering and the sin-offering.

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

And he set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with lutes, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Jehovah through 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 up the burnt-offering on the altar. And at the moment the burnt-offering began, the song of Jehovah began, and the trumpets, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And when they had ended offering the burnt-offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves and worshipped.

וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

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

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

And Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves to Jehovah, come near and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank-offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart, burnt-offerings.

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

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

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”

Only the priests were too few, and they could not flay all the burnt-offerings; therefore their brethren the Levites helped them, until the work was ended, and until the priests had hallowed themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to hallow 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 the burnt-offering. And the service of the house of Jehovah was set in order.

וַתִּכּ֖וֹן (וַ) va. “and”

And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared 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 hold the passover to Jehovah the God of Israel.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

And the king took counsel, and his princes, and the whole congregation in Jerusalem, to hold the passover in the second month.

וַיִּוָּעַ֨ץ (וַ) va “and”

And the thing pleased the king and the whole congregation.

וַיִּישַׁ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout Israel from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to hold the passover to Jehovah the God of Israel, at Jerusalem; because they had not held it for a long time as it was written.

וַיַּֽעֲמִ֣ידוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the couriers went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, return to Jehovah the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.

וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

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

וַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”

And the couriers passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even to Zebulun; but they laughed them to scorn and mocked them.

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

Nevertheless certain 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 hold the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.

וַיֵּֽאָסְפ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they rose up and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem; and they took away all the incense-altars, and cast them into the torrent Kidron.

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