H9002–/וְ–v

Now, harden not your necks, as your fathers; yield yourselves to Jehovah, and come to his sanctuary, which he has sanctified for ever; and serve Jehovah your God, that the fierceness of his anger may turn away from you.

וּבֹ֤אוּ (וּ) u. “and”וְעִבְדוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיָשֹׁ֥ב (וְ) ve. “so”

For if ye return to Jehovah, your brethren and your children shall find compassion with those that have carried them captive, so that they shall come again unto this land; for Jehovah your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return to him.

וּבְנֵיכֶ֤ם (וּ) u. “and”וְלָשׁ֖וּב (וְ) ve. “and”וְרַחוּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the couriers passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even to Zebulun; but they laughed them to scorn and mocked them.

וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַלְעִגִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

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

וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וּמִזְּבֻל֑וּן (וּ) u. “and”

The hand of God was also upon Judah to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of Jehovah.

וְהַשָּׂרִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And they rose up and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem; and they took away all the incense-altars, and cast them into the torrent Kidron.

וְאֵ֤ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And they slaughtered the passover on the fourteenth of the second month; and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and hallowed themselves; and they brought the burnt-offerings into the house of Jehovah.

וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”

For there were many in the congregation that were not hallowed; therefore the Levites had the charge of the slaughtering of the passover-lambs for every one not clean, to hallow them unto Jehovah.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם (וְ) ve. “and”

For a multitude of the people, many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, and they ate the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them saying, Jehovah, who is good, forgive every one

וּמְנַשֶּׁ֜ה (וּ) u. “and”וּזְבֻלוּן֙ (וּ) u. “and”

that has directed his heart to seek God, Jehovah the God of his fathers, although not according to the purification of the sanctuary.

וְלֹ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Israel, that were present at Jerusalem, held the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised Jehovah day by day, with the instruments of praise to Jehovah.

וּֽמְהַלְלִ֣ים (וּֽ) u. “and”וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And Hezekiah spoke consolingly to all the Levites that had understanding in the good knowledge of Jehovah; and they ate the feast-offerings the seven days, sacrificing peace-offerings, and extolling Jehovah the God of their fathers.

וּמִ֨תְוַדִּ֔ים (וּ) u. “and”

For Hezekiah king of Judah gave to the congregation as heave-offering: a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep; and a great number of priests hallowed themselves.

וְשִׁבְעַ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַשָּׂרִ֞ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְצֹ֖אן (וְ) ve. “and”

And the whole congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.

וְהַכֹּהֲנִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַגֵּרִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַיּוֹשְׁבִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke the columns, and hewed down the Asherahs, and demolished the high places and the altars in all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. And all the children of Israel returned every man to his possession, into their cities.

וּכְכַלּ֣וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִנְיָמִ֛ן (וּ) u. “and”וּבְאֶפְרַ֥יִם (וּ) u. “and”וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests, and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, as well the priests as the Levites, for burnt-offerings and for peace-offerings, to serve and to give thanks and to praise in the gates of the courts of Jehovah.

וְ֠הַלְוִיִּם (וְ֠) Ve. “and”וְלַלְוִיִּ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלִשְׁלָמִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְהֹד֣וֹת (וּ) u. “and”וּלְהַלֵּ֔ל (וּ) u. “and”

And [ergänzt: he ordered] that the king's portion [ergänzt: should be taken] from his substance for the burnt-offerings: for the morning and evening burnt-offerings, for the burnt-offerings of the sabbaths, and of the new moons, and of the set feasts, as it is written in the law of Jehovah.

וּמְנָת֩ (וּ) u. “and”וְהָעֶ֔רֶב (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָ֣עֹל֔וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֶחֳדָשִׁ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And he commanded the people that dwelt in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might be encouraged in the law of Jehovah.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֑ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And as soon as the commandment was published, the children of Israel gave in abundance the firstfruits of corn, new wine and oil and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and they brought in abundantly the tithe of all [ergänzt: things].

וְכִפְרֹ֣ץ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִצְהָר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּדְבַ֔שׁ (וּ) u. “and”וְכֹ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַעְשַׂ֥ר (וּ) u. “and”

And the children of Israel and of Judah, that dwelt in the cities of Judah, they also brought the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of holy things which were consecrated to Jehovah their God, and laid them by heaps.

וּבְנֵ֧י (וּ) u. “and”וִֽיהוּדָ֗ה (וִֽ) vi. “and”וָצֹ֔אן (וָ) va. “and”וּמַעְשַׂ֣ר (וּ) u. “and”

In the third month they began to lay the heaps, and finished them in the seventh month.

וּבַחֹ֥דֶשׁ (וּ) u. “and”

And Hezekiah and the princes came and saw the heaps, and they blessed Jehovah, and his people Israel.

וְהַשָּׂרִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And Hezekiah questioned the priests and the Levites concerning the heaps.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And Azariah the chief priest of the house of Zadok spoke to him and said, Since they began to bring the heave-offerings into the house of Jehovah, we have eaten and been satisfied and have left plenty; for Jehovah has blessed his people; and what is left is this great store.

וְשָׂב֤וֹעַ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהוֹתֵר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַנּוֹתָ֖ר (וְ) ve. “and”

and brought in the heave-offerings and the tithes and the dedicated things faithfully; and over these Cononiah the Levite was ruler, and Shimei his brother was second.

וְהַֽמַּעֲשֵׂ֛ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲלֵיהֶ֤ם (וַ) va. “and”וְשִׁמְעִ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”