2 Kings
2 Kings 18:12
12This happened because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God, but violated His covenant— all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded — and would neither listen nor obey.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| because | עַ֣ל׀ | ‘al | Preposition | H5921 height |
| they did not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen | שָׁמְע֗וּ | šā·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| to the voice | בְּקוֹל֙ | bə·qō·wl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֣ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| their God | אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
| but violated | וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙ | way·ya·‘aḇ·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| His covenant | בְּרִית֔וֹ | bə·rî·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1285 covenant |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| Moses | מֹשֶׁ֖ה | mō·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4872 Moses |
| the servant | עֶ֣בֶד | ‘e·ḇeḏ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H5650 slave, servant |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had commanded | צִוָּ֔ה | ṣiw·wāh | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order |
| and would neither | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen | שָׁמְע֖וּ | šā·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| nor | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| obey | עָשֽׂוּ׃פ | ‘ā·śū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H6213 do, make |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.