2 Chronicles
2 Chronicles 33:6
6He sacrificed his sons in the firea in the Valley of Ben-hinnom. He practiced sorcery, divination, and witchcraft, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
Footnotes
- a 33:6 Literally made his sons pass through the fire
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He | וְהוּא֩ | wə·hū | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| sacrificed | הֶעֱבִ֨יר | he·‘ĕ·ḇîr | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| his sons | בָּנָ֤יו | bā·nāw | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| in the fire | בָּאֵשׁ֙ | bā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| in the Valley | בְּגֵ֣י | bə·ḡê | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1516 valley |
| of Ben-hinnom | הִנֹּ֔ם | hin·nōm | Noun - proper | H2011 Hinnom |
| He practiced sorcery | וְעוֹנֵ֤ן | wə·‘ō·w·nên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6049 practice soothsaying |
| divination | וְנִחֵשׁ֙ | wə·ni·ḥêš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5172 hiss, whisper, prognosticate |
| and witchcraft | וְֽכִשֵּׁ֔ף | wə·ḵiš·šêp̄ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H3784 practice sorcery |
| and consulted | וְעָ֥שָׂה | wə·‘ā·śāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| mediums | א֖וֹב | ’ō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H178 skin-bottle, necromancer |
| and spiritists | וְיִדְּעוֹנִ֑י | wə·yid·də·‘ō·w·nî | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H3049 familiar spirit |
| He did | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| great | הִרְבָּ֗ה | hir·bāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| evil | הָרַ֛ע | hā·ra‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| in the sight | בְּעֵינֵ֥י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| provoking Him to anger | לְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃ | lə·haḵ·‘î·sōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H3707 be vexed, angry |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Leviticus 18:21 · Leviticus 19:31 · 2 Kings 21:6 · 2 Chronicles 28:3 · Leviticus 20:6 · Leviticus 19:26 · Isaiah 8:19 · 1 Chronicles 10:13 · Jeremiah 7:31–32 · Isaiah 47:9–12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.