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2 Kings 23:9

Although the priests of the high places did not come up to the altar of the LORD in Jerusalem, they ate unleavened bread with their fellow priests.
2 Kings 23:9
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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)

אַ֗ךְ לֹ֤א יַֽעֲלוּ֙ כֹּהֲנֵ֣י הַבָּמ֔וֹת אֶל־מִזְבַּ֥ח יְהוָ֖ה בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם כִּ֛י אִם־אָכְל֥וּ מַצּ֖וֹת בְּת֥וֹךְ אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃

  1. אַ֗ךְ'Akh“nevertheless”
    Adverb · from אַךְ · “surely” · Strong's H0389
  2. לֹ֤אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  3. יַֽעֲלוּ֙ya.'a.Lu“they went up”
    Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from עָלָה · “rise” · Strong's H5927G
  4. כֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.Nei“[the] priests of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from כֹּהֵן · “priest” · Strong's H3548
  5. הַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.Mot“the high places”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from בָּמָה · “high place” · Strong's H1116
  6. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  7. מִזְבַּ֥חmiz.Bach“[the] altar of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מִזְבֵּחַ · “altar” · Strong's H4196
  8. יְהוָ֖הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  9. בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.Lim“in Jerusalem”
    Preposition + Noun, proper name of a place · from יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם · “Jerusalem” · Strong's H3389
  10. כִּ֛יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי [אם] · “except” · Strong's H3588B
  11. אִם־'im-“except”
    Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
  12. אָכְל֥וּ'a.khe.Lu“they ate”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  13. מַצּ֖וֹתma.Tzot“unleavened bread<s>”
    Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from מַצָּה · “unleavened bread” · Strong's H4682
  14. בְּת֥וֹךְbe.Tokh“in among”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תָּ֫וֶךְ · “midst” · Strong's H8432
  15. אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.Hem“brothers their”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָח · “male-sibling” · Strong's H0251G
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)