2 Kings 23
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וַיַּ֣עַלand he went upהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָ֡הYahwehוְכָל־and everyאִ֣ישׁthe person ofיְהוּדָה֩Judahוְכָל־and allיֹשְׁבֵ֨יthe inhabitants ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םJerusalemאִתּ֗וֹwith himוְהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙and the priestsוְהַנְּבִיאִ֔יםand the prophetsוְכָל־and allהָעָ֖םthe peopleלְמִקָּטֹ֣ןto from the smallוְעַד־and untoגָּד֑וֹלthe greatוַיִּקְרָ֣אand he read aloudבְאָזְנֵיהֶ֗םin ears theirאֶת־obj.כָּל־allדִּבְרֵי֙the words ofסֵ֣פֶרthe scroll ofהַבְּרִ֔יתthe covenantהַנִּמְצָ֖אwhich had been foundבְּבֵ֥יתin the house ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַיַּעֲמֹ֣דand he stoodהַ֠מֶּלֶךְthe kingעַֽל־atהָ֨עַמּ֜וּדthe pillarוַיִּכְרֹ֥תand he madeאֶֽת־obj.הַבְּרִ֣ית׀the covenantלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeיְהוָ֗הYahwehלָלֶ֜כֶתto walkאַחַ֤רafterיְהוָה֙Yahwehוְלִשְׁמֹ֨רand to keepמִצְוֹתָ֜יוcommandments hisוְאֶת־and obj.עֵדְוֹתָ֤יוtestimonies hisוְאֶת־and obj.חֻקֹּתָיו֙statutes hisבְּכָל־with allלֵ֣בheartוּבְכָל־and with allנֶ֔פֶשׁbeingלְהָקִ֗יםto establishאֶת־obj.דִּבְרֵי֙the words ofהַבְּרִ֣יתthe covenantהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisהַכְּתֻבִ֖יםwhich were writtenעַל־onהַסֵּ֣פֶרthe scrollהַזֶּ֑הthe thisוַיַּעֲמֹ֥דand it took its standכָּל־allהָעָ֖םthe peopleבַּבְּרִֽית׃in the covenant
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וַיְצַ֣וand he commandedהַמֶּ֡לֶךְthe kingאֶת־obj.חִלְקִיָּהוּ֩Hilkiahהַכֹּהֵ֨ןthe priestהַגָּד֜וֹלthe greatוְאֶת־and obj.כֹּהֲנֵ֣יthe priests ofהַמִּשְׁנֶה֮the second rankוְאֶת־and obj.שֹׁמְרֵ֣יthe keepers ofהַסַּף֒the thresholdלְהוֹצִיא֙to bring outמֵהֵיכַ֣לfrom the temple ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֵ֣תobj.כָּל־allהַכֵּלִ֗יםthe articlesהָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙which were madeלַבַּ֣עַלfor the Baalוְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔הand for the Asherahוּלְכֹ֖לand for allצְבָ֣אthe host ofהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםthe heavensוַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞םand he burned themמִח֤וּץfrom the outsideלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙of Jerusalemבְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹתin the fields ofקִדְר֔וֹןKidronוְנָשָׂ֥אand he carriedאֶת־obj.עֲפָרָ֖םdust theirבֵּֽית־Beth-אֵֽל׃-el
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וְהִשְׁבִּ֣יתand he removedאֶת־obj.הַכְּמָרִ֗יםthe pagan priestsאֲשֶׁ֤רwhomנָֽתְנוּ֙they had appointedמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahוַיְקַטֵּ֤רand he made smokeבַּבָּמוֹת֙at the high placesבְּעָרֵ֣יin the cities ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahוּמְסִבֵּ֖יand the surroundings ofיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalemוְאֶת־and obj.הַֽמְקַטְּרִ֣יםthe ones who made smokeלַבַּ֗עַלto the Baalלַשֶּׁ֤מֶשׁto the sunוְלַיָּרֵ֙חַ֙and to the moonוְלַמַּזָּל֔וֹתand to the constellationsוּלְכֹ֖לand to allצְבָ֥אthe host ofהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃the heavens
