2 Kings
2 Kings 17:17
17They sacrificed their sons and daughters in the firec and practiced divination and soothsaying. They devoted themselves to doing evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
Footnotes
- c 17:17 Literally made their sons and their daughters pass through the fire
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| They sacrificed | וַֽ֠יַּעֲבִירוּ | way·ya·‘ă·ḇî·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| their sons | בְּנֵיהֶ֤ם | bə·nê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1121 son |
| and daughters | בְּנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙ | bə·nō·w·ṯê·hem | Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H1323 daughter |
| in the fire | בָּאֵ֔שׁ | bā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| and practiced | וַיִּקְסְמ֥וּ | way·yiq·sə·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7080 practise divination |
| divination | קְסָמִ֖ים | qə·sā·mîm | Noun - masculine plural | H7081 divination |
| and soothsaying | וַיְנַחֵ֑שׁוּ | way·na·ḥê·šū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5172 hiss, whisper, prognosticate |
| They devoted themselves | וַיִּֽתְמַכְּר֗וּ | way·yiṯ·mak·kə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4376 sell |
| to doing | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| 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.
2 Kings 21:6 · 2 Kings 16:3 · Ezekiel 23:37 · Deuteronomy 18:10–12 · Psalm 106:37–38 · 1 Kings 21:20 · Ezekiel 20:26 · Micah 5:12 · Leviticus 18:21 · Leviticus 19:26 · 1 Kings 21:25 · 2 Chronicles 28:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.