2 Kings

2 Kings 23:9

⁹Although 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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Although	אַ֗ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
the priests	כֹּהֲנֵ֣י	kō·hă·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3548 priest
of the high places	הַבָּמ֔וֹת	hab·bā·mō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
did not	לֹ֤א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
come up	יַֽעֲלוּ֙	ya·‘ă·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the altar	מִזְבַּ֥ח	miz·baḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4196 altar
of the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
they ate	אָכְל֥וּ	’ā·ḵə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H398 eat
unleavened bread	מַצּ֖וֹת	maṣ·ṣō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4682 unleavened bread, or cake(s)
with	בְּת֥וֹךְ	bə·ṯō·wḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8432 midst
their fellow priests	אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃	’ă·ḥê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H251 brother

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.