Verse 18

2 Chronicles 30:18

Geneva Bible

18 For a multitude of the people, euen a multitude of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun had not cleansed themselues, yet did eate the Passeouer, but not as it was written: wherefore Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord be mercifull toward him,
Original Language Text
hebrew
כִּ֣י מַרְבִּ֣ית הָ/עָ֡ם רַ֠בַּת מֵֽ/אֶפְרַ֨יִם וּ/מְנַשֶּׁ֜ה יִשָּׂשכָ֤ר וּ/זְבֻלוּן֙ לֹ֣א הִטֶּהָ֔רוּ כִּֽי אָכְל֥וּ אֶת הַ/פֶּ֖סַח בְּ/לֹ֣א כַ/כָּת֑וּב כִּי֩ הִתְפַּלֵּ֨ל יְחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּ עֲלֵי/הֶם֙ לֵ/אמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֥ה הַ/טּ֖וֹב יְכַפֵּ֥ר בְּעַֽד
English Translation
For many of the people, a large number from Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, had not consecrated themselves, for they had eaten the Passover not as it is written. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, "May the good Lord pardon.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 30 Context
1 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel, and Iudah, and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, that the... Focus ↗
2 And the King and his princes and all the Congregation had taken counsel in Ierusalem to keepe the Pa... Focus ↗
3 For they could not keepe it at this time, because there were not Priests enow sanctified, neither wa... Focus ↗
4 And the thing pleased the King, and all the Congregation. Focus ↗
5 And they decreed to make proclamation throughout all Israel from Beersheba euen to Dan, that they sh... Focus ↗
6 So the postes went with letters by the commission of the King, and his princes, thorowout all Israel... Focus ↗
7 And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the Lord God (Eloh... Focus ↗
8 Be not ye now stiffenecked like your fathers, but giue the hand to the Lord, and come into his sanct... Focus ↗
9 For if ye returne vnto the Lord, your brethren and your children shall finde mercy before them that... Focus ↗
10 So the postes went from citie to citie thorow the land of Ephraim and Manasseh, euen vnto Zebulun: b... Focus ↗
11 Neuerthelesse diuers of Asher, and Manasseh, and of Zebulun submitted themselues, and came to Ierusa... Focus ↗
12 And the hand of God (Elohim) was in Iudah, so that he gaue them one heart to doe the commandement of... Focus ↗
13 And there assembled to Ierusalem much people, to keepe the feast of ye vnleauened bread in the secon... Focus ↗
14 And they arose, and tooke away the altars that were in Ierusalem: and all those for incense tooke th... Focus ↗
15 Afterwarde they slewe the Passeouer the fourteenth day of the seconde moneth: and the Priestes and L... Focus ↗
16 And they stoode in their place after their maner, according to the Lawe of Moses the man of God (Elo... Focus ↗
17 Because there were many in the Congregation that were not sanctified, therefore the Leuites had the... Focus ↗
18 For a multitude of the people, euen a multitude of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun had n...
19 That prepareth his whole heart to seeke the Lord God (Elohim), the God (Elohim) of his fathers, thou... Focus ↗
20 And the Lord heard Hezekiah, and healed the people. Focus ↗
21 And the children of Israel that were present at Ierusalem, kept the feast of the vnleauened bread se... Focus ↗
22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably vnto all the Leuites that had good knowledge to sing vnto the Lord: a... Focus ↗
23 And the whole assembly tooke counsel to keepe it other seuen dayes. So they kept it seuen dayes with... Focus ↗
24 For Hezekiah King of Iudah had giuen to the Congregation a thousande bullockes, and seuen thousand s... Focus ↗
25 And all the Congregation of Iudah reioyced with the Priestes and the Leuites, and all the Congregati... Focus ↗
26 So there was great ioye in Ierusalem: for since the time of Salomon the sonne of Dauid King of Israe... Focus ↗
27 Then the Priests and the Leuites arose, and blessed the people, and their voyce was heard, and their... Focus ↗