2 Chronicles 30

Hezekiah sends letters throughout Israel and Judah urging the people to return to **YHWH**, not be stiff-necked like their fathers, and come to Jerusalem to celebrate Passover in his sanctuary, promising that **YHWH** is gracious and will show compassion if they repent[1][2][3]. The people respond with mixed reactions but assemble; they observe Passover in the second month after priests and Levites sanctify themselves, eat the feast with joy for fourteen days amid teaching, confession, and peace offerings, and **YHWH** heals them in response to Hezekiah's prayer for the ritually unclean northerners[1][2][3][4].

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they established a decree to send a proclamation throughout all Israel from Beer- sheba even to Dan to come to celebrate Passover to YHWH God of Israel in Jerusalem for not in great numbers they had done as it was written
5 וַ/יַּֽעֲמִ֣ידוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤉𐤃𐤅 vayaamidu they established HC/Vhw3mp דָבָ֗ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar a decree HNcmsa לְ/הַעֲבִ֨יר 𐤋/𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤓 lehaavir to send HR/Vhc ק֤וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol a proclamation HNcmsa בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal throughout all HR/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp מִ/בְּאֵֽר 𐤌/𐤁𐤀𐤓 mibeer from Beer- HR/Np שֶׁ֣בַע 𐤔𐤁𐤏 sheva sheba HAcfsa וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even to HC/R דָּ֔ן 𐤃𐤍 dan Dan HNp לָ/ב֞וֹא 𐤋/𐤁𐤅𐤀 lavo to come HR/Vqc לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to celebrate HR/Vqc פֶּ֛סַח 𐤐𐤎𐤇 pesach Passover HNcmsa לַ/יהוָ֥ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to YHWH HR/Np אֱלֹהֵֽי 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 of Israel HNp בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem HR/Np כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn לָ/רֹ֛ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤁 larov in great numbers HR/Ncbsa עָשׂ֖וּ 𐤏𐤔𐤅 asu they had done HVqp3cp כַּ/כָּתֽוּב 𐤊/𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁 kakatuv as it was written HRd/Vqsmsa
and they went the runners with letters from hand of the king and his princes in all Israel and Judah and according to commandment of the king saying sons of Israel return to YHWH God of Abraham Isaac and Israel and he will return to the remnant that remains to you from hand kings of Assyria
6 וַ/יֵּלְכוּ֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊𐤅 vayelekhu and they went HC/Vqw3mp הָ/רָצִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤓𐤑𐤉𐤌 haratsim the runners HTd/Vqrmpa בָּֽ/אִגְּר֜וֹת 𐤁/𐤀𐤂𐤓𐤅𐤕 baigerot with letters HRd/Ncfpa מִ/יַּ֧ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from hand HR/Ncbsc הַ/מֶּ֣לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe of the king HTd/Ncmsa וְ/שָׂרָ֗י/ו 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤉/𐤅 vesarayv and his princes HC/Ncmpc/Sp3ms בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal in all HR/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp וִֽ/יהוּדָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 vihudah and Judah HC/Np וּ/כְ/מִצְוַ֥ת 𐤅/𐤊/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 ukhemitsevat and according to commandment HC/R/Ncfsc הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 of the king HTd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel HNp שׁ֚וּבוּ 𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 shuvu return HVqv2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to HR יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֱלֹהֵי֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God of HNcmpc אַבְרָהָם֙ 𐤀𐤁𐤓𐤄𐤌 averaham Abraham HNp יִצְחָ֣ק 𐤉𐤑𐤇𐤒 yitsechaq Isaac HNp וְ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 