New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 23:4-8

4Then the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּ֩chil.ki.ya.HuH2518the highהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548andthe priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the secondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932order and thedoorkeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֣י הַסַּף֒sho.me.Rei ha.SafH8104 H5592,to bringלְהוֹצִיא֙le.ho.Tzi'H3318out of the templeמֵהֵיכַ֣לme.hei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that were madeהָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙ha.'a.su.YimH6213for Baalלַבַּ֣עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, forAsherahוְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔הve.la.'a.she.RahH842,and for allוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064; andhe burnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞םvai.yis.re.FemH8313them outsideמִח֤וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389in the fieldsבְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹתbe.shad.MotH7709of the Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,and carriedוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375their ashesעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083to BethelH1008.

5He didH7673awayH7673with the idolatrousH3649priestsהַכְּמָרִ֗יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063had appointedנָֽתְנוּ֙na.te.NuH5414to burnH6999incenseH6999in the highבַּבָּמוֹת֙ba.ba.mOtH1116placesH1116in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063and in the surroundingH4524areaH4524of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,also those who burnedH6999incenseH6999to Baalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,to the sunלַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁla.She.meshH8121and to the moonוְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙ve.lai.ya.Re.achH3394and to the constellationsוְלַמַּזָּל֔וֹתve.lam.ma.za.LotH4208and to allוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

6He broughtוַיֹּצֵ֣אvai.yo.Tze'H3318out the Asherahהָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ha.'a.she.RahH842from the houseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068outsideמִח֤וּץmi.ChutzH4480 H2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389to the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,and burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313it at the brookבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939, andgroundוַיָּ֣דֶקvai.Ya.dekH1854itto dustלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083, andthrewוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993its dustעֲפָרָ֔הּ'a.fa.RahH6083on the gravesקֶ֖בֶרKe.verH6913of thecommonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

7He also brokeH5422downH5422the housesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of the malecultהַקְּדֵשִׁ֔יםha.ke.de.ShimH6945prostitutesH6945whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834werein the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whereאֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁ֛ם'a.Sher shamH834 H8033the womenהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802were weavingאֹרְג֥וֹת'o.re.goytH707hangingsבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for the Asherahלָאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃la.'a.she.RahH842.

8Then he broughtוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935allכָּל־kol-H3605the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548from the citiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and defiledוַיְטַמֵּ֣אvay.ta.Me'H2930the highהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר שָׁ֙מָּה֙'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548had burnedH6999incenseH6999, fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387to BeershebaH884;and he brokeH5422downH5422the highבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116of the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֗יםha.she.'a.RimH8179whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wereat the entranceפֶּ֜תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the governorשַׂר־sar-H8269of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834wereon one’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376leftשְׂמֹ֥אולse.MolH8040at the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179.

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