2 Chronicles 29

1 Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old; he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah; she was the daughter of Zechariah.

Hezekiah to reign son: aged twenty and five year and twenty and nine year to reign in/on/with Jerusalem and name mother his Abijah daughter Zechariah

2 He did what was right in the eyes of Yahweh, just as David his father had done.

and to make: do [the] upright in/on/with eye: appearance LORD like/as all which to make: do David father his

3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, Hezekiah opened the doors of the house of Yahweh and repaired them.

he/she/it in/on/with year [the] first to/for to reign him in/on/with month [the] first to open [obj] door house: temple LORD and to strengthen: strengthen them

4 He brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the courtyard on the east side.

and to come (in): bring [obj] [the] priest and [obj] [the] Levi and to gather them to/for street/plaza [the] east

5 He said to them, “Listen to me, you Levites! Consecrate yourselves, and consecrate the house of Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, and carry away the filthiness from the holy place.

and to say to/for them to hear: hear me [the] Levi now to consecrate: consecate and to consecrate: consecate [obj] house: temple LORD God father your and to come out: send [obj] [the] impurity from [the] Holy Place

6 For our ancestors trespassed and did what was evil in the sight of Yahweh our God; they forsook him, turned away their faces from the place where Yahweh lives, and turned their backs on it.

for be unfaithful father our and to make: do [the] bad: evil in/on/with eye: seeing LORD God our and to leave: forsake him and to turn: turn face their from tabernacle LORD and to give: put neck

7 Also they shut up the doors of the porch and put out the lamps; they did not burn incense or offer burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.

also to shut door [the] Portico and to quench [obj] [the] lamp and incense not to offer: burn and burnt offering not to ascend: offer up in/on/with Holy Place to/for God Israel

8 Therefore the wrath of Yahweh had fallen on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has made them to be an object of terror, of horror, and of scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.

and to be wrath LORD upon Judah and Jerusalem and to give: make them (to/for horror *Q(K)*) to/for horror: appalled and to/for hissing like/as as which you(m. p.) to see: see in/on/with eye your

9 This is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity for this.

and behold to fall: fall father our in/on/with sword and son: child our and daughter our and woman: wife our in/on/with captivity upon this

10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

now with heart my to/for to cut: make(covenant) covenant to/for LORD God Israel and to return: turn back from us burning anger face: anger his

11 My sons, do not be lazy now, for Yahweh has chosen you to stand before him, to worship him, and that you should be his servants and burn incense.”

son: child my now not to neglect for in/on/with you to choose LORD to/for to stand: stand to/for face: before his to/for to minister him and to/for to be to/for him to minister and to offer: offer

12 Then the Levites arose: Mahath son of Amasai, and Joel son of Azariah, of the people of the Kohathites; and of the people of Merari, Kish son of Abdi, and Azariah son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah, and Eden son of Joah;

and to arise: rise [the] Levi Mahath son: child Amasai and Joel son: child Azariah from son: child [the] Kohathite and from son: child Merari Kish son: child Abdi and Azariah son: child Jehallelel and from [the] Gershonite Joah son: child Zimmah and Eden son: child Joah

13 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;

and from son: descendant/people Elizaphan Shimri (and Jeuel *Q(K)*) and from son: descendant/people Asaph Zechariah and Mattaniah

14 of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

and from son: descendant/people Heman (Jehuel *Q(K)*) and Shimei and from son: descendant/people Jeduthun Shemaiah and Uzziel

15 They gathered their brothers, they consecrated themselves, and they went in, as the king commanded, following the words of Yahweh, to cleanse the house of Yahweh.

and to gather [obj] brother: male-sibling their and to consecrate: consecate and to come (in): come like/as commandment [the] king in/on/with word LORD to/for be pure house: temple LORD

16 The priests went in to the inner part of the house of Yahweh to cleanse it; they brought out all the filth that they found in the temple of Yahweh into the courtyard of the house. The Levites took it to carry it out to the brook Kidron.

and to come (in): come [the] priest to/for within house: temple LORD to/for be pure and to come out: send [obj] all [the] uncleanness which to find in/on/with temple LORD to/for court house: temple LORD and to receive [the] Levi to/for to come out: send to/for torrent: valley Kidron outside [to]

17 Now they began the consecration on the first day of the first month. By the eighth day of the month they reached the porch of Yahweh. Then for eight more days they consecrated the house of Yahweh. On the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.

and to profane/begin: begin in/on/with one to/for month [the] first to/for to consecrate: consecate and in/on/with day eight to/for month to come (in): come to/for Portico LORD and to consecrate: consecate [obj] house: temple LORD to/for day eight and in/on/with day six ten to/for month [the] first to end: finish

18 Then they went to Hezekiah, the king, inside the palace and said, “We have cleansed all the house of Yahweh, the altar for burnt offerings with all its implements, and the table of the bread of the presence, with all its implements.

and to come (in): come within to(wards) Hezekiah [the] king and to say be pure [obj] all house: temple LORD [obj] altar [the] burnt offering and [obj] all article/utensil his and [obj] table [the] row and [obj] all article/utensil his

19 So we have prepared and we have consecrated all the items that King Ahaz removed when he acted unfaithfully during his reign. See, they are in front of the altar of Yahweh.”

