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Chapter 35
Josiah Restores the Passover
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Then Josiah kept the Passover to the LORD in Jerusalem, and the Passover lamb was slaughtered on the fourteenth… day of the first month.
𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔 𐤐𐤎𐤇 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤄𐤐𐤎𐤇 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤈𐤅 𐤁𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤓 𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤍 𐤋𐤇𐤃𐤔
יֹאשִׁיָּ֧הוּ וַיַּ֨עַשׂ פֶּ֖סַח לַיהוָ֑ה בִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֛ם הַפֶּ֔סַח וַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּ בְּאַרְבָּעָ֥ה עָשָׂ֖ר הָרִאשֽׁוֹן׃ לַחֹ֥דֶשׁ yō·šî·yā·hū way·ya·‘aś pe·saḥ Yah·weh ḇî·rū·šā·lim hap·pe·saḥ way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū bə·’ar·bā·‘āh ‘ā·śār hā·ri·šō·wn la·ḥō·ḏeš — WLC · 1
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He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD.
𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤌𐤔𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤌 𐤋𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤃𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
וַיַּעֲמֵ֥ד הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים עַל־ מִשְׁמְרוֹתָ֑ם וַֽיְחַזְּקֵ֔ם לַעֲבוֹדַ֖ת בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ hak·kō·hă·nîm ‘al- miš·mə·rō·w·ṯām way·ḥaz·zə·qêm la·‘ă·ḇō·w·ḏaṯ bêṯ Yah·weh — WLC · 2
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To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, [Josiah] said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel.
𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤌𐤁𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤒𐤃𐤅𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤒𐤃𐤔 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 𐤁𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤁𐤍𐤄 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 𐤁𐤍 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤋𐤊𐤌 𐤌𐤔𐤀 𐤁𐤊𐤕𐤐 𐤏𐤕𐤄 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤊𐤌 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤏𐤌𐤅 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋
לַ֠לְוִיִּם הַמְּבוּנִים לְכָל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל הַקְּדוֹשִׁ֣ים לַיהוָ֗ה וַיֹּ֣אמֶר תְּנ֤וּ אֶת־ הַקֹּ֙דֶשׁ֙ אֲרוֹן־ בַּ֠בַּיִת אֲשֶׁ֨ר בָּנָ֜ה שְׁלֹמֹ֤ה בֶן־ דָּוִיד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵין־ לָכֶ֥ם מַשָּׂ֖א בַּכָּתֵ֑ף עַתָּ֗ה עִבְדוּ֙ אֶת־ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֔ם וְאֵ֖ת עַמּ֥וֹ יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ lal·wî·yim ham·mə·ḇū·nīm lə·ḵāl yiś·rā·’êl haq·qə·ḏō·wō·šîm Yah·weh way·yō·mer tə·nū ’eṯ- haq·qō·ḏeš ’ă·rō·wn- bab·ba·yiṯ ’ă·šer bā·nāh šə·lō·mōh ḇen- dā·wîḏ me·leḵ yiś·rā·’êl ’ên- lā·ḵem maś·śā bak·kā·ṯêp̄ ‘at·tāh ‘iḇ·ḏū ’eṯ- Yah·weh ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem wə·’êṯ ‘am·mōw yiś·rā·’êl — WLC · 3
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Prepare [yourselves] by families… in your divisions, according to the instructions written by David king of Israel and Solomon his son.
𐤅𐤄𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤊𐤌 𐤊𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤊𐤌 𐤁𐤊𐤕𐤁 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤁𐤌𐤊𐤕𐤁 𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤄 𐤁𐤍𐤅
וְהָכִ֥ונוּ לְבֵית־ אֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֖ם כְּמַחְלְקוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם בִּכְתָ֗ב דָּוִיד֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וּבְמִכְתַּ֖ב שְׁלֹמֹ֥ה בְנֽוֹ׃ wə·hå̄·ḵi·w·nū lə·ḇêṯ- ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem kə·maḥ·lə·qō·w·ṯê·ḵem biḵ·ṯāḇ dā·wîḏ me·leḵ yiś·rā·’êl ū·ḇə·miḵ·taḇ šə·lō·mōh ḇə·nōw — WLC · 4
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Moreover, stand in the Holy Place by the divisions of the families… of your kinsmen the lay people…, and by the divisions of the families… of the Levites.
