2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 23:17
17So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | הָעָ֤ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| went | וַיָּבֹ֨אוּ | way·yā·ḇō·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| to the temple | בֵּית־ | bêṯ- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Baal | הַבַּ֙עַל֙ | hab·ba·‘al | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1168 owner, lord |
| and tore it down | וַֽיִּתְּצֻ֔הוּ | way·yit·tə·ṣu·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singular | H5422 pull down, break down |
| They smashed the altars | מִזְבְּחֹתָ֥יו | miz·bə·ḥō·ṯāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H4196 altar |
| and idols | צְלָמָ֖יו | ṣə·lā·māw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6754 image |
| to pieces | שִׁבֵּ֑רוּ | šib·bê·rū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H7665 break, break in pieces |
| and killed | הָרְג֖וּ | hā·rə·ḡū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H2026 kill, slay |
| Mattan | מַתָּן֙ | mat·tān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4977 Mattan |
| the priest | כֹּהֵ֣ן | kō·hên | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3548 priest |
| of Baal | הַבַּ֔עַל | hab·ba·‘al | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1168 owner, lord |
| in front of | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the altars | הַֽמִּזְבְּחֽוֹת׃ | ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4196 altar |
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