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Chapter 29
Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple
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Hezekiah [was] twenty-five… years old… when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine… years. His mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤇𐤌𐤔 𐤁𐤍 𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤕𐤔𐤏 𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤀𐤌𐤅 𐤅𐤔𐤌 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤄 𐤁𐤕 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤅
יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ עֶשְׂרִ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙ בֶּן־ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֗ךְ מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה אִמּ֔וֹ וְשֵׁ֣ם אֲבִיָּ֖ה בַּת־ זְכַרְיָֽהוּ׃ yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū ‘eś·rîm wə·ḥā·mêš ben- šā·nāh mā·laḵ mā·laḵ bî·rū·šā·lim wə·‘eś·rîm wā·ṯê·ša‘ šā·nāh ’im·mōw wə·šêm ’ă·ḇî·yāh baṯ- zə·ḵar·yā·hū — WLC · 1
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And he did [what was] right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.
𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔 𐤄𐤉𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤅 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤏𐤔𐤄
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־ אָבִֽיו׃ דָּוִ֥יד עָשָׂ֖ה way·ya·‘aś hay·yā·šār bə·‘ê·nê Yah·weh kə·ḵōl ’ă·šer- ’ā·ḇîw dā·wîḏ ‘ā·śāh — WLC · 2
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- In the first month of the first year of his reign, [Hezekiah] opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.
𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍 𐤁𐤇𐤃𐤔 𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍𐤄 𐤁𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅 𐤐𐤕𐤇 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤌 𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
ה֣וּא הָרִאשׁ֗וֹן בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָרִאשׁוֹנָ֨ה בַשָּׁנָה֩ לְמָלְכ֜וֹ פָּתַ֛ח אֶת־ וַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם׃ דַּלְת֥וֹת בֵּית־ יְהוָ֖ה hū hā·ri·šō·wn ba·ḥō·ḏeš hā·ri·šō·w·nāh ḇaš·šā·nāh lə·mā·lə·ḵōw pā·ṯaḥ ’eṯ- way·ḥaz·zə·qêm dal·ṯō·wṯ bêṯ- Yah·weh — WLC · 3
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Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side.
𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤌 𐤋𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤁 𐤄𐤌𐤆𐤓𐤇
וַיָּבֵ֥א אֶת־ הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְאֶת־ הַלְוִיִּ֑ם וַיַּֽאַסְפֵ֖ם לִרְח֥וֹב הַמִּזְרָֽח׃ way·yā·ḇê ’eṯ- hak·kō·hă·nîm wə·’eṯ- hal·wî·yim way·ya·’as·p̄êm lir·ḥō·wḇ ham·miz·rāḥ — WLC · 4
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“Listen to me, O Levites,” he said “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.
𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤄𐤕𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅 𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤅𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀𐤅 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤒𐤃𐤔 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤍𐤃𐤄
שְׁמָע֣וּנִי הַלְוִיִּ֑ם וַיֹּ֥אמֶר לָהֶ֖ם הִֽתְקַדְּשׁ֗וּ עַתָּ֣ה וְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ אֶת־ בֵּ֤ית יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבֹתֵיכֶ֔ם וְהוֹצִ֥יאוּ מִן־ הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ אֶת־ הַנִּדָּ֖ה šə·mā·‘ū·nî hal·wî·yim way·yō·mer lā·hem hiṯ·qad·də·šū ‘at·tāh wə·qad·də·šū ’eṯ- bêṯ Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·ḵem wə·hō·w·ṣî·’ū min- haq·qō·ḏeš ’eṯ- han·nid·dāh — WLC · 5
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For our fathers were unfaithful and did evil in the sight of the LORD our God. They abandoned Him, turned their faces away from the dwelling place of the LORD, and turned their backs on Him.
𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤏𐤔𐤅 𐤄𐤓𐤏 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤄𐤅 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤎𐤁𐤅 𐤌𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤏𐤓𐤐
כִּֽי־ אֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּ מָעֲל֣וּ וְעָשׂ֥וּ הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָֽה־ אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ וַיַּֽעַזְבֻ֑הוּ פְנֵיהֶ֛ם וַיַּסֵּ֧בּוּ מִמִּשְׁכַּ֥ן יְהוָ֖ה וַיִּתְּנוּ־ עֹֽרֶף׃ kî- ’ă·ḇō·ṯê·nū mā·‘ă·lū wə·‘ā·śū hā·ra‘ bə·‘ê·nê Yah·weh- ’ĕ·lō·hê·nū way·ya·‘az·ḇu·hū p̄ə·nê·hem way·yas·sêb·bū mim·miš·kan Yah·weh way·yit·tə·nū- ‘ō·rep̄ — WLC · 6
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They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn incense [or] present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of the God of Israel.
𐤂𐤌 𐤎𐤂𐤓𐤅 𐤃𐤋𐤕𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤊𐤁𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤒𐤈𐤉𐤓𐤅 𐤅𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤕 𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤁𐤒𐤃𐤔 𐤋𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
גַּ֣ם סָֽגְר֞וּ דַּלְת֣וֹת הָאוּלָ֗ם וַיְכַבּוּ֙ אֶת־ הַנֵּר֔וֹת לֹ֣א הִקְטִ֑ירוּ וּקְטֹ֖רֶת לֹא־ הֶעֱל֣וּ וְעֹלָה֙ בַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ לֵאלֹהֵ֖י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ gam sā·ḡə·rū dal·ṯō·wṯ hā·’ū·lām way·ḵab·bū ’eṯ- han·nê·rō·wṯ lō hiq·ṭî·rū ū·qə·ṭō·reṯ lō- he·‘ĕ·lū wə·‘ō·lāh ḇaq·qō·ḏeš lê·lō·hê yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 7
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Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, horror, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.
𐤒𐤑𐤐 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤌 𐤋𐤆𐤅𐤏𐤄 𐤋𐤔𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤋𐤔𐤓𐤒𐤄 𐤊𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉𐤊𐤌
קֶ֣צֶף יְהוָ֔ה וַיְהִי֙ עַל־ יְהוּדָ֖ה וִירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַיִּתְּנֵ֤ם לִזְוָעָה לְשַׁמָּ֣ה וְלִשְׁרֵקָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר אַתֶּ֥ם רֹאִ֖ים בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃ qe·ṣep̄ Yah·weh way·hî ‘al- yə·hū·ḏāh wî·rū·šā·lim way·yit·tə·nêm liz·wå̄·ʿå̄h lə·šam·māh wə·liš·rê·qāh ka·’ă·šer ’at·tem rō·’îm bə·‘ê·nê·ḵem — WLC · 8
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For behold, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.
𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤄 𐤆𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤋 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅 𐤁𐤇𐤓𐤁 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤁𐤔𐤁𐤉
וְהִנֵּ֛ה זֹֽאת׃ עַל־ אֲבוֹתֵ֖ינוּ נָפְל֥וּ בֶּחָ֑רֶב וּבָנֵ֨ינוּ וּבְנוֹתֵ֧ינוּ וְנָשֵׁ֛ינוּ בַּשְּׁבִ֖י wə·hin·nêh zōṯ ‘al- ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·nū nā·p̄ə·lū be·ḥā·reḇ ū·ḇā·nê·nū ū·ḇə·nō·w·ṯê·nū wə·nā·šê·nū baš·šə·ḇî — WLC · 9
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Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger… will turn away from us.
𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤏𐤌 𐤋𐤁𐤁𐤉 𐤋𐤊𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤀𐤐𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤁 𐤌𐤌𐤍𐤅
עַתָּה֙ עִם־ לְבָבִ֔י לִכְר֣וֹת בְּרִ֔ית לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל חֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ׃ וְיָשֹׁ֥ב מִמֶּ֖נּוּ ‘at·tāh ‘im- lə·ḇā·ḇî liḵ·rō·wṯ bə·rîṯ Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê yiś·rā·’êl ḥă·rō·wn ’ap·pōw wə·yā·šōḇ mim·men·nū — WLC · 10
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Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.”
𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤋 𐤕𐤔𐤋𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤇𐤓 𐤁𐤊𐤌 𐤋𐤏𐤌𐤃 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤋𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤅 𐤅𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤌𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤉𐤌𐤎
עַתָּ֖ה בָּנַ֕י אַל־ תִּשָּׁל֑וּ כִּֽי־ יְהוָ֗ה בָּחַ֣ר בָכֶ֞ם לַעֲמֹ֤ד לְפָנָיו֙ לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ וְלִהְי֥וֹת מְשָׁרְתִ֥ים ל֖וֹ וּמַקְטִרִֽים׃ס ‘at·tāh bā·nay ’al- tiš·šā·lū kî- Yah·weh bā·ḥar ḇā·ḵem la·‘ă·mōḏ lə·p̄ā·nāw lə·šā·rə·ṯōw wə·lih·yō·wṯ mə·šā·rə·ṯîm lōw ū·maq·ṭi·rîm — WLC · 11
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Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites…; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;
𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤌𐤅 𐤌𐤇𐤕 𐤁𐤍 𐤏𐤌𐤔𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤁𐤍 𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤌𐤍 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤒𐤄𐤕𐤉 𐤅𐤌𐤍 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤒𐤉𐤔 𐤁𐤍 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉 𐤅𐤏𐤆𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤓𐤓𐤉 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤇 𐤁𐤍 𐤆𐤌𐤄 𐤅𐤏𐤃𐤍 𐤁𐤍 𐤉𐤅𐤀𐤇 𐤅𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤂𐤓𐤔𐤍𐤉
הַ֠לְוִיִּם וַיָּקֻ֣מוּ מַ֣חַת בֶּן־ עֲמָשַׂ֞י וְיוֹאֵ֣ל בֶּן־ עֲזַרְיָהוּ֮ מִן־ בְּנֵ֣י הַקְּהָתִי֒ וּמִן־ בְּנֵ֣י קִ֚ישׁ בֶּן־ עַבְדִּ֔י וַעֲזַרְיָ֖הוּ בֶּן־ יְהַלֶּלְאֵ֑ל מְרָרִ֔י יוֹאָח֙ בֶּן־ זִמָּ֔ה וְעֵ֖דֶן בֶּן־ יוֹאָֽח׃ וּמִן־ הַגֵּ֣רְשֻׁנִּ֔י hal·wî·yim way·yā·qu·mū ma·ḥaṯ ben- ‘ă·mā·śay wə·yō·w·’êl ben- ‘ă·zar·yā·hū min- bə·nê haq·qə·hā·ṯî ū·min- bə·nê qîš ben- ‘aḇ·dî wa·‘ă·zar·yā·hū ben- yə·hal·lel·’êl mə·rā·rî yō·w·’āḥ ben- zim·māh wə·‘ê·ḏen ben- yō·w·’āḥ ū·min- hag·gê·rə·šun·nî — WLC · 12
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Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites…; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites…;
𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤌𐤍 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤑𐤐𐤍 𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤌𐤕𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤎 𐤅𐤌𐤍 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤎𐤐
שִׁמְרִ֖י וִיעוּאֵל וּמִן־ בְּנֵי֙ אֱלִ֣יצָפָ֔ן זְכַרְיָ֖הוּ וּמַתַּנְיָֽהוּ׃ס וּמִן־ בְּנֵ֣י אָסָ֔ף šim·rî wī·ʿū·ʾēl ū·min- bə·nê ’ĕ·lî·ṣā·p̄ān zə·ḵar·yā·hū ū·mat·tan·yā·hū ū·min- bə·nê ’ā·sāp̄ — WLC · 13
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Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites…; [and] Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites…
𐤉𐤇𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤎 𐤅𐤌𐤍 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤍 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤌𐤍 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤃𐤅𐤕𐤅𐤍
יְחוּאֵל וְשִׁמְעִ֑יס וּמִן־ בְּנֵ֥י הֵימָ֖ן שְׁמַֽעְיָ֖ה וְעֻזִּיאֵֽל׃ וּמִן־ בְּנֵ֣י יְדוּת֔וּן yə·ḥū·ʾēl wə·šim·ʿīs ū·min- bə·nê hê·mān šə·ma‘·yāh wə·‘uz·zî·’êl ū·min- bə·nê yə·ḏū·ṯūn — WLC · 14
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When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD.
𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤋𐤈𐤄𐤓 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤁𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
וַיַּֽאַסְפ֤וּ אֲחֵיהֶם֙ אֶת־ וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ לְטַהֵ֖ר בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ כְמִצְוַת־ הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ בְּדִבְרֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה way·ya·’as·p̄ū ’ă·ḥê·hem ’eṯ- way·yiṯ·qad·də·šū way·yā·ḇō·’ū lə·ṭa·hêr bêṯ Yah·weh ḵə·miṣ·waṯ- ham·me·leḵ bə·ḏiḇ·rê Yah·weh — WLC · 15
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So the priests went inside the house of the LORD to cleanse [it], and they brought out to the courtyard - all the unclean things that they found in the temple of the LORD. Then the Levites took [these things] and carried [them] out to the Kidron Valley.
𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤄 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤋𐤈𐤄𐤓 𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤇𐤑𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤈𐤌𐤀𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤅 𐤁𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤀 𐤇𐤅𐤑𐤄 𐤒𐤃𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤋𐤍𐤇𐤋
הַ֠כֹּהֲנִים וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ לִפְנִ֣ימָה בֵית־ יְהוָה֮ לְטַהֵר֒ וַיּוֹצִ֗יאוּ אֵ֤ת לַחֲצַ֖ר יְהוָ֑ה בֵּ֣ית כָּל־ הַטֻּמְאָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר מָֽצְאוּ֙ בְּהֵיכַ֣ל יְהוָ֔ה הַלְוִיִּ֔ם וַֽיְקַבְּלוּ֙ לְהוֹצִ֥יא חֽוּצָה׃ קִדְר֖וֹן לְנַֽחַל־ hak·kō·hă·nîm way·yā·ḇō·’ū lip̄·nî·māh ḇêṯ- Yah·weh lə·ṭa·hêr way·yō·w·ṣî·’ū ’êṯ la·ḥă·ṣar Yah·weh bêṯ kāl- haṭ·ṭum·’āh ’ă·šer mā·ṣə·’ū bə·hê·ḵal Yah·weh hal·wî·yim way·qab·bə·lū lə·hō·w·ṣî ḥū·ṣāh qiḏ·rō·wn lə·na·ḥal- — WLC · 16
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They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they reached the portico of the LORD. For eight [more] days they consecrated the house of the LORD [itself], finishing on the sixteenth… day of the first month.
𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤒𐤃𐤔 𐤁𐤀𐤇𐤃 𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍 𐤋𐤇𐤃𐤔 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤄 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤋𐤇𐤃𐤔 𐤁𐤀𐤅 𐤋𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤌 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤄 𐤋𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤎 𐤔𐤔𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤓 𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍 𐤋𐤇𐤃𐤔
וַ֠יָּחֵלּוּ לְקַדֵּשׁ֒ בְּאֶחָ֞ד הָרִאשׁוֹן֮ לַחֹ֣דֶשׁ שְׁמוֹנָ֣ה וּבְי֧וֹם לַחֹ֗דֶשׁ בָּ֚אוּ לְאוּלָ֣ם יְהוָ֔ה שְׁמוֹנָ֑ה לְיָמִ֣ים וַיְקַדְּשׁ֥וּ אֶת־ בֵּית־ יְהוָ֖ה כִּלּֽוּ׃ס שִׁשָּׁ֥ה עָשָׂ֛ר וּבְי֨וֹם הָרִאשׁ֖וֹן לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ way·yā·ḥêl·lū lə·qad·dêš bə·’e·ḥāḏ hā·ri·šō·wn la·ḥō·ḏeš šə·mō·w·nāh ū·ḇə·yō·wm la·ḥō·ḏeš bā·’ū lə·’ū·lām Yah·weh šə·mō·w·nāh lə·yā·mîm way·qad·də·šū ’eṯ- bêṯ- Yah·weh kil·lū šiš·šāh ‘ā·śār ū·ḇə·yō·wm hā·ri·šō·wn la·ḥō·ḏeš — WLC · 17
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Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils.
𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤅 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤄 𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤈𐤄𐤓𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤕 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 𐤄𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤋𐤇𐤍 𐤄𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤕 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤅
וַיָּב֤וֹאוּ פְנִ֙ימָה֙ אֶל־ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ טִהַ֖רְנוּ אֶת־ כָּל־ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה אֶת־ מִזְבַּ֤ח הָעוֹלָה֙ וְאֶת־ כָּל־ כֵּלָ֔יו וְאֶת־ שֻׁלְחַ֥ן הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶת וְאֶת־ כָּל־ כֵּלָֽיו׃ way·yā·ḇō·w·’ū p̄ə·nî·māh ’el- ham·me·leḵ ḥiz·qî·yā·hū way·yō·mə·rū ṭi·har·nū ’eṯ- kāl- bêṯ Yah·weh ’eṯ- miz·baḥ hā·‘ō·w·lāh wə·’eṯ- kāl- kê·lāw wə·’eṯ- šul·ḥan ham·ma·‘ă·re·ḵeṯ wə·’eṯ- kāl- kê·lāw — WLC · 18
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Moreover, we have prepared and consecrated… all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD.”
𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤊𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤍𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤊𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤇𐤆 𐤁𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤅 𐤄𐤆𐤍𐤉𐤇 𐤁𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕𐤅 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄𐤎
וְאֵ֣ת הֵכַ֣נּוּ וְהִקְדָּ֑שְׁנוּ וְהִנָּ֕ם כָּל־ הַכֵּלִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ אָחָ֧ז בְּמַעֲל֖וֹ הִזְנִיחַ֩ בְּמַלְכוּת֛וֹ לִפְנֵ֖י מִזְבַּ֥ח יְהוָֽה׃ס wə·’êṯ hê·ḵan·nū wə·hiq·dā·šə·nū wə·hin·nām kāl- hak·kê·lîm ’ă·šer ham·me·leḵ ’ā·ḥāz bə·ma·‘ă·lōw hiz·nî·aḥ bə·mal·ḵū·ṯōw lip̄·nê miz·baḥ Yah·weh — WLC · 19
Hezekiah Restores Temple Worship
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Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.
𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤌 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤎𐤐 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤉𐤓 𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤋 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ וַיֶּאֱסֹ֕ף אֵ֖ת הָעִ֑יר שָׂרֵ֣י וַיַּ֖עַל בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ way·yaš·kêm ham·me·leḵ yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄ ’êṯ hā·‘îr śā·rê way·ya·‘al bêṯ Yah·weh — WLC · 20
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They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats… as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And [the king] commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.
𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 𐤅𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 𐤅𐤊𐤁𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤄 𐤅𐤑𐤐𐤉𐤓𐤉 𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤄 𐤅𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤒𐤃𐤔 𐤅𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 𐤋𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤏𐤋 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
וַיָּבִ֣יאוּ שִׁבְעָה֩ פָרִים־ שִׁבְעָ֜ה וְאֵילִ֨ים שִׁבְעָ֗ה וּכְבָשִׂ֣ים שִׁבְעָה֙ וּצְפִירֵ֨י עִזִּ֤ים לְחַטָּ֔את עַל־ הַמַּמְלָכָ֥ה וְעַל־ הַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁ וְעַל־ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים לִבְנֵ֤י אַהֲרֹן֙ לְהַעֲל֖וֹת עַל־ מִזְבַּ֥ח יְהוָֽה׃ way·yā·ḇî·’ū šiḇ·‘āh p̄ā·rîm- šiḇ·‘āh wə·’ê·lîm šiḇ·‘āh ū·ḵə·ḇā·śîm šiḇ·‘āh ū·ṣə·p̄î·rê ‘iz·zîm lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ ‘al- ham·mam·lā·ḵāh wə·‘al- ham·miq·dāš wə·‘al- yə·hū·ḏāh way·yō·mer hak·kō·hă·nîm liḇ·nê ’a·hă·rōn lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ ‘al- miz·baḥ Yah·weh — WLC · 21
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So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splattered it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar.
𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤈𐤅 𐤄𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤋𐤅 𐤄𐤃𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤒𐤅 𐤄𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤈𐤅 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤒𐤅 𐤄𐤃𐤌 𐤄𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤈𐤅 𐤄𐤊𐤁𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤒𐤅 𐤄𐤃𐤌 𐤄𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤄
וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙ הַבָּקָ֔ר הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ אֶת־ וַיְקַבְּל֤וּ הַדָּ֔ם וַֽיִּזְרְק֖וּ הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָה וַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּ הָאֵלִ֗ים וַיִּזְרְק֤וּ הַדָּם֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙ הַכְּבָשִׂ֔ים וַיִּזְרְק֥וּ הַדָּ֖ם הַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה׃ way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū hab·bā·qār hak·kō·hă·nîm ’eṯ- way·qab·bə·lū had·dām way·yiz·rə·qū ham·miz·bê·ḥāh way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū hā·’ê·lîm way·yiz·rə·qū had·dām ham·miz·bê·ḥāh way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū hak·kə·ḇā·śîm way·yiz·rə·qū had·dām ham·miz·bê·ḥāh — WLC · 22
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Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them.
