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2 Kings

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And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
And he brought abide Verb H935 וַיָּבֵ֤א vai·ya·ve
all all manner Noun H3605 כָּל־ kol-
all the priests chief ruler Noun H3548 הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ hak·ko·ha·nim
out of the cities Ai Noun H5892 מֵעָרֵ֣י me·'a·rei
of Judah Judah Noun H3063 יְהוּדָ֔ה ye·hu·dah,
Analysis:
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and defiled defile Verb H2930 וַיְטַמֵּ֣א vay·tam·me
the high places height Noun H1116 הַבָּמֹ֗ות hab·ba·mo·vt
the high places height Noun H1116 בָּמֹ֣ות ba·mo·vt
which after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֤ר a·sher
where the priests chief ruler Noun H3548 הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים hak·ko·ha·nim,
had burned incense burn incense Verb H6999 קִטְּרוּ־ kit·te·ru-
from Geba Gaba Noun H1387 מִגֶּ֖בַע mig·ge·va
Analysis:
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to Beersheba Beer-shebah Noun H884 שָׁ֑בַע sha·va;
Analysis:
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and brake down beat down Verb H5422 וְנָתַ֞ץ ve·na·tatz
of the gates gate Noun H8179 הַשְּׁעָרִ֗ים ha·she·'a·rim
which after Particle H834 אֲשֶׁר־ a·sher-
that [were] in the entering in door Noun H6607 פֶּ֜תַח pe·tach
of the gate gate Noun H8179 שַׁ֤עַר sha·'ar
of Joshua Jehoshua Noun H3091 יְהֹושֻׁ֙עַ֙ ye·ho·v·shu·a'
the governor captain Noun H8269 שַׂר־ sar-
of the city Ai Noun H5892 הָעִ֔יר ha·'ir,
which after Particle H834 אֲשֶֽׁר־ a·sher-
which [were] on a man's great Noun H376 אִ֖ישׁ ish
left hand left hand Noun H8040 שְׂמֹ֥אול se·mo·vl
of the city Ai Noun H5892 הָעִֽיר׃ ha·'ir.
at the gate gate Noun H8179 בְּשַׁ֥עַר be·sha·'ar

Locations

Beersheba

BEERSHEBAbe-er-she'-ba (be'er shebha`; Bersabee): Allotted originally to Simeon (Joshua 19:2), one of "the uttermost cities of the tribe of the children of Judah" (Joshua 15:28).1. The Meaning of the Name:The most probable meaning of Beersheba is the "well of seven." "Seven wells" is improbable on etymological grounds; the numeral should in that case be firs... View Details

Geba

GEBAge'-ba (gebha`, "hill"):(1) A town on the Northeast boundary of the territory of Benjamin (Joshua 18:24), given to the Levites (Joshua 21:17 1 Chronicles 6:60). It stood on the northern frontier of the kingdom of Judah, Geba and Beersheba marking respectively the northern and southern limits (2 Kings 23:8). In 2 Samuel 5:25 "Geba" should be altered to "G... View Details

Judah

JUDAH, TERRITORY OF(yehudhah):I. GEOGRAPHICAL DATA1. The Natural Boundaries2. The Natural Divisions of Judah(1) The Maritime Plain(2) The Shephelah(3) The Hill Country of JudahII. THE TRIBE OF JUDAH AND ITS TERRITORYIII. THE BOUNDARIES OF THE KINGDOM OF JUDAHLITERATUREI. Geographical Data.Although the physical conformation of Western Palestine divides this l... View Details

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King James Bible And he brought all the priests out of the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, and brake down the high places of the gates that were in the entering in of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's left hand at the gate of the city.
Hebrew Greek English And Then he brought all the priests out of from the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, Beersheba; and brake he broke down the high places of the gates that which were in at the entering in entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's one's left hand at the gate of the city.city gate.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And Then he brought all the priests out of from the cities of Judah, and defiled the high places where the priests had burned incense, from Geba to Beersheba, Beersheba; and brake he broke down the high places of the gates that which were in at the entering in entrance of the gate of Joshua the governor of the city, which were on a man's one's left hand at the gate of the city.city gate.