𐤅𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 𐤁𐤒𐤃𐤔 𐤋𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤊𐤌 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤅𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤕 𐤀𐤁 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌
וְעִמְד֣וּ בַקֹּ֗דֶשׁ לִפְלֻגּוֹת֙ הָֽאָב֔וֹת בֵּ֣ית לַאֲחֵיכֶ֖ם בְּנֵ֣י הָעָ֑ם וַחֲלֻקַּ֥ת אָ֖ב בֵּֽית־ לַלְוִיִּֽם׃ wə·‘im·ḏū ḇaq·qō·ḏeš lip̄·lug·gō·wṯ hā·’ā·ḇō·wṯ bêṯ la·’ă·ḥê·ḵem bə·nê hā·‘ām wa·ḥă·luq·qaṯ ’āḇ bêṯ- lal·wî·yim — WLC · 5
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Slaughter the Passover lambs, consecrate yourselves, and make preparations for your fellow countrymen to carry out the word of the LORD [given] by Moses.”
𐤅𐤔𐤇𐤈𐤅 𐤄𐤐𐤎𐤇 𐤅𐤄𐤕𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤊𐤌 𐤋𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 𐤊𐤃𐤁𐤓 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤁𐤉𐤃 𐤌𐤔𐤄𐤐
וְשַׁחֲט֖וּ הַפָּ֑סַח וְהִתְקַדְּשׁוּ֙ וְהָכִ֣ינוּ לַאֲחֵיכֶ֔ם לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת כִּדְבַר־ יְהוָ֖ה בְּיַד־ מֹשֶֽׁה׃פ wə·ša·ḥă·ṭū hap·pā·saḥ wə·hiṯ·qad·də·šū wə·hā·ḵî·nū la·’ă·ḥê·ḵem la·‘ă·śō·wṯ kiḏ·ḇar- Yah·weh bə·yaḏ- mō·šeh — WLC · 6
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From his own flocks [and herds] Josiah contributed 30,000 {}… lambs and goats plus 3,000… bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present…
𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤎 𐤌𐤓𐤊𐤅𐤔 𐤑𐤀𐤍 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤌 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤐 𐤊𐤁𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤏𐤆𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤁𐤒𐤓 𐤄𐤊𐤋 𐤋𐤐𐤎𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤄𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀 𐤋𐤌𐤎𐤐𐤓
הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ס מֵרְכ֥וּשׁ צֹ֞אן יֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּ וַיָּ֣רֶם לִבְנֵ֪י שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים אֶ֔לֶף כְּבָשִׂ֣ים וּבְנֵֽי־ עִזִּים֮ שְׁלֹ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֑ים אֵ֖לֶּה וּבָקָ֖ר הַכֹּ֣ל לַפְּסָחִים֒ לְכָל־ הָעָ֟ם הַנִּמְצָ֗א לְמִסְפַּר֙ ham·me·leḵ mê·rə·ḵūš ṣōn yō·šî·yā·hū way·yā·rem liḇ·nê šə·lō·šîm ’e·lep̄ kə·ḇā·śîm ū·ḇə·nê- ‘iz·zîm šə·lō·šeṯ ’ă·lā·p̄îm ’êl·leh ū·ḇā·qār hak·kōl lap·pə·sā·ḥîm lə·ḵāl hā·‘ām han·nim·ṣā lə·mis·par — WLC · 7
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His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officials of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600… Passover [offerings] and 300… bulls.
𐤅𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤅 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤋𐤍𐤃𐤁𐤄 𐤋𐤏𐤌 𐤋𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤉𐤄 𐤅𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤇𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤍𐤂𐤉𐤃𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤄𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤔𐤔 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤐𐤎𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤔𐤋𐤔 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤁𐤒𐤓
וְשָׂרָ֞יו הֵרִ֑ימוּ לִנְדָבָ֥ה לָעָ֛ם לַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים וְלַלְוִיִּ֖ם חִלְקִיָּ֨ה וּזְכַרְיָ֜הוּ וִֽיחִיאֵ֗ל נְגִידֵי֙ בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים נָתְנ֣וּ לַכֹּהֲנִ֞ים אַלְפַּ֙יִם֙ וְשֵׁ֣שׁ מֵא֔וֹת לַפְּסָחִ֗ים שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ וּבָקָ֖ר wə·śā·rāw hê·rî·mū lin·ḏā·ḇāh lā·‘ām lak·kō·hă·nîm wə·lal·wî·yim ḥil·qî·yāh ū·zə·ḵar·yā·hū wî·ḥî·’êl nə·ḡî·ḏê bêṯ hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm nā·ṯə·nū lak·kō·hă·nîm ’al·pa·yim wə·šêš mê·’ō·wṯ lap·pə·sā·ḥîm šə·lōš mê·’ō·wṯ ū·ḇā·qār — WLC · 8
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Additionally, Conaniah and his brothers Shemaiah and Nethanel, as well as Hashabiah, Jeiel, and Jozabad, officers of the Levites, contributed to the Levites 5,000 {}… Passover offerings and 500… bulls.