veyiserael and Israel HC/Np וְ/יָשֹׁב֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 veyashov and he will return HC/Vqj3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to HR הַ/פְּלֵיטָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤉𐤈𐤄 hapeleytah the remnant HTd/Ncfsa הַ/נִּשְׁאֶ֣רֶת 𐤄/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤕 hanisheeret that remains HTd/VNrfsa לָ/כֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you HR/Sp2mp מִ/כַּ֖ף 𐤌/𐤊𐤐 mikaf from hand HR/Ncfsc מַלְכֵ֥י 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 malekhey kings of HNcmpc אַשּֽׁוּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria HNp
now not stiffen your neck like your fathers yield hand to YHWH and enter his sanctuary which he has sanctified forever and serve [direct object marker] YHWH your God and may turn away from you burning his anger
8 עַתָּ֕ה 𐤏𐤕𐤄 atah now HD אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not HTn תַּקְשׁ֥וּ 𐤕𐤒𐤔𐤅 taqeshu stiffen HVhj2mp עָרְפְּ/כֶ֖ם 𐤏𐤓𐤐/𐤊𐤌 arepekhem your neck HNcmsc/Sp2mp כַּ/אֲבוֹתֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤊/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤊𐤌 kaavoteykhem like your fathers HR/Ncmpc/Sp2mp תְּנוּ 𐤕𐤍𐤅 tenu yield HVqv2mp יָ֣ד 𐤉𐤃 yad hand HNcbsa לַ/יהוָ֗ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to YHWH HR/Np וּ/בֹ֤אוּ 𐤅/𐤁𐤀𐤅 uvou and enter HC/Vqv2mp לְ/מִקְדָּשׁ/וֹ֙ 𐤋/𐤌𐤒𐤃𐤔/𐤅 lemiqedasho his sanctuary HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which HTr הִקְדִּ֣ישׁ 𐤄𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤔 hiqedish he has sanctified HVhp3ms לְ/עוֹלָ֔ם 𐤋/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 leolam forever HR/Ncmsa וְ/עִבְדוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅 veivedu and serve HC/Vqv2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֱלֹהֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your God HNcmpc/Sp2mp וְ/יָשֹׁ֥ב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 veyashov and may turn away HC/Vqj3ms מִ/כֶּ֖ם 𐤌/𐤊𐤌 mikem from you HR/Sp2mp חֲר֥וֹן 𐤇𐤓𐤅𐤍 charon burning HNcmsc אַפּֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤐/𐤅 apo his anger HNcmsc/Sp3ms
for when you return to YHWH your brothers and your sons compassion before their captors and to return to the land this for gracious and compassionate YHWH your God and not turn away face from you if you return to Him
9 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC בְ/שׁוּבְ/כֶ֞ם 𐤁/𐤔𐤅𐤁/𐤊𐤌 veshuvekhem when you return HR/Vqc/Sp2mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to HR יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֲחֵי/כֶ֨ם 𐤀𐤇𐤉/𐤊𐤌 acheykhem your brothers HNcmpc/Sp2mp וּ/בְנֵי/כֶ֤ם 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 uveneykhem Bene (Bemba) and your sons HC/Ncmpc/Sp2mp לְ/רַחֲמִים֙ 𐤋/𐤓𐤇𐤌𐤉𐤌 lerachamim compassion HR/Ncmpa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before HR/Ncbpc שֽׁוֹבֵי/הֶ֔ם 𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤉/𐤄𐤌 shoveyhem their captors HVqrmpc/Sp3mp וְ/לָ/שׁ֖וּב 𐤅/𐤋/𐤔𐤅𐤁 velashuv and to return HC/R/Vqc לָ/אָ֣רֶץ 𐤋/𐤀𐤓𐤑 laarets to the land HRd/Ncbsa הַ/זֹּ֑את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this HTd/Pdxfs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for HC חַנּ֤וּן 𐤇𐤍𐤅𐤍 chanun gracious HAamsa וְ/רַחוּם֙ 𐤅/𐤓𐤇𐤅𐤌 verachum and compassionate HC/Aamsa יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp אֱלֹהֵי/כֶ֔ם 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊𐤌 eloheykhem Mulimu (Lozi) your God HNcmpc/Sp2mp וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not HC/Tn יָסִ֤יר 𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤓 yasir turn away HVhi3ms פָּנִים֙ 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤌 panim face HNcbpa מִ/כֶּ֔ם 𐤌/𐤊𐤌 mikem from you HR/Sp2mp אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if HC תָּשׁ֖וּבוּ 𐤕𐤔𐤅𐤁𐤅 tashuvu you return HVqi2mp אֵלָֽי/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤅 elayv to Him HR/Sp3ms
