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2 Kings 23:4-8

4Andthekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּ֩chil.ki.ya.HuH2518thehighpriestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548,andthepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932order,andthekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104ofthethreshold,tobringלְהוֹצִיא֙le.ho.Tzi'H3318forthH3318outofthetempleמֵהֵיכַ֣לme.hei.KhalH1964ofJehovahallthevesselsH3627thatweremadeH6213forBaalלַבַּ֣עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,andfortheAsherahוְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔הve.la.'a.she.RahH842,andforallthehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,andheburnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞םvai.yis.re.FemH8313themwithoutJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389inthefieldsבְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹתbe.shad.MotH7709oftheKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,andcarriedH5375theashesofthemunto Beth-el.

5AndheputH5414downtheidolatrouspriestsהַכְּמָרִ֗יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649,whomthekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063hadordainedtoburnincenseH6999inthehighבַּבָּמוֹת֙ba.ba.mOtH1116placesH1116inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andintheplacesH1116roundH4524aboutJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;themalsothatburnedincenseH6999untoBaalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,tothesunלַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁla.She.meshH8121,andtothemoonוְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙ve.lai.ya.Re.achH3394,andtotheplanets,andtoallthehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

6AndhebroughtH3318outtheAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ha.'a.she.RahH842fromthehouseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004ofJehovah, withoutJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389, untothebrookKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313itatthebrookKidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939,andbeatittodustלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083,andcastH7993thedustעֲפָרָ֔הּ'a.fa.RahH6083thereofuponthegravesH6913ofthecommonpeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

7AndhebrakedownthehousesH1004ofthesodomites,thatwereinthehouseH1004ofJehovah,whereH834thewomenH802wovehangingsfortheAsherahלָאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃la.'a.she.RahH842.

8AndhebroughtH935allthepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548outofthecitiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,anddefiledH2930thehighהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whereH834thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548hadburnedincenseH6999,fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387toBeer-sheba;andhebrakedownthehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116ofthegatesH8179thatwereattheentranceפֶּ֜תַחPe.tachH6607ofthegateH8179ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thegovernorofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,whichwereonaman’sH376lefthandH8040atthegateH8179ofthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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