Study it in the app“And they have built the high places of Topheth, which is in the valley of Ben-hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire, which I did not command, and it did not come into my heart.”
And they have builtוּבָנוּthe high placesבָּמוֹתof Topheth,הַתֹּפֶתwhich isאֲשֶׁרin the valleyבְּגֵיאof Ben-hinnom,בֶן הִנֹּםto burnלִשְׂרֹףtheir sonsאֶת בְּנֵיהֶםand their daughtersוְאֶת בְּנֹתֵיהֶםin the fire,בָּאֵשׁwhichאֲשֶׁרI did notלֹאcommand,צִוִּיתִיand it did notוְלֹאcomeעָלְתָהinto my heart.עַל לִבִּי
build
To raise a house, a city or an altar, setting stone on stone.
Where else “vanu” appearshigh place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “bamot” appearsTopheth
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” appearsvalley
Narrow valley, a ravine between high slopes.
Where else “ge” appearsson
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ven” appearsHinnom
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” appearsburn
Burn; bake in the fire.
Where else “serof” appearsGeneral meaning: Daughter.
Where else “bene” appearsfire
Fire that burns or cooks.
Where else “esh” appearscommand
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiviti” appearsgo up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “alta” appearsheart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libi” appears30For the sons of Judah have done what is evil in my eyes, declares YHWH; they have set their detestable things in the house over which my name is called, to defile it.
31 · This verse (above)
32Therefore look, days are coming, declares YHWH, when it will no longer be called Topheth or the valley of Ben-hinnom, but the valley of Slaughter; and they will bury in Topheth for lack of room.
