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And Hezekiah and all the people were full of joy, because God had made the people ready: for the thing was done suddenly.

בְּפִתְאֹ֖ם (בְּ) be. “in”

Then Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah, and sent letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, requesting them to come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel.

בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּֽ) bi. “in”

For the king, after discussion with his chiefs and all the body of the people in Jerusalem, had made a decision to keep the Passover in the second month.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “in”בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

It was not possible to keep it at that time, because not enough priests had made themselves holy, and the people had not come together in Jerusalem.

בָּעֵ֣ת (בָּ) ba. “at the”

And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and all the people.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”וּבְעֵינֵ֖י (בְ) ve. “in”

So it was ordered that word was to be sent out through all Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, that they were to come to keep the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem: because they had not kept it in great numbers in agreement with the law.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

So runners went with letters from the king and his chiefs through all Israel and Judah, by the order of the king, saying, O children of Israel, come back again to the Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that he may come again to that small ba

בָּֽאִגְּר֜וֹת (בָּֽ) ba. “with <the>”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

Do not be like your fathers and your brothers, who were sinners against the Lord, the God of their fathers, so that he made them a cause of fear, as you see.

בַּיהוָ֖ה (בַּ) ba. “against”

For if you come back to the Lord, those who took away your brothers and your children will have pity on them, and let them come back to this land: for the Lord your God is full of grace and mercy, and his face will not be turned away from you if you come

בְשׁוּבְכֶ֞ם (בְ) ve. “when”

So the runners went from town to town through all the country of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun: but they were laughed at and made sport of.

בְּאֶֽרֶץ־ (בְּ) be. “in”בָּֽם׃ (בָּֽ) Ba “<in> <the>”

And in Judah the power of God gave them one heart to do the orders of the king and the captains, which were taken as the word of the Lord.

בִּיהוּדָ֗ה (בִּ) bi. “on”בִּדְבַ֥ר (בִּ) bi “by”

So a very great number of people came together at Jerusalem to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month.

בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And they got to work and took away all the altars in Jerusalem, and they put all the vessels for burning perfumes into the stream Kidron.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “[were] in”

Then on the fourteenth day of the second month they put the Passover lambs to death: and the priests and the Levites were shamed, and made themselves holy and took burned offerings into the house of the Lord.

בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה (בְּ) be. “on”

For there were still a number of the people there who had not made themselves holy: so the Levites had to put Passover lambs to death for those who were not clean, to make them holy to the Lord.

בַּקָּהָ֖ל (בַּ) ba. “among the”

For a great number of the people from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not made themselves clean, but they took the Passover meal, though not in the right way. For Hezekiah had made prayer for them, saying, May the good Lord have mercy on

בְּלֹ֣א (בְּ) be. “with”

So the children of Israel who were present in Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread for seven days with great joy: and the Levites and the priests gave praise to the Lord day by day, making melody to the Lord with loud instruments.

בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם (בִּֽ) bi. “in”בְּשִׂמְחָ֣ה (בְּ) be. “with”בְּי֞וֹם (בְּ) be. “in”בִּכְלֵי־ (בִּ) bi “with”

And all the people of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and those who had come from Israel, and men from other lands who had come from Israel or who were living in Judah, were glad with great joy.

בִּיהוּדָֽה׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for nothing like this had been seen in Jerusalem from the time of Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel.

בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּֽ) bi. “in”בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

Then the priests and the Levites gave the people a blessing: and the voice of their prayer went up to the holy place of God in heaven.

בְּקוֹלָ֑ם (בְּ) be. “to”

Now when all this was over, all the men of Israel who were present went out into the towns of Judah, causing the stone pillars to be broken up and the wood pillars to be cut down, pulling down the high places and the altars in all Judah and Benjamin, as

וּבְאֶפְרַ֥יִם (בְ) ve. “in”

Then Hezekiah put in order the divisions of the priests and Levites, every man in his division, in relation to his work, for the burned offerings and peace-offerings, and for the ordering of worship and for giving praise at the doors of the Lord's house.

בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֖י (בְּ) be. “in”

And he gave the king's part of his private property for the burned offerings, that is, for the morning and evening offerings, and the offerings for the Sabbath and the new moons and the regular feasts, as it is recorded in the law of the Lord.

בְּתוֹרַ֥ת (בְּ) be. “in”

In addition, he gave orders to the people of Jerusalem to give to the priests and Levites that part which was theirs by right, so that they might be strong in keeping the law of the Lord.

בְּתוֹרַ֥ת (בְּ) be. “in”

And the children of Israel and Judah, who were living in the towns of Judah came with the tenth part of their oxen and sheep, and a tenth of all the holy things which were to be given to the Lord their God, and put them in great masses.

בְּעָרֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”