H9005–/ל–l

Now don't you be stiff-necked, as your fathers were; but yield yourselves to Yahweh, and enter into his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever, and serve Yahweh your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.

לַיהוָ֗ה (לַ) la. “to”לְמִקְדָּשׁוֹ֙ (לְ) le. “to”לְעוֹלָ֔ם (לְ) le. “for”

For if you turn again to Yahweh, your brothers and your children shall find compassion before those who led them captive, and shall come again into this land: for Yahweh your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.

לְרַחֲמִים֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”וְלָשׁ֖וּב (לָ) la. “to”לָאָ֣רֶץ (לָ) la. “to the”

So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even to Zebulun: but they ridiculed them, and mocked them.

לָעִ֛יר (לָ) la. “to”

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

לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (לִ) li. “to”

Also on Judah came the hand of God to give them one heart, to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by the word of Yahweh.

לָתֵ֥ת (לָ) la. “to”לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to”לַעֲשׂ֞וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

There assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great assembly.

לַעֲשׂ֛וֹת (לַ) la. “to”לָרֹ֥ב (לָ) la. “for”

They arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.

לְנַ֥חַל (לְ) le. “to”

Then they killed the Passover on the fourteenth [ergänzt: day] of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought burnt offerings into the house of Yahweh.

לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ (לַ) la. “of the”

For there were many in the assembly who had not sanctified themselves: therefore the Levites had the charge of killing the Passovers for everyone who was not clean, to sanctify them to Yahweh.

לְכֹל֙ (לְ) le. “for”לְהַקְדִּ֖ישׁ (לְ) le. “to”לַיהוָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “to”

For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the Passover otherwise than it is written. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, The good Yahweh pardon everyone

לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

who sets his heart to seek God, Yahweh, the God of his fathers, though not [ergänzt: cleansed] according to the purification of the sanctuary.

לִדְר֛וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”

The children of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised Yahweh day by day, [ergänzt: singing] with loud instruments to Yahweh.

לַ֠יהוָה (לַ֠) la. “<to>”לַיהוָֽה׃ (לַ) la. “to”

Hezekiah spoke comfortably to all the Levites who had good understanding [ergänzt: in the service] of Yahweh. So they ate throughout the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace-offerings, and making confession to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

לַיהוָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to”לַיהוָ֖ה (לַ) la. “to”

The whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days; and they kept [ergänzt: other] seven days with gladness.

לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the assembly for offerings one thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the assembly a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.

לַקָּהָ֜ל (לַ) la. “for the”לַקָּהָל֙ (לַ) la. “for the”לָרֹֽב׃ (לָ) la. “to”

Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation, even to heaven.

לִמְע֥וֹן (לִ) li “to”לַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (לַ) la. “to the”

Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah, and broke in pieces the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim, and broke down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.

לְעָרֵ֣י (לְ) le. “to”לְכַלֵּ֑ה (לְ) le. “<to>”לַאֲחֻזָּת֖וֹ (לַ) la. “to”לְעָרֵיהֶֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites after their divisions, every man according to his service, both the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and for peace-offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the camp of Yahweh.

לַכֹּהֲנִים֙ (לַ) la. “to the”וְלַלְוִיִּ֔ם (לַ) la “to the”לְעֹלָ֖ה (לְ) le. “for”וְלִשְׁלָמִ֑ים (לִ) li “for”לְשָׁרֵת֙ (לְ) le. “to”וּלְהֹד֣וֹת (לְ) le. “to”וּלְהַלֵּ֔ל (לְ) le. “to”

[ergänzt: He appointed] also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt-offerings, [ergänzt: to wit], for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of Yahweh.

לָעֹל֗וֹת (לָ) la. “[was] for the”לְעֹלוֹת֙ (לְ) le. “for”לַשַּׁבָּת֖וֹת (לַ) la. “for the”וְלֶחֳדָשִׁ֣ים (לֶ) le. “for the”וְלַמֹּעֲדִ֑ים (לַ) la. “for the”

Moreover he commanded the people who lived in Jerusalem to give the portion of the priests and the Levites, that they might give themselves to the law of Yahweh.

לָעָם֙ (לָ) la. “to the”לְיוֹשְׁבֵ֣י (לְ) le. “to”לָתֵ֕ת (לָ) la. “to”

As soon as the commandment came abroad, the children of Israel gave in abundance the first fruits of grain, new wine, and oil, and honey, and of all the increase of the field; and the tithe of all things brought they in abundantly.

לָרֹ֖ב (לָ) la. “to”

The children of Israel and Judah, who lived in the cities of Judah, they also brought in the tithe of oxen and sheep, and the tithe of dedicated things which were consecrated to Yahweh their God, and laid them by heaps.

לַיהוָ֣ה (לַ) la. “to”

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

לְיִסּ֑וֹד (לְ) le. “to”

Azariah the chief priest, of the house of Zadok, answered him and said, Since [ergänzt: the people] began to bring the offerings into the house of Yahweh, we have eaten and had enough, and have left plenty: for Yahweh has blessed his people; and that which is left is this great store.

לְבֵ֣ית (לְ) le. “of”לָבִ֣יא (לָ) la. “to”לָר֔וֹב (לָ) la. “to”

Then Hezekiah commanded to prepare chambers in the house of Yahweh; and they prepared them.

לְהָכִ֧ין (לְ) le. “to”