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2 Chronicles 34:5

In 2 Chronicles 34 of 2 Chronicles.

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and cleansed Judah and Jerusalem.

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וְעַצְמוֹת֙veatsmotand bodyעֶצֶםconjunction, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “and body”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6106a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsamebody, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very.כֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםkohanimpriestכֹּהֵןnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “priest”, the ordinary formH3548literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)chief ruler, [idiom] own, priest, prince, principal officer.שָׂרַ֖ףsarafburn , up) kindleשָׂרַףverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “burn , up) kindle”, a completed actionH8313to be (causatively, set) on fire(cause to, make a) burn((-ing), up) kindle, [idiom] utterly.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…מזבחותיםmzvchvtymaltarמִזְבֵּחַnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “altar”, the ordinary formH4196an altaraltar.מִזְבְּחוֹתָ֑םmizbechotamaltarמִזְבֵּחַnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “altar”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4196an altaraltar.וַיְטַהֵ֥רvaytaherand be cleanטָהֵרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be clean”, the next action in the storyH2891to be pure (physical sound, clear, unadulterated; Levitically, uncontaminated; morally, innocent or holy)be (make, make self, pronounce) clean, cleanse (self), purge, purify(-ier, self).אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְהוּדָ֖הyehudahJudahיְהוּדָהnoun, proper name — “Judah”H3063Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territoryJudah.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).יְרוּשָׁלִָֽםyerushalimJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִםnoun, proper name — “Jerusalem”H3389Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of PalestineJerusalem.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the bones of the priests he hath burnt on their altars, and cleanseth Judah and Jerusalem,

World English Bible

He burned the bones of the priests on their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

Darby Translation

and he burned the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

Douay-Rheims

And he burnt the bones of the priests on the altars of the idols, and he cleansed Juda and Jerusalem.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon their altars, and purged Judah and Jerusalem.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he burnt the bones of the priests upon the altars, and purged Juda and Jerusalem.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὀστᾶ ἱερέων κατέκαυσεν ἐπὶ τὰ θυσιαστήρια, καὶ ἐκαθάρισε τὸν Ἰούδαν καὶ τὴν Ἱερουσαλὴμ,

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