Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 23:4-8

4And the kingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּ֩chil.ki.ya.HuH2518the highהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548,and the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the second orderהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932,and the keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104of the doorהַסַּף֒ha.SafH5592,to bring forthלְהוֹצִיא֙le.ho.Tzi'H3318out of the templeמֵהֵיכַ֣לme.hei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068all the vesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that were madeהָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙ha.'a.su.YimH6213for Baalלַבַּ֣עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,and for the groveוְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔הve.la.'a.she.RahH842,and for all the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:and he burnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞םvai.yis.re.FemH8313them withoutמִח֤וּץmi.ChutzH2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389in the fieldsבְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹתbe.shad.MotH7709of Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,and carriedוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375the ashesעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083of them unto Beth–elH1008.

5And he put downוְהִשְׁבִּ֣יתve.hish.BitH7673the idolatrous priestsהַכְּמָרִ֗יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649,whom the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063had ordainedנָֽתְנוּ֙na.te.NuH5414to burn incenseוַיְקַטֵּ֤רvay.ka.TerH6999in the high placesבַּבָּמוֹת֙ba.ba.mOtH1116in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and in the places round aboutוּמְסִבֵּ֖יu.me.si.BeiH4524Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389;them also that burned incenseהַֽמְקַטְּרִ֣יםham.ka.te.RimH6999unto Baalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168,to the sunלַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁla.She.meshH8121,and to the moonוְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙ve.lai.ya.Re.achH3394,and to the planetsוְלַמַּזָּל֔וֹתve.lam.ma.za.LotH4208,and to all the hostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

6And he brought outוַיֹּצֵ֣אvai.yo.Tze'H3318the groveהָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ha.'a.she.RahH842from the houseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,withoutמִח֤וּץmi.ChutzH2351Jerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389,unto the brookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939,and burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313it at the brookבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939, and stamped itsmallוַיָּ֣דֶקvai.Ya.dekH1854to powderלְעָפָ֑רle.'a.FarH6083,and castוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993the powderעֲפָרָ֔הּ'a.fa.RahH6083thereof upon the gravesקֶ֖בֶרKe.verH6913of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

7And he brake downוַיִּתֹּץ֙vai.yi.TotzH5422the housesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of the sodomitesהַקְּדֵשִׁ֔יםha.ke.de.ShimH6945, that wereby the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,where the womenהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802woveאֹרְג֥וֹת'o.re.goytH707hangingsבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for the groveלָאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃la.'a.she.RahH842.

8And he broughtוַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'H935all the priestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548out of the citiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and defiledוַיְטַמֵּ֣אvay.ta.Me'H2930the high placesהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116where the priestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548had burned incenseקִטְּרוּ־ki.te.ru-H6999,from Gebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387to Beer–shebaH884,and brake downוְנָתַ֞ץve.na.TatzH5422the high placesבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116of the gatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֗יםha.she.'a.RimH8179that werein the entering inפֶּ֜תַחPe.tachH6607of the gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the governorשַׂר־sar-H8269of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, which wereon a man’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376left handשְׂמֹ֥אולse.MolH8040at the gateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

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