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2 Chronicles 34

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בֶּן־was a son ofשְׁמוֹנֶ֥הeightשָׁנִ֖יםyearsיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּJosiahבְמָלְכ֑וֹwhen became king heוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםand thirtyוְאַחַת֙and oneשָׁנָ֔הyearsמָלַ֖ךְhe reignedבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃in Jerusalem
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וַיַּ֥עַשׂand he didהַיָּשָׁ֖רthe rightבְּעֵינֵ֣יin the eyes ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיֵּ֗לֶךְand he walkedבְּדַרְכֵי֙in the ways ofדָּוִ֣ידDavidאָבִ֔יוancestor hisוְלֹא־and notסָ֖רhe turned asideיָמִ֥יןrightוּשְׂמֹֽאול׃and left
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וּבִשְׁמוֹנֶ֨הand in eightשָׁנִ֜יםyearsלְמָלְכ֗וֹof reigning hisוְהוּא֙and heעוֹדֶ֣נּוּstill heנַ֔עַרwas a youthהֵחֵ֕לhe beganלִדְר֕וֹשׁto seekלֵאלֹהֵ֖יto the God ofדָּוִ֣ידDavidאָבִ֑יוancestor hisוּבִשְׁתֵּ֧יםand in two plusעֶשְׂרֵ֣הtenשָׁנָ֗הyearהֵחֵל֙he beganלְטַהֵ֔רto cleanseאֶת־obj.יְהוּדָה֙Judahוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םand Jerusalemמִן־fromהַבָּמוֹת֙the high placesוְהָ֣אֲשֵׁרִ֔יםand the Asherah polesוְהַפְּסִלִ֖יםand the idolsוְהַמַּסֵּכֽוֹת׃and the molten images
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וַיְנַתְּצ֣וּand people pulled downלְפָנָ֗יוto before himאֵ֚תobj.מִזְבְּח֣וֹתthe altars ofהַבְּעָלִ֔יםthe Baalsוְהַֽחַמָּנִ֛יםand the incense altarsאֲשֶׁר־whichלְמַ֥עְלָהwere to upwards towardsמֵעֲלֵיהֶ֖םfrom above the themגִּדֵּ֑עַhe cut downוְ֠הָאֲשֵׁרִיםand the Asherah polesוְהַפְּסִלִ֤יםand the idolsוְהַמַּסֵּכוֹת֙and the molten imagesשִׁבַּ֣רhe broke in piecesוְהֵדַ֔קand he pulverized themוַיִּזְרֹק֙and he sprinkled themעַל־onפְּנֵ֣יthe surface ofהַקְּבָרִ֔יםthe gravesהַזֹּבְחִ֖יםwho sacrificedלָהֶֽם׃to them
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וְעַצְמוֹת֙and the bones ofכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםpriestsשָׂרַ֖ףhe burnedעַל־onמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑םaltars theirוַיְטַהֵ֥רand he cleansedאֶת־obj.יְהוּדָ֖הJudahוְאֶת־and obj.יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem
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וּבְעָרֵ֨יand in the cities ofמְנַשֶּׁ֧הManassehוְאֶפְרַ֛יִםand Ephraimוְשִׁמְע֖וֹןand Simeonוְעַד־and toנַפְתָּלִ֑יNaphtaliבְּחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֖םwith swords theirסָבִֽיב׃all around
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וַיְנַתֵּ֣ץand he pulled downאֶת־obj.הַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹתthe altarsוְאֶת־and obj.הָאֲשֵׁרִ֤יםthe Asherah polesוְהַפְּסִלִים֙and the idolsכִּתַּ֣תhe crushedלְהֵדַ֔קto pulverizeוְכָל־and allהַֽחַמָּנִ֥יםthe incense altarsגִּדַּ֖עhe cut downבְּכָל־in allאֶ֣רֶץthe land ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַיָּ֖שָׁבand he returnedלִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סto Jerusalem
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וּבִשְׁנַ֨תand in yearשְׁמוֹנֶ֤הeight-עֶשְׂרֵה֙teenלְמָלְכ֔וֹof reigning hisלְטַהֵ֥רto cleanseהָאָ֖רֶץthe landוְהַבָּ֑יִתand the houseשָׁ֠לַחhe sentאֶת־obj.שָׁפָ֨ןShaphanבֶּן־the sonאֲצַלְיָ֜הוּAzaliahוְאֶת־and obj.מַעֲשֵׂיָ֣הוּMaaseiahשַׂר־the official ofהָעִ֗ירthe cityוְ֠אֵתand obj.יוֹאָ֤חJoahבֶּן־the son ofיֽוֹאָחָז֙Joahazהַמַּזְכִּ֔ירthe recorderלְחַזֵּ֕קto repairאֶת־obj.בֵּ֖יתthe house ofיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהָֽיו׃God his
