2 Kings

2 Kings 23:20

²⁰On the altars he slaughtered all the priests of the high places, and he burned human bones on them. Then he returned to Jerusalem.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the altars	הַֽמִּזְבְּח֔וֹת	ham·miz·bə·ḥō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4196 altar
he slaughtered	וַ֠יִּזְבַּח	way·yiz·baḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the priests	כֹּהֲנֵ֨י	kō·hă·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3548 priest
of the high places	הַבָּמ֤וֹת	hab·bā·mō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
and he burned	וַיִּשְׂרֹ֛ף	way·yiś·rōp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8313 burn
human	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
bones	עַצְמ֥וֹת	‘aṣ·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H6106 bone, substance, self
on them	עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height
Then he returned	וַיָּ֖שָׁב	way·yā·šāḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
to Jerusalem	יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃	yə·rū·šā·lim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.