2 Kings 22

Josiah reigns righteously; during temple repairs, Hilkiah finds the book of the law, which Shaphan reads to the king. Josiah tears his clothes, sends envoys to inquire of YHWH via prophetess Huldah, who confirms judgment on Judah for forsaking YHWH but spares Josiah due to his humility.[3][4]

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Verse 5 ו/יתנ/ה 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤄 vytnh and let him give it and let him give it HC/Vqj3ms/Sp3ms וְ/יִתְּנֻ֗/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤄𐤅 veyitenuhu and let them give it and let them give him HC/Vqj3mp/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon (up-over) HR יַד֙ 𐤉𐤃 yad hand hand HNcbsc עֹשֵׂ֣י 𐤏𐤔𐤉 osey doers of causing-makers HVqrmpc הַ/מְּלָאכָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 hamelakhah the work the appointed work HTd/Ncfsa הַ/מֻּפְקָדִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤌 hamufeqadim the overseers the ones having been appointed HTd/VHsmpa ב/בית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 vvyt in house in a house HR/Ncmsc בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt of house house HNcmsc יְהוָ֑ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp וְ/יִתְּנ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅 veyitenu and let them give and they shall give HC/Vqi3mp אֹת֗/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto it him HTo/Sp3ms לְ/עֹשֵׂ֤י 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤉 leosey to doers of to doers HR/Vqrmpc הַ/מְּלָאכָה֙ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 hamelakhah-2 the work the appointed work HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר֙ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr בְּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 beveyt in house in the house of HR/Ncmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp לְ/חַזֵּ֖ק 𐤋/𐤇𐤆𐤒 lechazeq to repair to make strong HR/Vpc בֶּ֥דֶק 𐤁𐤃𐤒 bedeq breach breach-of HNcmsc הַ/בָּֽיִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the house the built-structure HTd/Ncmsa
Verse 9 וַ/יָּבֹ֞א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms שָׁפָ֤ן 𐤔𐤐𐤍 shafan Shaphan Hider HNp הַ/סֹּפֵר֙ 𐤄/𐤎𐤐𐤓 hasofer the scribe the tallying scribe HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַ/מֶּ֔לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יָּ֥שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁 vayashev and reported and he turned back HC/Vhw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa דָּבָ֑ר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar word a spoken-word HNcmsa וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms הִתִּ֤יכוּ 𐤄𐤕𐤉𐤊𐤅 hitikhu have poured out they caused to flow out HVhp3cp עֲבָדֶ֨י/ךָ֙ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉/𐤊 avadeykha your servants your serving-men HNcmpc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 direct object marker (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/כֶּ֨סֶף֙ 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤐 hakesef the silver the silver HTd/Ncmsa הַ/נִּמְצָ֣א 𐤄/𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀 hanimetsa that was found the one being found HTd/VNrmsa בַ/בַּ֔יִת 𐤁/𐤁𐤉𐤕 vabayit in the house in the **built-structure** HRd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יִּתְּנֻ֗/הוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤍/𐤄𐤅 vayitenuhu and have delivered it and they gave him HC/Vqw3mp/Sp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al into upon (up-over) HR יַד֙ 𐤉𐤃 yad hand hand HNcbsc עֹשֵׂ֣י 𐤏𐤔𐤉 osey doers of causing-makers HVqrmpc הַ/מְּלָאכָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤄 hamelakhah the work the appointed work HTd/Ncfsa הַ/מֻּפְקָדִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤐𐤒𐤃𐤉𐤌 hamufeqadim the overseers the ones having been appointed HTd/VHsmpa בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp
