Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 23:5-10

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.

9Nevertheless the priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the high placesהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116came not upיַֽעֲלוּ֙ya.'a.LuH5927to the altarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,but they did eatאָכְל֥וּ'a.khe.LuH398of the unleavened breadמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251.

10And he defiledוְטִמֵּ֣אve.ti.Me'H2930Tophethהַתֹּ֔פֶתha.To.fetH8612, which isin the valleyבְּגֵ֣יbe.GeiH1516of the childrenבֶןve.nei-H1121of Hinnomהִנֹּ֑םhi.NomH2011,that no manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376might make his sonבְּנ֧וֹbe.NoH1121or his daughterבִּתּ֛וֹbi.ToH1323to pass throughלְהַעֲבִ֨ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674the fireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784to Molechלַמֹּֽלֶךְ׃la.Mo.lekhH4432.

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