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2 Kings 23:5-6

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.

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