2 Kings
2 Kings 17:19–20
19and even Judah did not keep the commandments of the LORD their God, but lived according to the customs Israel had introduced. 20So the LORD rejected all the descendants of Israel. He afflicted them and delivered them into the hands of plunderers, until He had banished them from His presence.
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2 Kings 17:19
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and even | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| Judah | יְהוּדָ֕ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3063 Judah |
| did not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| keep | שָׁמַ֔ר | šā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| the commandments | מִצְוֺ֖ת | miṣ·wōṯ | Noun - feminine plural construct | H4687 commandment |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| their God | אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
| but lived | וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ | way·yê·lə·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| according to the customs | בְּחֻקּ֥וֹת | bə·ḥuq·qō·wṯ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct | H2708 something prescribed, enactment, statute |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| had introduced | עָשֽׂוּ׃ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
2 Kings 17:20
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| rejected | וַיִּמְאַ֨ס | way·yim·’as | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3988 reject |
| all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the descendants | זֶ֤רַע | ze·ra‘ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H2233 sowing, seed, offspring |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| He afflicted them | וַיְעַנֵּ֔ם | way·‘an·nêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H6031 be occupied, busied with |
| and delivered them | וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם | way·yit·tə·nêm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H5414 give, put, set |
| into the hands | בְּיַד־ | bə·yaḏ- | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| of plunderers | שֹׁסִ֑ים | šō·sîm | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural | H8154 spoil, plunder |
| until | עַ֛ד | ‘aḏ | Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| He had banished them | הִשְׁלִיכָ֖ם | hiš·lî·ḵām | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H7993 throw, fling, cast |
| from His presence | מִפָּנָֽיו׃ | mip·pā·nāw | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Kings 17:19 1 Kings 14:22–23 · 2 Kings 16:3 · 2 Chronicles 21:11 · 2 Chronicles 21:13 · Ezekiel 16:51–52 · Jeremiah 3:8–11
2 Kings 17:20 2 Kings 15:29 · Jeremiah 6:30 · 2 Kings 13:3
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.