2 Kings
2 Kings 21:6
6He sacrificed his own son in the fire,a practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
Footnotes
- a 21:6 Literally made his son pass through the fire
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| He sacrificed | וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר | wə·he·‘ĕ·ḇîr | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5674 pass over, through, by, pass on |
| his own son | בְּנוֹ֙ | bə·nōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H1121 son |
| in the fire | בָּאֵ֔שׁ | bā·’êš | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H784 fire |
| practiced sorcery | וְעוֹנֵ֣ן | wə·‘ō·w·nên | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6049 practice soothsaying |
| and divination | וְנִחֵ֔שׁ | wə·ni·ḥêš | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5172 hiss, whisper, prognosticate |
| and consulted | וְעָ֥שָׂה | wə·‘ā·śāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| mediums | א֖וֹב | ’ō·wḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H178 skin-bottle, necromancer |
| and spiritists | וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑ים | wə·yid·də·‘ō·nîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural | H3049 familiar spirit |
| He did | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| great | הִרְבָּ֗ה | hir·bāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| evil | הָרַ֛ע | hā·ra‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| in the sight | בְּעֵינֵ֥י | bə·‘ê·nê | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc | H5869 eye |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֖ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| provoking Him to anger | לְהַכְעִֽיס׃ | lə·haḵ·‘îs | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | H3707 be vexed, angry |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
2 Kings 17:17 · Leviticus 19:31 · Leviticus 18:21 · Leviticus 19:26 · 2 Kings 16:3 · 2 Chronicles 33:6 · Deuteronomy 18:10–14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.