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2 Kings 23:8

Then Josiah brought all the priests from the cities of Judah and desecrated the high places, from Geba to Beersheba, where the priests had burned incense. He tore down the high places of the gates at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which was to the left of the city gate.

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ASV

And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer-sheba; and he brake down the high places of the gates that were at the entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.

KJV

And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beer–sheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man’s left hand at the gate of the city.

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33 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיָּבֵ֤אvai.ya.Ve'and he broughtH935
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל־kol-allH3605
הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548
מֵעָרֵ֣יme.'a.Reifrom [the] cities ofH5892
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וַיְטַמֵּ֣אvay.ta.Me'and he made uncleanH2930
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853
הַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.Motthe high placesH1116
אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherwhereH834
קִטְּרוּ־ki.te.ru-they had made smokeH6999
שָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahthere <towards>H8033
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548
מִגֶּ֖בַעmi.Ge.va'from GebaH1387
עַד־'ad-toH5704
בְּאֵ֣רbe.'ErBeerH884
שָׁ֑בַעSha.va'ShebaH884
וְנָתַ֞ץve.na.Tatzand he broke downH5422
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853
בָּמ֣וֹתba.Mot[the] high places ofH1116
הַשְּׁעָרִ֗יםha.she.'a.Rimthe gatesH8179
אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834
פֶּ֜תַחPe.tach[were at] [the] entrance ofH6607
שַׁ֤עַרSha.'ar[the] gate ofH8179
יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ye.ho.Shu.a'JoshuaH3091
שַׂר־sar-[the] governor ofH8269
הָעִ֔ירha.'Irthe cityH5892
אֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-whichH834
עַל־'al-[was] atH5921
שְׂמֹ֥אולse.Mol[the] left [side] ofH8040
אִ֖ישׁ'ishanyoneH376
בְּשַׁ֥עַרbe.Sha.'arat [the] gate ofH8179
הָעִֽיר׃ha.'Irthe cityH5892

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Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
Elijah Ascends to Heaven in a Chariot of Fire — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain