H4687–מִצְוָה–mits.vah

Then he put the Levites in their places in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments of music as ordered by David and Gad, the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for the order was the Lord's, given by his prophets.

בְּמִצְוַ֥ת (מִצְוַ֥ת) mitz.Vat “[the] command of”הַמִּצְוָ֖ה (מִּצְוָ֖ה) mitz.Vah “commandment”

So runners went with letters from the king and his chiefs through all Israel and Judah, by the order of the king, saying, O children of Israel, come back again to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he may come again to that small ba

וּכְמִצְוַ֥ת (מִצְוַ֥ת) mitz.Vat “[the] command of”

And in Judah the power of God gave them one heart to do the orders of the king and the captains, which were taken as the word of the Lord.

מִצְוַ֥ת mitz.Vat “[the] command of”

And for everything he undertook, in connection with the work of the house of God and his law and orders, he got directions from God and did it with serious purpose; and things went well for him.

וּבַמִּצְוָ֔ה (מִּצְוָ֔ה) mitz.Vah “commandment”

Then the king, taking his place by the pillar, made an agreement before the Lord, to go in the way of the Lord, and to keep his orders and his decisions and his rules with all his heart and with all his soul, and to keep the words of the agreement record

מִצְוֹתָיו֙ (מִצְוֹתָי) mitz.vo.Ta “commandments”

So everything was made ready and the priests took their places with the Levites in their divisions, as the king had said.

כְּמִצְוַ֥ת (מִצְוַ֥ת) mitz.Vat “[the] command of”

And the sons of Asaph, the makers of melody, were in their places, as ordered by David and Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, the king's seer; and the door-keepers were stationed at every door: there was no need for them to go away from their places, for thei

כְּמִצְוַ֤ת (מִצְוַ֤ת) mitz.Vat “[the] command of”

So everything needed for the worship of the Lord was made ready that same day, for the keeping of the Passover and the offering of burned offerings on the altar of the Lord, as King Josiah had given orders.

כְּמִצְוַ֖ת (מִצְוַ֖ת) mitz.Vat “[the] command of”

Now this is a copy of the letter which King Artaxerxes gave to Ezra, the priest and the scribe, who put into writing the words of the orders of the Lord, and of his rules for Israel:

מִצְוֹת־ mitz.vot- “[the] commandments of”

And now, O our God, what are we to say after this? for we have not kept your laws,

מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ (מִצְוֹתֶֽי) mitz.vo.Tei. “commandments”

Are we again to go against your orders, taking wives from among the people who do these disgusting things? would you not be angry with us till our destruction was complete, till there was not one who got away safe?

מִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָ (מִצְוֹתֶ֔י) mitz.vo.Tei. “commandments”

Let us now make an agreement with our God to put away all the wives and all their children, if it seems right to my lord and to those who go in fear of the words of our God; and let it be done in keeping with the law.

בְּמִצְוַ֣ת (מִצְוַ֣ת) mitz.Vat “[the] commandment of”

And said, O Lord, the God of heaven, the great God, greatly to be feared, keeping faith and mercy with those who have love for him and are true to his laws:

מִצְוֹתָֽיו׃ (מִצְוֹתָֽי) mitz.vo.Ta “<of> commandments”

We have done great wrong against you, and have not kept the orders, the rules, and the decisions, which you gave to your servant Moses.

הַמִּצְוֹ֗ת (מִּצְוֹ֗ת) mitz.Vot “commandments”

But if you come back to me and keep my orders and do them, even if those of you who have been forced out are living in the farthest parts of heaven, I will get them from there, and take them back to the place marked out by me for the resting-place of my

מִצְוֹתַ֔י (מִצְוֹתַ֔) mitz.vo.Ta “commandments”

And you came down on Mount Sinai, and your voice came to them from heaven, giving them right decisions and true laws, good rules and orders:

וּמִצְוֹ֖ת (מִצְוֹ֖ת) mitz.Vot “commandments”

And you gave them word of your holy Sabbath, and gave them orders and rules and a law, by the hand of Moses your servant:

וּמִצְו֤וֹת (מִצְו֤וֹת) mitz.Vot “commandments”

But they and our fathers, in their pride, made their necks stiff, and gave no attention to your orders,

מִצְוֹתֶֽיךָ׃ (מִצְוֹתֶֽי) mitz.vo.Tei. “commandments”

And gave witness against them so that you might make them come back again to your law: but their hearts were lifted up, and they gave no attention to your orders and went against your decisions (which, if a man keeps them, will be life to him), and turni

לְמִצְוֹתֶ֙יךָ֙ (מִצְוֹתֶ֙י) mitz.vo.Tei. “commandments”

And our kings, our rulers, our priests, and our fathers have not kept your law or given attention to your orders and your witness, with which you gave witness against them.

מִצְוֹתֶ֔יךָ (מִצְוֹתֶ֔י) mitz.vo.Tei. “commandments”

They were united with their brothers, their rulers, and put themselves under a curse and an oath, to keep their steps in the way of God's law, which was given by Moses, the servant of God, and to keep and do all the orders of the Lord, our Lord, and his

מִצְוֹת֙ mitz.Vot “[the] commandments of”

And we made rules for ourselves, taxing ourselves a third of a shekel every year for the upkeep of the house of our God;

מִצְוֹ֔ת mitz.Vot “commandments”

For there was an order from the king about them and a regular amount for the music-makers, for their needs day by day.

מִצְוַ֥ת mitz.Vat “[the] commandment of”

And the chiefs of the Levites: Hashabiah, Sherebiah, and Jeshua, the son of Kadmiel, with their brothers opposite them, to give blessing and praise as ordered by David, the man of God, watch against watch.

בְּמִצְוַ֖ת (מִצְוַ֖ת) mitz.Vat “[the] commandment of”

And they kept the watch of their God, and were responsible for making things clean, and so did the music-makers and the door-keepers, as it was ordered by David and Solomon his son.

כְּמִצְוַ֥ת (מִצְוַ֥ת) mitz.Vat “[the] command of”