Verse 12 וַ/יְצַ֣ו 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅 vayetsav and commanded and he charged HC/Vpw3ms הַ/מֶּ֡לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo חִלְקִיָּ֣ה 𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤉𐤄 chileqiyah Hilkiah My-Portion-is-Yah HNp הַ/כֹּהֵ֡ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To אֲחִיקָ֣ם 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤒𐤌 achiqam Ahikam My-Brother-Has-Risen HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of builder-son HNcmsc שָׁ֠פָן 𐤔𐤐𐤍 shafan Shaphan Hider HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-2 and [direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To עַכְבּ֨וֹר 𐤏𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤓 akhebor Achbor Mouse-man HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Bene (Bemba) son of builder-son HNcmsc מִיכָיָ֜ה 𐤌𐤉𐤊𐤉𐤄 mikhayah Micaiah Who-Is-Like-Yah HNp וְ/אֵ֣ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-3 and [direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To שָׁפָ֣ן 𐤔𐤐𐤍 shafan-2 Shaphan Hider HNp הַ/סֹּפֵ֗ר 𐤄/𐤎𐤐𐤓 hasofer the scribe the tallying scribe HTd/Ncmsa וְ/אֵ֛ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet-4 and [direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To עֲשָׂיָ֥ה 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄 asayah Asaiah Yah Has Made HNp עֶֽבֶד 𐤏𐤁𐤃 eved servant of serving-man HNcmsc הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe-2 the king the king HTd/Ncmsa לֵ/אמֹֽר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc
Verse 13 לְכוּ֩ 𐤋𐤊𐤅 lekhu Go Go forth, you (masculine plural)! HVqv2mp דִרְשׁ֨וּ 𐤃𐤓𐤔𐤅 direshu inquire you (masculine plural) sought after HVqv2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et of (definite object-marker) HTo יְהוָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp בַּעֲדִ֣/י 𐤁𐤏𐤃/𐤉 baadi for me on behalf of me HR/Sp1cs וּ/בְעַד 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤃 uvead and for and through HC/R הָ/עָ֗ם 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בְעַד֙ 𐤅/𐤁𐤏𐤃 uvead-2 and for and through HC/R כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Praised-One HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al concerning upon (up-over) HR דִּבְרֵ֛י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey the words words of HNcmpc הַ/סֵּ֥פֶר 𐤄/𐤎𐤐𐤓 hasefer of the book the written record HTd/Ncmsa הַ/נִּמְצָ֖א 𐤄/𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀 hanimetsa that has been found the one being found HTd/VNrmsa הַ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC גְדוֹלָ֞ה 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great (feminine singular) HAafsa חֲמַ֣ת 𐤇𐤌𐤕 chamat is the wrath heat-of HNcfsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr הִיא֙ 𐤄𐤉𐤀 hi it she (herself) HPp3fs נִצְּתָ֣ה 𐤍𐤑𐤕𐤄 nitsetah has been kindled she has been set ablaze HVNp3fs בָ֔/נוּ 𐤁/𐤍𐤅 vanu against us HR/Sp1cp עַל֩ 𐤏𐤋 al-2 because upon (up-over) HR אֲשֶׁ֨ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr לֹֽא 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn שָׁמְע֜וּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 shameu did obey they hearkened HVqp3cp אֲבֹתֵ֗י/נוּ 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤍𐤅 avoteynu our fathers our father-ancestors HNcmpc/Sp1cp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-3 to upon (up-over) HR דִּבְרֵי֙ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey-2 the words words of HNcmpc הַ/סֵּ֣פֶר 𐤄/𐤎𐤐𐤓 hasefer-2 of this book the written record HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֔ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh-2 this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms לַ/עֲשׂ֖וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 laasot to do to do-make HR/Vqc כְּ/כָל 𐤊/𐤊𐤋 kekhal according to all of its whole HR/Ncmsc הַ/כָּת֥וּב 𐤄/𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁 hakatuv that is written the written (one) HTd/Vqsmsa עָלֵֽי/נוּ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 aleynu concerning us upon us HR/Sp1cp
