H9002–/וְ–v

Because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou didst hear his words against this place, and against its inhabitants, and didst humble thyself before me, and didst rend thy clothes, and weep before me; I have even heard thee also, saith the LORD.

וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Behold, I will gather thee to thy fathers, and thou shalt be gathered to thy grave in peace, neither shall thy eyes see all the evil that I will bring upon this place, and upon the inhabitants of the same. So they brought the king word again.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the king sent and convened all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.

וִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (וִ) vi. “and”

And the king went into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֹשְׁבֵ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments, and his testimonies, and his statutes, with all his heart, and with all his soul, to perform the words of the covenant which are written in this book.

וְלִשְׁמ֤וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵֽדְוֹתָ֣יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְחֻקָּ֔יו (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְכָל־ (וּ) u. “and”

And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin, to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.

וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן (וּ) u. “and”

And said to the Levites that taught all Israel, who were holy to the LORD, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the LORD your God, and his people Israel,

וְאֵ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”

And prepare yourselves by the houses of your fathers after your courses, according to the writing of David king of Israel, and according to the writing of Solomon his son.

וְהָכִ֥ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְמִכְתַּ֖ב (וּ) u. “and”

And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the families of the fathers of your brethren the people, and after the division of the families of the Levites.

וְעִמְד֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וַחֲלֻקַּ֥ת (וַ) va. “and”

So kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.

וְשַׁחֲט֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהִתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָכִ֣ינוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Josiah gave to the people, of the flock, lambs and kids, all for the passover-offerings, for all that were present, to the number of thirty thousand, and three thousand bullocks: these were of the king's substance.

וּבְנֵֽי־ (וּ) u. “and”וּבָקָ֖ר (וּ) u. “and”

And his princes gave willingly to the people, to the priests, and to the Levites: Hilkiah and Zechariah and Jehiel, rulers of the house of God, gave to the priests for the passover-offerings two thousand and six hundred small cattle, and three hundred oxen.

וְשָׂרָ֞יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַלְוִיִּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּזְכַרְיָ֜הוּ (וּ) u. “and”וִֽיחִיאֵ֗ל (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְשֵׁ֣שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָקָ֖ר (וּ) u. “and”

Conaniah also, and Shemaiah, and Nethaneel, his brethren, and Hashabiah and Jehiel and Jozabad, chief of the Levites, gave to the Levites for passover-offerings five thousand small cattle, and five hundred oxen.

וְ֠כָֽנַנְיָהוּ (וְ֠) ve. “and”וּשְׁמַֽעְיָ֨הוּ (וּ) u. “and”וּנְתַנְאֵ֜ל (וּ) u. “and”וַחֲשַׁבְיָ֧הוּ (וַ) va. “and”וִיעִיאֵ֛ל (וִ) vi. “and”וְיוֹזָבָ֖ד (וְ) ve. “and”וּבָקָ֖ר (וּ) u. “and”

So the service was prepared, and the priests stood in their place, and the Levites in their courses, according to the king's commandment.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And they killed the passover, and the priests sprinkled the blood from their hands, and the Levites flayed them.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And they removed the burnt-offerings, that they might give according to the divisions of the families of the people, to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.

וְכֵ֖ן (וְ) ve. “and”

And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: but the other holy offerings they boiled in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and divided them speedily among all the people.

וְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֣ים (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַדְּוָדִים֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּבַצֵּ֣לָח֔וֹת (וּ) u. “and”

And afterwards they made ready for themselves, and for the priests: because the priests the sons of Aaron were busied in offering burnt-offerings and the fat until night; therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.

וְאַחַ֗ר (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַחֲלָבִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”

And the singers the sons of Asaph were in their place, according to the commandment of David, and Asaph, and Heman, and Jeduthun the king's seer; and the porters waited at every gate; they might not depart from their service; for their brethren the Levites prepared for them.

וְהַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֨ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָסָ֞ף (וְ) ve. “and”וְהֵימָ֤ן (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽידֻתוּן֙ (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֖ים (וְ) ve. “and”וָשָׁ֑עַר (וָ) va. “and”

So all the service of the LORD was prepared the same day, to keep the passover, and to offer burnt-offerings upon the altar of the LORD, according to the commandment of king Josiah.

וְהַעֲל֣וֹת (וְ) ve. “and”

And the children of Israel that were present kept the passover at that time, and the feast of unleavened bread seven days.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And there was no passover like that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did all the kings of Israel keep such a passover as Josiah kept, and the priests, and the Levites, and all Judah and Israel that were present, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַלְוִיִּ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְיוֹשְׁבֵ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”

But he sent embassadors to him, saying, What have I to do with thee, thou king of Judah? I come not against thee this day, but against the house with which I have war: for God commanded me to make haste: forbear thee from meddling with God, who is with me, that he may not destroy thee.

וָלָ֜ךְ (וָ) va. “and”וֵאלֹהִ֖ים (וֵ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Nevertheless Josiah would not turn his face from him, but disguised himself that he might fight with him, and hearkened not to the words of Necho from the mouth of God, and came to fight in the valley of Megiddo.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

His servants therefore took him out of that chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had; and they brought him to Jerusalem, and he died, and was buried in one of the sepulchers of his fathers. And all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם (וִ) vi. “and”