2 Chronicles 31:1
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Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.
In other translations
Now when all this was finished, all Israel that were present went out to the cities of Judah, and brake the images in pieces, and cut down the groves, and threw down the high places and the altars out of all Judah and Benjamin, in Ephraim also and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the children of Israel returned, every man to his possession, into their own cities.When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property.
Hebrew words
וּכְכַלּוֹתukhekhalotand just as finishedH3615כָּל־kol-allH3605זֹאתzotthisH2063יָצְאוּyatze'uthey went outH3318כָּל־kol-allH3605יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478הַנִּמְצְאִיםhanimtze'imwho were foundH4672לְעָרֵיle'areito [the] cities ofH5892יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063וַיְשַׁבְּרוּvayshaberuand they brokeH7665הַמַּצֵּבוֹתhamatzevotthe sacred pillarsH4676וַיְגַדְּעוּvaygade'uand they cut downH1438הָאֲשֵׁרִיםha'asherimthe Asherah polesH842וַיְנַתְּצוּvaynatetzuand they pulled downH5422אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַבָּמוֹתhabamotthe high placesH1116וְאֶת־ve'etand <obj.>H853הַמִּזְבְּחֹתhamizbechotthe altarsH4196מִכָּל־mikolfrom allH3605יְהוּדָהyehudahJudahH3063וּבִנְיָמִןuvinyaminand BenjaminH1144וּבְאֶפְרַיִםuve'efrayimand in EphraimH669וּמְנַשֶּׁהumenashehand ManassehH4519עַד־'ad-untilH5704לְכַלֵּהlekhaleh<to> finishedH3615וַיָּשׁוּבוּvaiyashuvuand they returnedH7725כָּל־kol-allH3605בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אִישׁ'isheachH376לַאֲחֻזָּתוֹla'achuzatoto possession hisH272לְעָרֵיהֶם׃ סle'areihemto cities theirH5892
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