KJV King James Version
And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
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2 Chronicles 34:15
And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And Hilkiah 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.
WEB World English Bible
Hilkiah answered Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in the house of Yahweh.” Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
ASV American Standard Version
And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of Jehovah. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and Hilkiah answereth and saith unto Shaphan the scribe, ‘A book of the law I have found in the house of Jehovah;’ and Hilkiah giveth the book unto Shaphan,
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 34
12 And the men did the work faithfully: and the overseers of them [were] Jahath and Obadiah, the Levites, of the sons of Merari; and Zechariah and Meshullam, of the sons of the Kohathites, to set [it] forward; and [other of] the Levites, all that could skill of instruments of musick.
13 Also [they were] over the bearers of burdens, and [were] overseers of all that wrought the work in any manner of service: and of the Levites [there were] scribes, and officers, and porters.
14 And when they brought out the money that was brought into the house of the LORD, Hilkiah the priest found a book of the law of the LORD [given] by Moses.
15 And Hilkiah answered and said to Shaphan the scribe, I have found the book of the law in the house of the LORD. And Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan.
16 And Shaphan carried the book to the king, and brought the king word back again, saying, All that was committed to thy servants, they do [it].
17 And they have gathered together the money that was found in the house of the LORD, and have delivered it into the hand of the overseers, and to the hand of the workmen.
18 Then Shaphan the scribe told the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath given me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
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וַיַּ֣עַןH6030 · unto dwellחִלְקִיָּ֗הוּH2518 · chil.qiy.yahHilkiahוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙H559 · a.marto sayאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)שָׁפָ֣ןH8227 · sha.phanrock badgerהַסּוֹפֵ֔רH5608 · sa.pharto recountסֵ֧פֶרH5612 · se.pherscroll: documentהַתּוֹרָ֛הH8451 · to.rahinstructionמָצָ֖אתִיH4672 · ma.tsato findבְּבֵ֣יתH1004 · betplaceיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיִּתֵּ֧ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveחִלְקִיָּ֛הוּH2518 · chil.qiy.yahHilkiahאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַסֵּ֖פֶרH5612 · se.pherscroll: documentאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)שָׁפָֽן׃H8227 · sha.phanrock badger
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