2 Kings

2 Kings 17:10–11

¹⁰They set up for themselves sacred pillars and Asherah poles on every high hill and under every green tree. ¹¹They burned incense on all the high places like the nations that the LORD had driven out before them. They did wicked things, provoking the LORD to anger.

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2 Kings 17:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They set up	וַיַּצִּ֧בוּ	way·yaṣ·ṣi·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5324 take one's stand, stand
for themselves	לָהֶ֛ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
pillars	מַצֵּב֖וֹת	maṣ·ṣê·ḇō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H4676 pillar, maƒƒ¢b¹ , stump
and Asherah poles	וַאֲשֵׁרִ֑ים	wa·’ă·šê·rîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural	H842 Ashera
on	עַ֚ל	‘al	Preposition	H5921 height
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
high	גְבֹהָ֔ה	ḡə·ḇō·hāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1364 high, exalted
hill	גִּבְעָ֣ה	giḇ·‘āh	Noun - feminine singular	H1389 hill
and under	וְתַ֖חַת	wə·ṯa·ḥaṯ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H8478 the under part
every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
green	רַעֲנָֽן׃	ra·‘ă·nān	Adjective - masculine singular	H7488 luxuriant, fresh
tree	עֵ֥ץ	‘êṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H6086 tree, trees, wood

2 Kings 17:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They burned incense	וַיְקַטְּרוּ־	way·qaṭ·ṭə·rū-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
on all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the high places	בָּמ֔וֹת	bā·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
like the nations	כַּגּוֹיִ֕ם	kag·gō·w·yim	Preposition-k, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
had driven out	הֶגְלָ֥ה	heḡ·lāh	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1540 uncover, remove
before them	מִפְּנֵיהֶ֑ם	mip·pə·nê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H6440 face, before
They did	וַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙	way·ya·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
wicked	רָעִ֔ים	rā·‘îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H7451 bad, evil
things	דְּבָרִ֣ים	də·ḇā·rîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
provoking	לְהַכְעִ֖יס	lə·haḵ·‘îs	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H3707 be vexed, angry
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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2 Kings 17:10 1 Kings 14:23 · Micah 5:14 · 2 Kings 16:4 · Exodus 34:13 · Deuteronomy 12:2–3 · Isaiah 57:5 · Deuteronomy 16:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.