1 Kings
1 Kings 11:8
8He did the same for all his foreign wives, who burned incense and sacrificed to their gods.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He did | עָשָׂ֔ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| the same | וְכֵ֣ן | wə·ḵên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H3651 right, veritable, honest |
| for all | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| his foreign | הַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹת | han·nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ | Article; Adjective - feminine plural | H5237 foreign, alien |
| wives | נָשָׁ֖יו | nā·šāw | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| who burned incense | מַקְטִיר֥וֹת | maq·ṭî·rō·wṯ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - feminine plural | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| and sacrificed | וּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹת | ū·mə·zab·bə·ḥō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine plural | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| to their gods | לֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃ | lê·lō·hê·hen | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine plural | H430 God |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.