Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
Then
Hezekiah sent
word
throughout
all Israel and Judah, and he
also wrote
letters to
Ephraim and Manasseh inviting
them
to come to the house of the
LORD
in Jerusalem to keep
the
Passover of
the
LORD
, the
God of Israel.
And
Hezekiah sendeth
unto
all Israel and Judah, and also letters he
hath
written
unto
Ephraim and Manasseh ,
to come in
to the house of Jehovah
in Jerusalem ,
to make
a
passover to
Jehovah
, God of Israel.
For
the king and his officials
and the whole
assembly in Jerusalem had
decided
to keep
the Passover in the second month,
And
the king taketh
counsel,
and his heads,
and all
the assembly in Jerusalem ,
to make
the passover in the second month,
since
they had
been unable
to observe
it at the
regular
time, because
not
enough
priests had
consecrated
themselves and the people had
not been gathered in
Jerusalem.
for
they have
not
been able
to make
it at that
time, for
the
priests have
not
sanctified
themselves sufficiently,
and the people have
not been gathered to
Jerusalem.
This
proposal
pleased
the king and the whole
assembly .
And
the thing
is
right
in
the
eyes
of
the
king ,
and in
the eyes
of
all
the
assembly ,
So
they established
a
decree
to circulate
a
proclamation
throughout
Israel, from Beersheba
to
Dan, that
the
people
should
come to keep
the
Passover of
the
LORD
, the
God of Israel, in Jerusalem .
For they
had
not observed
it
as
a nation
as prescribed
.
and
they establish
the
thing,
to cause
to
pass
over
an
intimation
into
all
Israel, from Beer-Sheba
even
unto
Dan, to
come in
to make
a
passover to
Jehovah
, God of Israel, in Jerusalem ,
for not for
a long
time
had
they
done
as it
is
written
.
So
the
couriers
went
throughout
Israel
and Judah
with letters from the king and his officials
, which
read:
“Children
of
Israel, return
to the LORD,
the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so
that
He may
return
to
those
of you who
remain,
who
have
escaped
the grasp
of the kings of Assyria.
And the
runners
go
with letters from the hand
of
the
king and his heads
, into
all
Israel and
Judah
, even
according
to the command
of
the king,
saying,
`O
sons
of
Israel,
turn
back
unto
Jehovah,
God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and
He doth
turn
back
unto
the
escaped
part
that
is
left
of you from
the hand
of the kings of Asshur;
Do not be like your fathers and brothers
who were
unfaithful
to
the
LORD
, the
God of their fathers, so
that
He made
them an
object
of
horror
, as you
can
see.
and
do not be like your fathers ,
and like
your
brethren,
who trespassed
against
Jehovah
, God of their fathers, and
He giveth
them to
desolation
, as ye
do
see.
Now do
not stiffen
your necks
as
your fathers did.
Submit
to the
LORD
and come to His sanctuary, which
He has
consecrated
forever.
Serve
the LORD
your God, so
that
His fierce
anger will
turn away
from you .
`
Now ,
harden
not your neck
like
your fathers ,
give
a
hand
to Jehovah,
and come in
to His sanctuary, that
He hath
sanctified
to
the age,
and
serve
Jehovah
your God, and
the
fierceness
of
His anger doth
turn back
from you ;
For if
you
return
to
the
LORD
, your brothers
and sons will
receive
mercy
in
the
presence
of
their captors and
will
return to this land .
For the
LORD
your
God
is
gracious and merciful ;
He will
not turn His
face away
from you if you
return
to
Him. ”
for in
your
turning
back
unto
Jehovah
, your brethren
and your
sons have
mercies
before
their captors ,
even
to
return to this land ,
for gracious and merciful `is'
Jehovah
your
God,
and
He doth
not turn aside
the
face from you ,
if ye
turn
back
unto
Him. '
And the couriers
traveled
from city to city through
the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as
far
as
Zebulun ;
but
the
people
scorned
and mocked
them .
And the runners
are
passing
over
from city to city ,
in
the land of Ephraim and Manasseh ,
even
unto
Zebulun :
and they
are
laughing
at
them ,
and
mocking
at
them,
Nevertheless
, some
from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves
and came
to Jerusalem.
only
, certain
from Asher, and
Manasseh, and from
Zebulun ,
have
been
humbled ,
and come
in
to Jerusalem.
Moreover
, the power
of God was
on
the
people
in
Judah
to give them one heart to obey
the command of the king and his
officials
according
to
the
word
of the LORD.
Also
, in
Judah
hath
the hand
of God been
to give to
them one heart to do
the command of the king and of the heads,
in
the
matter
of
Jehovah;
In
the
second
month,
a
very
great
assembly
gathered in
Jerusalem to celebrate
the Feast of Unleavened Bread
.
and
much
people
are
gathered to
Jerusalem ,
to make
the feast of unleavened things
in
the
second
month
--
a
mighty
assembly
for
multitude
.
They proceeded
to
remove
the altars in Jerusalem and to
take
away
the incense
altars and throw
them into
the Kidron Valley.
