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Many people came from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun. Most of them hadn't made themselves pure and clean. But they still ate the Passover meal. That was against what was written in the law. But Hezekiah prayed for them. He said, "The Lord is good. May he forgive everyone
Reference
Hebrew: rᵉbâbâh
abundance (in number), i.e. (specifically) a myriad (whether definite or indefinite)
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: ἐγγύς (engýs)
near
Greek: Ἐφραίμ (Ephraím)
Ephraim, a place in Palestine
Hebrew: ʼEphrayim
Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Hebrew: Mᵉnashsheh
Menashsheh, a grandson of Jacob, also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Greek: Ἰσαχάρ (Isachár)
Isachar (i.e. Jissaskar), a son of Jacob (figuratively, his descendant)
Hebrew: Yissâˢkâr
Jissaskar, a son of Jacob
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Hebrew: Zᵉbûwlûwn
Zebulon, a son of Jacob; also his territory and tribe
Greek: εἰλικρινής (eilikrinḗs)
judged by sunlight, i.e. tested as genuine (figuratively)
Hebrew: nᵉqêʼ
clean
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: καθαρός (katharós)
clean (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: zak
clear
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ἄλευρον (áleuron)
flour
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Greek: ἔμπροσθεν (émprosthen)
in front of (in place (literally or figuratively) or time)
Hebrew: ʼêth
properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: γραπτός (graptós)
inscribed (figuratively)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: νόμος (nómos)
law (through the idea of prescriptive usage), genitive case (regulation), specially, (of Moses (including the volume); also of the Gospel), or figuratively (a principle)
Hebrew: tôwrâh
a precept or statute, especially the Decalogue or Pentateuch
Greek: εἰ μή (ei mḗ)
if not
Hebrew: ʼăbâl
nay, i.e. truly or yet
Hebrew: Chizqîyâh
Chizkijah, a king of Judah, also the name of two other Israelites
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: βίος (bíos)
life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood
Hebrew: rᵉkûwsh
property (as gathered)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Hebrew: çâlach
to forgive
Good
Psalm 25:8
Parallel theme
1 Corinthians 11:28
2 Chronicles 6:21
2 Chronicles 30:25
2 Chronicles 30:11
Prayer
Genesis 20:7
References Lord
Daniel 9:19
Numbers 19:20
Verse Explanation
Many people from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not purified themselves according to the required regulations, yet they still ate the Passover. Hezekiah prayed for them, asking the Lord to forgive them.
History
8th century BC. The presence of northern Israelites created challenges because many had not been prepared according to the Temple's normal requirements.