2 Kings 18:4 Hebrew Word Analysis

0ה֣וּא׀h1931
1He removedהֵסִ֣ירh5493
2אֶתh853
3the high placesהַבָּמ֗וֹתh1116
4and brakeוְשִׁבַּר֙h7665
5אֶתh853
6the imagesהַמַּצֵּבֹ֔תh4676
7and cut downוְכָרַ֖תh3772
8אֶתh853
9the grovesהָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑הh842
10and brake in piecesוְכִתַּת֩h3807
11serpentנְחַ֨שׁh5175
12the brasenהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתh5178
13אֲשֶׁרh834
14had madeעָשָׂ֣הh6213
15that Mosesמֹשֶׁ֗הh4872
16כִּ֣יh3588
17עַדh5704
18for unto those daysהַיָּמִ֤יםh3117
19הָהֵ֙מָּה֙h1992
20הָי֤וּh1961
21the childrenבְנֵֽיh1121
22of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙h3478
23did burn incenseמְקַטְּרִ֣יםh6999
24ל֔וֹh0
25to it and he calledוַיִּקְרָאh7121
26ל֖וֹh0
27it Nehushtanנְחֻשְׁתָּֽן׃h5180

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and 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.

American Standard Version (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.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

He had the high places taken away, and the stone pillars broken to bits, and the Asherah cut down; and the brass snake which Moses had made was crushed to powder at his order, because in those days the children of Israel had offerings burned before it, and he gave it the name Nehushtan.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

He removed the high places, and broke the images, and cut down the groves, and broke in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made: for till those days the children of Israel burnt incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan.

World English Bible (WEB)

He removed the high places, and broke the pillars, and cut down the Asherah: and he broke in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made; for to those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it; and he called it Nehushtan.

Young's Literal Translation (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.'