And
they arise
and
turn
aside
the altars that
`are'
in Jerusalem ,
and all
the perfume
altars they
have
turned
aside,
and cast
`
them '
to
the brook
Kidron ;
And on the fourteenth day
of the second month they
slaughtered
the
Passover
lamb.
The priests and Levites were
ashamed, and they
consecrated
themselves and brought
burnt offerings to the house of the
LORD
.
and they
slaughter
the
passover-offering
on the fourteenth of the second month ,
and
the priests and the
Levites have
been
ashamed, and sanctify
themselves ,
and bring
in
burnt -
offerings to the house of Jehovah
.
They stood
at
their prescribed
posts,
according to the Law of Moses the man of God .
The priests sprinkled
the blood ,
which
they
received
from
the hand of the Levites .
And
they stand
on
their station
according to their
ordinance;
according
to
the law of Moses the man of God the priests are
sprinkling
the blood out
of
the hand of the Levites ,
Since
there
were
many in the assembly who had
not consecrated
themselves, the Levites were
in
charge
of
slaughtering the Passover lambs
for every unclean
person
to consecrate
the
lambs
to the
LORD.
for
many `are'
in the assembly who have
not sanctified
themselves, and
the Levites `are'
over
the
slaughtering of
the passover -offerings
for every one
not
clean,
to sanctify
`him'
to Jehovah:
A large
number
of the people —
many from Ephraim ,
Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun —had
not purified
themselves
, yet
they
ate
the Passover ,
contrary
to
what
was
written .
But Hezekiah interceded
for them, saying, “May
the
LORD
, who is good, provide
atonement for everyone
for
a multitude
of the people ,
many from Ephraim and
Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun ,
have
not been
cleansed
, but
have
eaten
the passover otherwise
than
it
is
written ;
but Hezekiah prayed
for them, saying, `Jehovah
, who `
is '
good, doth
receive
atonement for every
one
who sets
his heart on
seeking
God —the
LORD
, the
God of his fathers —even
if
he
is
not cleansed
according to the purification
rules
of the sanctuary .”
who hath
prepared
his heart to
seek
God --
Jehovah
, God of his fathers --
yet
not according to the cleansing
of the sanctuary ;'
And the
LORD
heard
Hezekiah and healed
the people.
and Jehovah
hearkeneth
unto
Hezekiah ,
and healeth
the people.
The Israelites
who
were
present
in Jerusalem celebrated
the Feast of Unleavened Bread
for
seven days with great joy ,
and the Levites and priests
praised
the LORD
day
after
day
, accompanied
by
loud
instruments of praise to
the
LORD
.
And
the sons
of
Israel,
those
found
in Jerusalem ,
make
the feast of unleavened things
seven days with great joy ;
and giving
praise
to
Jehovah
day
by
day
are
the Levites and the priests
, with
instruments of praise before
Jehovah
.
And Hezekiah encouraged
all the Levites who
performed
skillfully
before
the LORD.
For
seven days they
ate
their
assigned
portion,
sacrificing fellowship
offerings and giving
thanks
to the
LORD
, the
God of their fathers.
And Hezekiah speaketh
unto
the
heart
of
all the Levites ,
those
giving
good
understanding
concerning
Jehovah,
and
they
eat
the appointed
thing
seven days ;
sacrificing sacrifices
of
peace-
offerings ,
and making
confession
to Jehovah
, God of their fathers.
The whole
assembly agreed
to observe
seven more
days, so
they observed
seven days with joy .
And
all
the assembly take
counsel
to keep
other
seven days, and
they keep
seven days `
with '
joy ;
For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed
a thousand bulls
and seven thousand sheep for
the
assembly,
and the officials
contributed
a thousand bulls
and ten thousand sheep
for
the
assembly,
and a
great
number
of
priests consecrated
themselves.
for Hezekiah king of Judah hath
presented
to
the
assembly
a thousand bullocks,
and seven thousand sheep ;
and the heads
have
presented
to
the
assembly
bullocks
a thousand ,
and sheep
ten thousand ;
and priests sanctify
themselves in
abundance
.
Then
the whole
assembly of Judah rejoiced
along
with
the priests and Levites and the whole
assembly that
had
come
from Israel, including
the foreigners
who
had
come
from Israel and those who
lived
in Judah .
And
all
the assembly of Judah rejoice,
and
the priests ,
and the
Levites ,
and all
the assembly ,
those
coming
in
from Israel, and
the sojourners,
those
coming
in
from the
land
of
Israel ,
and those dwelling
in Judah ,
So
there was
great rejoicing
in Jerusalem ,
for nothing
like
this
had
happened
there
since
the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel .
and
there is
great joy
in Jerusalem ;
for from
the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel there
is
not
like
this
in
Jerusalem,
Then
the priests and
the Levites stood
to
bless the people, and God
heard
their voice, and their prayer came
into
His holy dwelling
place
in
heaven
.
and
the priests ,
the Levites ,
rise
and
bless the people, and their voice is
heard
, and their prayer cometh
in
to
His holy habitation,
to
the
heavens
.
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