H9001–/וַ–v

because your heart was tender, and you did humble yourself before God, when you heard his words against this place, and against the inhabitants of it, and have humbled yourself before me, and have torn your clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard you, says Yahweh.

וַתִּכָּנַ֣ע׀ (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּכָּנַ֣ע (וַ) va. “and”וַתִּקְרַ֥ע (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֣בְךְּ (וַ) va. “and”

Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, neither shall your eyes see all the evil that I will bring on this place, and on the inhabitants of it. They brought back word to the king.

וְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּ (וַ) va “and”

Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֖ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּאֱסֹ֕ף (וַ) va “and”

The king went up to the house of Yahweh, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, both great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of Yahweh.

וַיַּ֣עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”

The king stood in his place, and made a covenant before Yahweh, to walk after Yahweh, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant that were written in this book.

וַיַּעֲמֹ֨ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְרֹ֣ת (וַ) va “and”

He caused all who were found in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand [supplied: to it]. The inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

וַיַּעֲמֵ֕ד (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all who were found in Israel to serve, even to serve Yahweh their God. All his days they didn't depart from following Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

וַיָּ֨סַר (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲבֵ֗ד (וַֽ) va “and”

Josiah kept a Passover to Yahweh in Jerusalem: and they killed the Passover on the fourteenth [supplied: day] of the first month.

וַיַּ֨עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

He set the priests in their offices, and encouraged them to the service of the house of Yahweh.

וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֔ם (וַֽ) va “and”

He said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to Yahweh, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; there shall no more be a burden on your shoulders: now serve Yahweh your God, and his people Israel.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Josiah gave to the children of the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all of them for the Passover offerings, to all who were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bulls: these were of the king's substance.

וַיָּ֣רֶם (וַ) va “and”

So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites by their divisions, according to the king's commandment.

וַתִּכּ֖וֹן (וַ) va. “and”וַיַּֽעַמְד֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

They killed the Passover, and the priests sprinkled [supplied: the blood which they received] of their hand, and the Levites flayed them.

וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּזְרְק֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

They removed the burnt offerings, that they might give them according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of the children of the people, to offer to Yahweh, as it is written in the book of Moses. So did they with the oxen.

וַיָּסִ֨ירוּ (וַ) va “and”

They roasted the Passover with fire according to the ordinance: and the holy offerings boiled they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people.

וַֽיְבַשְּׁל֥וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּרִ֖יצוּ (וַ) va “and”

So all the service of Yahweh was prepared the same day, to keep the Passover, and to offer burnt-offerings on the altar of Yahweh, according to the commandment of king Josiah.

וַ֠תִּכּוֹן (וַ֠) Va. “and”

The children of Israel who were present kept the Passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.

וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”

But he sent ambassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with you, you king of Judah? [supplied: I come] not against you this day, but against the house with which I have war; and God has commanded me to make haste: forbear you from [supplied: meddling with] God, who is with me, that he not destroy you.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”

Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself, that he might fight with him, and didn't listen to the words of Neco from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

וַיָּבֹ֕א (וַ) va “and”

The archers shot at king Josiah; and the king said to his servants, Have me away; for I am sore wounded.

וַיֹּרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So his servants took him out of the chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had, and brought him to Jerusalem; and he died, and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

וַיַּֽעֲבִירֻ֨הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּרְכִּיבֻהוּ֮ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיּוֹלִיכֻ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֕מָת (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר (וַ) va “and”

Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.

וַיְקוֹנֵ֣ן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְּנ֥וּם (וַ) va “and”

Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's place in Jerusalem.

וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּמְלִיכֻ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”

The king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

וַיְסִירֵ֥הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲנֹשׁ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”