𐤅𐤊𐤅𐤍𐤍𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤍𐤕𐤍𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤇𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤉𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤆𐤁𐤃 𐤔𐤓𐤉 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌𐤅 𐤋𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤕 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤐𐤎𐤇𐤉𐤌 𐤇𐤌𐤔 𐤌𐤀𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤁𐤒𐤓
וְכָונַנְיָהוּ אֶחָ֗יו וּשְׁמַֽעְיָ֨הוּ וּנְתַנְאֵ֜ל וַחֲשַׁבְיָ֧הוּ וִיעִיאֵ֛ל וְיוֹזָבָ֖ד שָׂרֵ֣י הַלְוִיִּ֑ם הֵרִ֨ימוּ לַלְוִיִּ֤ם חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֔ים לַפְּסָחִים֙ חֲמֵ֥שׁ מֵאֽוֹת׃ וּבָקָ֖ר wə·ḵå̄·w·nan·yå̄·hū ’e·ḥāw ū·šə·ma‘·yā·hū ū·nə·ṯan·’êl wa·ḥă·šaḇ·yā·hū wî·‘î·’êl wə·yō·w·zā·ḇāḏ śā·rê hal·wî·yim hê·rî·mū lal·wî·yim ḥă·mê·šeṯ ’ă·lā·p̄îm lap·pə·sā·ḥîm ḥă·mêš mê·’ō·wṯ ū·ḇā·qār — WLC · 9
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So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.
𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤊𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤌𐤇𐤋𐤒𐤅𐤕𐤌 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤊𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕
הָעֲבוֹדָ֑ה וַתִּכּ֖וֹן הַכֹּהֲנִ֧ים וַיַּֽעַמְד֨וּ עַל־ עָמְדָ֛ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֥ם עַל־ מַחְלְקוֹתָ֖ם הַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ כְּמִצְוַ֥ת hā·‘ă·ḇō·w·ḏāh wat·tik·kō·wn hak·kō·hă·nîm way·ya·‘am·ḏū ‘al- ‘ā·mə·ḏām wə·hal·wî·yim ‘al- maḥ·lə·qō·w·ṯām ham·me·leḵ kə·miṣ·waṯ — WLC · 10
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And they slaughtered the Passover lambs, while the priests splattered the blood handed to them and the Levites skinned [the animals].
𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤈𐤅 𐤄𐤐𐤎𐤇 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤆𐤓𐤒𐤅 𐤌𐤉𐤃𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤌𐤐𐤔𐤉𐤈𐤉𐤌
וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ הַפָּ֑סַח הַכֹּהֲנִים֙ וַיִּזְרְק֤וּ מִיָּדָ֔ם וְהַלְוִיִּ֖ם מַפְשִׁיטִֽים׃ way·yiš·ḥă·ṭū hap·pā·saḥ hak·kō·hă·nîm way·yiz·rə·qū mî·yā·ḏām wə·hal·wî·yim map̄·šî·ṭîm — WLC · 11
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They set aside the burnt offerings to be given to the divisions of the families… vvv of the people to offer to the LORD, as it is written in the Book of Moses. And they did the same with the bulls.
