H9028–הֶם–hem

They gathered their brothers, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Yahweh, to cleanse the house of Yahweh.

אֲחֵיהֶם֙ (הֶם֙) Hem “their”

They brought near the male goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them:

יְדֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) Hem “their”

and the priests killed them, and they made a sin-offering with their blood on 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: therefore their brothers the Levites helped them, until 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”

Don't be you like your fathers, and like your brothers, who trespassed against Yahweh, the God of their fathers, so that he gave them up to desolation, as you see.

אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם (הֶ֑ם) Hem “their”

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”

Hezekiah spoke comfortably to all the Levites who had good understanding [supplied: in the service] of Yahweh. So they ate throughout the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace-offerings, and making confession to Yahweh, 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 to heaven.

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

Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke in pieces the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, and broke 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”

Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, 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 Yahweh.

מַחְלְקוֹתָ֞ם (ם) m “their”

The children of Israel and Judah, who lived in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of dedicated things which were consecrated to Yahweh their God, and laid them by heaps.

אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם (הֶ֑ם) Hem “their”

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 brothers by divisions, as well to the great as to the small:

לַאֲחֵיהֶם֙ (הֶם֙) Hem “their”

besides those who were reckoned by genealogy of males, from three years old and upward, even everyone who entered into the house of Yahweh, as the duty of every day required, for their service in their offices according to their divisions;

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

and those who 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 divisions;

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

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

עָרֵיהֶם֙ (הֶם֙) Hem “their”

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 spoke comfortably to them, saying,

לְבָבָ֖ם (ם) m “their”

Don't you know what I and my fathers have done to 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 Yahweh, 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 the God of Hezekiah not deliver his people out of my hand.

עַמָּם֙ (ם֙) m “their”

Nevertheless the people sacrificed still in the high places, but only to Yahweh their God.

אֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃ (הֶֽם) Hem “their”

He burnt the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑ם (ם) m “their”

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

בְּחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם (הֶ֖ם) hem “their”

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

יְדֵיהֶ֑ם (הֶ֑ם) Hem “their”

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.

בְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗ם (הֶ֗ם) Hem “their”

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.

אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (הֶֽם) Hem “their”