2 Kings
2 Kings 17:21
21When the LORD had torn Israel away from the house of David, they made Jeroboam son of Nebat king, and Jeroboam led Israel away from following the LORD and caused them to commit a great sin.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| had torn | קָרַ֣ע | qā·ra‘ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7167 tear |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| away from | מֵעַל֙ | mê·‘al | Preposition-m | H5921 height |
| the house | בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of David | דָּוִ֔ד | dā·wiḏ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1732 David |
| they made Jeroboam | יָרָבְעָ֣ם | yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3379 Jeroboam |
| son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of Nebat | נְבָ֑ט | nə·ḇāṭ | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5028 Nebat |
| king | וַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּ | way·yam·lî·ḵū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign |
| and Jeroboam | יָרָבְעָ֤ם | yā·rā·ḇə·‘ām | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3379 Jeroboam |
| led Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| away from following | מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י | mê·’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition-m | H310 behind |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| and caused them to commit | וְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖ם | wə·hɛ·ḥɛ̆·ṭē·ʾå̄m | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H2398 miss |
| a great | גְדוֹלָֽה׃ | ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| sin | חֲטָאָ֥ה | ḥă·ṭā·’āh | Noun - feminine singular | H2401 sin, sin-offering (?) |
Cross-references
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1 Kings 11:11 · 1 Kings 11:31 · 1 Kings 12:28–30 · Isaiah 7:17 · 1 Kings 14:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.