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He appointedוַיַּעֲמֶדfor himselfלוֹpriestsכֹּהֲנִיםfor the high places,לַבָּמוֹתfor the male goats,וְלַשְּׂעִירִיםand for the calvesוְלָעֲגָלִיםthatאֲשֶׁרhe had made.עָשָׂה
2 Chronicles 11:15
Study it in the app“He appointed for himself priests for the high places, for the male goats, and for the calves that he had made.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Chronicles 11:15, word by word
- He appointedיַּעֲמֶדyaamed
appoint
To put in place, name to a post.
Where else “yaamed” appears- priestsכֹּהֲנִיםkohanim
pagan priest
A priest of other gods.
Where else “kohanim” appears- for the high placesבָּמוֹתbamot
high place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “bamot” appears- for the male goatsשְּׂעִירִיםseirim
goat demon
Desert demons in goat form.
Where else “seirim” appears- and for the calvesעֲגָלִיםagalim
calf
Calf: a young bull.
Where else “agalim” appears- he had madeעָשָׂהasa
make
To build or create something.
Where else “asa” appears
Translation note
“The male goats”: idols with that shape, or beings that were worshiped in deserted places (Leviticus 17:7).
The context
14For the Levites abandoned their pasturelands and their possession and went to Judah and to Jerusalem, for Jeroboam and his sons had rejected them from serving as priests to YHWH.
15 · This verse (above)
16And after them, from all the tribes of Israel, those who gave their heart to seek YHWH, the Elohim of Israel, came to Jerusalem to sacrifice to YHWH, the Elohim of their fathers.