H9002–/וְ–v

and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וְשִׁמְעִ֑י (וְ) ve. “and”וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now they began on the first [ergänzt: day] of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of Yahweh; and they sanctified the house of Yahweh in eight days: and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

וּבְי֧וֹם (וּ) u. “and”וּבְי֨וֹם (וּ) u. “and”

Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within [ergänzt: the palace], and said, We have cleansed all the house of Yahweh, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels of it, and the table of show bread, with all the vessels of it.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away when he trespassed, have we prepared and sanctified; and, behold, they are before the altar of Yahweh.

וְאֵ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִקְדָּ֑שְׁנוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִנָּ֕ם (וְ) ve. “and”

They brought seven bulls, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven male goats, for a sin-offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. He commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of Yahweh.

וְאֵילִ֨ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְבָשִׂ֣ים (וּ) u. “and”וּצְפִירֵ֨י (וּ) u. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

They brought near the male goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them:

וְהַקָּהָ֑ל (וְ) ve. “and”

and the priests killed them, and they made a sin-offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded [ergänzt: that] the burnt offering and the sin-offering [ergänzt: should be made] for all Israel.

וְהַחַטָּֽאת׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

He set the Levites in the house of Yahweh 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 the commandment was of Yahweh by his prophets.

וּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְגָ֥ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָתָ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of Yahweh began also, and the trumpets, together with the instruments of David king of Israel.

וּבְעֵ֞ת (וּ) u. “and”וְהַחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֨ל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

All the assembly worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this [ergänzt: continued] until the burnt offering was finished.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַשִּׁ֣יר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וּכְכַלּ֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְכָֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָסָ֣ף (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Hezekiah answered, Now you have consecrated yourselves to Yahweh; come near and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of Yahweh. The assembly brought in sacrifices and thank-offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart [ergänzt: brought] burnt offerings.

וְהָבִ֛יאוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְתוֹד֖וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְתוֹד֔וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

The consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.

וְֽהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים (וְֽ) ve. “and”וְצֹ֖אן (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַ֣ד (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַנְּסָכִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

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

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וִֽיהוּדָ֗ה (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְגַֽם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמְנַשֶּׁ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”

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

וְשָׂרָ֛יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

וְהָעָ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

The thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly.

וּבְעֵינֵ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover to Yahweh, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem: for they had not kept it in great numbers in such sort as it is written.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “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, You children of Israel, turn again to Yahweh, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may return to the remnant that have escaped of you out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.

וְשָׂרָ֗יו (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽיהוּדָ֔ה (וִֽ) vi. “and”וּכְמִצְוַ֥ת (וּ) u. “and”וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָשֹׁב֙ (וְ) ve. “so”

Don't be you like your fathers, and like your brothers, who trespassed against Yahweh, the God of their fathers, so that he gave them up to desolation, as you see.

וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכַ֣אֲחֵיכֶ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”