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And in the eighth year of his reign (and he yet a youth), he hath begun to seek to the God of David his father, and in the twelfth year he hath begun to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the shrines, and the graven images, and the molten images.

לְמָלְכ֗וֹ (לְ) le. “of”לִדְר֕וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”לֵאלֹהֵ֖י (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְטַהֵ֔ר (לְ) le. “to”

And they break down before him the altars of the Baalim, and the images that `are' on high above them he hath cut down, and the shrines, and the graven images, and the molten images, he hath broken and beaten small, and streweth on the surface of the graves of those sacrificing to them,

לְפָנָ֗יו (לְ) le. “<to>”לְמַ֥עְלָה (לְ) le. “[were] <to>”לָהֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “to”

And he breaketh down the altars and the shrines, and the graven images he hath beaten down very small, and all the images he hath cut down in all the land of Israel, and turneth back to Jerusalem.

לְהֵדַ֔ק (לְ) le. “to”לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (לִ) li. “to”

And in the eighteenth year of his reign, to purify the land and the house he hath sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah head of the city, and Joah son of Johaz the remembrancer, to strengthen the house of Jehovah his God.

לְמָלְכ֔וֹ (לְ) le. “of”לְטַהֵ֥ר (לְ) le. “to”לְחַזֵּ֕ק (לְ) le. “to”

and they give `it' into the hand of the workmen, those appointed over the house of Jehovah, and they give it `to' the workmen who are working in the house of Jehovah, to repair and to strengthen the house;

לִבְדּ֥וֹק (לִ) li “to”וּלְחַזֵּ֖ק (לְ) le. “to”

and they give `it' to artificers, and to builders, to buy hewn stones, and wood for couplings and for beams to the houses that the kings of Judah had destroyed.

לֶחָֽרָשִׁים֙ (לֶ) le. “to the”וְלַבֹּנִ֔ים (לַ) la. “to the”לִקְנוֹת֙ (לִ) li “to”לַֽמְחַבְּר֑וֹת (לַֽ) la “for the”וּלְקָרוֹת֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And the men are working faithfully in the business, and over them are appointed Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathite, to overlook; and of the Levites, every one understanding about instruments of song,

לְנַצֵּ֑חַ (לְ) le. “to”

and over the burden-bearers, and overseers of every one doing work for service and service; and of the Levites `are' scribes, and officers, and gatekeepers.

לְכֹל֙ (לְ) le. “of”לַעֲבוֹדָ֖ה (לַ) la. “for”

and Shaphan bringeth in the book unto the king, and bringeth the king back word again, saying, `All that hath been given into the hand of thy servants they are doing,

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And Shaphan the scribe declareth to the king, saying, `A book hath Hilkiah the priest given to me;' and Shaphan readeth in it before the king.

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to”לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

and the king commandeth Hilkiah, and Ahikam son of Shaphan, and Abdon son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe, and Asaiah, servant of the king, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

`Go, seek Jehovah for me, and for him who is left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found, for great `is' the fury of Jehovah that is poured on us, because that our fathers kept not the word of Jehovah, to do according to all that is written on this book.'

לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And she saith to them, `Thus said Jehovah, God of Israel, Say to the man who hath sent you unto me,

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to”לָאִ֔ישׁ (לָ) la. “to the”

Thus said Jehovah, Lo, I am bringing in evil on this place, and on its inhabitants, all the execrations that are written on the book that they read before the king of Judah;

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

because that they have forsaken Me, and make perfume to other gods, so as to provoke Me with all the works of their hands, and poured out is My fury upon this place, and it is not quenched.

לֵֽאלֹהִ֣ים (לֵֽ) le. “to”

`And unto the king of Judah, who is sending you to inquire of Jehovah, thus do ye say unto him: Thus said Jehovah God of Israel, whose words thou hast heard:

לִדְר֣וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”

Because thy heart `is' tender, and thou art humbled before God in thy hearing His words concerning this place, and concerning its inhabitants, and art humbled before Me, and dost rend thy garments, and weep before Me: even I also have heard -- the affirmation of Jehovah.

מִלִּפְנֵ֣י (לִּ) li “to”לְפָנַ֔י (לְ) le. “<to>”לְפָנָ֑י (לְ) le. “<to>”

And the king standeth on his station, and maketh the covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep His commands, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to do the words of the covenant that are written on this book.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לָלֶ֜כֶת (לָ) la. “to”וְלִשְׁמ֤וֹר (לִ) li “to”לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ (לַ) la. “to”

And Josiah turneth aside all the abominations out of all the lands that the sons of Israel have, and causeth every one who is found in Israel to serve, to serve Jehovah their God; all his days they turned not aside from after Jehovah, God of their fathers.

לִבְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “[belonged] to”לַעֲב֖וֹד (לַ) la. “to”

And Josiah maketh in Jerusalem a passover to Jehovah, and they slaughter the passover-offering on the fourteenth of the first month,

לַיהוָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to”לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ (לַ) la. “of the”

and he stationeth the priests over their charges, and strengtheneth them for the service of the house of Jehovah,

לַעֲבוֹדַ֖ת (לַ) la. “for”

and saith to the Levites -- who are teaching all Israel -- who are sanctified to Jehovah, `Put the holy ark in the house that Solomon son of David king of Israel built; it is not to you a burden on the shoulder. `Now, serve Jehovah your God, and His people Israel,

לַ֠לְוִיִּם (לַ֠) La “to the”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “<to>”לַיהוָ֗ה (לַ) la. “to”לָכֶ֥ם (לָ) la. “[will belong] to”

and prepare, by the house of your fathers, according to your courses, by the writing of David king of Israel, and by the writing of Solomon his son,

לְבֵית־ (לְ) le. “to”

and stand in the sanctuary, by the divisions of the house of the fathers of your brethren, sons of the people, and the portion of the house of a father of the Levites,

לִפְלֻגּוֹת֙ (לִ) li “to”לַאֲחֵיכֶ֖ם (לַ) la. “of”לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (לַ) la “for the”

and slaughter the passover-offering and sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your brethren, to do according to the word of Jehovah by the hand of Moses.'

לַאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם (לַ) la. “for”לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”