2 Kings

2 Kings 17:9

⁹The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The Israelites	בְנֵֽי־	ḇə·nê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H1121 son
secretly did	וַיְחַפְּא֣וּ	way·ḥap·pə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H2644 do secretly
things against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	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
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
right	כֵ֔ן	ḵên	Adjective - masculine singular	H3651 right, veritable, honest
From watchtower	מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל	mim·miḡ·dal	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4026 tower
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
fortified	מִבְצָֽר׃	miḇ·ṣār	Noun - masculine singular	H4013 fortification
city	עִ֥יר	‘îr	Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
they built	וַיִּבְנ֨וּ	way·yiḇ·nū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1129 build
high places	בָּמוֹת֙	bā·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place
in all	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
their cities	עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם	‘ā·rê·hem	Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H5892 excitement

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2 Kings 18:8

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.