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2 Kings 23:4-5

4Then the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּ֩chil.ki.ya.HuH2518the highהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548,the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548second in rankהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and the doorkeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּף֒sho.me.Rei ha.SafH8104 H5592to removeלְהוֹצִיא֙le.ho.Tzi'H3318from the templeמֵהֵיכַ֣לme.hei.KhalH1964of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068אֵ֣ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605the articlesהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627madeהָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙ha.'a.su.YimH6213for Baalלַבַּ֣עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,Asherahוְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔הve.la.'a.she.RahH842,and allוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.And he burned themוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞םvai.yis.re.FemH8313outsideמִח֤וּץmi.ChutzH2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389in the fieldsבְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹתbe.shad.MotH7709of Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939and carriedוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375אֶת־'et-H853their ashesעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083to BethelH1008.

5Josiahalso did away withוְהִשְׁבִּ֣יתve.hish.BitH7673אֶת־'et-H853the idolatrous priestsהַכְּמָרִ֗יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834ordainedנָֽתְנוּ֙na.te.NuH5414by the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063to burn incenseוַיְקַטֵּ֤רvay.ka.TerH6999on the high placesבַּבָּמוֹת֙ba.ba.mOtH1116of the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and in the places all aroundוּמְסִבֵּ֖יu.me.si.BeiH4524Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853—those who had burned incenseהַֽמְקַטְּרִ֣יםham.ka.te.RimH6999to Baalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,to the sunלַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁla.She.meshH8121and moonוְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙ve.lai.ya.Re.achH3394,to the constellationsוְלַמַּזָּל֔וֹתve.lam.ma.za.LotH4208,and to allוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605the hostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

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