H0834A–אֲשֶׁר–a.sher

He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, as did Manasseh his father; and Amon sacrificed to all the engraved images which Manasseh his father had made, and served them.

אֲשֶׁ֤ר 'a.Sher “which”

They broke down the altars of the Baals in his presence; and the sun-images that were on high above them he hewed down; and the Asherim, and the engraved images, and the molten images, he broke in pieces, and made dust of them, and strewed it on the graves [ergänzt: of those] who had sacrificed to them.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

They came to Hilkiah the high priest, and delivered the money that was brought into the house of God, which the Levites, the keepers of the threshold, had gathered of the hand of Manasseh and Ephraim, and of all the remnant of Israel, and of all Judah and Benjamin, and of the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

They delivered it into the hand of the workmen who had the oversight of the house of Yahweh; and the workmen who labored in the house of Yahweh gave it to mend and repair the house;

אֲשֶׁ֤ר 'a.Sher “who”

even to the carpenters and to the builders gave they it, to buy hewn stone, and timber for couplings, and to make beams for the houses which the kings of Judah had destroyed.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought back word to the king, saying, All that was committed to your servants, they are doing.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “that”

Go you, inquire of Yahweh for me, and for those who are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is the wrath of Yahweh that is poured out on us, because our fathers have not kept the word of Yahweh, to do according to all that is written in this book.

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So Hilkiah, and they whom the king [ergänzt: had commanded], went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she lived in Jerusalem in the second quarter;) and they spoke to her to that effect.

וַאֲשֶׁ֣ר (אֲשֶׁ֣ר) 'a.Sher “[those] whom”

She said to them, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: Tell you the man who sent you to me,

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “who”

Thus says Yahweh, Behold, I will bring evil on this place, and on the inhabitants of it, even all the curses that are written in the book which they have read before the king of Judah.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

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.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “that”

But to the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Yahweh, thus shall you tell him, Thus says Yahweh, the God of Israel: As touching the words which you have heard,

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

Behold, I will gather you to your fathers, and you shall be gathered to your grave in peace, neither shall your eyes see all the evil that I will bring on this place, and on the inhabitants of it. They brought back word to the king.

אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “which”

Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all who were found in Israel to serve, even to serve Yahweh their God. All his days they didn't depart from following Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

He said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to Yahweh, 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 on your shoulders: now serve Yahweh your God, and his people Israel.

אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “which”

There was no Passover like 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 who were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.

אֲשֶׁ֨ר 'a.Sher “when”

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

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “who”

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 tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

Now the rest of the acts of Jehoiakim, and his abominations which he did, and that which was found in him, behold, they are written in the book of the kings of Israel and Judah: and Jehoiachin his son reigned in his place.

אֲשֶׁר־ 'a.Sher- “which”

He also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “who”

Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the people, trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted the house of Yahweh which he had made holy in Jerusalem.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth has Yahweh, the God of heaven, given me; and he has charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all his people, Yahweh his God be with him, and let him go up.

אֲשֶׁ֣ר 'a.Sher “which”

Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth has Yahweh, the God of heaven, given me; and he has charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah.

אֲשֶׁ֥ר 'a.Sher “which”

Whoever there is among you of all his people, his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which is in Judah, and build the house of Yahweh, the God of Israel (he is God), which is in Jerusalem.

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