H0001G–אָב–av

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.

אָבִ֑יו (אָבִ֑י) 'a.Vi “ancestor”

`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.'

אֲבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ (אֲבוֹתֵ֙י) 'a.vo.Tei. “ancestors”

Lo, I am gathering thee unto thy fathers, and thou hast been gathered unto thy graves in peace, and thine eyes do not look on all the evil that I am bringing upon this place, and upon its inhabitants;' and they bring the king back word.

אֲבֹתֶ֗יךָ (אֲבֹתֶ֗י) 'a.vo.Tei. “ancestors”

And he presenteth every one who is found in Jerusalem and Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem do according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (אֲבוֹתֵי) 'a.vo.tei. “ancestors”

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.

אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ (אֲבוֹתֵי) 'a.vo.tei. “ancestors”

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,

אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (אֲבוֹתֵי) 'a.vo.tei. “ancestors”

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,

הָֽאָב֔וֹת (אָב֔וֹת) 'a.Vot “ancestors”אָ֖ב 'av “an ancestor”

and they turn aside the burnt-offering, to put them by the divisions of the house of the fathers of the sons of the people, to bring near to Jehovah, as it is written in the book of Moses -- and so to the oxen.

אָבוֹת֙ 'a.Vot “ancestors”

And his servants remove him from the chariot, and cause him to ride on the second chariot that he hath, and cause him to go to Jerusalem, and he dieth, and is buried in the graves of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem are mourning for Josiah,

אֲבֹתָ֑יו (אֲבֹתָ֑י) 'a.vo.Ta “ancestors”

And the people of the land take Jehoahaz son of Josiah, and cause him to reign instead of his father in Jerusalem.

אָבִ֖יו (אָבִ֖י) 'a.Vi “father”

And Jehovah, God of their fathers, sendeth unto them by the hand of His messengers -- rising early and sending -- for He hath had pity on His people, and on His habitation,

אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֧ם (אֲבוֹתֵי) 'a.vo.tei. “ancestors”

And heads of the fathers of Judah and Benjamin rise, and the priests and the Levites, even every one whose spirit God hath waked, to go up to build the house of Jehovah, that `is' in Jerusalem;

הָאָב֗וֹת (אָב֗וֹת) 'a.Vot “fathers”

And these `are' those going up from Tel-Melah, Tel-Harsa, Cherub, Addan, Immer, and they have not been able to declare the house of their fathers, and their seed, whether they `are' of Israel:

אֲבוֹתָם֙ (אֲבוֹתָ) 'a.vo.Ta “ancestors”

And some of the heads of the fathers in their coming in to the house of Jehovah that `is' in Jerusalem, have offered willingly for the house of God, to establish it on its base;

הָֽאָב֔וֹת (אָב֔וֹת) 'a.Vot “fathers”

And many of the priests, and the Levites, and the heads of the fathers, the aged men who had seen the first house -- in this house being founded before their eyes -- are weeping with a loud voice, and many with a shout, in joy, lifting up the voice;

הָאָב֜וֹת (אָב֜וֹת) 'a.Vot “fathers”

and they draw nigh unto Zerubbabel, and unto heads of the fathers, and say to them, `Let us build with you; for, like you, we seek to your God, and we are not sacrificing since the days of Esar-Haddon king of Asshur, who brought us up hither.'

הָֽאָב֗וֹת (אָב֗וֹת) 'a.Vot “fathers”

And Zerubbabel saith to them, also Jeshua, and the rest of the heads of the fathers of Israel, `Not for you, and for us, to build a house to our God; but we ourselves together do build to Jehovah God of Israel, as the king Cyrus, king of Persia, commanded us.'

הָֽאָבוֹת֙ (אָבוֹת֙) 'a.Vot “fathers”

Blessed `is' Jehovah, God of our fathers, who hath given such a thing as this in the heart of the king, to beautify the house of Jehovah that `is' in Jerusalem,

אֲבוֹתֵ֑ינוּ (אֲבוֹתֵ֑י) 'a.vo.Tei. “ancestors”

And these `are' heads of their fathers, and the genealogy of those going up with me, in the reign of Artaxerxes the king, from Babylon.

אֲבֹתֵיהֶ֖ם (אֲבֹתֵי) 'a.vo.tei. “fathers”

And I say unto them, `Ye `are' holy to Jehovah, and the vessels `are' holy, and the silver and the gold `are' a willing-offering to Jehovah, God of your fathers;

אֲבֹתֵיכֶֽם׃ (אֲבֹתֵי) 'a.vo.tei. “ancestors”

watch, and keep, till ye weigh before the heads of the priests, and of the Levites, and the heads of the fathers of Israel, in Jerusalem, in the chambers of the house of Jehovah.'

הָאָב֥וֹת (אָב֥וֹת) 'a.Vot “fathers”

`From the days of our fathers we `are' in great guilt unto this day, and in our iniquities we have been given -- we, our kings, our priests -- into the hand of the kings of the lands, with sword, with captivity, and with spoiling, and with shame of face, as `at' this day.

אֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ (אֲבֹתֵ֗י) 'a.vo.Tei. “ancestors”

and, now, make confession to Jehovah, God of your fathers, and do His good pleasure, and be separated from the peoples of the land, and from the strange women.'

אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֖ם (אֲבֹתֵי) 'a.vo.tei. “ancestors”

And the sons of the removal do so, and Ezra the priest, `and' men, heads of the fathers, for the house of their fathers, are separated, even all of them by name, and they sit on the first day of the tenth month, to examine the matter;

הָאָב֛וֹת (אָב֛וֹת) 'a.Vot “fathers”אֲבֹתָ֖ם (אֲבֹתָ֖) 'a.vo.Ta “ancestors”

let Thine ear be, I pray Thee, attentive, and Thine eyes open, to hearken unto the prayer of Thy servant, that I am praying before Thee to-day, by day and by night, concerning the sons of Israel Thy servants, and confessing concerning the sins of the sons of Israel, that we have sinned against Thee; yea, I and the house of my father have sinned;

אָבִ֖י (אָבִ֖) 'a.V “father”