1 Kings
1 Kings 16:2
2“Even though I lifted you out of the dust and made you ruler over My people Israel, you have walked in the way of Jeroboam and have caused My people Israel to sin and to provoke Me to anger by their sins.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Even | יַ֗עַן | ya·‘an | Adverb | H3282 purpose, intention |
| though | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I lifted you | הֲרִימֹתִ֙יךָ֙ | hă·rî·mō·ṯî·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H7311 be high, exalted, rise |
| out | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| of the dust | הֶ֣עָפָ֔ר | he·‘ā·p̄ār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H6083 dry earth, dust |
| and made | וָאֶתֶּנְךָ֣ | wā·’et·ten·ḵā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; second person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| you ruler | נָגִ֔יד | nā·ḡîḏ | Noun - masculine singular | H5057 leader |
| over | עַ֖ל | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| My people | עַמִּ֣י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| you have walked | וַתֵּ֣לֶךְ׀ | wat·tê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| in the way | בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ | bə·ḏe·reḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| of Jeroboam | יָרָבְעָ֗ם | yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3379 Jeroboam |
| and have caused My people | עַמִּ֣י | ‘am·mî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5971 people |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| to sin | וַֽתַּחֲטִא֙ | wat·ta·ḥă·ṭi | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H2398 miss |
| and to provoke Me to anger | לְהַכְעִיסֵ֖נִי | lə·haḵ·‘î·sê·nî | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H3707 be vexed, angry |
| by their sins | בְּחַטֹּאתָֽם׃ | bə·ḥaṭ·ṭō·ṯām | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H2403 offence, penalty, occasion |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Kings 15:34 · 1 Kings 14:7 · 1 Samuel 2:8 · Psalm 113:7–8
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.