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2 Kings 23:4-20

4And thekingהַמֶּ֡לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַ֣וvay.TzavH6680Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּ֩chil.ki.ya.HuH2518thehighהַגָּד֜וֹלha.ga.DolH1419priestהַכֹּהֵ֨ןha.ko.HenH3548, and thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of thesecondהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ha.mish.NehH4932orderH6680, and thekeepersשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho.me.ReiH8104of the door, tobringלְהוֹצִיא֙le.ho.Tzi'H3318forthH3318outH3318of thetempleמֵהֵיכַ֣לme.hei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605thevesselsהַכֵּלִ֗יםha.ke.LimH3627that weremadeהָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙ha.'a.su.YimH6213forBaalלַבַּ֣עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, and for theAsherahוְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔הve.la.'a.she.RahH842, and forallוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064: and heburnedוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞םvai.yis.re.FemH8313them withoutJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389in thefieldsבְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹתbe.shad.MotH7709ofKidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939, andcarriedוְנָשָׂ֥אve.na.Sa'H5375theashesעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083of them unto Beth-el.

5And heputH5414downH5414theidolatrousH3649priestsהַכְּמָרִ֗יםha.ke.ma.RimH3649,whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063had ordained toburnH6999incenseH6999in thehighבַּבָּמוֹת֙ba.ba.mOtH1116placesH1116in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, and in theplacesH1116roundוּמְסִבֵּ֖יu.me.si.BeiH4524aboutH4428Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389; them also thatburnedH6999incenseH6999untoBaalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168, to thesunלַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁla.She.meshH8121, and to themoonוְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙ve.lai.ya.Re.achH3394, and to the planets, and toallוּלְכֹ֖לu.le.KholH3605thehostצְבָ֥אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

6And hebroughtH3318outH3318theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָה֩ha.'a.she.RahH842from thehouseמִבֵּ֨יתmi.BeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068, withoutJerusalemלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙li.ru.sha.LimH3389, unto thebrookנַ֣חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֔וֹןkid.RonH6939, andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313it at thebrookבְּנַ֥חַלbe.Na.chalH5158Kidronקִדְר֖וֹןkid.RonH6939, and stamped it small topowderH1854, andcastוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993thepowderH1854thereofuponעַל־'al-H5921thegravesקֶ֖בֶרKe.verH6913of thecommonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

7And he brakedownוַיִּתֹּץ֙vai.yi.TotzH5422thehousesבָּתֵּ֣יba.TeiH1004of thesodomitesהַקְּדֵשִׁ֔יםha.ke.de.ShimH6945, that were in thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whereH834thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֗יםha.na.ShimH802wovehangingsבָּתִּ֖יםba.TimH1004for theAsherahלָאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃la.'a.she.RahH842.

8And hebroughtH935allכָּל־kol-H3605thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.NimH3548outעַל־'al-H5921of thecitiesמֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, anddefiledוַיְטַמֵּ֣אvay.ta.Me'H2930thehighהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whereH834thepriestsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.NimH3548hadburnedH6999incenseH6999, fromGebaמִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'H1387to Beer-sheba; and he brakedownוְנָתַ֞ץve.na.TatzH5422thehighבָּמ֣וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116of thegatesהַשְּׁעָרִ֗יםha.she.'a.RimH8179that were at theenteringH935in of thegateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'H3091thegovernorשַׂר־sar-H8269of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,whichH834were on aman’sאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376leftH8040handH8040at thegateבְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

9Neverthelessאַ֗ךְ'AkhH389thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of thehighהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116cameH5927notH3808upH5927to thealtarמִזְבַּ֥חmiz.BachH4196of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, but theydidH3808eatאָכְל֥וּ'a.khe.LuH398unleavenedמַצּ֖וֹתma.TzotH4682breadH4682among theirbrethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251.

10And hedefiledH2930Tophethהַתֹּ֔פֶתha.To.fetH8612,whichאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834is in thevalleyבְּגֵ֣יbe.GeiH1516of thechildrenבֶןve.nei-H1121ofHinnomהִנֹּ֑םhi.NomH2011, thatnoלְבִלְתִּ֗יle.vil.TiH1115manאִ֜ישׁ'ishH376mightmakeH2930hissonבְּנ֧וֹbe.NoH1121or hisdaughterבִּתּ֛וֹbi.ToH1323topassלְהַעֲבִ֨ירle.ha.'a.VirH5674throughH5674thefireבָּאֵ֖שׁba.'EshH784toMolechלַמֹּֽלֶךְ׃la.Mo.lekhH4432.

11And hetookH853awayH935thehorsesהַסּוּסִ֗יםha.su.SimH5483that thekingsמַלְכֵ֨יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֤הye.hu.DahH3063hadgivenנָתְנוּ֩na.te.NuH5414to thesunלַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙la.She.meshH8121, at theenteringH935in of thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, by thechamberלִשְׁכַּת֙lish.KatH3957ofNathan-melechH5419the chamberlain,whichH834was in theprecinctsבַּפַּרְוָרִ֑יםba.par.va.RimH6503; and heburnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313thechariotsמַרְכְּב֥וֹתmar.ke.VotH4818of thesunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121withfireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784.

