2 KI 23:7 Parallel Verse View

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23:7 It’s not exactly clear what these woven objects were, or how or where they were used.

Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

BrLXX καὶ καθεῖλε τὸν οἶκον τῶν καδησὶμ τῶν ἐν τῷ οἴκῳ Κυρίου, οὗ αἱ γυναῖκες ὕφαινον ἐκεῖ χεττιῒμ τῷ ἄλσει.
(kai katheile ton oikon tōn kadaʸsim tōn en tōi oikōi Kuriou, hou hai gunaikes hufainon ekei ⱪettiim tōi alsei.)

BrTr And he pulled down the house of the [fn]sodomites that were by the house of the Lord, where the women wove tents for the grove.

ULT And he tore down the houses of the cultic prostitutes that were by the house of Yahweh, where women were weaving houses there for Asherah.

UST There were male prostitutes living in small houses near the temple. In those houses, women also wove articles that people used in the worship of Asherah. Josiah tore down those houses and ended the activities that took place in them.

BSB He also tore down the quarters of the male shrine prostitutes that [were] in the house of the LORD, where the women had woven tapestries for Asherah.

MSB (Same as BSB above)

OEB No OEB 2 KI book available

WEBBE He broke down the houses of the male shrine prostitutes that were in the LORD’s house, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.

WMBB (Same as above)

NET He tore down the quarters of the male cultic prostitutes in the Lord’s temple, where women were weaving shrines for Asherah.

LSV And he breaks down the houses of the whoremongers that [are] in the house of YHWH, where the women are weaving houses for the Asherah.

FBV He also demolished the quarters of the cult prostitutes[fn] that were in the Lord's Temple, where the women used to weave tapestries for the Asherah.

23:7 Referring to both males and females.

T4T He also destroyed the rooms in the temple where the temple male prostitutes lived. That was where women wove robes that were used to worship the goddess Asherah.

LEB He tore down the shrines of the male shrine prostitutes which were in the temple of Yahweh, where the women were weaving shrines for the Asherah.

BBE And he had the houses pulled down of those who were used for sex purposes in the house of the Lord, where women were making robes for the Asherah.

Moff No Moff 2 KI book available

JPS And he broke down the houses of the sodomites, that were in the house of the LORD, where the women wove coverings for the Asherah.

ASV And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were in the house of Jehovah, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.

DRA He destroyed also the pavilions of the effeminate, which were in the house of the Lord, for which the women wove as it were little dwellings for the grove.

YLT And he breaketh down the houses of the whoremongers that [are] in the house of Jehovah, where the women are weaving houses for the shrine.

Drby And he broke down the houses of the sodomites, which were in the house of Jehovah, where the women wove tents for the Asherah.

RV And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were in the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the Asherah.

SLT And he will break down the houses of the holy places, which were in the house of Jehovah, where the women wove there houses for the image.

Wbstr And he broke down the houses of the sodomites that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.

KJB-1769 And he brake down the houses of the sodomites, that were by the house of the LORD, where the women wove hangings for the grove.[fn]

23.7 hangings: Heb. houses

KJB-1611 And he brake downe the houses of the Sodomites that were by the house of the LORD, where the women woue [fn]hangings for the groue.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from capitalisation and punctuation and footnotes)

23:7 Heb. houses

Bshps And he brake downe the celles of the male stewes that were by the house of the Lorde, where the women woue hanginges for the idol groue.
(And he brake down the celles of the male stewes that were by the house of the Lord, where the women wove hangings/curtains for the idol grove.)

Gnva And hee brake downe the houses of the Sodomites, that were in the house of the Lord, where the women woue hangings for the groue.
(And he brake down the houses of the Sodomites, that were in the house of the Lord, where the women wove hangings for the grove.)

Cvdl And he brake downe the whorekepers houses which were by the house of the LORDE, wherin the wemen made mansions for the groue.
(And he brake down the whorekepers houses which were by the house of the LORD, wherein the women made mansions for the grove.)

Wycl Also he distriede the litle housis of `men turnyd into wommens condiciouns, whiche housis weren in the hows of the Lord; for whiche the wymmen `maden as litil howsis of the wode.
(Also he destroyed the little houses of men turnyd into wommens conditions, which houses were in the house of the Lord; for which the women made as little houses of the wode.)

Luth Und er brach ab die Häuser der Hurer, die an dem Hause des HErr’s waren, darinnen die Weiber wirkten Häuser zum Hain.
(And he broke ab the houses(n) the/of_the whore, the at/to to_him house(n) the LORD’s were, therein the women seemedn houses(n) for_the Hain.)

ClVg Destruxit quoque ædiculas effeminatorum quæ erant in domo Domini, pro quibus mulieres texebant quasi domunculas luci.
(Destruxit too ædiculas effeminatorum which they_were in/into/on at_home Master, for to_whom women texebant as_if domunculas luci.)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicitinfo

אֲשֶׁ֣ר הַ⁠נָּשִׁ֗ים אֹרְג֥וֹת שָׁ֛ם בָּתִּ֖ים לָ⁠אֲשֵׁרָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_broke_down DOM houses_of of,the_male_cult_prostitutes which/who in=house_of YHWH which/who the,women weaving there hangings for,Asherah )

It might seem that this expression contains extra information that would not be natural to express in your language. If so, you can shorten it. You can do the same with the similar expression in the next verse. Alternate translation: [where women were weaving houses for Asherah]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

אֲשֶׁ֣ר הַ⁠נָּשִׁ֗ים אֹרְג֥וֹת שָׁ֛ם בָּתִּ֖ים לָ⁠אֲשֵׁרָֽה

(Some words not found in UHB: and,he_broke_down DOM houses_of of,the_male_cult_prostitutes which/who in=house_of YHWH which/who the,women weaving there hangings for,Asherah )

Since actual houses are not something that people make by weaving, the author seems to be using the term to represent something else. Interpreters are not entirely sure what this was, but many suggest that these were either fabric coverings for images of Asherah or small, decorated tents representing dwellings for Asherah. If it would be helpful in your language, you could suggest one of these meanings in your translation. You could also use a general expression. Alternate translation: [where women wove coverings for Asherah images] or [where women did weaving for Asherah]

Parallel 2 KI 23:7

Parallel 2 KI 23:7