1 Kings

1 Kings 9:9

⁹And others will answer, ‘Because they have forsaken the LORD their God who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them— because of this, the LORD has brought all this disaster upon them.’”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	וְאָמְר֗וּ	wə·’ā·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
Because	עַל֩	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
they have forsaken	עָזְב֜וּ	‘ā·zə·ḇū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
their God	אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֗ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
who	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
brought	הוֹצִ֣יא	hō·w·ṣî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
their fathers	אֲבֹתָם֮	’ă·ḇō·ṯām	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1 father
out of the land	מֵאֶ֣רֶץ	mê·’e·reṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H776 earth, land
of Egypt	מִצְרַיִם֒	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
and have embraced	וַֽיַּחֲזִ֙קוּ֙	way·ya·ḥă·zi·qū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
other	אֲחֵרִ֔ים	’ă·ḥê·rîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H312 another
gods	בֵּאלֹהִ֣ים	bê·lō·hîm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
worshiping	וַיִּשְׁתַּחוּ	way·yiš·ta·ḥū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
and serving them	וַיַּעַבְדֻ֑ם	way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏum	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
because of	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
this	כֵּ֗ן	kên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has brought	הֵבִ֤יא	hê·ḇî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
this	הַזֹּֽאת׃פ	haz·zōṯ	Article; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
disaster	הָרָעָ֖ה	hā·rā·‘āh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
upon them	עֲלֵיהֶ֔ם	‘ă·lê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H5921 height

Cross-references

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Jeremiah 2:19 · Jeremiah 5:19 · 2 Chronicles 7:22 · Deuteronomy 29:25–28 · Jeremiah 2:10–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.