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2 Kings 23:4-8

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.

6He broughtוַיֹּצֵ֣אvai.yo.Tze'H3318אֶת־'et-H853the Asherah poleהָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ha.'a.she.RahH842from the houseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068toאֶל־'el-H413the Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939Valleyנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158outsideמִח֤וּץmi.ChutzH2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389,andבְּנַ֥חַל קִדְר֖וֹןbe.Na.chal kid.RonH6939 H5158therehe burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313itאֹתָ֛הּ'o.TahH853,groundוַיָּ֣דֶקvai.Ya.dekH1854itto powderלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083,and threwוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993אֶת־'et-H853its dustעֲפָרָ֔הּ'a.fa.RahH6083onעַל־'al-H5921the gravesקֶ֖בֶרKe.verH6913of the commonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

7He also tore downוַיִּתֹּץ֙vai.yi.TotzH5422אֶת־'et-H853the quartersבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of the male shrine prostitutesהַקְּדֵשִׁ֔יםha.ke.de.ShimH6945thatאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834werein the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the womenהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802had wovenאֹרְג֥וֹת שָׁ֛ם'o.re.goyt shamH707 H8033tapestriesבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for Asherahלָאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃la.'a.she.RahH842.

8Then Josiah broughtוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548from the citiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and desecratedוַיְטַמֵּ֣אvay.ta.Me'H2930אֶת־'et-H853the high placesהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116,fromאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Gebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387toעַד־'ad-H5704BeershebaH884,whereשָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548had burned incenseקִטְּרוּ־ki.te.ru-H6999.He tore downוְנָתַ֞ץve.na.TatzH5422אֶת־'et-H853the high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116of the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֗יםha.she.'a.RimH8179אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834at the entranceפֶּ֜תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the governorשַׂר־sar-H8269of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,which wasאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834toעַל־'al-H5921the leftשְׂמֹ֥אול אִ֖ישׁse.Mol 'ishH8040 H376of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.

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