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He made uncleanוְטִמֵּאthe Topheth,אֶת הַתֹּפֶתwhichאֲשֶׁרis in the valleyבְּגֵיof Ben-hinnom,בֶן הִנֹּםso that noלְבִלְתִּיoneאִישׁmight makeלְהַעֲבִירhis sonאֶת בְּנוֹor his daughterוְאֶת בִּתּוֹpass through the fireבָּאֵשׁfor Molech.לַמֹּלֶךְ
2 Kings 23:10
Study it in the app“He made unclean the Topheth, which is in the valley of Ben-hinnom, so that no one might make his son or his daughter pass through the fire for Molech.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 23:10, word by word
- He made uncleanטִמֵּאtime
be unclean
To become unclean, for example by touching the dead.
Where else “time” appears- the Tophethתֹּפֶתtofet
Topheth
Topheth. A place in the valley of Ben-hinnom, by Jerusalem, where children were burned for Molech; King Josiah defiled it so that it would no longer be used (2 Kings 23:10; Jeremiah 7:31-32; 19:6).
Where else “tofet” appears- is in the valleyגֵיge
valley
Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.
Where else “ge” appears- of Ben-hinnomבֶןven
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appears- of Ben-hinnomהִנֹּםhinom
Hinnom
Hinnom: the name of the valley that runs along the south side of Jerusalem ("valley of Ben-hinnom," valley of the son of Hinnom).
Where else “hinom” appears- oneאִישׁish
each
Literally "a man": any person; with "not", not a single person.
Where else “ish” appears- might makeהַעֲבִירhaavir
bring across
To bring across, or take away.
Where else “haavir” appears- or his daughterבִּתּbit
daughter
A girl or woman born of her parents, who belongs to her father's house.
Where else “bit” appears- pass through the fireאֵשׁesh
fire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appears- for Molechמֹּלֶךְmolech
Molech
Molech: a god of peoples near Israel, to whom children were sacrificed. The name looks like the Hebrew word for "king".
Where else “molech” appears
Translation note
“The Topheth”: a place in the valley of Ben-hinnom, next to Jerusalem, where children were burned (Jeremiah 7:31).
The context
9However, the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of YHWH in Jerusalem, but they ate unleavened bread among their brothers.
10 · This verse (above)
11He put an end to the horses that the kings of Judah had given to the sun, at the entrance of the house of YHWH, by the chamber of Nathan-melech the official, which was in the Parvarim; and the chariots of the sun he burned with fire.