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2 Kings 22:8

Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it.

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ASV

And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

KJV

And Hilkiah the high priest said unto Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the Lord. And Hilkiah gave the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

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Original language & word study

19 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַ֠יֹּאמֶרVai.yo.merand he saidH559 →
חִלְקִיָּ֜הוּchil.ki.Ya.huHilkiahH2518 →
הַכֹּהֵ֤ןha.ko.Henthe priestH3548 →
הַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOl<the> greatH1419 →
עַל־'al-toH5921 →
שָׁפָ֣ןsha.FanShaphanH8227 →
הַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.Ferthe scribeH5608 →
סֵ֧פֶרSe.fer[the] scroll ofH5612 →
הַתּוֹרָ֛הha.to.Rahthe lawH8451 →
מָצָ֖אתִיma.Tza.tiI foundH4672 →
בְּבֵ֣יתbe.Veitin [the] house ofH1004 →
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.Tenand he gaveH5414 →
חִלְקִיָּ֧הchil.ki.YahHilkiahH2518 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַסֵּ֛פֶרha.Se.ferthe scrollH5612 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
שָׁפָ֖ןsha.FanShaphanH8227 →
וַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ׃vai.yik.ra.'E.huand he read itH7121 →

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Deuteronomy 31:24–26When Moses had finished writing in a book the words of this law from beginning to end,2 Chronicles 34:14–28While they were bringing out the money that had been taken into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found the Book of the Law of the LORD written by Moses.2 Kings 23:2And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.Deuteronomy 17:18When he is seated on his royal throne, he must write for himself a copy of this instruction on a scroll in the presence of the Levitical priests.Ezekiel 8:11Before them stood seventy elders of the house of Israel, with Jaazaniah son of Shaphan standing among them. Each had a censer in his hand, and a fragrant cloud of incense was rising.Ezra 7:1Many years later, during the reign of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Ezra son of Seraiah, the son of Azariah, the son of Hilkiah,Jeremiah 29:3The letter was entrusted to Elasah son of Shaphan and Gemariah son of Hilkiah, whom Zedekiah king of Judah sent to King Nebuchadnezzar in Babylon. It stated:Joshua 8:31just as Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded the Israelites. He built it according to what is written in the Book of the Law of Moses: “an altar of uncut stones on which no iron tool has been used.” And on it they offered burnt offerings to the LORD, and they sacrificed peace offerings.

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