2 Kings 22
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בֶּן־was a son ofשְׁמֹנֶ֤הeightשָׁנָה֙yearsיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּJosiahבְמָלְכ֔וֹwhen became king heוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֤יםand thirtyוְאַחַת֙and oneשָׁנָ֔הyearsמָלַ֖ךְhe reignedבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemוְשֵׁ֣םand the name ofאִמּ֔וֹmother hisיְדִידָ֥הwas Jedidahבַת־the daughter ofעֲדָ֖יָהAdaiahמִבָּצְקַֽת׃from Bozkath
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עֲלֵ֗הgo upאֶל־toחִלְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙Hilkiahהַכֹּהֵ֣ןthe priestהַגָּד֔וֹלthe greatוְיַתֵּ֣םso he may completeאֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֔סֶףthe moneyהַמּוּבָ֖אwhich has been broughtבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאָסְפ֛וּthey have gatheredשֹׁמְרֵ֥יthe keepers ofהַסַּ֖ףthe thresholdמֵאֵ֥תfrom withהָעָֽם׃the people
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וְיִתְּנֻ֗הוּand let them put itעַל־onיַד֙the hand ofעֹשֵׂ֣יthe doers ofהַמְּלָאכָ֔הthe workהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםwho were appointedבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוְיִתְּנ֣וּand let them giveאֹת֗וֹobj. itלְעֹשֵׂ֤יto the doers ofהַמְּלָאכָה֙the workאֲשֶׁר֙whoבְּבֵ֣יתare in the house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehלְחַזֵּ֖קto repairבֶּ֥דֶקthe damage ofהַבָּֽיִת׃the house
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וַ֠יֹּאמֶרand he saidחִלְקִיָּ֜הוּHilkiahהַכֹּהֵ֤ןthe priestהַגָּדוֹל֙the greatעַל־toשָׁפָ֣ןShaphanהַסֹּפֵ֔רthe scribeסֵ֧פֶרthe scroll ofהַתּוֹרָ֛הthe lawמָצָ֖אתִיI foundבְּבֵ֣יתin the house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיִּתֵּ֨ןand he gaveחִלְקִיָּ֧הHilkiahאֶת־obj.הַסֵּ֛פֶרthe scrollאֶל־toשָׁפָ֖ןShaphanוַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ׃and he read it
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וַיָּבֹ֞אand he wentשָׁפָ֤ןShaphanהַסֹּפֵר֙the scribeאֶל־toהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוַיָּ֥שֶׁבand he brought backאֶת־obj.הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingדָּבָ֑רwordוַיֹּ֗אמֶרand he saidהִתִּ֤יכוּthey have poured outעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙servants yourאֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֙סֶף֙the moneyהַנִּמְצָ֣אwhich was foundבַבַּ֔יִתin the houseוַֽיִּתְּנֻ֗הוּand they have put itעַל־onיַד֙the hand ofעֹשֵׂ֣יthe doers ofהַמְּלָאכָ֔הthe workהַמֻּפְקָדִ֖יםwho were appointedבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיְצַ֣וand he commandedהַמֶּ֡לֶךְthe kingאֶת־obj.חִלְקִיָּ֣הHilkiahהַכֹּהֵ֡ןthe priestוְאֶת־and obj.אֲחִיקָ֣םAhikamבֶּן־the son ofשָׁ֠פָןShaphanוְאֶת־and obj.עַכְבּ֨וֹרAchborבֶּן־the son ofמִיכָיָ֜הMicaiahוְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.שָׁפָ֣ןShaphanהַסֹּפֵ֗רthe scribeוְאֵ֛תand obj.עֲשָׂיָ֥הAsaiahעֶֽבֶד־the servant ofהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingלֵאמֹֽר׃to saying
