H9002–/וְ–v

because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and hast humbled thyself before me, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith Jehovah.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thine eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants thereof. And they brought back word to the king.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (וִ) vi. “and”

And the king went up to the house of Jehovah, 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 Jehovah.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, 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.

וְלִשְׁמ֤וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵֽדְוֹתָ֣יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֻקָּ֔יו (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

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

וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן (וּ) u. “and”

And he said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, that were holy unto Jehovah, 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 upon your shoulders: now serve Jehovah your God, and his people Israel.

וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And prepare yourselves after your fathers' houses by your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.

וְהָכִ֥ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְמִכְתַּ֖ב (וּ) u. “and”

And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brethren the children of the people, and [supplied: let there be for each] a portion of a fathers' house of the Levites.

וְעִמְד֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲלֻקַּ֥ת (וַ) va. “and”

And kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your brethren, to do according to the word of Jehovah by Moses.

וְשַׁחֲט֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָכִ֣ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Josiah gave to the children of the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all of them for the passover-offerings, unto all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king's substance.

וּבְנֵֽי־ (וּ) u. “and”וּבָקָ֖ר (וּ) u. “and”

And his princes gave for a freewill-offering unto the people, to the priests, and to the Levites. Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, the rulers of the house of God, gave unto the priests for the passover-offerings two thousand and six hundred [supplied: small cattle], and three hundred oxen.

וְשָׂרָ֞יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַלְוִיִּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּזְכַרְיָ֜הוּ (וּ) u. “and”וִֽיחִיאֵ֗ל (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְשֵׁ֣שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָקָ֖ר (וּ) u. “and”

Conaniah also, and Shemaiah and Nethanel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jeiel and Jozabad, the chiefs of the Levites, gave unto the Levites for the passover-offerings five thousand [supplied: small cattle], and five hundred oxen.

וְ֠כָֽנַנְיָהוּ (וְ֠) ve. “and”וּשְׁמַֽעְיָ֨הוּ (וּ) u. “and”וּנְתַנְאֵ֜ל (וּ) u. “and”וַחֲשַׁבְיָ֧הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וִיעִיאֵ֛ל (וִ) vi. “and”וְיוֹזָבָ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָקָ֖ר (וּ) u. “and”

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

וְהַלְוִיִּ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

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 unto Jehovah, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.

וְכֵ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”

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.

וְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַדְּוָדִים֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבַצֵּ֣לָח֔וֹת (וּ) u. “and”

And afterward they prepared for themselves, and for the priests, because the priests the sons of Aaron [supplied: were busied] in offering the burnt-offerings and the fat until night: therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.

וְאַחַ֗ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַחֲלָבִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters were at every gate: they needed not to depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

וְהַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֨ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָסָ֞ף (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵימָ֤ן (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽידֻתוּן֙ (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וָשָׁ֑עַר (וָ) va. “and”

So all the service of Jehovah was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt-offerings upon the altar of Jehovah, according to the commandment of king Josiah.

וְהַעֲל֣וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did any of the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְיוֹשְׁבֵ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וָלָ֜ךְ (וָ) va. “and”וֵאלֹהִ֖ים (וֵ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “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 sepulchres of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (וִ) vi. “and”