2 Kings

2 Kings 23:21–23

21The king commanded all the people, “Keep the Passover of the LORD your God, as it is written in this Book of the Covenant.”

22No such Passover had been observed from the days of the judges who had governed Israel through all the days of the kings of Israel and Judah. 23But in the eighteenth year of Josiah’s reign, this Passover was observed to the LORD in Jerusalem.

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2 Kings 23:21

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ham·me·leḵArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
commandedוַיְצַ֤וway·ṣawConjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
allכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the peopleהָעָ֣םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
Keepעֲשׂ֣וּ‘ă·śūVerb - Qal - Imperative - masculine pluralH6213 do, make
the Passoverפֶ֔סַחp̄e·saḥNoun - masculine singularH6453 passover
of the LORDלַֽיהוָ֖הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
your Godאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶ֑ם’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵemNoun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine pluralH430 God
asכַּכָּת֕וּבkak·kā·ṯūḇPreposition-k, Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singularH3789 write
inעַ֛ל‘alPrepositionH5921 height
thisהַזֶּֽה׃haz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
Bookסֵ֥פֶרsê·p̄erNoun - masculine singular constructH5612 missive, document, writing, book
of the Covenantהַבְּרִ֖יתhab·bə·rîṯArticle; Noun - feminine singularH1285 covenant

2 Kings 23:22

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Noלֹ֤אlōAdverb - Negative particleH3808 not
suchהַזֶּ֔הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
Passoverכַּפֶּ֣סַחkap·pe·saḥPreposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine singularH6453 passover
had been observedנַֽעֲשָׂה֙na·‘ă·śāhVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
from the daysמִימֵי֙mî·mêPreposition-m; Noun - masculine plural constructH3117 day
of the judgesהַשֹּׁ֣פְטִ֔יםhaš·šō·p̄ə·ṭîmArticle; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine pluralH8199 judge, govern
whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerPronoun - relativeH834 particle of relation
had governedשָׁפְט֖וּšā·p̄ə·ṭūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH8199 judge, govern
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
through allוְכֹ֗לwə·ḵōlConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
the daysיְמֵ֛יyə·mêNoun - masculine plural constructH3117 day
of the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal·ḵêNoun - masculine plural constructH4428 king
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyiś·rā·’êlNoun - proper - masculine singularH3478 Israel
and Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃yə·hū·ḏāhNoun - proper - masculine singularH3063 Judah

2 Kings 23:23

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Butכִּ֗יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
in the eighteenthבִּשְׁמֹנֶ֤הbiš·mō·nehPreposition-b; Number - feminine singularH8083 eight
yearשָׁנָ֔הšā·nāhNoun - feminine singularH8141 year
of Josiah’sיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyō·šî·yā·hūNoun - proper - masculine singularH2977 Joshijah
reignלַמֶּ֖לֶךְlam·me·leḵPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH4428 king
thisהַזֶּ֛הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
Passoverהַפֶּ֧סַחhap·pe·saḥArticle; Noun - masculine singularH6453 passover
was observedנַעֲשָׂ֞הna·‘ă·śāhVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH6213 do, make
to the LORDלַיהוָ֖הYah·wehPreposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bî·rū·šā·limPreposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singularH3389 Jerusalem

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2 Kings 23:21 Deuteronomy 16:1–8 · Numbers 9:2–5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.