Hebrew Interlinear
2 Kings 23:4 Interlinear
“commanded And the king Hilkiah and the priests the high 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”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | וַיְצַ֣ו | H6680 | commanded | (intensively) to constitute, enjoin |
| 2 | הַמֶּ֡לֶךְ | H4428 | And the king | a king |
| 3 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 4 | חִלְקִיָּהוּ֩ | H2518 | Hilkiah | chilhijah, the name of eight israelites |
| 5 | כֹּֽהֲנֵ֣י | H3548 | and the priests | literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) |
| 6 | הַגָּד֜וֹל | H1419 | the high | great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent |
| 7 | וְאֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 8 | כֹּֽהֲנֵ֣י | H3548 | and the priests | literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) |
| 9 | הַמִּשְׁנֶה֮ | H4932 | of the second order | properly, a repetition, i.e., a duplicate (copy of a document), or a double (in amount); by implication, a second (in order, rank, age, quality or loc |
| 10 | וְאֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 11 | שֹֽׁמְרֵ֣י | H8104 | and the keepers | properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc |
| 12 | הַסַּף֒ | H5592 | of the door | a vestibule (as a limit); also a dish (for holding blood or wine) |
| 13 | לְהוֹצִיא֙ | H3318 | to bring forth | to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim |
| 14 | מֵֽהֵיכַ֣ל | H1964 | out of the temple | a large public building, such as a palace or temple |
| 15 | יְהוָ֔ה | H3068 | of the LORD | (the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god |
| 16 | אֵ֣ת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 17 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 18 | הַכֵּלִ֗ים | H3627 | all the vessels | something prepared, i.e., any apparatus (as an implement, utensil, dress, vessel or weapon) |
| 19 | הָֽעֲשׂוּיִם֙ | H6213 | that were made | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 20 | לַבַּ֣עַל | H1168 | for Baal | baal, a phoenician deity |
| 21 | וְלָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֔ה | H842 | and for the grove | asherah (or astarte) a phoenician goddess; also an image of the same |
| 22 | וּלְכֹ֖ל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 23 | צְבָ֣א | H6635 | and for all the host | a mass of persons (or figuratively, things), especially reg. organized for war (an army); by implication, a campaign, literally or figuratively (speci |
| 24 | הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם | H8064 | of heaven | the sky (as aloft; the dual perhaps alluding to the visible arch in which the clouds move, as well as to the higher ether where the celestial bodies r |
| 25 | וַֽיִּשְׂרְפֵ֞ם | H8313 | and he burned | to be (causatively, set) on fire |
| 26 | מִח֤וּץ | H2351 | them without | properly, separate by a wall, i.e., outside, outdoors |
| 27 | לִירֽוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙ | H3389 | Jerusalem | jerushalaim or jerushalem, the capital city of palestine |
| 28 | בְּשַׁדְמ֣וֹת | H7709 | in the fields | a cultivated field |
| 29 | קִדְר֔וֹן | H6939 | of Kidron | kidron, a brook near jerusalem |
| 30 | וְנָשָׂ֥א | H5375 | and carried | to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative |
| 31 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 32 | עֲפָרָ֖ם | H6083 | the ashes | dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud |
| 33 | בֵּֽית | H0 | ||
| 34 | אֵֽל׃ | H1008 | of them unto Bethel | beth-el, a place in palestine |
Verse Context
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2 Kings 23:4 (current)commanded And the king Hilkiah and the priests the high 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
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