Then the king asked, “What is this monument I see?” And the men of the city replied, “It is the tomb of the man of God who came from Judah and pronounced these things that you have done to the altar of Bethel.”2 Kings 23:17
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מָ֚ה הַצִּיּ֣וּן הַלָּ֔ז אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֲנִ֣י רֹאֶ֑ה וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ אֵלָ֜יו אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעִ֗יר הַקֶּ֤בֶר אִישׁ־הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣א מִֽיהוּדָ֔ה וַיִּקְרָ֗א אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֤ים הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשִׂ֔יתָ עַ֖ל הַמִּזְבַּ֥ח בֵּֽית־אֵֽל׃
- וַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- מָ֚הmah“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- הַצִּיּ֣וּןha.tzi.Yun“[is] the monument”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from צִיּוּן · “signpost” · Strong's H6725
- הַלָּ֔זha.Laz“this”Particle, demonstrative · from הַלָּז · “this” · Strong's H1975
- אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- אֲנִ֣י'a.Ni“I”Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
- רֹאֶ֑הro.'Eh“[am] seeing”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- וַיֹּאמְר֨וּvai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- אֵלָ֜יו'e.Lav“to him”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
- אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei“[the] people of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
- הָעִ֗ירha.'Ir“the city”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
- הַקֶּ֤בֶרha.Ke.ver“the grave of”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from קֶ֫בֶר · “grave” · Strong's H6913
- אִישׁ־'ish-“[the] man of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
- הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“who”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- בָּ֣אba'“he came”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
- מִֽיהוּדָ֔הmi.hu.Dah“from Judah”Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
- וַיִּקְרָ֗אvai.yik.Ra'“and he proclaimed”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from קָרָא · “call out” · Strong's H7121I
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הַדְּבָרִ֤יםha.de.va.Rim“the things”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
- הָאֵ֙לֶּה֙ha.'E.leh“<the> these”Definite article + Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- עָשִׂ֔יתָ'a.Si.ta“you have done”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- עַ֖ל'al“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- הַמִּזְבַּ֥חha.miz.Bach“the altar of”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
- בֵּֽית־beit-“Beth-”Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
- אֵֽל׃'El“-el”Noun, proper name of a place · from בֵּֽיתְ־אֵל · “Bethel” · Strong's H1008G
Places named in this verse
- Bethel · today: Beitinsettlement · Identification: probable · Map of Bethel (opens OpenStreetMap) · Details about Bethel on OpenBible.info