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2 Kings 23:20

On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.
2 Kings 23:20
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַ֠יִּזְבַּח אֶת־כָּל־כֹּהֲנֵ֨י הַבָּמ֤וֹת אֲשֶׁר־שָׁם֙ עַל־הַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹת וַיִּשְׂרֹ֛ף אֶת־עַצְמ֥וֹת אָדָ֖ם עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם וַיָּ֖שָׁב יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃

  1. וַ֠יִּזְבַּחVai.yiz.bach“and he slaughtered”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָבַח · “to sacrifice” · Strong's H2076
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  4. כֹּהֲנֵ֨יko.ha.Nei“[the] priests of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  5. הַבָּמ֤וֹתha.ba.Mot“the high places”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from בָּמָה · “high place” · Strong's H1116
  6. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. שָׁם֙sham“[were] there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  8. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  9. הַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹתha.miz.be.Chot“the altars”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  10. וַיִּשְׂרֹ֛ףvai.yis.Rof“and he burned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׂרַף · “to burn” · Strong's H8313
  11. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  12. עַצְמ֥וֹתatz.Mot“bones of”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from עֶ֫צֶם · “bone” · Strong's H6106G
  13. אָדָ֖ם'a.Dam“humankind”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  14. עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם'a.lei.Hem“on them”
    Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. וַיָּ֖שָׁבvai.Ya.shov“and he returned”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שׁוּב · “return” · Strong's H7725G
  16. יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.Lim“Jerusalem”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)