1 Kings
1 Kings 12:29–30
29One calf he set up in Bethel, and the other in Dan. 30And this thing became a sin; the people walked as far as Dan to worship before one of the calves.e
Footnotes
- e 12:30 Likely reading of the original Hebrew text; MT the people walked to the one as far as Dan; LXX the people went to the one at Bethel and to the other as far as Dan
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1 Kings 12:29
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| One | הָאֶחָ֖ד | hā·’e·ḥāḏ | Article; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| he set up | וַיָּ֥שֶׂם | way·yā·śem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| in Bethel | אֵ֑ל | ’êl | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1008 Bethel |
| the other | הָאֶחָ֖ד | hā·’e·ḥāḏ | Article; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| in Dan | בְּדָֽן׃ | bə·ḏān | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1835 Dan |
1 Kings 12:30
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And this | הַזֶּ֖ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| thing | הַדָּבָ֥ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| became | וַיְהִ֛י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| a sin | לְחַטָּ֑את | lə·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ | Preposition-l; Noun - feminine singular | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
| the people | הָעָ֛ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| walked | וַיֵּלְכ֥וּ | way·yê·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| as far as | עַד־ | ‘aḏ- | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| Dan | דָּֽן׃ | dān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1835 Dan |
| before | לִפְנֵ֥י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| one | הָאֶחָ֖ד | hā·’e·ḥāḏ | Article; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 12:29 Genesis 28:19 · Judges 18:27–31
1 Kings 12:30 2 Kings 17:21 · 1 Kings 13:34
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.