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וַיֹּצֵ֣אand he brought outאֶת־obj.הָאֲשֵׁרָה֩the Asherah poleמִבֵּ֨יתfrom the house ofיְהוָ֜הYahwehמִח֤וּץfrom the outsideלִירוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙of Jerusalemאֶל־toנַ֣חַלthe wadi ofקִדְר֔וֹןKidronוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףand he burnedאֹתָ֛הּobj. itבְּנַ֥חַלin the wadi ofקִדְר֖וֹןKidronוַיָּ֣דֶקand he crushed itלְעָפָ֑רto dustוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙and he threwאֶת־obj.עֲפָרָ֔הּdust itsעַל־onקֶ֖בֶרthe burial site ofבְּנֵ֥יthe sons ofהָעָֽם׃the people
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וַיָּבֵ֤אand he broughtאֶת־obj.כָּל־allהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙the priestsמֵעָרֵ֣יfrom the cities ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahוַיְטַמֵּ֣אand he made uncleanאֶת־obj.הַבָּמ֗וֹתthe high placesאֲשֶׁ֤רwhereקִטְּרוּ־they had made smokeשָׁ֙מָּה֙there towardsהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםthe priestsמִגֶּ֖בַעfrom Gebaעַד־toבְּאֵ֣רBeerשָׁ֑בַעShebaוְנָתַ֞ץand he broke downאֶת־obj.בָּמ֣וֹתthe high places ofהַשְּׁעָרִ֗יםthe gatesאֲשֶׁר־whichפֶּ֜תַחwere at the entrance ofשַׁ֤עַרthe gate ofיְהוֹשֻׁ֙עַ֙Joshuaשַׂר־the governor ofהָעִ֔ירthe cityאֲשֶֽׁר־whichעַל־was atשְׂמֹ֥אולthe left side ofאִ֖ישׁanyoneבְּשַׁ֥עַרat the gate ofהָעִֽיר׃the city
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וַיַּשְׁבֵּ֣תand he removedאֶת־obj.הַסּוּסִ֗יםthe horsesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichנָתְנוּ֩they had dedicatedמַלְכֵ֨יthe kings ofיְהוּדָ֤הJudahלַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙to the sunמִבֹּ֣אfrom the going ofבֵית־the house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֶל־toלִשְׁכַּת֙the room ofנְתַן־Nathanמֶ֣לֶךְMelechהַסָּרִ֔יסthe court-officialאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichבַּפַּרְוָרִ֑יםwas in the Parbarוְאֶת־and obj.מַרְכְּב֥וֹתthe chariots ofהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁthe sunשָׂרַ֥ףhe burnedבָּאֵֽשׁ׃with the fire
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וְאֶֽת־and obj.הַֽמִּזְבְּח֡וֹתthe altarsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעַל־were onהַגָּג֩the roof ofעֲלִיַּ֨תthe upper room ofאָחָ֜זAhazאֲשֶׁר־whichעָשׂ֣וּ׀they had madeמַלְכֵ֣יthe kings ofיְהוּדָ֗הJudahוְאֶת־and obj.הַֽמִּזְבְּחוֹת֙the altarsאֲשֶׁר־whichעָשָׂ֣הhe had madeמְנַשֶּׁ֔הManassehבִּשְׁתֵּ֛יin the twoחַצְר֥וֹתthe courtyards ofבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehנָתַ֣ץhe pulled downהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוַיָּ֣רָץand he ranמִשָּׁ֔םfrom thereוְהִשְׁלִ֥יךְand he threwאֶת־obj.עֲפָרָ֖םdust theirאֶל־intoנַ֥חַלthe wadi ofקִדְרֽוֹן׃Kidron
