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In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this Passover kept.

בִּשְׁמוֹנֶ֤ה (בִּ) bi “in”

After all this, when Josiah had prepared the temple, Neco king of Egypt went up to fight against Carchemish by the Euphrates: and Josiah went out against him.

בְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁ (בְּ) be. “at”

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

בּוֹ֙ (בּ) b “against”בְּבִקְעַ֥ת (בְּ) be. “in”

So his servants took him out of the chariot, and put him in the second chariot that he had, and brought him to Jerusalem; and he died, and was buried in the tombs of his fathers. All Judah and Jerusalem mourned for Josiah.

בְּקִבְר֣וֹת (בְּ) be. “in”

Jeremiah lamented for Josiah: and all the singing men and singing women spoke of Josiah in their lamentations to this day; and they made them an ordinance in Israel: and, behold, they are written in the lamentations.

בְּקִינ֨וֹתֵיהֶ֤ם (בְּ) be. “in”

Now the rest of the acts of Josiah, and his good deeds, according to that which is written in the law of Yahweh,

בְּתוֹרַ֥ת (בְּ) be. “in”

Then the people of the land took Jehoahaz the son of Josiah, and made him king in his father's place in Jerusalem.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

Joahaz was twenty-three years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months in Jerusalem.

בְּמָלְכ֑וֹ (בְּ) be. “when”בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

The king of Egypt deposed him at Jerusalem, and fined the land one hundred talents of silver and a talent of gold.

בִּֽירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּֽ) bi. “in”

Jehoiakim was Twenty-five years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh his God.

בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “when”בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “in”בְּעֵינֵ֖י (בְּ) be. “in”

Against him came up Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon, and bound him in fetters, to carry him to Babylon.

בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם (בַּֽ) ba “with <the>”

Nebuchadnezzar also carried of the vessels of the house of Yahweh to Babylon, and put them in his temple at Babylon.

בְּהֵיכָל֖וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּבָבֶֽל׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign; and he reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh.

בְּמָלְכ֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “when”בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “in”בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

Zedekiah was twenty-one years old when he began to reign; and he reigned eleven years in Jerusalem:

בְמָלְכ֑וֹ (בְ) ve. “when”בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

and he did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh his God; he didn't humble himself before Jeremiah the prophet [ergänzt: speaking] from the mouth of Yahweh.

בְּעֵינֵ֖י (בְּ) be. “in”

He also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart against turning to Yahweh, the God of Israel.

בַּמֶּ֤לֶךְ (בַּ) ba. “against the”בֵּֽאלֹהִ֑ים (בֵּֽ) be. “by”

Moreover all the chiefs of the priests, and the people, trespassed very greatly after all the abominations of the nations; and they polluted the house of Yahweh which he had made holy in Jerusalem.

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

Yahweh, the God of their fathers, sent to them by his messengers, rising up early and sending, because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling-place:

בְּיַ֥ד (בְּ) be. “by”

but they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and scoffed at his prophets, until the wrath of Yahweh arose against his people, until there was no remedy.

בְּמַלְאֲכֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “<in>”בִּנְבִאָ֑יו (בִּ) bi “at”בְּעַמּ֖וֹ (בְּ) be. “on”

Therefore he brought on them the king of the Chaldeans, who killed their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion on young man or virgin, old man or gray-headed: he gave them all into his hand.

בַּחֶ֙רֶב֙ (בַּ) ba. “with the”בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “in”בְּיָדֽוֹ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

They burnt the house of God, and broke down the wall of Jerusalem, and burnt all the palaces of it with fire, and destroyed all the goodly vessels of it.

בָאֵ֔שׁ (בָ) va. “with <the>”

to fulfill the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah, until the land had enjoyed its Sabbaths: [ergänzt: for] as long as it lay desolate it kept Sabbath, to fulfill seventy years.

בְּפִ֣י (בְּ) be. “by”

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [ergänzt: put it] also in writing, saying,

וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת (בִ) vi “in”בְּפִ֣י (בְּ) be. “by”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּמִכְתָּ֖ב (בְּ) be. “in”

Thus says Cyrus king of Persia, All the kingdoms of the earth has Yahweh, the God of heaven, given me; and he has charged me to build him a house in Jerusalem, which is in Judah. Whoever there is among you of all his people, Yahweh his God be with him, and let him go up.

בִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם (בִּ) bi. “in”בִּֽיהוּדָ֑ה (בִּֽ) bi. “[is] in”בָכֶ֣ם (בָ) va. “[is] among”

Now in the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, that the word of Yahweh by the mouth of Jeremiah might be accomplished, Yahweh stirred up the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia, so that he made a proclamation throughout all his kingdom, and [ergänzt: put it] also in writing, saying,

וּבִשְׁנַ֣ת (בִ) vi “in”בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּמִכְתָּ֖ב (בְּ) be. “in”