H9001–/וַ–v

And Hezekiah the king riseth early, and gathereth the heads of the city, and goeth up to the house of Jehovah;

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

and they bring in seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven young he-goats, for a sin-offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah; and he saith to sons of Aaron, the priests, to cause `them' to ascend on the altar of Jehovah.

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

And they slaughter the oxen, and the priests receive the blood, and sprinkle on the altar; and they slaughter the rams, and sprinkle the blood on the altar; and they slaughter the lambs, and sprinkle the blood on 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 bring nigh the he-goats of the sin-offering before the king and the assembly, and they lay their hands upon them;

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

and the priests slaughter them, and make a sin-offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel, for `For all Israel,' said the king, ``is' the burnt-offering and the sin-offering.'

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

And he appointeth the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, by the command of David, and of Gad, seer of the king, and of Nathan the prophet, for by the hand of Jehovah `is' the command, by the hand of His prophets;

וַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨ד (וַ) va “and”

and the Levites stand with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

וַיַּֽעַמְד֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Hezekiah saith to cause the burnt-offering to ascend on the altar; and at the time the burnt-offering began -- began the song of Jehovah, and the trumpets, even by the hands of the instruments of David king of Israel.

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And at the completion of the offering up bowed have the king and all those found with him, and do obeisance.

וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

And Hezekiah the king saith, and the princes, to the Levites to give praise to Jehovah in the words of David, and of Asaph the seer, and they praise -- unto joy, and they bow, and do obeisance.

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

And Hezekiah answereth and saith, `Now ye have filled your hand to Jehovah, come nigh, and bring in sacrifices and thank-offerings to the house of Jehovah;' and the assembly bring in sacrifices and thank-offerings, and every willing-hearted one -- burnt-offerings.

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

And the number of the burnt-offerings that the assembly have brought in, is seventy oxen, a hundred rams, lambs two hundred; for a burnt-offering to Jehovah `are' all these.

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”

Only, the priests have become few, and have not been able to strip the whole of the burnt-offerings, and their brethren the Levites strengthen them till the completion of the work, and till the priests sanctify themselves, for the Levites `are' more upright of heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

וַֽיְּחַזְּק֞וּם (וַֽ) va “and”

And also, burnt-offerings `are' in abundance, with fat of the peace-offerings, and with oblations for the burnt-offering; and the service of the house of Jehovah is established,

וַתִּכּ֖וֹן (וַ) va. “and”

and rejoice doth Hezekiah and all the people, because of God's giving preparation to the people, for the thing hath been suddenly.

וַיִּשְׂמַ֤ח (וַ) va “and”

And Hezekiah sendeth unto all Israel and Judah, and also letters he hath written unto Ephraim and Manasseh, to come in to the house of Jehovah in Jerusalem, to make a passover to Jehovah, God of Israel.

וַיִּשְׁלַ֨ח (וַ) va “and”

And the king taketh counsel, and his heads, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to make the passover in the second month,

וַיִּוָּעַ֨ץ (וַ) va “and”

And the thing is right in the eyes of the king, and in the eyes of all the assembly,

וַיִּישַׁ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

and they establish the thing, to cause to pass over an intimation into all Israel, from Beer-Sheba even unto Dan, to come in to make a passover to Jehovah, God of Israel, in Jerusalem, for not for a long time had they done as it is written.

וַיַּֽעֲמִ֣ידוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the runners go with letters from the hand of the king and his heads, into all Israel and Judah, even according to the command of the king, saying, `O sons of Israel, turn back unto Jehovah, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and He doth turn back unto the escaped part that is left of you from the hand of the kings of Asshur;

וַיֵּלְכוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

and do not be like your fathers, and like your brethren, who trespassed against Jehovah, God of their fathers, and He giveth them to desolation, as ye do see.

וַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”

And the runners are passing over from city to city, in the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun: and they are laughing at them, and mocking at them,

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

only, certain from Asher, and Manasseh, and from Zebulun, have been humbled, and come in to Jerusalem.

וַיָּבֹ֖אוּ (וַ) va “and”

and much people are gathered to Jerusalem, to make the feast of unleavened things in the second month -- a mighty assembly for multitude.

וַיֵּֽאָסְפ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they arise and turn aside the altars that `are' in Jerusalem, and all the perfume altars they have turned aside, and cast `them' to the brook Kidron;

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