2 Kings

2 Kings 17:16

¹⁶They abandoned all the commandments of the LORD their God and made for themselves two cast idols of calves and an Asherah pole. They bowed down to all the host of heaven and served Baal.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They abandoned	וַיַּעַזְב֗וּ	way·ya·‘az·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the commandments	מִצְוֺת֙	miṣ·wōṯ	Noun - feminine plural construct	H4687 commandment
of the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
their God	אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
and made	וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ	way·ya·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
for themselves	לָהֶ֛ם	lā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
two	שְׁנֵים	šə·nēm	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
cast idols	מַסֵּכָ֖ה	mas·sê·ḵāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4541 molten metal, or image
of calves	עֲגָלִ֑ים	‘ă·ḡā·lîm	Noun - masculine plural	H5695 calf
and an Asherah pole	אֲשֵׁירָ֗ה	’ă·šê·rāh	Noun - feminine singular	H842 Ashera
They bowed down to	וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙	way·yiš·ta·ḥă·wū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7812 bow down
all	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the host	צְבָ֣א	ṣə·ḇā	Noun - common singular construct	H6635 army, war, warfare
of heaven	הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם	haš·šā·ma·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H8064 sky, aloft
and served	וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ	way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
Baal	הַבָּֽעַל׃	hab·bā·‘al	Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1168 owner, lord

Cross-references

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1 Kings 12:28 · 1 Kings 16:31 · 1 Kings 14:15 · 1 Kings 14:23 · Deuteronomy 4:19 · 2 Kings 11:18 · 1 Kings 22:53 · 1 Kings 15:13 · 2 Kings 21:3 · 1 Kings 16:33

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.