H9002–/וְ–v

Now do not be hard-hearted, as your fathers were; but give yourselves to the Lord, and come into his holy place, which he has made his for ever, and be the servants of the Lord your God, so that the heat of his wrath may be turned away from you.

וּבֹ֤אוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְעִבְדוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָשֹׁ֥ב (וְ) ve. “so”

For if you come back to the Lord, those who took away your brothers and your children will have pity on them, and let them come back to this land: for the Lord your God is full of grace and mercy, and his face will not be turned away from you if you come

וּבְנֵיכֶ֤ם (וּ) u. “and”וְלָשׁ֖וּב (וְ) ve. “and”וְרַחוּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So the runners went from town to town through all the country of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun: but they were laughed at and made sport of.

וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַלְעִגִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

However, some of Asher and Manasseh and Zebulun put away their pride and came to Jerusalem.

וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וּמִזְּבֻל֑וּן (וּ) u. “and”

And in Judah the power of God gave them one heart to do the orders of the king and the captains, which were taken as the word of the Lord.

וְהַשָּׂרִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And they got to work and took away all the altars in Jerusalem, and they put all the vessels for burning perfumes into the stream Kidron.

וְאֵ֤ת (וְ) ve. “and”

Then on the fourteenth day of the second month they put the Passover lambs to death: and the priests and the Levites were shamed, and made themselves holy and took burned offerings into the house of the Lord.

וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”

For there were still a number of the people there who had not made themselves holy: so the Levites had to put Passover lambs to death for those who were not clean, to make them holy to the Lord.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם (וְ) ve. “and”

For a great number of the people from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not made themselves clean, but they took the Passover meal, though not in the right way. For Hezekiah had made prayer for them, saying, May the good Lord have mercy on

וּמְנַשֶּׁ֜ה (וּ) u. “and”וּזְבֻלוּן֙ (וּ) u. “and”

Who, with all his heart, is turned to God the Lord, the God of his fathers, even if he has not been made clean after the rules of the holy place.

וְלֹ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

So the children of Israel who were present in Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread for seven days with great joy: and the Levites and the priests gave praise to the Lord day by day, making melody to the Lord with loud instruments.

וּֽמְהַלְלִ֣ים (וּֽ) u. “and”וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And Hezekiah said kind words to the Levites who were expert in the ordering of the worship of the Lord: so they kept the feast for seven days, offering peace-offerings and praising the Lord, the God of their fathers.

וּמִ֨תְוַדִּ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”

For Hezekiah, king of Judah, gave to the people for offerings, a thousand oxen and seven thousand sheep; and the rulers gave a thousand oxen and ten thousand sheep; and a great number of priests made themselves holy.

וְשִׁבְעַ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַשָּׂרִ֞ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְצֹ֖אן (וְ) ve. “and”

And all the people of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and those who had come from Israel, and men from other lands who had come from Israel or who were living in Judah, were glad with great joy.

וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַגֵּרִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַיּוֹשְׁבִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Now when all this was over, all the men of Israel who were present went out into the towns of Judah, causing the stone pillars to be broken up and the wood pillars to be cut down, pulling down the high places and the altars in all Judah and Benjamin, as

וּכְכַלּ֣וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִנְיָמִ֛ן (וּ) u. “and”וּבְאֶפְרַ֥יִם (וּ) u. “and”וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

Then Hezekiah put in order the divisions of the priests and Levites, every man in his division, in relation to his work, for the burned offerings and peace-offerings, and for the ordering of worship and for giving praise at the doors of the Lord's house.

וְ֠הַלְוִיִּם (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְלַלְוִיִּ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִשְׁלָמִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְהֹד֣וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וּלְהַלֵּ֔ל (וּ) u. “and”

And he gave the king's part of his private property for the burned offerings, that is, for the morning and evening offerings, and the offerings for the Sabbath and the new moons and the regular feasts, as it is recorded in the law of the Lord.

וּמְנָת֩ (וּ) u. “and”וְהָעֶ֔רֶב (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָ֣עֹל֔וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֶחֳדָשִׁ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”

In addition, he gave orders to the people of Jerusalem to give to the priests and Levites that part which was theirs by right, so that they might be strong in keeping the law of the Lord.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And when the order was made public, straight away the children of Israel gave, in great amounts, the first-fruits of their grain and wine and oil and honey, and of the produce of their fields; and they took in a tenth part of everything, a great store.

וְכִפְרֹ֣ץ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִצְהָר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּדְבַ֔שׁ (וּ) u. “and”וְכֹ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַעְשַׂ֥ר (וּ) u. “and”

And the children of Israel and Judah, who were living in the towns of Judah came with the tenth part of their oxen and sheep, and a tenth of all the holy things which were to be given to the Lord their God, and put them in great masses.

וּבְנֵ֧י (וּ) u. “and”וִֽיהוּדָ֗ה (וִֽ) vi. “and”וָצֹ֔אן (וָ) va. “and”וּמַעְשַׂ֣ר (וּ) u. “and”

The first store of things was put down in the third month, and in the seventh month the masses were complete.

וּבַחֹ֥דֶשׁ (וּ) u. “and”

And when Hezekiah and the rulers came and saw all the store of goods, they gave praise to the Lord and to his people Israel.

וְהַשָּׂרִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Hezekiah put questions to the priests and Levites about the store of goods.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And Azariah, the chief priest, of the family of Zadok, said in answer, From the time when the people first came with their offerings into the house of the Lord, we have had food enough, and more than enough: for the blessing of the Lord is on his people;

וְשָׂב֤וֹעַ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹתֵר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנּוֹתָ֖ר (וְ) ve. “and”

And in them they put all the offerings and the tenths and the holy things, keeping nothing back, and over them was Conaniah the Levite, with Shimei his brother second to him.

וְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֛ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲלֵיהֶ֤ם (וַ) va. “and”וְשִׁמְעִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”