for a majority of the people many from Ephraim and Manasseh Issachar and Zebulun not had cleansed themselves yet they ate the Passover without as written for prayed Hezekiah for them saying YHWH the good will atone for
18 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC מַרְבִּ֣ית 𐤌𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤕 marebit a majority HNcfsc הָ/עָ֡ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam of the people HTd/Ncmsa רַ֠בַּת 𐤓𐤁𐤕 rabat many HAafsc מֵֽ/אֶפְרַ֨יִם 𐤌/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 meeferayim from Ephraim HR/Np וּ/מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 umenasheh and Manasseh HC/Np יִשָּׂשכָ֤ר 𐤉𐤔𐤔𐤊𐤓 yisashkhar Issachar HNp וּ/זְבֻלוּן֙ 𐤅/𐤆𐤁𐤋𐤅𐤍 uzevulun and Zebulun HC/Np לֹ֣א 𐤋𐤀 lo not HTn הִטֶּהָ֔רוּ 𐤄𐤈𐤄𐤓𐤅 hiteharu had cleansed themselves HVtp3cp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 yet HC אָכְל֥וּ 𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 akhelu they ate HVqp3cp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the HTo הַ/פֶּ֖סַח 𐤄/𐤐𐤎𐤇 hapesach Passover HTd/Ncmsa בְּ/לֹ֣א 𐤁/𐤋𐤀 belo without HR/Tn כַ/כָּת֑וּב 𐤊/𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁 khakatuv as written HRd/Vqsmsa כִּי֩ 𐤊𐤉 ki-3 for HC הִתְפַּלֵּ֨ל 𐤄𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤋 hitepalel prayed HVtp3ms יְחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּ 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 yechizeqiyahu Hezekiah HNp עֲלֵי/הֶם֙ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄𐤌 aleyhem for them HR/Sp3mp לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying HR/Vqc יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH HNp הַ/טּ֖וֹב 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁 hatov the good HTd/Aamsa יְכַפֵּ֥ר 𐤉𐤊𐤐𐤓 yekhaper will atone HVpi3ms בְּעַֽד 𐤁𐤏𐤃 bead for HR
and kept the sons of Israel that were present in Jerusalem - the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy great and praising the YHWH day by day the Levites and the priests with instruments of might to YHWH
21 וַ/יַּעֲשׂ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 vayaasu and kept HC/Vqw3mp בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) the sons of HNcmpc יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel HNp הַ/נִּמְצְאִ֨ים 𐤄/𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤉𐤌 hanimetseim that were present HTd/VNrmpa בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem HR/Np אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - HTo חַ֧ג 𐤇𐤂 chag the feast HNcmsc הַ/מַּצּ֛וֹת 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 hamatsot of unleavened bread HTd/Ncfpa שִׁבְעַ֥ת 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 shiveat seven HAcmsc יָמִ֖ים 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 yamim days HNcmpa בְּ/שִׂמְחָ֣ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤄 besimechah with joy HR/Ncfsa גְדוֹלָ֑ה 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 gedolah great HAafsa וּֽ/מְהַלְלִ֣ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤄𐤋𐤋𐤉𐤌 umehalelim and praising HC/Vprmpa לַ֠/יהוָה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) the YHWH HR/Np י֣וֹם 𐤉𐤅𐤌 yom day HNcmsa בְּ/י֞וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 beyom by day HR/Ncmsa הַ/לְוִיִּ֧ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites HTd/Ngmpa וְ/הַ/כֹּהֲנִ֛ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 vehakohanim and the priests HC/Td/Ncmpa בִּ/כְלֵי 𐤁/𐤊𐤋𐤉 bikheley with instruments HR/Ncmpc עֹ֖ז 𐤏𐤆 oz of might HNcmsa לַ/יהוָֽה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) to YHWH HR/Np
