KJV King James Version
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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2 Kings 22:8
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
WEB World English Bible
Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in the house of Yahweh.” Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And Hilkiah the high priest 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, and he readeth it.
Surrounding context — 2 Kings 22
5 And let them deliver it into the hand of the doers of the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD: and let them give it to the doers of the work which [is] in the house of the LORD, to repair the breaches of the house,
6 Unto carpenters, and builders, and masons, and to buy timber and hewn stone to repair the house.
7 Howbeit there was no reckoning made with them of the money that was delivered into their hand, because they dealt faithfully.
8 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.
9 And Shaphan the scribe came to the king, and brought the king word again, and said, Thy servants have gathered the money that was found in the house, and have delivered it into the hand of them that do the work, that have the oversight of the house of the LORD.
10 And Shaphan the scribe shewed the king, saying, Hilkiah the priest hath delivered me a book. And Shaphan read it before the king.
11 And it came to pass, when the king had heard the words of the book of the law, that he rent his clothes.
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וַ֠יֹּאמֶרH559 · a.marto sayחִלְקִיָּ֜הוּH2518 · chil.qiy.yahHilkiahהַכֹּהֵ֤ןH3548 · ko.henpriestהַגָּדוֹל֙H1419 · ga.dolgreat: largeעַל־H5921 · aluponשָׁפָ֣ןH8227 · sha.phanrock badgerהַסֹּפֵ֔רH5608 · sa.pharto recountסֵ֧פֶרH5612 · se.pherscroll: documentהַתּוֹרָ֛הH8451 · to.rahinstructionמָצָ֖אתִיH4672 · ma.tsato findבְּבֵ֣יתH1004 · betplaceיְהוָ֑הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַיִּתֵּ֨ןH5414 · na.tanto give: giveחִלְקִיָּ֧הH2518 · chil.qiy.yahHilkiahאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]הַסֵּ֛פֶרH5612 · se.pherscroll: documentאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)שָׁפָ֖ןH8227 · sha.phanrock badgerוַיִּקְרָאֵֽהוּ׃H7121 · qa.rato call: call to
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 31:24-26And it came to pass, when Moses had made an end of writing the words of this law in a book, until they were finished,2 Chronicles 34:14-28And 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.
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