King James Version

2 Kings 16:4

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

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וַיְזַבֵּ֧חַvayzabechaand sacrificeזָבַחconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and sacrifice”, the next action in the storyH2076to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.וַיְקַטֵּ֛רvayqaterand burnקָטַרconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and burn”, the next action in the storyH6999to smoke, i.e. turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)burn (incense, sacrifice) (upon), (altar for) incense, kindle, offer (incense, a sacrifice).בַּבָּמ֖וֹתbabamotin heightבָּמָהpreposition, with the article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “in height”, the ordinary formH1116an elevationheight, high place, wave.וְעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and 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,…הַגְּבָע֑וֹתhagvaotthe hillגִּבְעָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the hill”, the ordinary formH1389a hillockhill, little hill.וְתַ֖חַתvetachatand withתַּחַתconjunction, preposition — “and with”H8478the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).עֵ֥ץetstreeעֵץnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “tree”, the ordinary formH6086a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)[phrase] carpenter, gallows, helve, [phrase] pine, plank, staff, stalk, stick, stock, timber, tree, wood.רַעֲנָֽןraanangreenרַעֲנָןadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “green”, the ordinary formH7488verdant; by analogy, new; figuratively, prosperousgreen, flourishing.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he sacrificed and offered in the high places, and on the hills, and under every leafy tree.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he sacrificed and burnt incense in the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

Young’s Literal Translation

and he sacrificeth and maketh perfume in high places, and on the heights, and under every green tree.

World English Bible

He sacrificed and burned incense in the high places, on the hills, and under every green tree.

Darby Translation

And he sacrificed and burned incense on the high places, and on the hills, and under every green tree.

Douay-Rheims

He sacrificed also and burnt incense in the high places and on the hills, and under every green tree.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he sacrificed and offered in the high places, and on the hills, and under every leafy tree.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places, and upon the hills, and under every shady tree.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐθυσίαζε καὶ ἐθυμία ἐν τοῖς ὑψηλοῖς, καὶ ἐπὶ τῶν βουνῶν, καὶ ὑποκάτω παντὸς ξύλου ἀλσώδους.