KJV: He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
YLT: he hath turned aside the high places, and broken in pieces the standing-pillars, and cut down the shrine, and beaten down the brazen serpent that Moses made, for unto these days were the sons of Israel making perfume to it, and he calleth it 'a piece of brass.'
Darby: He removed the high places, and broke the columns, and cut down the Asherahs, and broke in pieces the serpent of brass that Moses had made; for to those days the children of Israel burned incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.
ASV: He removed the high places, and brake the pillars, and cut down the Asherah: and he brake in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made; for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it; and he called it Nehushtan.
הֵסִ֣יר | removed |
Parse: Verb, Hifil, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: סוּר Sense: to turn aside, depart. |
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אֶת־ | - |
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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הַבָּמ֗וֹת | the high places |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: בָּמָה Sense: high place, ridge, height, bamah (technical name for cultic platform). |
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וְשִׁבַּר֙ | and broke |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: שָׁבוּר Sense: to break, break in pieces. |
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הַמַּצֵּבֹ֔ת | the [sacred] pillars |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: מַצֵּבָה Sense: pillar, mastaba, stump. |
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וְכָרַ֖ת | and cut down |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: כָּרַת Sense: to cut, cut off, cut down, cut off a body part, cut out, eliminate, kill, cut a covenant. |
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הָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה | the wooden image |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: אֲשֵׁרָה Sense: a Babylonian (Astarte)-Canaanite goddess (of fortune and happiness), the supposed consort of Baal, her images. |
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וְכִתַּת֩ | and broke in pieces |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular Root: כָּתַת Sense: to beat, crush by beating, crush to pieces, crush fine. |
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נְחַ֨שׁ | serpent |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: נָחָשׁ Sense: serpent, snake. |
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הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת | the bronze |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: נְחֹשֶׁת Sense: copper, bronze. |
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אֲשֶׁר־ | that |
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.). |
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עָשָׂ֣ה | had made |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make. |
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מֹשֶׁ֗ה | Moses |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: מֹשֶׁה Sense: the prophet and lawgiver, leader of the exodus. |
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עַד־ | until |
Parse: Preposition Root: עַד Sense: as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as. |
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הַיָּמִ֤ים | days |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year. |
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הָהֵ֙מָּה֙ | those |
Parse: Article, Pronoun, third person masculine plural Root: הֵם Sense: they, these, the same, who. |
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בְנֵֽי־ | the sons |
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | of Israel |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel. |
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מְקַטְּרִ֣ים | burned incense |
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural Root: מֻקְטָר Sense: . |
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ל֔וֹ | to it |
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular |
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וַיִּקְרָא־ | and called |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: קָרָא Sense: to call, call out, recite, read, cry out, proclaim. |
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נְחֻשְׁתָּֽן | Nehushtan |
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: נְחֻשְׁתָּן Sense: name by which the brazen serpent made by Moses in the wilderness was worshipped in the time of king Hezekiah of Judah before he destroyed it. |