H9001–/וַ–v

Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and convened the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.

וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּאֱסֹ֕ף (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֖עַל (וַ) va “and”

And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats, for a sin-offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD.

וַיָּבִ֣יאוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.

וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְקַבְּל֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּזְרְק֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְרְק֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּזְרְק֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they brought forth the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:

וַיַּגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּסְמְכ֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt-offering and the sin-offering should be made for all Israel.

וַיִּשְׁחָטוּם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְחַטְּא֤וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And he set the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the LORD by his prophets.

וַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨ד (וַ) va “and”

And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

וַיַּֽעַמְד֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt-offering upon the altar. And when the burnt-offering began, the song of the LORD began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshiped.

וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

Moreover, Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise to the LORD, with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.

וַ֠יֹּאמֶר (וַ֠) Va “and”וַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank-offerings; and, as many as were of a free heart, burnt-offerings.

וַיַּ֨עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֤יאוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the number of the burnt-offerings, which the congregation brought, was seventy bullocks, a hundred rams: and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt-offering to the LORD.

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”

But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt-offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites helped them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

וַֽיְּחַזְּק֞וּם (וַֽ) va “and”

And also the burnt-offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace-offerings, and the drink-offerings for every burnt-offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order.

וַתִּכּ֖וֹן (וַ) va. “and”

And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.

וַיִּשְׂמַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”

And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover to the LORD God of Israel.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.

וַיִּוָּעַ֨ץ (וַ) va “and”

And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.

וַיִּישַׁ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover to the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in the manner as it was written.

וַיַּֽעֲמִ֣ידוּ (וַ) va “and”

So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again to the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you that have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria.

וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, who trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see.

וַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”

So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even to Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

וַיִּֽהְי֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

Nevertheless, divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And there assembled at Jerusalem many people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.

וַיֵּֽאָסְפ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense they took away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.

וַיָּקֻ֕מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁלִ֖יכוּ (וַ) va “and”