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לְכוּ֩goדִרְשׁ֨וּconsultאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֜הYahwehבַּעֲדִ֣יfor meוּבְעַד־and forהָעָ֗םthe peopleוּבְעַד֙and forכָּל־allיְהוּדָ֔הJudahעַל־onדִּבְרֵ֛יthe words ofהַסֵּ֥פֶרthe scrollהַנִּמְצָ֖אwhich had been foundהַזֶּ֑הthe thisכִּֽי־forגְדוֹלָ֞הis greatחֲמַ֣תthe anger ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֲשֶׁר־whichהִיא֙itנִצְּתָ֣הit has been kindledבָ֔נוּin usעַל֩onאֲשֶׁ֨רthatלֹֽא־notשָׁמְע֜וּthey listenedאֲבֹתֵ֗ינוּancestors ourעַל־toדִּבְרֵי֙the words ofהַסֵּ֣פֶרthe scrollהַזֶּ֔הthe thisלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתto doכְּכָל־according to everyהַכָּת֥וּבthe thing writtenעָלֵֽינוּ׃on us
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וַיֵּ֣לֶךְand he wentחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּHilkiahהַ֠כֹּהֵןthe priestוַאֲחִיקָ֨םand Ahikamוְעַכְבּ֜וֹרand Achborוְשָׁפָ֣ןand Shaphanוַעֲשָׂיָ֗הand Asaiahאֶל־toחֻלְדָּ֨הHuldahהַנְּבִיאָ֜הthe prophetessאֵ֣שֶׁת׀the wife ofשַׁלֻּ֣םShallumבֶּן־the son ofתִּקְוָ֗הTikvahבֶּן־the son ofחַרְחַס֙Harhasשֹׁמֵ֣רthe keeperהַבְּגָדִ֔יםof the garmentsוְהִ֛יאand sheיֹשֶׁ֥בֶתwas dwellingבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םin Jerusalemבַּמִּשְׁנֶ֑הin the second districtוַֽיְדַבְּר֖וּand they spokeאֵלֶֽיהָ׃to her
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תַּ֣חַת׀becauseאֲשֶׁ֣רthatעֲזָב֗וּנִיthey have forsaken meוַֽיְקַטְּרוּ֙and they have made smokeלֵאלֹהִ֣יםto godsאֲחֵרִ֔יםotherלְמַ֙עַן֙so asהַכְעִיסֵ֔נִיto provoke to anger meבְּכֹ֖לby allמַעֲשֵׂ֣הthe work ofיְדֵיהֶ֑םhands theirוְנִצְּתָ֧הand it will be kindledחֲמָתִ֛יanger myבַּמָּק֥וֹםin the placeהַזֶּ֖הthe thisוְלֹ֥אand notתִכְבֶּֽה׃it will be quenched
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יַ֠עַןbecauseרַךְ־it was softלְבָ֨בְךָ֜heart yourוַתִּכָּנַ֣ע׀and you humbled yourselfמִפְּנֵ֣יfrom beforeיְהוָ֗הYahwehבְּֽשָׁמְעֲךָ֡when hearing youאֲשֶׁ֣רthat whichדִּבַּרְתִּי֩I had spokenעַל־onהַמָּק֨וֹםthe placeהַזֶּ֜הthe thisוְעַל־and onיֹשְׁבָ֗יוinhabitants itsלִהְי֤וֹתto becomeלְשַׁמָּה֙into a horrorוְלִקְלָלָ֔הand into a curseוַתִּקְרַע֙and you toreאֶת־obj.בְּגָדֶ֔יךָclothes yourוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הand you weptלְפָנָ֑יto before meוְגַ֧םand alsoאָנֹכִ֛יIשָׁמַ֖עְתִּיI have heardנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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לָכֵן֩to thereforeהִנְנִ֨יhere Iאֹֽסִפְךָ֜will gather youעַל־toאֲבֹתֶ֗יךָancestors yourוְנֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣and you will be gatheredאֶל־toקִבְרֹתֶיךָ֮graves yourבְּשָׁלוֹם֒in peaceוְלֹא־and notתִרְאֶ֣ינָהthey will lookעֵינֶ֔יךָeyes yourבְּכֹל֙on allהָֽרָעָ֔הthe distressאֲשֶׁר־whichאֲנִ֥יIמֵבִ֖יאwill bringעַל־onהַמָּק֣וֹםthe placeהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוַיָּשִׁ֥יבוּand they brought backאֶת־obj.הַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingדָּבָֽר׃word
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