2 Kings
2 Kings 17:28
28Thus one of the priests they had carried away came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should worship the LORD.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thus one | אֶחָ֣ד | ’e·ḥāḏ | Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| of the priests | מֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים | mê·hak·kō·hă·nîm | Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| they had carried away | הִגְלוּ֙ | hiḡ·lū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H1540 uncover, remove |
| came | וַיָּבֹ֞א | way·yā·ḇō | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and lived | וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב | way·yê·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in Bethel | אֵ֑ל | ’êl | Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1008 Bethel |
| and he began to teach | מוֹרֶ֣ה | mō·w·reh | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H3384 throw, shoot |
| them | אֹתָ֔ם | ’ō·ṯām | Direct object marker; third person masculine plural | H853 mark of the accusative |
| how | אֵ֖יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| they should worship | יִֽירְא֥וּ | yî·rə·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3372 fear |
| the LORD | יְהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.