King James Version

2 Kings 23:14

And he brake in pieces the images, and cut down the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.

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וְשִׁבַּר֙veshibarand breakשָׁבַרconjunction, verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and break”, a completed actionH7665to burst (literally or figuratively)break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for H7663 (שָׂבַר)).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).הַמַּצֵּב֔וֹתhamatsevotthe garrisonמַצֵּבָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “the garrison”, the ordinary formH4676something stationed, i.e. a column or (memorial stone); by analogy, an idolgarrison, (standing) image, pillar.וַיִּכְרֹ֖תvayikhrotand covenantכָּרַתconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and covenant”, the next action in the storyH3772to cut (off, down or asunder); by implication, to destroy or consume; specifically, to covenant (i.e. make an alliance or bargain, originally by cutting flesh and passing between the pieces)be chewed, be con-(feder-) ate, covenant, cut (down, off), destroy, fail, feller, be freed, hew (down), make a league (covenant), [idiom] lose, perish, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] want.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).הָאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםhaasherimthe grove. Compare H6253אֲשֵׁרָהdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the grove. Compare H6253”H842Asherah (or Astarte) a Phoenician goddess; also an image of the samegrove. Compare H6253 (עַשְׁתֹּרֶת).וַיְמַלֵּ֥אvaymaleand be at an endמָלֵאconjunction, verb, piel, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be at an end”, the next action in the storyH4390to fill or (intransitively) be full of, in a wide application (literally and figuratively)accomplish, confirm, [phrase] consecrate, be at an end, be expired, be fenced, fill, fulfil, (be, become, [idiom] draw, give in, go) full(-ly, -ly set, tale), (over-) flow, fulness, furnish, gather (selves, together), presume, replenish, s…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).מְקוֹמָ֖םmeqomamcountryמָקוֹםnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “country”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4725properly, a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)country, [idiom] home, [idiom] open, place, room, space, [idiom] whither(-soever).עַצְמ֥וֹתatsmotbodyעֶצֶםnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “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.אָדָֽםadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And he broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And he brake in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he hath broken in pieces the standing-pillars, and cutteth down the shrines, and filleth their place with bones of men;

World English Bible

He broke in pieces the pillars, cut down the Asherah poles, and filled their places with men’s bones.

Darby Translation

And he broke in pieces the columns, and cut down the Asherahs, and filled their place with the bones of men.

Douay-Rheims

And he broke in pieces the statues, and cut down the groves: and he filled their places with the bones of dead men.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And he broke in pieces the pillars, and cut down the Asherim, and filled their places with the bones of men.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And he broke in pieces the pillars, and utterly destroyed the groves, and filled their places with the bones of men.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ συνέτριψε τὰς στήλας, καὶ ἐξωλόθρευσε τὰ ἄλση, καὶ ἔπλησε τοὺς τόπους αὐτῶν ὀστέων ἀνθρώπων.