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2 Chronicles 34:3-7

3For in the eighthוּבִשְׁמוֹנֶ֨הu.vish.mo.NehH8083yearשָׁנִ֜יםsha.NimH8141of his reignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427,while he was yet youngנַ֔עַרNa.'arH5288,he beganהֵחֵ֕לhe.ChelH2490to seekלִדְר֕וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshH1875after the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֖יle.lo.HeiH430of Davidדָּוִ֣ידda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1:and in the twelfthוּבִשְׁתֵּ֧ים עֶשְׂרֵ֣הu.vish.Teim 'es.RehH6240 H8147yearשָׁנָ֗הsha.NahH8141he beganהֵחֵל֙he.ChelH2490to purgeלְטַהֵ֔רle.ta.HerH2891Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םvi.Ru.sha.LimH3389from the high placesהַבָּמוֹת֙ha.ba.mOtH1116,and the grovesוְהָ֣אֲשֵׁרִ֔יםve.Ha.'a.she.RimH842,and the carved imagesוְהַפְּסִלִ֖יםve.ha.pe.si.LimH6456,and the molten imagesוְהַמַּסֵּכֽוֹת׃ve.ham.ma.se.KhotH4541.

4And they brake downוַיְנַתְּצ֣וּvay.na.te.TzuH5422the altarsמִזְבְּח֣וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196of Baalimהַבְּעָלִ֔יםha.be.'a.LimH1168in his presenceלְפָנָ֗יוle.fa.NavH6440;and the imagesוְהַֽחַמָּנִ֛יםve.ha.cha.ma.NimH2553, that wereon high above themלְמַ֥עְלָהle.Ma'.lahH4605,he cut downגִּדֵּ֑עַgi.De.a'H1438;and the grovesוְ֠הָאֲשֵׁרִיםVe.ha.'a.she.rimH842,and the carved imagesוְהַפְּסִלִ֤יםve.ha.pe.si.LimH6456,and the molten imagesוְהַמַּסֵּכוֹת֙ve.ham.ma.se.khOtH4541,he brake in piecesשִׁבַּ֣רshi.BarH7665,and made dustוְהֵדַ֔קve.he.DakH1854of them,and strowedוַיִּזְרֹק֙vai.yiz.RokH2236ituponפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the gravesהַקְּבָרִ֔יםha.ke.va.RimH6913of them that had sacrificedהַזֹּבְחִ֖יםha.zoe.ChimH2076unto them.

5And he burntשָׂרַ֖ףsa.RafH8313the bonesוְעַצְמוֹת֙ve.'atz.mOtH6106of the priestsכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםko.ha.NimH3548upon their altarsמִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑םmiz.be.cho.taimH4196,and cleansedוַיְטַהֵ֥רvay.ta.HerH2891Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

6And so did hein the citiesוּבְעָרֵ֨יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892of Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֧הme.na.ShehH4519,and Ephraimוְאֶפְרַ֛יִםve.'ef.Ra.yimH669,and Simeonוְשִׁמְע֖וֹןve.shim.'onH8095,even unto Naphtaliנַפְתָּלִ֑יnaf.ta.LiH5321,with their mattocksבְּחַרְבֹתֵיהֶ֖םbe.char.bo.tei.hemH2719round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

7And when he had broken downוַיְנַתֵּ֣ץvay.na.TetzH5422the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196and the grovesהָאֲשֵׁרִ֤יםha.'a.she.RimH842,and had beatenכִּתַּ֣תki.TatH3807the graven imagesוְהַפְּסִלִים֙ve.ha.pe.si.LimH6456into powderלְהֵדַ֔קle.he.DakH1854,and cut downגִּדַּ֖עgi.Da'H1438all the idolsהַֽחַמָּנִ֥יםha.cha.ma.NimH2553throughout all the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,he returnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725to Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ סli.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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