𐤅𐤉𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤅 𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤋𐤕𐤕𐤌 𐤋𐤌𐤐𐤋𐤂𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤕 𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤌 𐤋𐤄𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤁 𐤋𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁 𐤁𐤎𐤐𐤓 𐤌𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤊𐤍 𐤋𐤁𐤒𐤓
וַיָּסִ֨ירוּ הָעֹלָ֜ה לְ֠תִתָּם לְמִפְלַגּ֤וֹת אָבוֹת֙ לְבֵית־ לִבְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם לְהַקְרִיב֙ לַיהוָ֔ה כַּכָּת֖וּב בְּסֵ֣פֶר מֹשֶׁ֑ה וְכֵ֖ן לַבָּקָֽר׃ way·yā·sî·rū hā·‘ō·lāh lə·ṯit·tām lə·mip̄·lag·gō·wṯ ’ā·ḇō·wṯ lə·ḇêṯ- liḇ·nê hā·‘ām lə·haq·rîḇ Yah·weh kak·kā·ṯūḇ bə·sê·p̄er mō·šeh wə·ḵên lab·bā·qār — WLC · 12
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They roasted the Passover [animals] on the fire according to the regulation, and they boiled the [other] holy [offerings] in pots, kettles, and bowls and quickly brought them to all vvv the people.
𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅 𐤄𐤐𐤎𐤇 𐤁𐤀𐤔 𐤊𐤌𐤔𐤐𐤈 𐤁𐤔𐤋𐤅 𐤅𐤄𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤁𐤃𐤅𐤃𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤁𐤑𐤋𐤇𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤑𐤅 𐤋𐤊𐤋 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤄𐤏𐤌
וַֽיְבַשְּׁל֥וּ הַפֶּ֛סַח בָּאֵ֖שׁ כַּמִּשְׁפָּ֑ט בִּשְּׁל֗וּ וְהַקֳּדָשִׁ֣ים בַּסִּיר֤וֹת וּבַדְּוָדִים֙ וּבַצֵּ֣לָח֔וֹת וַיָּרִ֖יצוּ לְכָל־ בְּנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃ way·ḇaš·šə·lū hap·pe·saḥ bā·’êš kam·miš·pāṭ biš·šə·lū wə·haq·qo·ḏā·šîm bas·sî·rō·wṯ ū·ḇad·də·wā·ḏîm ū·ḇaṣ·ṣê·lā·ḥō·wṯ way·yā·rî·ṣū lə·ḵāl bə·nê hā·‘ām — WLC · 13
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Afterward, they made preparations for themselves and for the priests, since the priests, the descendants of Aaron, [were] offering up burnt offerings and fat until nightfall. So the Levites made preparations for themselves and for the priests, the descendants of Aaron.
𐤅𐤀𐤇𐤓 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤋𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍 𐤁𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤇𐤋𐤁𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤃 𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤅𐤋𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤄𐤓𐤍
וְאַחַ֗ר הֵכִ֤ינוּ לָהֶם֙ וְלַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים כִּ֤י הַכֹּהֲנִים֙ בְּנֵ֣י אַהֲרֹ֔ן בְּהַֽעֲל֛וֹת הָעוֹלָ֥ה וְהַחֲלָבִ֖ים עַד־ לָ֑יְלָה וְהַלְוִיִּם֙ הֵכִ֣ינוּ לָהֶ֔ם וְלַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בְּנֵ֥י אַהֲרֹֽן׃ wə·’a·ḥar hê·ḵî·nū lā·hem wə·lak·kō·hă·nîm kî hak·kō·hă·nîm bə·nê ’a·hă·rōn bə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ hā·‘ō·w·lāh wə·ha·ḥă·lā·ḇîm ‘aḏ- lā·yə·lāh wə·hal·wî·yim hê·ḵî·nū lā·hem wə·lak·kō·hă·nîm bə·nê ’a·hă·rōn — WLC · 14
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The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate… did not need to leave… their posts, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.
