2 Kings 23:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 23:7 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 →
וַיִּתֹּץ֙
nâthats
H5422
to tear down
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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בָּתֵּ֣י
bayith
H1004
house
הַקְּדֵשִׁ֔ים
qâdêsh
H6945
male prostitute
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
בְּבֵ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הַנָּשִׁ֗ים
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אֹרְג֥וֹת
ʼârag
H707
to weave
שָׁ֛ם
shâm
H8033
there
בָּתִּ֖ים
bayith
H1004
house
לָאֲשֵׁרָֽה
ʼăshêrâh
H842
Asherah
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World English Bible Public Domain
He broke down the houses of the sodomites, that were in the house of Yahweh, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And he tore down the houses of the cultic prostitutes that by the house of Yahweh, where women were weaving houses there for Asherah.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).