2 Kings 17:16 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 17:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיַּעַזְב֗וּ
ʻâzab
H5800
to leave
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
מִצְוֺת֙
mitsvâh
H4687
commandment
יְהוָ֣ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָהֶ֛ם
מַסֵּכָ֖ה
maççêkâh
H4541
molten image
שנים
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
שְׁנֵ֣י
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
עֲגָלִ֑ים
ʻêgel
H5695
calf
וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֲשֵׁירָ֗ה
ʼăshêrâh
H842
Asherah
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙
shâchâh
H7812
to bow down
לְכָל
kôl
H3605
all
צְבָ֣א
tsâbâʼ
H6635
army
הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם
shâmayim
H8064
heaven
וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַבָּֽעַל
Baʻal
H1168
Baal
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World English Bible Public Domain
They forsook all the commandments of Yahweh their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made an Asherah, and worshiped all the host of the sky, and served Baal.
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King James Version Public Domain
And they left all the commandments of the LORD their God, and made them molten images, even two calves, and made a grove, and worshipped all the host of heaven, and served Baal.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they forsook all of the commandments of Yahweh their God, and they made for themselves a molded image, two calves. And they made an Asherah, and they prostrated themselves to the whole army of the heavens, and they served Baal.
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