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2 Kings 23:4

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2 Kings 23:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

וַיְצַ֣ו tsâvâh H6680 to command הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ melek H4428 king אֶת ʼêth H853 - חִלְקִיָּהוּ֩ Chilqîyâh H2518 Hilkiah הַכֹּהֵ֨ן kôhên H3548 priest הַגָּד֜וֹל gâdôwl H1419 great וְאֶת ʼêth H853 - כֹּהֲנֵ֣י kôhên H3548 priest הַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ mishneh H4932 second וְאֶת ʼêth H853 - שֹׁמְרֵ֣י shâmar H8104 to keep הַסַּף֒ çaph H5592 basin לְהוֹצִיא֙ yâtsâʼ H3318 to go out מֵהֵיכַ֣ל hêykâl H1964 temple יְהוָ֔ה Yᵉhôvâh H3068 LORD אֵ֣ת ʼêth H853 - כָּל kôl H3605 all הַכֵּלִ֗ים kᵉlîy H3627 vessel הָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙ ʻâsâh H6213 to do לַבַּ֣עַל Baʻal H1168 Baal וְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔ה ʼăshêrâh H842 Asherah וּלְכֹ֖ל kôl H3605 all צְבָ֣א tsâbâʼ H6635 army הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם shâmayim H8064 heaven וַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞ם sâraph H8313 to burn מִח֤וּץ chûwts H2351 outside לִירוּשָׁלִַ֨ם֙ Yᵉrûwshâlaim H3389 Jerusalem בְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹת shᵉdêmâh H7709 field קִדְר֔וֹן Qidrôwn H6939 Kidron וְנָשָׂ֥א nâsâʼ H5375 to lift אֶת ʼêth H853 - עֲפָרָ֖ם ʻâphâr H6083 dust בֵּֽית Bêyth-ʼÊl H1008 Bethel אֵֽל Bêyth-ʼÊl H1008 Bethel

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  • World English Bible Public Domain
    The king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the threshold, to bring forth out of the temple of Yahweh all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the Asherah, and for all the host of the sky, and he burned them outside of Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron, and carried the ashes of them to Bethel.
  • King James Version Public Domain
    And the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, and the priests of the second order, and the keepers of the door, to bring forth out of the temple of the LORD all the vessels that were made for Baal, and for the grove, and for all the host of heaven: and he burned them without Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and carried the ashes of them unto Bethel.
  • unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
    And the king commanded Hilkiah the great priest and the priests of the second rank and the keepers of the threshold to bring out from the temple of Yahweh all of the vessels having been made for Baal and for Asherah and for the whole army of the heavens. And he burned them outside of Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron, and he brought their ashes Bethel.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

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