2 Kings

2 Kings 17:32–33

³²So the new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed for themselves priests of all sorts to serve in the shrines of the high places. ³³They worshiped the LORD, but they also served their own gods according to the customs of the nations from which they had been carried away.

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2 Kings 17:32

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיִּהְי֥וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
worshiped	יְרֵאִ֖ים	yə·rê·’îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3373 fear
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
but they also appointed	וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ	way·ya·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
for themselves	לָהֶ֤ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
priests	כֹּהֲנֵ֣י	kō·hă·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3548 priest
of all sorts	מִקְצוֹתָם֙	miq·ṣō·w·ṯām	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H7098 end
to serve	עֹשִׂ֥ים	‘ō·śîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6213 do, make
in the shrines	בְּבֵ֥ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the high places	בָמ֔וֹת	ḇā·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place

2 Kings 17:33

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They worshiped	יְרֵאִ֑ים	yə·rê·’îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3373 fear
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
but they also served	עֹֽבְדִ֔ים	‘ō·ḇə·ḏîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
their own gods	אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙	’ĕ·lō·hê·hem	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H430 God
according to the customs	כְּמִשְׁפַּט֙	kə·miš·paṭ	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4941 judgment
of the nations	הַגּוֹיִ֔ם	hag·gō·w·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1471 nation, people
from which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they had been carried away	הִגְל֥וּ	hiḡ·lū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H1540 uncover, remove

Cross-references

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2 Kings 17:32 1 Kings 12:31 · 2 Kings 17:29 · 2 Kings 23:19 · Zephaniah 1:5 · 1 Kings 13:33

2 Kings 17:33 Luke 16:13 · 2 Kings 17:41 · Matthew 6:24 · 1 Kings 18:21 · Zephaniah 1:5

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.