2 Kings
2 Kings 14:4
4Nevertheless, the high places were not taken away, and the people continued sacrificing and burning incense on the high places.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nevertheless | רַ֥ק | raq | Adverb | H7535 thin |
| the high places | הַבָּמ֖וֹת | hab·bā·mō·wṯ | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H1116 high place |
| were not | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| taken away | סָ֑רוּ | sā·rū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H5493 turn aside |
| and the people | הָעָ֛ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| continued | ע֥וֹד | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| sacrificing | מְזַבְּחִ֥ים | mə·zab·bə·ḥîm | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| and burning incense | וּֽמְקַטְּרִ֖ים | ū·mə·qaṭ·ṭə·rîm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| on the high places | בַּבָּמֽוֹת׃ | bab·bā·mō·wṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural | H1116 high place |
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