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וַיָּבֹ֜אוּand they wentאֶל־toחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ׀Hilkiahהַכֹּהֵ֣ןthe priestהַגָּד֗וֹלthe greatוַֽיִּתְּנוּ֮and they gaveאֶת־obj.הַכֶּסֶף֮the moneyהַמּוּבָ֣אwhich had been broughtבֵית־the house ofאֱלֹהִים֒Godאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichאָסְפֽוּ־they had gatheredהַלְוִיִּם֩the Levitesשֹׁמְרֵ֨יthe keepers ofהַסַּ֜ףthe thresholdמִיַּ֧דfrom the hand ofמְנַשֶּׁ֣הManassehוְאֶפְרַ֗יִםand Ephraimוּמִכֹּל֙and from allשְׁאֵרִ֣יתthe remnant ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוּמִכָּל־and from allיְהוּדָ֖הJudahוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןand Benjaminוַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּand they returned ofיְרֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃Jerusalem
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וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּand they gave itעַל־onיַד֙the hand ofעֹשֵׂ֣הthe doer ofהַמְּלָאכָ֔הthe workהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםwho were appointedבְּבֵ֣יתin the house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיִּתְּנ֨וּand they gaveאֹת֜וֹobj. itעוֹשֵׂ֣יthe doers ofהַמְּלָאכָ֗הthe workאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoעֹשִׂים֙were workingבְּבֵ֣יתin the house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehלִבְדּ֥וֹקto mendוּלְחַזֵּ֖קand to repairהַבָּֽיִת׃the house
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וַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּand they gave itלֶחָֽרָשִׁים֙to the craftsmenוְלַבֹּנִ֔יםand to the buildersלִקְנוֹת֙to buyאַבְנֵ֣יstones ofמַחְצֵ֔בhewingוְעֵצִ֖יםand woodsלַֽמְחַבְּר֑וֹתfor the clampsוּלְקָרוֹת֙and to make beams forאֶת־obj.הַבָּ֣תִּ֔יםthe housesאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichהִשְׁחִ֖יתוּthey had ruinedמַלְכֵ֥יthe kings ofיְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
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וְהָאֲנָשִׁים֩and the menעֹשִׂ֨יםwere workingבֶּאֱמוּנָ֜הin faithfulnessבַּמְּלָאכָ֗הin the workוַעֲלֵיהֶ֣ם׀and over themמֻ֠פְקָדִיםwere appointedיַ֣חַתJahathוְעֹבַדְיָ֤הוּand Obadiahהַלְוִיִּם֙the Levitesמִן־ofבְּנֵ֣יthe descendants ofמְרָרִ֔יMerariוּזְכַרְיָ֧הand Zechariahוּמְשֻׁלָּ֛םand Meshullamמִן־ofבְּנֵ֥יthe descendants ofהַקְּהָתִ֖יםthe Kohathitesלְנַצֵּ֑חַto act as overseersוְהַ֨לְוִיִּ֔םand the Levitesכָּל־everyמֵבִ֖יןone who was skilledבִּכְלֵי־in instruments ofשִֽׁיר׃song
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וְעַ֣לand were overהַסַּבָּלִ֗יםthe burden-bearersוּֽמְנַצְּחִים֙and were acting as overseersלְכֹל֙of everyעֹשֵׂ֣הdoer ofמְלָאכָ֔הworkלַעֲבוֹדָ֖הfor laborוַעֲבוֹדָ֑הand laborוּמֵֽהַלְוִיִּ֔םand some of the Levitesסוֹפְרִ֥יםwere scribesוְשֹׁטְרִ֖יםand officialsוְשׁוֹעֲרִֽים׃and gatekeepers
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וּבְהוֹצִיאָ֣םand when brought out theyאֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֔סֶףthe moneyהַמּוּבָ֖אwhich had been broughtבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehמָצָא֙he foundחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּHilkiahהַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priestאֶת־obj.סֵ֥פֶרthe scroll ofתּֽוֹרַת־the law ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehבְּיַד־by the hand ofמֹשֶֽׁה׃Moses
