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In the eighth year of his rule, while he was still young, his heart was first turned to the God of his father David; and in the twelfth year he undertook the clearing away of all the high places and the pillars and the images of wood and metal from Judah

לְמָלְכ֗וֹ (לְ) le. “of”לִדְר֕וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”לֵאלֹהֵ֖י (לֵ) le. “<to>”לְטַהֵ֔ר (לְ) le. “to”

He had the altars of the Baals broken down, while he himself was present; and the sun-images which were placed on high over them he had cut down; and the pillars of wood and the metal images he had broken up and crushed to dust, dropping the dust over th

לְפָנָ֗יו (לְ) le. “<to>”לְמַ֥עְלָה (לְ) le. “[were] <to>”לָהֶֽם׃ (לָ) la. “to”

He had the altars and the pillars of wood pulled down and the images crushed to dust, and all the sun-images cut down, through all the land of Israel, and then he went back to Jerusalem.

לְהֵדַ֔ק (לְ) le. “to”לִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (לִ) li. “to”

Now in the eighteenth year of his rule, when the land and the house had been made clean, he sent Shaphan, the son of Azaliah, and Maaseiah, the ruler of the town, and Joah, the son of Joahaz, the recorder, to make good what was damaged in the house of th

לְמָלְכ֔וֹ (לְ) le. “of”לְטַהֵ֥ר (לְ) le. “to”לְחַזֵּ֕ק (לְ) le. “to”

And they gave it to the overseers of the work of the Lord's house, and the overseers gave it to the workmen working in the house, for building it up and making good what was damaged;

לִבְדּ֥וֹק (לִ) li “to”וּלְחַזֵּ֖ק (לְ) le. “to”

Even to the woodworkers and builders to get cut stone and wood for joining the structure together and for making boards for the houses which the kings of Judah had given up to destruction.

לֶחָֽרָשִׁים֙ (לֶ) le. “to the”וְלַבֹּנִ֔ים (לַ) la. “to the”לִקְנוֹת֙ (לִ) li “to”לַֽמְחַבְּר֑וֹת (לַֽ) la “for the”וּלְקָרוֹת֙ (לְ) le. “to”

And the men did the work well; and those who had authority over them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites of the sons of Merari, and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, who were to be responsible for seeing that the work was done; and oth

לְנַצֵּ֑חַ (לְ) le. “to”

Had authority over the transport workers, giving directions to all who were doing any sort of work; and among the Levites there were scribes and overseers and door-keepers.

לְכֹל֙ (לְ) le. “of”לַעֲבוֹדָ֖ה (לַ) la. “for”

And Shaphan took the book to the king; and he gave him an account of what had been done, saying, Your servants are doing all they have been given to do;

לֵאמֹ֑ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Then Shaphan the scribe said to the king, Hilkiah the priest has given me a book; and he made a start at reading some of it to the king.

לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ (לַ) la. “to the”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לִ֔י (לִ֔) L “to”לִפְנֵ֥י (לִ) li “<to>”

And he gave orders to Hilkiah and to Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, and Abdon, the son of Micah, and Shaphan the scribe and Asaiah, the king's servant, saying,

לֵאמֹֽר׃ (לֵ) le. “<to>”

Go and get directions from the Lord for me and for those who are still in Israel and for Judah, about the words of this book which has come to light; for great is the wrath of the Lord which has been let loose on us, because our fathers have not kept the

לַעֲשׂ֕וֹת (לַ) la. “to”

And she said to them, The Lord, the God of Israel, has said, Say to the man who sent you to me,

לָהֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “to”לָאִ֔ישׁ (לָ) la. “to the”

These are the words of the Lord: See, I will send evil on this place and on its people, even all the curses in the book which they have been reading before the king of Judah;

לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

Because they have given me up, burning offerings to other gods and moving me to wrath by all the works of their hands; so my wrath is let loose on this place and will not be put out.

לֵֽאלֹהִ֣ים (לֵֽ) le. “to”

But to the king of Judah who sent you to get directions from the Lord, say, This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, has said: Because you have given ear to my words,

לִדְר֣וֹשׁ (לִ) li “to”

And your heart was soft, and you made yourself low before God, on hearing his words about this place and its people, and with weeping and signs of grief have made yourself low before me, I have given ear to you, says the Lord God.

מִלִּפְנֵ֣י (לִּ) li “to”לְפָנַ֔י (לְ) le. “<to>”לְפָנָ֑י (לְ) le. “<to>”

Then the king, taking his place by the pillar, made an agreement before the Lord, to go in the way of the Lord, and to keep his orders and his decisions and his rules with all his heart and with all his soul, and to keep the words of the agreement record

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”לָלֶ֜כֶת (לָ) la. “to”וְלִשְׁמ֤וֹר (לִ) li “to”לַעֲשׂוֹת֙ (לַ) la. “to”

Josiah took away all the disgusting things out of all the lands of the children of Israel, and made all who were in Israel servants of the Lord their God. And as long as he was living they were true to the Lord, the God of their fathers.

לִבְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “[belonged] to”לַעֲב֖וֹד (לַ) la. “to”

And Josiah kept a Passover to the Lord in Jerusalem; on the fourteenth day of the first month they put the Passover lamb to death.

לַיהוָ֑ה (לַ) la. “to”לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ (לַ) la. “of the”

And he gave the priests their places, making them strong for the work of the house of God.

לַעֲבוֹדַ֖ת (לַ) la. “for”

And he said to the Levites, the teachers of all Israel, who were holy to the Lord, See, the holy ark is in the house which Solomon, the son of David, king of Israel, made; it will no longer have to be transported on your backs: now be the servants of the

לַ֠לְוִיִּם (לַ֠) La “to the”לְכָל־ (לְ) le. “<to>”לַיהוָ֗ה (לַ) la. “to”לָכֶ֥ם (לָ) la. “[will belong] to”

And make yourselves ready in your divisions, by your families, as it is ordered in the writings of David, king of Israel, and of Solomon his son;

לְבֵית־ (לְ) le. “to”

And take your positions in the holy place, grouped in the families of your brothers, the children of the people, and for every division let there be a part of a family of the Levites.

לִפְלֻגּוֹת֙ (לִ) li “to”לַאֲחֵיכֶ֖ם (לַ) la. “of”לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ (לַ) la “for the”

And put the Passover lamb to death, and make yourselves holy, and make it ready for your brothers, so that the orders given by the Lord through Moses may be done.

לַאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם (לַ) la. “for”לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת (לַ) la. “to”