H9028–הֶם–hem

And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah.

אֲחֵיהֶם֙ (הֶם֙) Hem “their”

And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands upon them:

יְדֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

and the priests killed them, and they made a sin-offering with their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded [supplied: that] the burnt-offering and the sin-offering [supplied: should be made] for all Israel.

דָּמָם֙ (ם֙) m “their”

But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt-offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

אֲחֵיהֶ֣ם (הֶ֣ם) Hem “their”

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

אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם (הֶ֑ם) Hem “their”

And they stood in their place after their order, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood [supplied: which they received] of the hand of the Levites.

עָמְדָם֙ (ם֙) m “their”כְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֔ם (ם) m “their”

And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that had good understanding [supplied: in the service] of Jehovah. So they did eat throughout the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace-offerings, and making confession to Jehovah, the God of their fathers.

אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (הֶֽם) Hem “their”

Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even unto heaven.

בְּקוֹלָ֑ם (ם) m “their”תְפִלָּתָ֛ם (ם) m “their”

Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake in pieces the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, and brake down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

לְעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ (הֶֽם) Hem “their”

And Hezekiah appointed the courses of the priests and the Levites after their courses, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of Jehovah.

מַחְלְקוֹתָ֞ם (ם) m “their”

And the children of Israel and Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of dedicated things which were consecrated unto Jehovah their God, and laid them by heaps.

אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם (הֶ֑ם) Hem “their”

And under him were Eden, and Miniamin, and Jeshua, and Shemaiah, Amariah, and Shecaniah, in the cities of the priests, in their office of trust, to give to their brethren by courses, as well to the great as to the small:

לַאֲחֵיהֶם֙ (הֶם֙) Hem “their”

besides them that were reckoned by genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even every one that entered into the house of Jehovah, as the duty of every day required, for their service in their offices according to their courses;

לַעֲב֣וֹדָתָ֔ם (ם) m “their”בְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֖ם (ם) m “their”כְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (הֶֽם) Hem “their”

and them that were reckoned by genealogy of the priests by their fathers' houses, and the Levites from twenty years old and upward, in their offices by their courses;

אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֔ם (הֶ֔ם) Hem “their”בְּמִשְׁמְרוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”בְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (הֶֽם) Hem “their”

and them that were reckoned by genealogy of all their little ones, their wives, and their sons, and their daughters, through all the congregation: for in their office of trust they sanctified themselves in holiness.

טַפָּ֧ם (ם) m “their”נְשֵׁיהֶ֛ם (הֶ֛ם) Hem “their”וּבְנֵיהֶ֥ם (הֶ֥ם) Hem “their”וּבְנוֹתֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”בֶאֱמוּנָתָ֖ם (ם) m “their”

Also for the sons of Aaron the priests, that were in the fields of the suburbs of their cities, in every city, there were men that were mentioned by name, to give portions to all the males among the priests, and to all that were reckoned by genealogy among the Levites.

עָרֵיהֶם֙ (הֶם֙) Hem “their”

And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the broad place at the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,

לְבָבָ֖ם (ם) m “their”

Know ye not what I and my fathers have done unto all the peoples of the lands? Were the gods of the nations of the lands in any wise able to deliver their land out of my hand?

אַרְצָ֖ם (ם) m “their”

He wrote also letters, to rail on Jehovah, the God of Israel, and to speak against him, saying, As the gods of the nations of the lands, which have not delivered their people out of my hand, so shall not the God of Hezekiah deliver his people out of my hand.

עַמָּם֙ (ם֙) m “their”

Nevertheless the people sacrificed still in the high places, but only unto Jehovah their God.

אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ (הֶֽם) Hem “their”

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑ם (ם) m “their”

And [supplied: so did he] in the cities of Manasseh and Ephraim and Simeon, even unto Naphtali, in their ruins round about.

בְּחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) hem “their”

Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore is my wrath poured out upon this place, and it shall not be quenched.

יְדֵיהֶ֑ם (הֶ֑ם) Hem “their”

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.

בְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗ם (הֶ֗ם) Hem “their”

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.

אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (הֶֽם) Hem “their”