Study it in the app“Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah, and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, to come to the house of YHWH in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover to YHWH, the Elohim of Israel.”
Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהוּsent wordוַיִּשְׁלַחto allעַל כָּלIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלand Judah,וִיהוּדָהand alsoוְגַםwroteכָּתַבlettersאִגְּרוֹתto Ephraimעַל אֶפְרַיִםand Manasseh,וּמְנַשֶּׁהto comeלָבוֹאto the houseלְבֵיתof YHWHיְהוָהin Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָםto celebrateלַעֲשׂוֹתthe Passoverפֶּסַחto YHWH,לַיהוָהthe Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵל
Hezekiah
Hezekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is my strength" or "YHWH strengthens." Best known is the king of Judah, son of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:20; 18-20; Isaiah 36-39); other men also bear it (Zephaniah 1:1; Nehemiah 7:21).
Where else “yechizkiyahu” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlach” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsJudah
Judah, the fourth son of Jacob and Leah; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later the southern kingdom; King David came from it. The name sounds like "give thanks". Borne also by other Israelites.
Where else “yhuda” appearswrite
To put words in writing, in a book or tablet, so that they last.
Where else “katav” appearsletter
Letter: a written message that is sent. A word of the late books (Chronicles, Nehemiah, Esther).
Where else “igrot” appearsEphraim
Ephraim, the second son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and later a name of the northern kingdom. The name sounds like "be fruitful".
Where else “efrayim” appearsManasseh
Manasseh, the elder son of Joseph; also the tribe that came from him and its land, and a king of Judah. The name sounds like "make forget".
Where else “menashe” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “vo” appearstemple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearsJerusalem
See it on the mapWhere else “yrushalaim” appearsprepare
To prepare food; offer a sacrifice; keep a feast.
Where else “asot” appearsPassover
Passover (pesach): the festival that recalls the night when God "passed over" the houses of Israel and brought them out of Egypt; also the animal sacrificed that night.
Where else “pesach” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearsJerusalem
Today: Old City of Jerusalem
A city in the hills of Judea, about 22 miles (35 km) west of the Dead Sea and 35 miles (55 km) east of the Mediterranean.
David took it and made it his city (2 Sam 5:7); Solomon built the temple there (1 Kgs 8:1). Jesus was presented there, and the apostles' witness began from it (Luke 2:22; Acts 1:8).
1 · This verse (above)
2The king and his officials and all the assembly in Jerusalem took counsel to celebrate the Passover in the second month;