Verse 14 וַ/יֵּ֣לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤊 vayelekhe and went and he walked on HC/Vqw3ms חִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ 𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 chileqiyahu Hilkiah My-Portion-Is-Yahu HNp הַ֠/כֹּהֵן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa וַ/אֲחִיקָ֨ם 𐤅/𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤒𐤌 vaachiqam Ahikam My-Brother-Has-Risen HC/Np וְ/עַכְבּ֜וֹר 𐤅/𐤏𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤓 veakhebor and Acbor and Mouse HC/Np וְ/שָׁפָ֣ן 𐤅/𐤔𐤐𐤍 veshafan and Shaphan and Hidden-One HC/Np וַ/עֲשָׂיָ֗ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤄 vaasayah and Asaiah and Yah-has-made HC/Np אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR חֻלְדָּ֨ה 𐤇𐤋𐤃𐤄 chuledah Huldah Mole-Woman HNp הַ/נְּבִיאָ֜ה 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀𐤄 haneviah the prophetess the inspired spokeswoman HTd/Ncfsa אֵ֣שֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife of wife of HNcfsc שַׁלֻּ֣ם 𐤔𐤋𐤌 shalum Shallum Recompense (masculine personal name) HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben Bene (Bemba) son of builder-son HNcmsc תִּקְוָ֗ה 𐤕𐤒𐤅𐤄 tiqevah Tikvah expectant-hope HNp בֶּן 𐤁𐤍 ben-2 Bene (Bemba) son of builder-son HNcmsc חַרְחַס֙ 𐤇𐤓𐤇𐤎 charechas Harhas Shining-One HNp שֹׁמֵ֣ר 𐤔𐤌𐤓 shomer keeper of a guarding one HVqrmsa הַ/בְּגָדִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉𐤌 habegadim the garments the covering-garments HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הִ֛יא 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤀 vehi and she and she herself HC/Pp3fs יֹשֶׁ֥בֶת 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤕 yoshevet was sitting she who dwells HVqrfsa בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִַ֖ם 𐤁/𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 birushalaim in Jerusalem in the Founded-in-Peace (City) HR/Np בַּ/מִּשְׁנֶ֑ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤄 bamisheneh in the second quarter in the second-division HRd/Ncmsa וַֽ/יְדַבְּר֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤅 vayedaberu and they spoke and they spoke forth HC/Vpw3mp אֵלֶֽי/הָ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤄 eleyha to her to her HR/Sp3fs
Verse 17 תַּ֣חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat because beneath; in place of HR אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr עֲזָב֗וּ/נִי 𐤏𐤆𐤁𐤅/𐤍𐤉 azavuni they have forsaken me they have abandoned me HVqp3cp/Sp1cs וַֽ/יְקַטְּרוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤅 vayeqateru and have burned incense and they sent up fragrant-smoke HC/Vpw3mp לֵ/אלֹהִ֣ים 𐤋/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 lelohim Mulimu (Lozi) to gods to the Gods HR/Ncmpa אֲחֵרִ֔ים 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉𐤌 acherim other other ones (masculine plural) HAampa לְמַ֨עַן֙ 𐤋𐤌𐤏𐤍 lemaan that for the sake of (in heed to) HR הַכְעִיסֵ֔/נִי 𐤄𐤊𐤏𐤉𐤎/𐤍𐤉 hakheiseni they might provoke me they have caused me vexation HVhc/Sp1cs בְּ/כֹ֖ל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol with all in the whole HR/Ncmsc מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה 𐤌𐤏𐤔𐤄 maaseh the work deed-of HNcmsc יְדֵי/הֶ֑ם 𐤉𐤃𐤉/𐤄𐤌 yedeyhem of their hands their hands HNcbdc/Sp3mp וְ/נִצְּתָ֧ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤑𐤕𐤄 venitsetah therefore has been kindled and she was set ablaze HC/VNq3fs חֲמָתִ֛/י 𐤇𐤌𐤕/𐤉 chamati my anger my burning heat HNcfsc/Sp1cs בַּ/מָּק֥וֹם 𐤁/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 bamaqom against this place in the standing-place HRd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn תִכְבֶּֽה 𐤕𐤊𐤁𐤄 tikhebeh be quenched she will be extinguished HVqi3fs
