H9001–/וַ–v

and the king goeth up to the house of Jehovah, and every man of Judah, and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem, with him, and the priests, and the prophets, and all the people, from small unto great, and he readeth in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that is found in the house of Jehovah.

וַיַּ֣עַל (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va “and”

And the king standeth by the pillar, and maketh the covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, and to keep His commands, and His testimonies, and His statutes, with all the heart, and with all the soul, to establish the words of this covenant that are written on this book, and all the people stand in the covenant.

וַיַּעֲמֹ֣ד (וַ) va “and”וַיִּכְרֹ֥ת (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲמֹ֥ד (וַ) va “and”

And the king commandeth Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring out from the temple of Jehovah all the vessels that are made for Baal, and for the shrine, and for all the host of the heavens, and he burneth them at the outside of Jerusalem, in the fields of Kidron, and hath borne their ashes to Beth-El.

וַיְצַ֣ו (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞ם (וַֽ) va “and”וְנָשָׂ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And he hath caused to cease the idolatrous priests whom the kings of Judah have appointed, (and they make perfume in high places, in cities of Judah and suburbs of Jerusalem,) and those making perfume to Baal, to the sun, and to the moon, and to the planets, and to all the host of the heavens.

וְהִשְׁבִּ֣ית (וְ) ve. “and”וַיְקַטֵּ֤ר (וַ) va “and”

And he bringeth out the shrine from the house of Jehovah to the outside of Jerusalem, unto the brook Kidron, and burneth it at the brook Kidron, and beateth it small to dust, and casteth its dust on the grave of the sons of the people.

וַיֹּצֵ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֣דֶק (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he breaketh down the houses of the whoremongers that `are' in the house of Jehovah, where the women are weaving houses for the shrine.

וַיִּתֹּץ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And he bringeth in all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defileth the high places where the priests have made perfume, from Geba unto Beer-Sheba, and hath broken down the high places of the gates that `are' at the opening of the gate of Joshua, head of the city, that `is' on a man's left hand at the gate of the city;

וַיָּבֵ֤א (וַ) va “and”וַיְטַמֵּ֣א (וַ) va “and”וְנָתַ֞ץ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he hath defiled Topheth, that `is' in the valley of the son of Hinnom, so that no man doth cause his son and his daughter to pass over through fire to Molech.

וְטִמֵּ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

And he causeth to cease the horses that the kings of Judah have given to the sun from the entering in of the house of Jehovah, by the chamber of Nathan-Melech the eunuch, that `is' in the suburbs, and the chariots of the sun he hath burnt with fire.

וַיַּשְׁבֵּ֣ת (וַ) va “and”

And the altars that `are' on the top of the upper chamber of Ahaz, that the kings of Judah made, and the altars that Manasseh made in the two courts of the house of Jehovah, hath the king broken down, and removeth thence, and hath cast their dust unto the brook Kidron.

וַיָּ֣רָץ (וַ) va “and”וְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he hath broken in pieces the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines, and filleth their place with bones of men;

וְשִׁבַּר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיִּכְרֹ֖ת (וַ) va “and”וַיְמַלֵּ֥א (וַ) va “and”

and also the altar that `is' in Beth-El, the high place that Jeroboam son of Nebat made, by which he made Israel sin, both that altar and the high place he hath broken down, and doth burn the high place -- he hath beat it small to dust, and hath burnt the shrine.

וַיִּשְׂרֹ֧ף (וַ) va “and”וְשָׂרַ֥ף (וְ) ve. “and”

And Josiah turneth, and seeth the graves that `are' there in the mount, and sendeth and taketh the bones out of the graves, and burneth `them' on the altar, and defileth it, according to the word of Jehovah that the man of God proclaimed, who proclaimed these things.

וַיִּ֣פֶן (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֨רְא (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁלַ֗ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֤ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְטַמְּאֵ֑הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And he saith, `What `is' this sign that I see?' and the men of the city say unto him, `The grave of the man of God who hath come from Judah, and proclaimeth these things that thou hast done concerning the altar of Beth-El.'

וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֗א (וַ) va “and”

And he saith, `Let him alone, let no man touch his bones;' and they let his bones escape, with the bones of the prophet who came out of Samaria.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְמַלְּטוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And also all the houses of the high places that `are' in the cities of Samaria, that the kings of Israel made to provoke to anger, hath Josiah turned aside, and doth to them according to all the deeds that he did in Beth-El.

וַיַּ֣עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

And he slayeth all the priests of the high places who `are' there by the altars, and burneth the bones of man upon them, and turneth back to Jerusalem.

וַ֠יִּזְבַּח (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיִּשְׂרֹ֛ף (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֖שָׁב (וַ) va “and”

And the king commandeth the whole of the people, saying, `Make ye a passover to Jehovah your God, as it is written on this book of the covenant.'

וַיְצַ֤ו (וַ) va “and”

and Jehovah saith, `Also Judah I turn aside from my presence, as I turned Israel aside, and I have rejected this city that I have chosen -- Jerusalem, and the house of which I said, My name is there.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וּ֠מָאַסְתִּי (וּ֠) U. “and”

In his days hath Pharaoh-Nechoh king of Egypt come up against the king of Asshur, by the river Phrat, and king Josiah goeth out to meet him, and he putteth him to death in Megiddo, when he seeth him.

וַיֵּ֨לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיְמִיתֵ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And his servants cause him to ride dying from Megiddo, and bring him in to Jerusalem, and bury him in his own grave, and the people of the land take Jehoahaz son of Josiah, and anoint him, and cause him to reign instead of his father.

וַיַּרְכִּבֻ֨הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְשְׁח֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּ (וַ) va “and”

and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers did,

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

and Pharaoh-Nechoh bindeth him in Riblah, in the land of Hamath, from reigning in Jerusalem, and he putteth a fine on the land -- a hundred talents of silver, and a talent of gold.

וַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתֶּן־ (וַ) va “and”

And Pharaoh-Nechoh causeth Eliakim son of Josiah to reign instead of Josiah his father, and turneth his name to Jehoiakim, and Jehoahaz he hath taken away, and he cometh in to Egypt, and dieth there.

וַיַּמְלֵךְ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּסֵּ֥ב (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֥מָת (וַ) va “and”

and he doth the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his fathers did.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”