and [obj] all [the] article/utensil which to reject [the] king Ahaz in/on/with royalty his in/on/with unfaithfulness his to establish: prepare and to consecrate: consecate and look! they to/for face: before altar LORD

20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early in the morning and gathered the leaders of the city; he went up to the house of Yahweh.

and to rise Hezekiah [the] king and to gather [obj] ruler [the] city and to ascend: rise house: temple LORD

21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. He commanded the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of Yahweh.

and to come (in): bring bullock seven and ram seven and lamb seven and male goat goat seven to/for sin: sin offering upon [the] kingdom and upon [the] sanctuary and upon Judah and to say to/for son: descendant/people Aaron [the] priest to/for to ascend: offer up upon altar LORD

22 So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Then they killed the rams and sprinkled their blood on the altar; and they also killed the lambs and sprinkled their blood on the altar.

and to slaughter [the] cattle and to receive [the] priest [obj] [the] blood and to scatter [the] altar [to] and to slaughter [the] ram and to scatter [the] blood [the] altar [to] and to slaughter [the] lamb and to scatter [the] blood [the] altar [to]

23 They brought the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; they laid their hands on them.

and to approach: bring [obj] he-goat [the] sin: sin offering to/for face: before [the] king and [the] assembly and to support hand their upon them

24 The priests killed them, and they made a sin offering with their blood on the altar to make atonement for all Israel, for the king had commanded that a burnt offering and a sin offering should be made for all Israel.

and to slaughter them [the] priest and to sin [obj] blood their [the] altar [to] to/for to atone upon all Israel for to/for all Israel to say [the] king [the] burnt offering and [the] sin: sin offering

25 Hezekiah placed the Levites in the house of Yahweh with cymbals, harps, and lyres, arranging them by the command of David, Gad, the king's seer, and Nathan, the prophet, for the command was from Yahweh by means of his prophets.

and to stand: stand [obj] [the] Levi house: temple LORD in/on/with cymbal in/on/with harp and in/on/with lyre in/on/with commandment David and Gad seer [the] king and Nathan [the] prophet for in/on/with hand: to LORD [the] commandment in/on/with hand: to prophet his

26 The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

and to stand: stand [the] Levi in/on/with article/utensil David and [the] priest in/on/with trumpet

27 Hezekiah commanded them to offer the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of Yahweh began also, with the trumpets, together with the instruments of David, king of Israel.

and to say Hezekiah to/for to ascend: offer up [the] burnt offering to/for [the] altar and in/on/with time to profane/begin: begin [the] burnt offering to profane/begin: begin song LORD and [the] trumpet and upon hand: to article/utensil David king Israel

28 All the assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters played; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

and all [the] assembly to bow and [the] song to sing and [the] trumpet (to blow *Q(k)*) [the] all till to/for to end: finish [the] burnt offering

29 When they had finished the offerings, the king and all who were present with him bowed and worshiped.

and like/as to end: finish to/for to ascend: offer up to bow [the] king and all [the] to find with him and to bow

30 Moreover, Hezekiah, the king, and the leaders commanded the Levites to sing praises to Yahweh with the words of David and of Asaph, the seer. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped.

and to say Hezekiah [the] king and [the] ruler to/for Levi to/for to boast: praise to/for LORD in/on/with word David and Asaph [the] seer and to boast: praise till to/for joy and to bow and to bow

31 Then Hezekiah said, “Now you have consecrated yourselves to Yahweh. Come here and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of Yahweh.” The assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all who had a willing heart brought burnt offerings.

and to answer Hezekiah and to say now to fill hand: donate your to/for LORD to approach: approach and to come (in): bring sacrifice and thanksgiving to/for house: temple LORD and to come (in): bring [the] assembly sacrifice and thanksgiving and all noble: willing heart burnt offering

32 The number of the burnt offerings that the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred male lambs. All these were for a burnt offering to Yahweh.

and to be number [the] burnt offering which to come (in): bring [the] assembly cattle seventy ram hundred lamb hundred to/for burnt offering to/for LORD all these

33 The consecrated offerings were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.

and [the] holiness cattle six hundred and flock three thousand

34 But the priests were too few to skin all the burnt offerings, so their brothers, the Levites, helped them until the work was done, and until the priests could consecrate themselves, for the Levites had been more careful to consecrate themselves than the priests.

except [the] priest to be to/for little and not be able to/for to strip [obj] all [the] burnt offering and to strengthen: strengthen them brother: male-relative their [the] Levi till to end: finish [the] work and till to consecrate: consecate [the] priest for [the] Levi upright heart to/for to consecrate: consecate from [the] priest

35 In addition, there were very many burnt offerings; they were performed with the fat of the fellowship offerings, and there were drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of Yahweh was set in order.

and also burnt offering to/for abundance in/on/with fat [the] peace offering and in/on/with drink offering to/for burnt offering and to establish: make service: ministry house: temple LORD

36 Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people also, because of what God had prepared for the people, for the work had been done quickly.

and to rejoice Hezekiah and all [the] people upon [the] to establish: prepare [the] God to/for people for in/on/with suddenly to be [the] word: thing