Verse 19 יַ֠עַן 𐤉𐤏𐤍 yaan because in view of HC רַךְ 𐤓𐤊 rakhe tender tender HVqp3ms לְבָ֨בְ/ךָ֜ 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊 levavekha your heart your inner heart HNcmsc/Sp2ms וַ/תִּכָּנַ֣ע 𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤍𐤏 vatikana and you humbled and you bent yourself low HC/VNw2ms מִ/פְּנֵ֣י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney before from-the-faces-of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp בְּֽ/שָׁמְעֲ/ךָ֡ 𐤁/𐤔𐤌𐤏/𐤊 beshameakha in your hearing in your hearing HR/Vqc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr דִּבַּרְתִּי֩ 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉 dibareti I spoke I have declared HVpp1cs עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon (up-over) HR הַ/מָּק֨וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom the place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֜ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms וְ/עַל 𐤅/𐤏𐤋 veal and against and upon HC/R יֹשְׁבָ֗י/ו 𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤉/𐤅 yoshevayv its inhabitants its dwellers HVqrmpc/Sp3ms לִ/הְי֤וֹת 𐤋/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕 liheyot to be for becoming HR/Vqc לְ/שַׁמָּה֙ 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤄 leshamah a desolation for a desolation HR/Ncfsa וְ/לִ/קְלָלָ֔ה 𐤅/𐤋/𐤒𐤋𐤋𐤄 veliqelalah and a curse and for a curse HC/R/Ncfsa וַ/תִּקְרַע֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤏 vatiqera and you tore and she called out HC/Vqw2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo בְּגָדֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤁𐤂𐤃𐤉/𐤊 begadeykha your clothes your garments HNcmpc/Sp2ms וַ/תִּבְכֶּ֖ה 𐤅/𐤕𐤁𐤊𐤄 vativekeh and wept and she wept / and you (masculine singular) wept HC/Vqw2ms לְ/פָנָ֑/י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍/𐤉 lefanay before me to my faces HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs וְ/גַ֧ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam also and also HC/Ta אָנֹכִ֛י 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs שָׁמַ֖עְתִּי 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕𐤉 shamaeti have heard I have heard and taken heed HVqp1cs נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp
Verse 20 לָ/כֵן֩ 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore for this established reason HR/D הִנְ/נִ֨י 𐤄𐤍/𐤍𐤉 hineni behold I Look—here I am! HTm/Sp1cs אֹֽסִפְ/ךָ֜ 𐤀𐤎𐤐/𐤊 osifekha I-will-gather-you I gather you in HVqrmsc/Sp2ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon (up-over) HR אֲבֹתֶ֗י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉/𐤊 avoteykha your fathers your fathers HNcmpc/Sp2ms וְ/נֶאֱסַפְתָּ֣ 𐤅/𐤍𐤀𐤎𐤐𐤕 veneesafeta and you shall be gathered and you were gathered in HC/VNq2ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR קִבְרֹתֶי/ךָ֮ 𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤕𐤉/𐤊 qiveroteykha your graves your burial-places HNcmpc/Sp2ms בְּ/שָׁלוֹם֒ 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 beshalom in peace in wholeness HR/Ncmsa וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn תִרְאֶ֣ינָה 𐤕𐤓𐤀𐤉𐤍𐤄 tireeynah shall see they will behold HVqi3fp עֵינֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 eyneykha your eyes your two eyes (addressing you, masculine singular) HNcbdc/Sp2ms בְּ/כֹל֙ 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhol all in the whole HR/Ncmsc הָֽ/רָעָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤏𐤄 haraah the evil the badness HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I (myself) HPp1cs מֵבִ֖יא 𐤌𐤁𐤉𐤀 mevi am bringing one bringing HVhrmsa עַל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 upon upon (up-over) HR הַ/מָּק֣וֹם 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤅𐤌 hamaqom the place the standing-place HTd/Ncmsa הַ/זֶּ֑ה 𐤄/𐤆𐤄 hazeh this this (masculine singular one) HTd/Pdxms וַ/יָּשִׁ֥יבוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤁𐤅 vayashivu and they brought back and they caused to return HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/מֶּ֖לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king HTd/Ncmsa דָּבָֽר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 davar word a spoken-word HNcmsa