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וְֽאֶת־and obj.הַבָּמ֞וֹתthe high placesאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀whichעַל־were onפְּנֵ֣יthe face ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םJerusalemאֲשֶׁר֮whichמִימִ֣יןwere from the southלְהַר־of the mountain ofהַמַּשְׁחִית֒the destructionאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבָּ֠נָהhe had builtשְׁלֹמֹ֨הSolomonמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsraelלְעַשְׁתֹּ֣רֶת׀to Astarteשִׁקֻּ֣ץthe detestable thing ofצִידֹנִ֗יםthe Sidoniansוְלִכְמוֹשׁ֙and to Chemoshשִׁקֻּ֣ץthe detestable thing ofמוֹאָ֔בMoabוּלְמִלְכֹּ֖םand to Milcomתּוֹעֲבַ֣תthe abomination ofבְּנֵֽי־the people ofעַמּ֑וֹןAmmonטִמֵּ֖אhe made uncleanהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וְגַ֨םand alsoאֶת־obj.הַמִּזְבֵּ֜חַthe altarאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבְּבֵֽית־was at Beth-אֵ֗ל-elהַבָּמָה֙the high placeאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichעָשָׂ֜הhe had madeיָרָבְעָ֤םJeroboamבֶּן־the son ofנְבָט֙Nebatאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe caused to sinאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelגַּ֣םalsoאֶת־obj.הַמִּזְבֵּ֧חַthe altarהַה֛וּאthe thatוְאֶת־and obj.הַבָּמָ֖הthe high placeנָתָ֑ץhe tore downוַיִּשְׂרֹ֧ףand he burnedאֶת־obj.הַבָּמָ֛הthe high placeהֵדַ֥קhe crushed itלְעָפָ֖רto dustוְשָׂרַ֥ףand he burnedאֲשֵׁרָֽה׃the Asherah pole
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וַיִּ֣פֶןand he turnedיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּJosiahוַיַּ֨רְאand he sawאֶת־obj.הַקְּבָרִ֤יםthe gravesאֲשֶׁר־whichשָׁם֙were thereבָּהָ֔רon the mountainוַיִּשְׁלַ֗חand he sentוַיִּקַּ֤חand he tookאֶת־obj.הָֽעֲצָמוֹת֙the bonesמִן־fromהַקְּבָרִ֔יםthe gravesוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףand he burned themעַל־onהַמִּזְבֵּ֖חַthe altarוַֽיְטַמְּאֵ֑הוּand he made unclean itכִּדְבַ֣רaccording to the word ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichקָרָא֙he had proclaimedאִ֣ישׁthe man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםthe Godאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoקָרָ֔אhe proclaimedאֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֖יםthe wordsהָאֵֽלֶּה׃the these
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וַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidמָ֚הwhat?הַצִּיּ֣וּןis the monumentהַלָּ֔זthisאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichאֲנִ֣יIרֹאֶ֑הam seeingוַיֹּאמְר֨וּand they saidאֵלָ֜יוto himאַנְשֵׁ֣יthe people ofהָעִ֗ירthe cityהַקֶּ֤בֶרthe grave ofאִישׁ־the man ofהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙the Godאֲשֶׁר־whoבָּ֣אhe cameמִֽיהוּדָ֔הfrom Judahוַיִּקְרָ֗אand he proclaimedאֶת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֤יםthe thingsהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙the theseאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעָשִׂ֔יתָyou have doneעַ֖לonהַמִּזְבַּ֥חthe altar ofבֵּֽית־Beth-אֵֽל׃-el