𐤅𐤉𐤂𐤉𐤔𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤐𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤄𐤒𐤄𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤎𐤌𐤊𐤅 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤌
וַיַּגִּ֙ישׁוּ֙ אֶת־ שְׂעִירֵ֣י הַֽחַטָּ֔את לִפְנֵ֥י הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ וְהַקָּהָ֑ל וַיִּסְמְכ֥וּ יְדֵיהֶ֖ם עֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ way·yag·gî·šū ’eṯ- śə·‘î·rê ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ lip̄·nê ham·me·leḵ wə·haq·qā·hāl way·yis·mə·ḵū yə·ḏê·hem ‘ă·lê·hem — WLC · 23
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And the priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel, because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.
𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤈𐤅𐤌 𐤃𐤌𐤌 𐤄𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤊𐤐𐤓 𐤏𐤋 𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤕 𐤋𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וַיִּשְׁחָטוּם֙ דָּמָם֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה וַֽיְחַטְּא֤וּ אֶת־ לְכַפֵּ֖ר עַל־ כָּל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֤י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אָמַ֣ר הָעוֹלָ֖ה וְהַחַטָּֽאת׃ לְכָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ hak·kō·hă·nîm way·yiš·ḥā·ṭūm dā·mām ham·miz·bê·ḥāh way·ḥaṭ·ṭə·’ū ’eṯ- lə·ḵap·pêr ‘al- kāl- yiś·rā·’êl kî ham·me·leḵ ’ā·mar hā·‘ō·w·lāh wə·ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ lə·ḵāl yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 24
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Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.
𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤌𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤍𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤊𐤍𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤅𐤂𐤃 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤇𐤆𐤄 𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍 𐤄𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤉𐤃 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤉𐤃 𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤉𐤅𐤎
וַיַּֽעֲמֵ֨ד אֶת־ הַלְוִיִּ֜ם בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֗ה בִּמְצִלְתַּ֙יִם֙ בִּנְבָלִ֣ים וּבְכִנֹּר֔וֹת בְּמִצְוַ֥ת דָּוִ֛יד וְגָ֥ד הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ חֹזֵֽה־ וְנָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֑יא כִּ֧י הַמִּצְוָ֖ה בְיַד־ יְהוָ֛ה בְּיַד־ נְבִיאָֽיו׃ס way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ ’eṯ- hal·wî·yim bêṯ Yah·weh bim·ṣil·ta·yim bin·ḇā·lîm ū·ḇə·ḵin·nō·rō·wṯ bə·miṣ·waṯ dā·wîḏ wə·ḡāḏ ham·me·leḵ ḥō·zêh- wə·nā·ṯān han·nā·ḇî kî ham·miṣ·wāh ḇə·yaḏ- Yah·weh bə·yaḏ- nə·ḇî·’āw — WLC · 25
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The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 𐤁𐤊𐤋𐤉 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤅𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕𐤎
הַלְוִיִּם֙ וַיַּֽעַמְד֤וּ בִּכְלֵ֣י דָוִ֔יד וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ס hal·wî·yim way·ya·‘am·ḏū biḵ·lê ḏā·wîḏ wə·hak·kō·hă·nîm ba·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ — WLC · 26
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And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by… the instruments of David king of Israel.
𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤋𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤄𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 𐤅𐤁𐤏𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 𐤄𐤇𐤋 𐤔𐤉𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤇𐤋 𐤅𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤃𐤉 𐤊𐤋𐤉 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ הָעֹלָ֖ה לְהַעֲל֥וֹת לְהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ וּבְעֵ֞ת הָֽעוֹלָ֗ה הֵחֵ֣ל שִׁיר־ יְהוָה֙ וְהַחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹת הֵחֵ֤ל וְעַ֨ל־ יְדֵ֔י כְּלֵ֖י דָּוִ֥יד מֶֽלֶךְ־ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ḥiz·qî·yā·hū way·yō·mer hā·‘ō·lāh lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ lə·ham·miz·bê·aḥ ū·ḇə·‘êṯ hā·‘ō·w·lāh hê·ḥêl šîr- Yah·weh wə·ha·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ hê·ḥêl wə·‘al- yə·ḏê kə·lê dā·wîḏ me·leḵ- yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 27
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The whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed.
𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤒𐤄𐤋 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤔𐤉𐤓 𐤌𐤔𐤅𐤓𐤓 𐤅𐤄𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤌𐤇𐤑𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤊𐤋 𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤋𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕
וְכָל־ הַקָּהָל֙ מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים וְהַשִּׁ֣יר מְשׁוֹרֵ֔ר וְהַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹת מַחֲצֹצְרִים הַכֹּ֕ל עַ֖ד הָעֹלָֽה׃ לִכְל֥וֹת wə·ḵāl haq·qā·hāl miš·ta·ḥă·wîm wə·haš·šîr mə·šō·w·rêr wə·ha·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ ma·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rīm hak·kōl ‘aḏ hā·‘ō·lāh liḵ·lō·wṯ — WLC · 28
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When the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.
𐤋𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤊𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕𐤅 𐤊𐤓𐤏𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅
לְהַעֲל֑וֹת וּכְכַלּ֖וֹת הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ וְכָֽל־ הַנִּמְצְאִ֥ים אִתּ֖וֹ כָּרְע֗וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃ lə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ ū·ḵə·ḵal·lō·wṯ ham·me·leḵ wə·ḵāl han·nim·ṣə·’îm ’it·tōw kā·rə·‘ū way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū — WLC · 29
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Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises… with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.
𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤄𐤋𐤋 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤅𐤀𐤎𐤐 𐤄𐤇𐤆𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤅 𐤏𐤃 𐤋𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤃𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅𐤐
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ יְחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ וַ֠יֹּאמֶר לַלְוִיִּ֔ם לְהַלֵּל֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה בְּדִבְרֵ֥י דָוִ֖יד וְאָסָ֣ף הַחֹזֶ֑ה וַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙ עַד־ לְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ׃פ ham·me·leḵ yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū wə·haś·śā·rîm way·yō·mer lal·wî·yim lə·hal·lêl Yah·weh bə·ḏiḇ·rê ḏā·wîḏ wə·’ā·sāp̄ ha·ḥō·zeh way·hal·lū ‘aḏ- lə·śim·ḥāh way·yiq·qə·ḏū way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū — WLC · 30
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Then Hezekiah said, “Now [that] you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings.
𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤍 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤕𐤌 𐤉𐤃𐤊𐤌 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤂𐤔𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤄𐤒𐤄𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤋𐤁 𐤍𐤃𐤉𐤁 𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕
וַיַּ֨עַן יְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר עַתָּ֨ה מִלֵּאתֶ֤ם יֶדְכֶם֙ לַיהוָ֔ה גֹּ֧שׁוּ וְהָבִ֛יאוּ זְבָחִ֥ים וְתוֹד֖וֹת לְבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה הַקָּהָל֙ וַיָּבִ֤יאוּ זְבָחִ֣ים וְתוֹד֔וֹת וְכָל־ לֵ֖ב נְדִ֥יב עֹלֽוֹת׃ way·ya·‘an yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū way·yō·mer ‘at·tāh mil·lê·ṯem yeḏ·ḵem Yah·weh gō·šū wə·hā·ḇî·’ū zə·ḇā·ḥîm wə·ṯō·w·ḏō·wṯ lə·ḇêṯ Yah·weh haq·qā·hāl way·yā·ḇî·’ū zə·ḇā·ḥîm wə·ṯō·w·ḏō·wṯ wə·ḵāl lêḇ nə·ḏîḇ ‘ō·lō·wṯ — WLC · 31
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The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams, [and] two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.
𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤒𐤄𐤋 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤉 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤌𐤀𐤄 𐤀𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤀𐤕𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤁𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤋𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
מִסְפַּ֣ר הָעֹלָה֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הַקָּהָל֒ הֵבִ֣יאוּ וַיְהִ֞י שִׁבְעִ֔ים בָּקָ֣ר מֵאָ֖ה אֵילִ֥ים מָאתָ֑יִם כְּבָשִׂ֣ים כָּל־ אֵֽלֶּה׃ לְעֹלָ֥ה לַיהוָ֖ה mis·par hā·‘ō·lāh ’ă·šer haq·qā·hāl hê·ḇî·’ū way·hî šiḇ·‘îm bā·qār mê·’āh ’ê·lîm mā·ṯā·yim kə·ḇā·śîm kāl- ’êl·leh lə·‘ō·lāh Yah·weh — WLC · 32
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And the consecrated offerings [were] six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep.
𐤅𐤄𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤔 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤑𐤀𐤍
וְֽהַקֳּדָשִׁ֑ים שֵׁ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת בָּקָר֙ שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִֽים׃ וְצֹ֖אן wə·haq·qo·ḏā·šîm šêš mê·’ō·wṯ bā·qār šə·lō·šeṯ ’ă·lā·p̄îm wə·ṣōn — WLC · 33
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However, since there were not enough priests - to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites had been more diligent… in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.
𐤓𐤒 𐤄𐤉𐤅 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤈 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤉𐤊𐤋𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤐𐤔𐤉𐤈 𐤀𐤕 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤅𐤌 𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 𐤊𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤕𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤋𐤁𐤁 𐤋𐤄𐤕𐤒𐤃𐤔 𐤌𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌
רַ֤ק הָי֣וּ לִמְעָ֔ט הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ וְלֹ֣א יָֽכְל֔וּ לְהַפְשִׁ֖יט אֶת־ כָּל־ הָעֹל֑וֹת הַלְוִיִּ֗ם אֲחֵיהֶ֣ם וַֽיְּחַזְּק֞וּם עַד־ הַמְּלָאכָה֙ כְּל֤וֹת וְעַ֣ד הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים יִתְקַדְּשׁ֣וּ כִּ֤י הַלְוִיִּם֙ יִשְׁרֵ֣י לֵבָ֔ב לְהִתְקַדֵּ֖שׁ מֵֽהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ raq hā·yū lim·‘āṭ hak·kō·hă·nîm wə·lō yā·ḵə·lū lə·hap̄·šîṭ ’eṯ- kāl- hā·‘ō·lō·wṯ hal·wî·yim ’ă·ḥê·hem way·yə·ḥaz·zə·qūm ‘aḏ- ham·mə·lā·ḵāh kə·lō·wṯ wə·‘aḏ hak·kō·hă·nîm yiṯ·qad·də·šū kî hal·wî·yim yiš·rê lê·ḇāḇ lə·hiṯ·qad·dêš mê·hak·kō·hă·nîm — WLC · 34
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Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant…, along with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of the LORD was established.
𐤅𐤂𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤋𐤓𐤁 𐤁𐤇𐤋𐤁𐤉 𐤄𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤎𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤃𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤊𐤅𐤍
וְגַם־ עֹלָ֨ה לָרֹ֜ב בְּחֶלְבֵ֧י הַשְּׁלָמִ֛ים וּבַנְּסָכִ֖ים לָעֹלָ֑ה עֲבוֹדַ֥ת בֵּית־ יְהוָֽה׃ וַתִּכּ֖וֹן wə·ḡam- ‘ō·lāh lā·rōḇ bə·ḥel·ḇê haš·šə·lā·mîm ū·ḇan·nə·sā·ḵîm lā·‘ō·lāh ‘ă·ḇō·w·ḏaṯ bêṯ- Yah·weh wat·tik·kō·wn — WLC · 35
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Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.
𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍 𐤋𐤏𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤐 𐤄𐤉𐤄 𐤁𐤐𐤕𐤀𐤌
יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ וְכָל־ הָעָ֔ם וַיִּשְׂמַ֤ח עַ֛ל הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים הַהֵכִ֥ין לָעָ֑ם כִּ֥י הַדָּבָֽר׃פ הָיָ֥ה בְּפִתְאֹ֖ם yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū wə·ḵāl hā·‘ām way·yiś·maḥ ‘al hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm ha·hê·ḵîn lā·‘ām kî had·dā·ḇār hā·yāh bə·p̄iṯ·’ōm — WLC · 36