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וַיַּ֣עַןand he answeredחִלְקִיָּ֗הוּHilkiahוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙and he saidאֶל־toשָׁפָ֣ןShaphanהַסּוֹפֵ֔רthe scribeסֵ֧פֶרthe scroll ofהַתּוֹרָ֛הthe lawמָצָ֖אתִיI have foundבְּבֵ֣יתin the house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיִּתֵּ֧ןand he gaveחִלְקִיָּ֛הוּHilkiahאֶת־obj.הַסֵּ֖פֶרthe scrollאֶל־toשָׁפָֽן׃Shaphan
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וַיָּבֵ֨אand he broughtשָׁפָ֤ןShaphanאֶת־obj.הַסֵּ֙פֶר֙the scrollאֶל־toהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוַיָּ֨שֶׁבand he brought backע֧וֹדagainאֶת־obj.הַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe kingדָּבָ֖רa wordלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingכֹּ֛לallאֲשֶׁר־thatנִתַּ֥ןit was givenבְּיַד־in the hand ofעֲבָדֶ֖יךָservants yourהֵ֥םtheyעֹשִֽׂים׃are doing
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וַיַּתִּ֕יכוּand they have poured outאֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֖סֶףthe moneyהַנִּמְצָ֣אwhich was foundבְּבֵית־in the house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַֽיִּתְּנ֗וּהוּand they have put itעַל־onיַד֙the hand ofהַמֻּפְקָדִ֔יםthose who were appointedוְעַל־and onיַ֖דthe hand ofעוֹשֵׂ֥יthe doers ofהַמְּלָאכָֽה׃the work
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וַיַּגֵּ֞דand he toldשָׁפָ֤ןShaphanהַסּוֹפֵר֙the scribeלַמֶּ֣לֶךְto the kingלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingסֵ֚פֶרa scrollנָ֣תַןhe has givenלִ֔יto meחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּHilkiahהַכֹּהֵ֑ןthe priestוַיִּקְרָא־and he read aloudב֥וֹin itשָׁפָ֖ןShaphanלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַיְהִי֙and it wasכִּשְׁמֹ֣עַwhen heardהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingאֵ֖תobj.דִּבְרֵ֣יthe words ofהַתּוֹרָ֑הthe lawוַיִּקְרַ֖עand he toreאֶת־obj.בְּגָדָֽיו׃clothes his
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וַיְצַ֣וand he commandedהַמֶּ֡לֶךְthe kingאֶת־obj.חִלְקִיָּ֡הוּHilkiahוְאֶת־and obj.אֲחִיקָ֣םAhikamבֶּן־the son ofשָׁ֠פָןShaphanוְאֶת־and obj.עַבְדּ֨וֹןAbdonבֶּן־the son ofמִיכָ֜הMicahוְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.שָׁפָ֣ןShaphanהַסּוֹפֵ֗רthe scribeוְאֵ֛תand obj.עֲשָׂיָ֥הAsaiahעֶֽבֶד־the servant ofהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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לְכוּ֩goדִרְשׁ֨וּconsultאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֜הYahwehבַּעֲדִ֗יfor meוּבְעַד֙and forהַנִּשְׁאָר֙the remnantבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לamong Israelוּבִֽיהוּדָ֔הand among Judahעַל־onדִּבְרֵ֥יthe words ofהַסֵּ֖פֶרthe scrollאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichנִמְצָ֑אit has been foundכִּֽי־forגְדוֹלָ֤הis greatחֲמַת־the anger ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichנִתְּכָ֣הit has been poured outבָ֔נוּon usעַל֩onאֲשֶׁ֨רthatלֹא־notשָׁמְר֤וּthey took careאֲבוֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ancestors ourאֶת־obj.דְּבַ֣רthe word ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehלַעֲשׂ֕וֹתto observeכְּכָל־according to everyהַכָּת֖וּבthe thing writtenעַל־onהַסֵּ֥פֶרthe scrollהַזֶּֽה׃ פthe this