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וְגַם֩and alsoאֶת־obj.כָּל־allבָּתֵּ֨יthe houses ofהַבָּמ֜וֹתthe high placesאֲשֶׁ֣ר׀whichבְּעָרֵ֣יwere in the cities ofשֹׁמְר֗וֹןSamariaאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichעָשׂ֜וּthey had madeמַלְכֵ֤יthe kings ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelלְהַכְעִ֔יסto provoke angerהֵסִ֖ירhe removedיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּJosiahוַיַּ֣עַשׂand he didלָהֶ֔םto themכְּכָל־according to allהַֽמַּעֲשִׂ֔יםthe deedsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichעָשָׂ֖הhe had doneבְּבֵֽית־at Beth-אֵֽל׃-el
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וְגַ֣םand alsoאֶת־obj.הָאֹב֣וֹתthe necromancersוְאֶת־and obj.הַ֠יִּדְּעֹנִיםthe soothsayersוְאֶת־and obj.הַתְּרָפִ֨יםthe teraphimוְאֶת־and obj.הַגִּלֻּלִ֜יםthe idolsוְאֵ֣תand obj.כָּל־allהַשִּׁקֻּצִ֗יםthe detestable thingsאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichנִרְאוּ֙they were seenבְּאֶ֤רֶץin the land ofיְהוּדָה֙Judahוּבִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םand in Jerusalemבִּעֵ֖רhe removedיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּJosiahלְ֠מַעַןso asהָקִ֞יםto carry outאֶת־obj.דִּבְרֵ֤יthe words ofהַתּוֹרָה֙the lawהַכְּתֻבִ֣יםwhich were writtenעַל־onהַסֵּ֔פֶרthe scrollאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichמָצָ֛אhe had foundחִלְקִיָּ֥הוּHilkiahהַכֹּהֵ֖ןthe priestבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וְכָמֹהוּ֩and like himלֹֽא־notהָיָ֨הhe had beenלְפָנָ֜יוto before himמֶ֗לֶךְa kingאֲשֶׁר־whoשָׁ֤בhe turned backאֶל־toיְהוָה֙Yahwehבְּכָל־with allלְבָב֤וֹheart hisוּבְכָל־and with allנַפְשׁוֹ֙being hisוּבְכָל־and with allמְאֹד֔וֹstrength hisכְּכֹ֖לaccording to allתּוֹרַ֣תthe law ofמֹשֶׁ֑הMosesוְאַחֲרָ֖יוand after himלֹֽא־notקָ֥םhe aroseכָּמֹֽהוּ׃like him
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidיְהוָ֗הYahwehגַּ֤םalsoאֶת־obj.יְהוּדָה֙Judahאָסִיר֙I will removeמֵעַ֣לfrom onפָּנַ֔יface myכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asהֲסִרֹ֖תִיI removedאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוּ֠מָאַסְתִּיand I will rejectאֶת־obj.הָעִ֨ירthe cityהַזֹּ֤אתthe thisאֲשֶׁר־whichבָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙I choseאֶת־obj.יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemוְאֶת־and obj.הַבַּ֔יִתthe houseאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichאָמַ֔רְתִּיI saidיִהְיֶ֥הit will beשְׁמִ֖יname myשָֽׁם׃there
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בְּיָמָ֡יוin days hisעָלָה֩he went upפַרְעֹ֨הPharaohנְכֹ֧הNechoמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofמִצְרַ֛יִםEgyptעַל־onמֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofאַשּׁ֖וּרAssyriaעַל־toנְהַר־the river ofפְּרָ֑תEuphratesוַיֵּ֨לֶךְand he wentהַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe kingיֹאשִׁיָּ֙הוּ֙Josiahלִקְרָאת֔וֹto meet himוַיְמִיתֵ֙הוּ֙and he killed himבִּמְגִדּ֔וֹat Megiddoכִּרְאֹת֖וֹwhen saw heאֹתֽוֹ׃obj. him
