1 Kings

1 Kings 3:2

²The people, however, were still sacrificing on the high places because a house for the Name of the LORD had not yet been built.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The people	הָעָ֔ם	hā·‘ām	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
however	רַ֣ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
were still sacrificing	מְזַבְּחִ֖ים	mə·zab·bə·ḥîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
on the high places	בַּבָּמ֑וֹת	bab·bā·mō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
because	כִּ֠י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
a house	בַ֙יִת֙	ḇa·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house
for the Name	לְשֵׁ֣ם	lə·šêm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H8034 name
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
yet	עַ֖ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
been built	נִבְנָ֥ה	niḇ·nāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.