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וַיֵּ֨לֶךְand he wentחִלְקִיָּ֜הוּHilkiahוַאֲשֶׁ֣רand those whomהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingאֶל־toחֻלְדָּ֨הHuldahהַנְּבִיאָ֜הthe prophetessאֵ֣שֶׁת׀the wife ofשַׁלֻּ֣םShallumבֶּן־the son ofתָּקְהַ֗תTokhathבֶּן־the son ofחַסְרָה֙Hasrahשׁוֹמֵ֣רthe keeper ofהַבְּגָדִ֔יםthe garmentsוְהִ֛יאand sheיוֹשֶׁ֥בֶתwas dwellingבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םin Jerusalemבַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑הin the second districtוַיְדַבְּר֥וּand they spokeאֵלֶ֖יהָto herכָּזֹֽאת׃ סlike this
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וַתֹּ֣אמֶרand she saidלָהֶ֔םto themכֹּה־thusאָמַ֥רhe saysיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelאִמְר֣וּsayלָאִ֔ישׁto the manאֲשֶׁר־whoשָׁלַ֥חhe sentאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youאֵלָֽי׃ סto me
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כֹּ֚הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֔הYahwehהִנְנִ֨יhere Iמֵבִ֥יאam about to bringרָעָ֛הharmעַל־onהַמָּק֥וֹםthe placeהַזֶּ֖הthe thisוְעַל־and onיוֹשְׁבָ֑יוinhabitants itsאֵ֤תobj.כָּל־allהָאָלוֹת֙the cursesהַכְּתוּב֣וֹתwhich are writtenעַל־onהַסֵּ֔פֶרthe scrollאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichקָֽרְא֔וּpeople have read aloudלִפְנֵ֖יto beforeמֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofיְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
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תַּ֣חַת׀becauseאֲשֶׁ֣רthatעֲזָב֗וּנִיthey have forsaken meוַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙and they have made smokeלֵֽאלֹהִ֣יםto godsאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherלְמַ֙עַן֙so asהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיto provoke to anger meבְּכֹ֖לby allמַעֲשֵׂ֣יthe works ofיְדֵיהֶ֑םhands theirוְתִתַּ֧ךְso it may pour forthחֲמָתִ֛יrage myבַּמָּק֥וֹםon the placeהַזֶּ֖הthe thisוְלֹ֥אand notתִכְבֶּֽה׃it will be quenched
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וְאֶל־and toמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיְהוּדָ֗הJudahהַשֹּׁלֵ֤חַwho sentאֶתְכֶם֙obj. youלִדְר֣וֹשׁto consultבַּֽיהוָ֔הin Yahwehכֹּ֥הthusתֹאמְר֖וּyou will sayאֵלָ֑יו סto himכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֤רhe saysיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelהַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe wordsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichשָׁמָֽעְתָּ׃you have heard
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יַ֠עַןbecauseרַךְ־it was softלְבָ֨בְךָ֜heart yourוַתִּכָּנַ֣ע׀and you humbled yourselfמִלִּפְנֵ֣יfrom to beforeאֱלֹהִ֗יםGodבְּשָׁמְעֲךָ֤when hearing youאֶת־obj.דְּבָרָיו֙words hisעַל־onהַמָּק֤וֹםthe placeהַזֶּה֙the thisוְעַל־and onיֹ֣שְׁבָ֔יוinhabitants itsוַתִּכָּנַ֣עand you humbled yourselfלְפָנַ֔יto before meוַתִּקְרַ֥עand you toreאֶת־obj.בְּגָדֶ֖יךָclothes yourוַתֵּ֣בְךְּand you weptלְפָנָ֑יto before meוְגַם־and alsoאֲנִ֥יIשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיI have heardנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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הִנְנִ֨יhere Iאֹֽסִפְךָ֜will gather youאֶל־toאֲבֹתֶ֗יךָancestors yourוְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣and you will be gatheredאֶל־toקִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮graves yourבְּשָׁלוֹם֒in peaceוְלֹא־and notתִרְאֶ֣ינָהthey will lookעֵינֶ֔יךָeyes yourבְּכֹל֙on allהָֽרָעָ֔הthe distressאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichאֲנִ֥יIמֵבִ֛יאam about to bringעַל־onהַמָּק֥וֹםthe placeהַזֶּ֖הthe thisוְעַל־and onיֹשְׁבָ֑יוinhabitants itsוַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּand they brought backאֶת־obj.הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingדָּבָֽר׃ פword