and spoke Hezekiah to heart all the Levites who showed good insight understanding good to YHWH and they ate [direct object marker] the appointed feast seven days sacrificing sacrifices peace offerings and giving thanks to YHWH God of their fathers
22 וַ/יְדַבֵּ֣ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓 vayedaber and spoke HC/Vpw3ms יְחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ 𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 yechizeqiyahu Hezekiah HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to HR לֵב֙ 𐤋𐤁 lev heart HNcmsc כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all HNcmsc הַ/לְוִיִּ֔ם 𐤄/𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 haleviyim the Levites HTd/Ngmpa הַ/מַּשְׂכִּילִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤋𐤉𐤌 hamasekilim who showed good insight HTd/Vhrmpa שֵֽׂכֶל 𐤔𐤊𐤋 sekhel understanding HNcmsc ט֖וֹב 𐤈𐤅𐤁 tov good HAamsa לַ/יהוָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to YHWH HR/Np וַ/יֹּאכְל֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 vayokhelu and they ate HC/Vqw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] HTo הַ/מּוֹעֵד֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤅𐤏𐤃 hamoed the appointed feast HTd/Ncmsa שִׁבְעַ֣ת 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 shiveat seven HAcmsc הַ/יָּמִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 hayamim days HTd/Ncmpa מְזַבְּחִים֙ 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉𐤌 mezabechim sacrificing HVprmpa זִבְחֵ֣י 𐤆𐤁𐤇𐤉 zivechey sacrifices HNcmpc שְׁלָמִ֔ים 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤉𐤌 shelamim peace offerings HNcmpa וּ/מִ֨תְוַדִּ֔ים 𐤅/𐤌𐤕𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 umitevadim and giving thanks HC/Vtrmpa לַ/יהוָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) to YHWH HR/Np אֱלֹהֵ֥י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God HNcmpc אֲבוֹתֵי/הֶֽם 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉/𐤄𐤌 avoteyhem of their fathers HNcmpc/Sp3mp
for Hezekiah king of Judah lifted to the assembly a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep and the princes lifted to the assembly bulls a thousand and sheep ten thousand and consecrated themselves priests in great numbers
24 כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for HC חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 chizeqiyahu Hezekiah HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king HNcmsc יְ֠הוּדָה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah HNp הֵרִ֨ים 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 herim lifted HVhp3ms לַ/קָּהָ֜ל 𐤋/𐤒𐤄𐤋 laqahal to the assembly HRd/Ncmsa אֶ֣לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef a thousand HAcbsa פָּרִים֮ 𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 parim bulls HNcmpa וְ/שִׁבְעַ֣ת 𐤅/𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 veshiveat and seven HC/Acmsc אֲלָפִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim thousand HAcbpa צֹאן֒ 𐤑𐤀𐤍 tson sheep HNcbsa וְ/הַ/שָּׂרִ֞ים 𐤅/𐤄/𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 vehasarim and the princes HC/Td/Ncmpa הֵרִ֤ימוּ 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌𐤅 herimu lifted HVhp3cp לַ/קָּהָל֙ 𐤋/𐤒𐤄𐤋 laqahal-2 to the assembly HRd/Ncmsa פָּרִ֣ים 𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 parim-2 bulls HNcmpa אֶ֔לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef-2 a thousand HAcbsa וְ/צֹ֖אן 𐤅/𐤑𐤀𐤍 vetson and sheep HC/Ncbsa עֲשֶׂ֣רֶת 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤕 aseret ten HAcmsc אֲלָפִ֑ים 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim-2 thousand HAcbpa וַ/יִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅 vayiteqadeshu and consecrated themselves HC/Vtw3mp כֹהֲנִ֖ים 𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 khohanim priests HNcmpa לָ/רֹֽב 𐤋/𐤓𐤁 larov in great numbers HR/Ncbsa
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