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וַיַּרְכִּבֻ֨הוּand they made ride himעֲבָדָ֥יוservants hisמֵת֙deadמִמְּגִדּ֔וֹfrom Megiddoוַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙and they brought himיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemוַֽיִּקְבְּרֻ֖הוּand they buried himבִּקְבֻֽרָת֑וֹin own grave hisוַיִּקַּ֣חand it tookעַם־the people ofהָאָ֗רֶץthe landאֶת־obj.יְהֽוֹאָחָז֙Jehoahazבֶּן־the son ofיֹ֣אשִׁיָּ֔הוּJosiahוַיִּמְשְׁח֥וּand they anointedאֹת֛וֹobj. himוַיַּמְלִ֥יכוּand they made kingאֹת֖וֹobj. himתַּ֥חַתin place ofאָבִֽיו׃ פfather his
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בֶּן־was a son ofעֶשְׂרִ֨יםtwentyוְשָׁלֹ֤שׁand threeשָׁנָה֙yearsיְהוֹאָחָ֣זJehoahazבְּמָלְכ֔וֹwhen became king heוּשְׁלֹשָׁ֣הand threeחֳדָשִׁ֔יםmonthsמָלַ֖ךְhe reignedבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemוְשֵׁ֣םand the name ofאִמּ֔וֹmother hisחֲמוּטַ֥לwas Hamutalבַּֽת־the daughter ofיִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃from Libnah
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וַיַּאַסְרֵהוּ֩and he confined himפַרְעֹ֨הPharaohנְכֹ֤הNechoבְרִבְלָה֙at Riblahבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofחֲמָ֔תHamathמִמְּלֹ֖ךְfrom reigningבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemוַיִּתֶּן־and he putעֹ֙נֶשׁ֙a fineעַל־onהָאָ֔רֶץthe landמֵאָ֥הone hundredכִכַּר־talents ofכֶּ֖סֶףsilverוְכִכַּ֥רand a talent ofזָהָֽב׃gold
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וַיַּמְלֵךְ֩and he made kingפַּרְעֹ֨הPharaohנְכֹ֜הNechoאֶת־obj.אֶלְיָקִ֣יםEliakimבֶּן־the son ofיֹאשִׁיָּ֗הוּJosiahתַּ֚חַתin place ofיֹאשִׁיָּ֣הוּJosiahאָבִ֔יוfather hisוַיַּסֵּ֥בand he changedאֶת־obj.שְׁמ֖וֹname hisיְהוֹיָקִ֑יםJehoiakimוְאֶת־and obj.יְהוֹאָחָ֣זJehoahazלָקָ֔חhe tookוַיָּבֹ֥אand he cameמִצְרַ֖יִםEgyptוַיָּ֥מָתand he diedשָֽׁם׃there
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וְהַכֶּ֣סֶףand the silverוְהַזָּהָ֗בand the goldנָתַ֤ןhe gaveיְהוֹיָקִים֙Jehoiakimלְפַרְעֹ֔הto Pharaohאַ֚ךְonlyהֶעֱרִ֣יךְhe taxedאֶת־obj.הָאָ֔רֶץthe landלָתֵ֥תto giveאֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֖סֶףthe silverעַל־onפִּ֣יthe mouth ofפַרְעֹ֑הPharaohאִ֣ישׁeachכְּעֶרְכּ֗וֹaccording to valuation hisנָגַ֞שׂhe exactedאֶת־obj.הַכֶּ֤סֶףthe silverוְאֶת־and obj.הַזָּהָב֙the goldאֶת־obj.עַ֣םthe people ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe landלָתֵ֖תto give itלְפַרְעֹ֥הto Pharaohנְכֹֽה׃ סNecho
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בֶּן־was a son ofעֶשְׂרִ֨יםtwentyוְחָמֵ֤שׁand fiveשָׁנָ֨הyearsיְהוֹיָקִ֣יםJehoiakimבְּמָלְכ֔וֹwhen became king heוְאַחַ֤תand one plusעֶשְׂרֵה֙tenשָׁנָ֔הyearsמָלַ֖ךְhe reignedבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemוְשֵׁ֣םand the name ofאִמּ֔וֹmother hisזְבוּדָּ֥הwas Zebudahבַת־the daughter ofפְּדָיָ֖הPedaiahמִן־fromרוּמָֽה׃Rumah
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