𐤅𐤄𐤌𐤔𐤓𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤀𐤎𐤐 𐤏𐤋 𐤌𐤏𐤌𐤃𐤌 𐤊𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 𐤃𐤅𐤉𐤃 𐤅𐤀𐤎𐤐 𐤅𐤄𐤉𐤌𐤍 𐤅𐤉𐤃𐤕𐤅𐤍 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤇𐤅𐤆𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤔𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤔𐤏𐤓 𐤅𐤔𐤏𐤓 𐤀𐤉𐤍 𐤋𐤄𐤌 𐤋𐤎𐤅𐤓 𐤌𐤏𐤋 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤕𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤇𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅 𐤋𐤄𐤌
וְהַמְשֹֽׁרֲרִ֨ים בְּנֵי־ אָסָ֜ף עַל־ מַעֲמָדָ֗ם כְּמִצְוַ֤ת דָּוִיד֙ וְאָסָ֞ף וְהֵימָ֤ן וִֽידֻתוּן֙ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ חוֹזֵ֣ה וְהַשֹּׁעֲרִ֖ים לְשַׁ֣עַר וָשָׁ֑עַר אֵ֣ין לָהֶ֗ם לָסוּר֙ מֵעַ֣ל עֲבֹֽדָתָ֔ם כִּֽי־ אֲחֵיהֶ֥ם הַלְוִיִּ֖ם הֵכִ֥ינוּ לָהֶֽם׃ wə·ham·šō·ră·rîm bə·nê- ’ā·sāp̄ ‘al- ma·‘ă·mā·ḏām kə·miṣ·waṯ dā·wîḏ wə·’ā·sāp̄ wə·hê·mān wî·ḏu·ṯūn ham·me·leḵ ḥō·w·zêh wə·haš·šō·‘ă·rîm lə·ša·‘ar wå̄·šå̄·ʿar ’ên lā·hem lā·sūr mê·‘al ‘ă·ḇō·ḏā·ṯām kî- ’ă·ḥê·hem hal·wî·yim hê·ḵî·nū lā·hem — WLC · 15
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So on that day the entire service of the LORD was carried out for celebrating the Passover and offering burnt offerings on the altar of the LORD, according to the command of King Josiah.
𐤄𐤄𐤅𐤀 𐤁𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤏𐤁𐤅𐤃𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤅𐤕𐤊𐤅𐤍 𐤋𐤏𐤔𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤐𐤎𐤇 𐤅𐤄𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 𐤏𐤋 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 𐤊𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅
הַהוּא֙ בַּיּ֤וֹם כָּל־ עֲבוֹדַ֨ת יְהוָ֜ה וַ֠תִּכּוֹן לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת הַפֶּ֔סַח וְהַעֲל֣וֹת עֹל֔וֹת עַ֖ל מִזְבַּ֣ח יְהוָ֑ה כְּמִצְוַ֖ת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ יֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃ ha·hū bay·yō·wm kāl- ‘ă·ḇō·w·ḏaṯ Yah·weh wat·tik·kō·wn la·‘ă·śō·wṯ hap·pe·saḥ wə·ha·‘ă·lō·wṯ ‘ō·lō·wṯ ‘al miz·baḥ Yah·weh kə·miṣ·waṯ ham·me·leḵ yō·šî·yā·hū — WLC · 16
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The Israelites… who were present also observed the Passover at that time, as well as the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days.
𐤁𐤍𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 𐤄𐤐𐤎𐤇 𐤄𐤄𐤉𐤀 𐤅𐤀𐤕 𐤁𐤏𐤕 𐤇𐤂 𐤄𐤌𐤑𐤅𐤕 𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤕 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌
בְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֛ים אֶת־ וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ הַפֶּ֖סַח הַהִ֑יא וְאֶת־ בָּעֵ֣ת חַ֥ג הַמַּצּ֖וֹת שִׁבְעַ֥ת יָמִֽים׃ ḇə·nê- yiś·rā·’êl han·nim·ṣə·’îm ’eṯ- way·ya·‘ă·śū hap·pe·saḥ ha·hî wə·’eṯ- bā·‘êṯ ḥaḡ ham·maṣ·ṣō·wṯ šiḇ·‘aṯ yā·mîm — WLC · 17
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No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None… of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.
𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤊𐤌𐤄𐤅 𐤐𐤎𐤇 𐤍𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤁𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤉𐤌𐤉 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤋𐤀 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤏𐤔𐤅 𐤊𐤐𐤎𐤇 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤏𐤔𐤄 𐤅𐤄𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤋𐤅𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤄𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀 𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤔𐤁𐤉 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌𐤎
וְלֹֽא־ כָּמֹ֙הוּ֙ פֶ֤סַח נַעֲשָׂ֨ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל מִימֵ֖י שְׁמוּאֵ֣ל הַנָּבִ֑יא וְכָל־ לֹֽא־ מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל׀ עָשׂ֡וּ כַּפֶּ֣סַח אֲשֶׁר־ יֹֽ֠אשִׁיָּהוּ עָשָׂ֣ה וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֨ים וְהַלְוִיִּ֤ם וְכָל־ יְהוּדָה֙ וְיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל הַנִּמְצָ֔א וְיוֹשְׁבֵ֖י יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ס wə·lō- kā·mō·hū p̄e·saḥ na·‘ă·śāh bə·yiś·rā·’êl mî·mê šə·mū·’êl han·nā·ḇî wə·ḵāl lō- mal·ḵê yiś·rā·’êl ‘ā·śū kap·pe·saḥ ’ă·šer- yō·šî·yā·hū ‘ā·śāh wə·hak·kō·hă·nîm wə·hal·wî·yim wə·ḵāl yə·hū·ḏāh wə·yiś·rā·’êl han·nim·ṣā wə·yō·wō·šə·ḇê yə·rū·šā·lim — WLC · 18
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In the eighteenth… year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed.
𐤁𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤄 𐤏𐤔𐤓𐤄 𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 𐤄𐤆𐤄 𐤄𐤐𐤎𐤇 𐤍𐤏𐤔𐤄
בִּשְׁמוֹנֶ֤ה עֶשְׂרֵה֙ שָׁנָ֔ה יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ לְמַלְכ֖וּת הַזֶּֽה׃ הַפֶּ֥סַח נַעֲשָׂ֖ה biš·mō·w·neh ‘eś·rêh šā·nāh yō·šî·yā·hū lə·mal·ḵūṯ haz·zeh hap·pe·saḥ na·‘ă·śāh — WLC · 19
The Death of Josiah
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After all this, when Josiah had set the temple {in order}, Neco king of Egypt marched up to fight at Carchemish by the Euphrates, and Josiah went out to confront him.
𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤉 𐤊𐤋 𐤆𐤀𐤕 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤀𐤕 𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍 𐤄𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤍𐤊𐤅 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋𐤄 𐤋𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤁𐤊𐤓𐤊𐤌𐤉𐤔 𐤏𐤋 𐤐𐤓𐤕 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤑𐤀 𐤋𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕𐤅
אַחֲרֵ֣י כָל־ זֹ֗את אֲשֶׁ֨ר יֹֽאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶת־ הֵכִ֤ין הַבַּ֔יִת נְכ֧וֹ מֶֽלֶךְ־ מִצְרַ֛יִם עָלָ֞ה לְהִלָּחֵ֥ם בְּכַרְכְּמִ֖ישׁ עַל־ פְּרָ֑ת יֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃ וַיֵּצֵ֥א לִקְרָאת֖וֹ ’a·ḥă·rê ḵāl zōṯ ’ă·šer yō·šî·yā·hū ’eṯ- hê·ḵîn hab·ba·yiṯ nə·ḵōw me·leḵ- miṣ·ra·yim ‘ā·lāh lə·hil·lā·ḥêm bə·ḵar·kə·mîš ‘al- pə·rāṯ yō·šî·yā·hū way·yê·ṣê liq·rā·ṯōw — WLC · 20
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But Neco sent messengers to him, saying, “What is the issue between you and me…, O king of Judah? I have not come against you today, but… I am fighting another dynasty, and God has told me to hurry. So stop opposing God, who is with me, or He will destroy you!”
𐤅𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤋𐤉𐤅 𐤋𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤌𐤄 𐤋𐤉 𐤅𐤋𐤊 𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤋𐤀 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤊 𐤀𐤕𐤄 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤊𐤉 𐤀𐤋 𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤕𐤉 𐤁𐤉𐤕 𐤅𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤁𐤄𐤋𐤍𐤉 𐤇𐤃𐤋 𐤋𐤊 𐤌𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤏𐤌𐤉 𐤅𐤀𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤇𐤉𐤕𐤊
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאָכִ֣ים׀ אֵלָ֣יו לֵאמֹר֩׀ מַה־ לִּ֨י וָלָ֜ךְ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֗ה לֹא־ עָלֶ֨יךָ אַתָּ֤ה הַיּוֹם֙ כִּ֚י אֶל־ מִלְחַמְתִּ֔י בֵּ֣ית וֵאלֹהִ֖ים אָמַ֣ר לְבַֽהֲלֵ֑נִי חֲדַל־ לְךָ֛ מֵאֱלֹהִ֥ים אֲשֶׁר־ עִמִּ֖י וְאַל־ יַשְׁחִיתֶֽךָ׃ way·yiš·laḥ mal·’ā·ḵîm ’ê·lāw lê·mōr mah- lî wā·lāḵ me·leḵ yə·hū·ḏāh lō- ‘ā·le·ḵā ’at·tāh hay·yō·wm kî ’el- mil·ḥam·tî bêṯ wê·lō·hîm ’ā·mar lə·ḇa·hă·lê·nî ḥă·ḏal- lə·ḵā mê·’ĕ·lō·hîm ’ă·šer- ‘im·mî wə·’al- yaš·ḥî·ṯe·ḵā — WLC · 21
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Josiah, however,… did not turn away from him; instead, in order to engage him in battle he disguised himself. He did not listen to Neco’s words from the mouth of God, but went to fight him on the Plain of Megiddo.
𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤐𐤍𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤄𐤎𐤁 𐤌𐤌𐤍𐤅 𐤊𐤉 𐤋𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤁𐤅 𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤐𐤔 𐤅𐤋𐤀 𐤔𐤌𐤏 𐤀𐤋 𐤍𐤊𐤅 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 𐤌𐤐𐤉 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤁𐤀 𐤋𐤄𐤋𐤇𐤌 𐤁𐤁𐤒𐤏𐤕 𐤌𐤂𐤃𐤅
יֹאשִׁיָּ֨הוּ פָנָ֜יו וְלֹֽא־ הֵסֵב֩ מִמֶּ֗נּוּ כִּ֤י לְהִלָּחֵֽם־ בּוֹ֙ הִתְחַפֵּ֔שׂ וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֛ע אֶל־ נְכ֖וֹ דִּבְרֵ֥י מִפִּ֣י אֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיָּבֹ֕א לְהִלָּחֵ֖ם בְּבִקְעַ֥ת מְגִדּֽוֹ׃ yō·šî·yā·hū p̄ā·nāw wə·lō- hê·sêḇ mim·men·nū kî lə·hil·lā·ḥêm- bōw hiṯ·ḥap·pêś wə·lō šā·ma‘ ’el- nə·ḵōw diḇ·rê mip·pî ’ĕ·lō·hîm way·yā·ḇō lə·hil·lā·ḥêm bə·ḇiq·‘aṯ mə·ḡid·dōw — WLC · 22
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There the archers shot King Josiah, who said to his servants, “Take me away, for I am badly wounded!”
𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤅 𐤄𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤋𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤄𐤌𐤋𐤊 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 𐤋𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤅 𐤄𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤍𐤉 𐤊𐤉 𐤌𐤀𐤃 𐤄𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤉
וַיֹּרוּ֙ הַיֹּרִ֔ים לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ יֹאשִׁיָּ֑הוּ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לַעֲבָדָיו֙ הַעֲבִיר֔וּנִי כִּ֥י מְאֹֽד׃ הָחֳלֵ֖יתִי way·yō·rū hay·yō·rîm lam·me·leḵ yō·šî·yā·hū ham·me·leḵ way·yō·mer la·‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw ha·‘ă·ḇî·rū·nî kî mə·’ōḏ hā·ḥo·lê·ṯî — WLC · 23
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So his servants took him out of his chariot, put him in his second chariot, and brought him to Jerusalem, where he died. And [Josiah] was buried in the tomb of his fathers, and all Judah and Jerusalem mourned for [him].
𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤄𐤅 𐤌𐤍 𐤄𐤌𐤓𐤊𐤁𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤊𐤉𐤁𐤄𐤅 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤌𐤔𐤍𐤄 𐤀𐤔𐤓 𐤋𐤅 𐤓𐤊𐤁 𐤅𐤉𐤅𐤋𐤉𐤊𐤄𐤅 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤅𐤉𐤌𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤓 𐤁𐤒𐤁𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤀𐤁𐤕𐤉𐤅 𐤅𐤊𐤋 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 𐤅𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 𐤌𐤕𐤀𐤁𐤋𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤐
עֲבָדָ֜יו וַיַּֽעֲבִירֻ֨הוּ מִן־ הַמֶּרְכָּבָ֗ה וַֽיַּרְכִּיבֻהוּ֮ עַ֣ל הַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ אֲשֶׁר־ לוֹ֒ רֶ֣כֶב וַיּוֹלִיכֻ֙הוּ֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיָּ֕מָת וַיִּקָּבֵ֖ר בְּקִבְר֣וֹת אֲבֹתָ֑יו וְכָל־ יְהוּדָה֙ וִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם מִֽתְאַבְּלִ֖ים עַל־ יֹאשִׁיָּֽהוּ׃פ ‘ă·ḇā·ḏāw way·ya·‘ă·ḇî·ru·hū min- ham·mer·kā·ḇāh way·yar·kî·ḇu·hū ‘al ham·miš·neh ’ă·šer- lōw re·ḵeḇ way·yō·w·lî·ḵu·hū yə·rū·šā·lim way·yā·māṯ way·yiq·qā·ḇêr bə·qiḇ·rō·wṯ ’ă·ḇō·ṯāw wə·ḵāl yə·hū·ḏāh wî·rū·šā·lim miṯ·’ab·bə·lîm ‘al- yō·šî·yā·hū — WLC · 24
Laments over Josiah
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Then Jeremiah lamented over Josiah, and to this day all the male and female singers recite laments over Josiah. They established them as a statute for Israel, and indeed they are written in the Book of Laments.
𐤉𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤒𐤅𐤍𐤍 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤏𐤃 𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤌 𐤊𐤋 𐤄𐤔𐤓𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤔𐤓𐤅𐤕 𐤅𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 𐤁𐤒𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕𐤉𐤄𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤍𐤅𐤌 𐤋𐤇𐤒 𐤏𐤋 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤄𐤍𐤌 𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤄𐤒𐤉𐤍𐤅𐤕
יִרְמְיָהוּ֮ וַיְקוֹנֵ֣ן עַל־ יֹאשִׁיָּהוּ֒ עַד־ הַיּ֔וֹם כָֽל־ הַשָּׁרִ֣ים׀ וְ֠הַשָּׁרוֹת וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ בְּקִינ֨וֹתֵיהֶ֤ם עַל־ יֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙ וַיִּתְּנ֥וּם לְחֹ֖ק עַל־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְהִנָּ֥ם כְּתוּבִ֖ים עַל־ הַקִּינֽוֹת׃ yir·mə·yā·hū way·qō·w·nên ‘al- yō·šî·yā·hū ‘aḏ- hay·yō·wm ḵāl haš·šā·rîm wə·haš·šā·rō·wṯ way·yō·mə·rū bə·qî·nō·w·ṯê·hem ‘al- yō·šî·yā·hū way·yit·tə·nūm lə·ḥōq ‘al- yiś·rā·’êl wə·hin·nām kə·ṯū·ḇîm ‘al- haq·qî·nō·wṯ — WLC · 25
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As for the rest of the acts of Josiah and his deeds of loving devotion according to what is written in the Law of the LORD—
𐤅𐤉𐤕𐤓 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 𐤉𐤀𐤔𐤉𐤄𐤅 𐤅𐤇𐤎𐤃𐤉𐤅 𐤊𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁 𐤁𐤕𐤅𐤓𐤕 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄
וְיֶ֛תֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ וַחֲסָדָ֑יו כַּכָּת֖וּב בְּתוֹרַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃ wə·ye·ṯer diḇ·rê yō·šî·yā·hū wa·ḥă·sā·ḏāw kak·kā·ṯūḇ bə·ṯō·w·raṯ Yah·weh — WLC · 26
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his acts from beginning to end— they are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Israel and Judah.
𐤅𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤅 𐤄𐤓𐤀𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤅𐤄𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤌 𐤄𐤍𐤌 𐤊𐤕𐤅𐤁𐤉𐤌 𐤏𐤋 𐤎𐤐𐤓 𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤉 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 𐤅𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄
וּדְבָרָ֕יו הָרִאשֹׁנִ֖ים וְהָאַחֲרֹנִ֑ים הִנָּ֣ם כְּתוּבִ֔ים עַל־ סֵ֥פֶר מַלְכֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וִיהוּדָֽה׃ ū·ḏə·ḇā·rāw hā·ri·šō·nîm wə·hā·’a·ḥă·rō·nîm hin·nām kə·ṯū·ḇîm ‘al- sê·p̄er mal·ḵê- yiś·rā·’êl wî·hū·ḏāh — WLC · 27