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| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֵ֤א | vai.ya.Ve' | and he brought | H935 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ | ha.ko.ha.Nim | the priests | H3548 → |
| מֵעָרֵ֣י | me.'a.Rei | from [the] cities of | H5892 → |
| יְהוּדָ֔ה | ye.hu.Dah | Judah | H3063 → |
| וַיְטַמֵּ֣א | vay.ta.Me' | and he made unclean | H2930 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַבָּמ֗וֹת | ha.ba.Mot | the high places | H1116 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | 'a.Sher | where | H834 → |
| קִטְּרוּ־ | ki.te.ru- | they had made smoke | H6999 → |
| שָׁ֙מָּה֙ | Sha.mah | there <towards> | H8033 → |
| הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים | ha.Ko.ha.Nim | the priests | H3548 → |
| מִגֶּ֖בַע | mi.Ge.va' | from Geba | H1387 → |
| עַד־ | 'ad- | to | H5704 → |
| בְּאֵ֣ר | be.'Er | Beer | H884 → |
| שָׁ֑בַע | Sha.va' | Sheba | H884 → |
| וְנָתַ֞ץ | ve.na.Tatz | and he broke down | H5422 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בָּמ֣וֹת | ba.Mot | [the] high places of | H1116 → |
| הַשְּׁעָרִ֗ים | ha.she.'a.Rim | the gates | H8179 → |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| פֶּ֜תַח | Pe.tach | [were at] [the] entrance of | H6607 → |
| שַׁ֤עַר | Sha.'ar | [the] gate of | H8179 → |
| יְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙ | ye.ho.Shu.a' | Joshua | H3091 → |
| שַׂר־ | sar- | [the] governor of | H8269 → |
| הָעִ֔יר | ha.'Ir | the city | H5892 → |
| אֲשֶֽׁר־ | 'a.Sher- | which | H834 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | [was] at | H5921 → |
| שְׂמֹ֥אול | se.Mol | [the] left [side] of | H8040 → |
| אִ֖ישׁ | 'ish | anyone | H376 → |
| בְּשַׁ֥עַר | be.Sha.'ar | at [the] gate of | H8179 → |
| הָעִֽיר׃ | ha.'Ir | the city | H5892 → |
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