12And thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196that were on theroofהַגָּג֩ha.GagH1406of theupperעֲלִיַּ֨ת'a.li.YatH5944chamberH5944ofAhazאָחָ֜ז'a.ChazH271,whichH834thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063hadmadeH6213, and thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙ha.miz.be.chOtH4196whichH834Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519hadmadeH6213in thetwoבִּשְׁתֵּ֛יbish.TeiH8147courts of thehouseבֵּית־beit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,didH6213thekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428breakH5422downH5422, and beat themdownנָתַ֣ץna.TatzH5422from thence, andcastוְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְve.hish.LikhH7993thedustעֲפָרָ֖ם'a.fa.RamH6083of themintoאֶל־'el-H413thebrookנַ֥חַלNa.chalH5158Kidronקִדְרֽוֹן׃kid.RonH6939.

13And thehighהַבָּמ֞וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116that werebeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀'a.SherH834were on therightH3225handH3225of themountלְהַר־le.har-H2022of corruption,whichאֲשֶׁר֮'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֨הshe.lo.MohH8010thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478had builded for Ashtoreth theabominationתּוֹעֲבַ֣תto.'a.VatH8441of the Zidonians, and forChemoshוְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙ve.likh.mo.VoshH3645theabominationH8441ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, and forMilcomוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םu.le.mil.KomH4445theabominationH8441of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֑וֹןa.MonH5983,didאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428defileטִמֵּ֖אti.Me'H2930.

14And he brake inpiecesוְשִׁבַּר֙ve.shi.BarH7665thepillarsהַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתha.ma.tze.VotH4676, andcutוַיִּכְרֹ֖תvai.yikh.RotH3772downH3772theAsherimהָאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםha.'a.she.RimH842, andfilledוַיְמַלֵּ֥אvay.ma.Le'H4390theirplacesמְקוֹמָ֖םme.ko.MamH4725with thebonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106ofmenאָדָֽם׃'a.DamH120.

15Moreoverוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַha.miz.Be.achH4196that was at Beth-el, and thehighהַבָּמָה֙ha.ba.MahH1116placeהַבָּמָ֖הha.ba.MahH1116whichH834Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָט֙ne.VatH5028, whomadeH6213Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tosinהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe.che.Ti'H2398, hadmadeH6213,evenגַּ֣םgamH1571thataltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֧חַha.miz.Be.achH4196and thehighהַבָּמָ֛הha.ba.MahH1116placeH1116he brakedownנָתָ֑ץna.TatzH5422; and heburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֧ףvai.yis.RofH8313thehighH1116placeH1116and stamped it small topowderהֵדַ֥קhe.DakH1854, andburnedוְשָׂרַ֥ףve.sa.RafH8313theAsherahאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃'a.she.RahH842.

16And asJosiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977turnedוַיִּ֣פֶןvai.Yi.fenH6437himselfH2930, he spied the sepulchres that were there in themountבָּהָ֔רba.HarH2022; and hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חvai.yish.LachH7971, andtookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947thebonesהָֽעֲצָמוֹת֙ha.'a.tza.mOtH6106outמִן־min-H4480of the sepulchres, andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313themuponH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַha.miz.Be.achH4196, anddefiledH2930it,accordingH5921to thewordH1697of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068whichH834themanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430proclaimedקָרָא֙ka.Ra'H7121, whoproclaimedקָרָ֔אka.Ra'H7121theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428things.

17Then hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמָ֚הmahH4100monumentהַצִּיּ֣וּןha.tzi.YunH6725is thatwhichH834Iseeרֹאֶ֑הro.'EhH7200? And themenאִישׁ־'ish-H376of thecityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892toldוַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.RuH559him, It is the sepulchre of themanH376ofGodהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430,whichH834cameבָּ֣אba'H935fromJudahמִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.DahH3063, andproclaimedוַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'H7121theseהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.lehH428things that thou hastdoneעָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.taH6213againstעַ֖ל'alH5921thealtarהַמִּזְבַּ֥חha.miz.BachH4196of Beth-el.

18And hesaidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559,LetH408him be;letH408noH408manH376move hisbonesעַצְמֹתָ֑יו'atz.mo.TavH6106.Soאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theyletH408hisbonesעַצְמֹתָ֔יו'atz.mo.TavH6106alone, with thebonesעַצְמ֣וֹתatz.MotH6106of theprophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030thatcameבָּ֖אba'H935outH376ofSamariaמִשֹּׁמְרֽוֹן׃mi.sho.me.RonH8111.

19Andallכָּל־kol-H3605thehousesבָּתֵּ֨יba.TeiH1004also of thehighהַבָּמ֜וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116that were in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֗וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,whichH834thekingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadmadeH6213toprovokeלְהַכְעִ֔יסle.hakh.'IsH3707the LORD toangerH3707,Josiahיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977tookH5493awayH5493, anddidH6213to them according toallכְּכָל־ke.khol-H3605theactsH6213that he haddoneH6213in Beth-el.

20And he slewallכָּל־kol-H3605thepriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֨יko.ha.NeiH3548of thehighהַבָּמ֤וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116that were there,uponעַל־'al-H5921thealtarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196, andburnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֛ףvai.yis.RofH8313men’sאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120bonesעַצְמ֥וֹתatz.MotH6106uponעֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.HemH5921them; and hereturnedוַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

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