2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 28:3
3Moreover, Ahaz burned incense in the Valley of Ben-hinnom and sacrificed his sons in the fire,a according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
Footnotes
- a 28:3 Literally passed his sons through the fire
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moreover | וְה֥וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| Ahaz | וְה֥וּא | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| burned incense | הִקְטִ֖יר | hiq·ṭîr | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke |
| in the Valley | בְּגֵ֣יא | bə·ḡê | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1516 valley |
| of Ben-hinnom | הִנֹּ֑ם | hin·nōm | Noun - proper | H2011 Hinnom |
| and sacrificed | וַיַּבְעֵ֤ר | way·yaḇ·‘êr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1197 burn, consume |
| sons | בָּנָיו֙ | bā·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| in the fire | בָּאֵ֔שׁ | bā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| according to the abominations | כְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ | kə·ṯō·‘ă·ḇō·wṯ | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine plural construct | H8441 abomination |
| of the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֔ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| that | אֲשֶׁר֙ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | ha·šêm | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had driven out | הֹרִ֣ישׁ | hō·rîš | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H3423 take possession of, inherit, dispossess |
| before | מִפְּנֵ֖י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
Cross-references
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2 Chronicles 33:2 · 2 Chronicles 33:6 · Leviticus 18:21 · Joshua 15:8 · 2 Kings 23:10
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.