2 Kings 17:21 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 17:21 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 →
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
קָרַ֣ע
qâraʻ
H7167
to tear
יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
מֵעַל֙
ʻal
H5921
upon
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
דָּוִ֔ד
Dâvid
H1732
David
וַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּ
mâlak
H4427
to reign
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יָרָבְעָ֣ם
Yârobʻâm
H3379
Jeroboam
בֶּן
bên
H1121
son
נְבָ֑ט
Nᵉbâṭ
H5028
Nebat
וידא
nâdâh
H5077
to cast out
וַיַּדַּ֨ח
nâdach
H5080
to thrust
יָרָבְעָ֤ם
Yârobʻâm
H3379
Jeroboam
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
מֵאַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖ם
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
חֲטָאָ֥ה
chăṭâʼâh
H2401
sin offering
גְדוֹלָֽה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
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World English Bible Public Domain
For he tore Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drove Israel from following Yahweh, and made them sin a great sin.
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King James Version Public Domain
For he rent Israel from the house of David; and they made Jeroboam the son of Nebat king: and Jeroboam drave Israel from following the LORD, and made them sin a great sin.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For he tore Israel away from the house of David, and they made Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, king. And Jeroboam drove Israel away from after Yahweh, and he made them sin a great sin.
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