2 Kings 23:4

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2 Kings 23:4, word by word

The kingמֶּלֶךְmelech

king

A king who rules a people.

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commandedיְצַוyetsav

command

To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".

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Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּהוּchilkiyahu

Hilkiah

Hilkiah: a name meaning "my portion is YHWH," borne by several men: the father of Eliakim (2 Kings 18:18); the high priest who found the book of the law in Josiah's time (2 Kings 22:8); the father of the prophet Jeremiah (Jeremiah 1:1), and others.

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the highגָּדוֹלgadol

high

Literally "the great priest": the chief of all priests.

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priestכֹּהֵןkohen

priest

One who serves in the sanctuary and offers for the people.

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of the second orderמִּשְׁנֶהmishne

second

Next in rank after the king.

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and the keepersשֹׁמְרֵיshomre

guard

To watch over, protect from all harm.

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of the thresholdסַּףsaf

threshold

The low part of a doorway, which one steps over on entering.

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to bring outהוֹצִיאhotsi

bring out

To lead someone out: "I led you out of Egypt".

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from the templeהֵיכַלhechal

temple

Literally "palace": YHWH's great house.

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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the utensilsכֵּלִיםkelim

utensil

Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.

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madeעֲשׂוּיִםasuyim

make

To build or create something.

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for Baalבַּעַלbaal

Baal

Baal: the god of the Canaanites, to whom they attributed the rain and the harvests. The word means "lord, owner." The Bible names him as a foreign god whom Israel was not to serve.

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for the Asherahאֲשֵׁרָהashera

Asherah

Asherah: a Canaanite goddess, and the pole or sacred tree that stood for her beside the altars.

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the armyצְבָאtseva

army

An army.

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of the heavensשָּׁמָיִםshamayim

sky

The high space seen above the earth, where the birds, clouds, sun and stars are.

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and he burned themיִּשְׂרְפֵyisrfe

burn

Burn; bake in the fire.

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outsideחוּץchuts

outside

What lies outside the house, the city or the camp.

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Jerusalemירוּשָׁלִַםyrushalaim

Jerusalem

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in the fieldsשַׁדְמוֹתshadmot

terraced field

A cultivated field, a terrace for growing crops.

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of the Kidronקִדְרוֹןkidron

Kidron

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and carriedנָשָׂאnasa

carry

To put something on oneself and carry it, on the shoulders or in the arms.

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their dustעֲפָרָafara

dust

Dry, loose earth, fine as dust; God formed man from it.

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to Bethelבֵּיתbet

Bethel

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