Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 23:5-6

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.

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