2 Kings
2 Kings 21:9
9But the people did not listen and Manasseh led them astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But | וְלֹ֖א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| listen | שָׁמֵ֑עוּ | šā·mê·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H8085 hear |
| and Manasseh | מְנַשֶּׁה֙ | mə·naš·šeh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H4519 Manasseh |
| led them astray | וַיַּתְעֵ֤ם | way·yaṯ·‘êm | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H8582 err |
| so that they did | לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת | la·‘ă·śō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6213 do, make |
| greater evil | הָרָ֔ע | hā·rā‘ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| than | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the nations | הַ֨גּוֹיִ֔ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| that | אֲשֶׁר֙ | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had destroyed | הִשְׁמִ֣יד | hiš·mîḏ | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H8045 be exterminated, destroyed |
| before | מִפְּנֵ֖י | mip·pə·nê | Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֥י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
Cross-references
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Proverbs 29:12 · Daniel 9:10–11 · 2 Chronicles 36:16 · John 15:22 · Hosea 5:11 · 2 Chronicles 33:9 · Ezekiel 16:51–52 · Nehemiah 9:29–30 · Daniel 9:6 · Nehemiah 9:26 · 1 Kings 14:16 · Revelation 2:20
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.