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֖חand he sentהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוַיֶּאֱסֹ֕ףand he gatheredאֶת־obj.כָּל־allזִקְנֵ֥יthe elders ofיְהוּדָ֖הJudahוִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃and Jerusalem
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וַיַּ֣עַלand he went upהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingבֵּית־the house ofיְ֠הוָהYahwehוְכָל־and everyאִ֨ישׁthe person ofיְהוּדָ֜הJudahוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יand the inhabitants ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םJerusalemוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙and the priestsוְהַלְוִיִּ֔םand the Levitesוְכָל־and allהָעָ֖םthe peopleמִגָּד֣וֹלfrom greatוְעַד־and untoקָטָ֑ןsmallוַיִּקְרָ֣אand he read aloudבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םin ears theirאֶת־obj.כָּל־allדִּבְרֵי֙the words ofסֵ֣פֶרthe scroll ofהַבְּרִ֔יתthe covenantהַנִּמְצָ֖אwhich had been foundבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיַּעֲמֹ֨דand he stoodהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingעַל־atעָמְד֗וֹplace hisוַיִּכְרֹ֣תand he madeאֶֽת־obj.הַבְּרִית֮the covenantלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוָה֒Yahwehלָלֶ֜כֶתto walkאַחֲרֵ֣יafterיְהוָ֗הYahwehוְלִשְׁמ֤וֹרand to keepאֶת־obj.מִצְוֹתָיו֙commandments hisוְעֵֽדְוֹתָ֣יוand testimonies hisוְחֻקָּ֔יוand statutes hisבְּכָל־with allלְבָב֖וֹheart hisוּבְכָל־and with allנַפְשׁ֑וֹbeing hisלַעֲשׂוֹת֙to observeאֶת־obj.דִּבְרֵ֣יthe words ofהַבְּרִ֔יתthe covenantהַכְּתוּבִ֖יםwhich was writtenעַל־onהַסֵּ֥פֶרthe scrollהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וַיַּעֲמֵ֕דand he made standאֵ֛תobj.כָּל־everyהַנִּמְצָ֥אthe one who was foundבִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םin Jerusalemוּבִנְיָמִ֑ןand Benjaminוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙and they didיֹשְׁבֵ֣יthe inhabitants ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemכִּבְרִ֥יתaccording to the covenant ofאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ancestors their
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וַיָּ֨סַרand he removedיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֜הוּJosiahאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהַתּוֹעֵב֗וֹתthe abominationsמִֽכָּל־from allהָאֲרָצוֹת֮the landsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichלִבְנֵ֣יbelonged to the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israelוַֽיַּעֲבֵ֗דand he made to serveאֵ֤תobj.כָּל־everyהַנִּמְצָא֙the one who was foundבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לin Israelלַעֲב֖וֹדto serveאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑םGod theirכָּל־allיָמָ֕יוdays hisלֹ֣אnotסָ֔רוּthey turned asideמֵֽאַחֲרֵ֕יfrom afterיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofאֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃ פancestors their

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