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And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.

בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “in”

And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and moreover brought back word to the king, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they are doing.

בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And they have emptied out the money that was found in the house of Jehovah, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and into the hand of the workmen.

בְּבֵית־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read therein before the king.

ב֥וֹ (ב֥) v “in”

Go ye, inquire of Jehovah for me, and for them that are left in Israel and in Judah, concerning the words of the book that is found; for great is the wrath of Jehovah that is poured out upon us, because our fathers have not kept the word of Jehovah, to do according unto all that is written in this book.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (בְּ) be. “among”וּבִֽיהוּדָ֔ה (בִֽ) vi. “among”בָ֔נוּ (בָ֔) Va. “on”

So Hilkiah, and they whom the king [ergänzt: had commanded], went to Huldah the prophetess, the wife of Shallum the son of Tokhath, the son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe; (now she dwelt in Jerusalem in the second quarter;) and they spake to her to that effect.

בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (בִּ) bi. “in”בַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

Because they have forsaken me, and have burned incense unto other gods, that they might provoke me to anger with all the works of their hands; therefore is my wrath poured out upon this place, and it shall not be quenched.

בְּכֹ֖ל (בְּ) be. “by”בַּמָּק֥וֹם (בַּ) ba. “on the”

But unto the king of Judah, who sent you to inquire of Jehovah, thus shall ye say to him, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: As touching the words which thou hast heard,

בַּֽיהוָ֔ה (בַּֽ) ba. “<in>”

because thy heart was tender, and thou didst humble thyself before God, when thou heardest his words against this place, and against the inhabitants thereof, and hast humbled thyself before me, and hast rent thy clothes, and wept before me; I also have heard thee, saith Jehovah.

בְּשָׁמְעֲךָ֤ (בְּ) be. “when”

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

בְּשָׁלוֹם֒ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּכֹל֙ (בְּ) be. “on”

And the king went up to the house of Jehovah, and all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, both 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 Jehovah.

בְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗ם (בְ) ve. “in”

And the king stood in his place, and made a covenant before Jehovah, to walk after Jehovah, 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 that were written in this book.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “with”וּבְכָל־ (בְ) ve. “with”

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

בִירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (בִ) vi. “in”

And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were found in Israel to serve, even to serve Jehovah their God. All his days they departed not from following Jehovah, the God of their fathers.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (בְּ) be. “in”

And Josiah kept a passover unto Jehovah in Jerusalem: and they killed the passover on the fourteenth [ergänzt: day] of the first month.

בִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם (בִֽ) vi. “in”בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה (בְּ) be. “on”

And he said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, that were holy unto Jehovah, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; there shall no more be a burden upon your shoulders: now serve Jehovah your God, and his people Israel.

בַּ֠בַּיִת (בַּ֠) Ba. “in the”בַּכָּתֵ֑ף (בַּ) ba. “on the”

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

בִּכְתָ֗ב (בִּ) bi “by”וּבְמִכְתַּ֖ב (בְ) ve. “by”

And stand in the holy place according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of your brethren the children of the people, and [ergänzt: let there be for each] a portion of a fathers' house of the Levites.

בַקֹּ֗דֶשׁ (בַ) va. “in the”

And kill the passover, and sanctify yourselves, and prepare for your brethren, to do according to the word of Jehovah by Moses.

בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “by”

And they removed the burnt-offerings, that they might give them according to the divisions of the fathers' houses of the children of the people, to offer unto Jehovah, as it is written in the book of Moses. And so did they with the oxen.

בְּסֵ֣פֶר (בְּ) be. “in”

And they roasted the passover with fire according to the ordinance: and the holy offerings boiled they in pots, and in caldrons, and in pans, and carried them quickly to all the children of the people.

בָּאֵ֖שׁ (בָּ) ba. “in the”בַּסִּיר֤וֹת (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”וּבַדְּוָדִים֙ (בַ) va. “in <the>”וּבַצֵּ֣לָח֔וֹת (בַ) va. “in <the>”

And afterward they prepared for themselves, and for the priests, because the priests the sons of Aaron [ergänzt: were busied] in offering the burnt-offerings and the fat until night: therefore the Levites prepared for themselves, and for the priests the sons of Aaron.

בְּהַֽעֲל֛וֹת (בְּ) be. “[were] in”

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

בַּיּ֤וֹם (בַּ) ba “on the”

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

בָּעֵ֣ת (בָּ) ba. “at the”

And there was no passover like to that kept in Israel from the days of Samuel the prophet; neither did any of 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.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (בְּ) be. “in”