2 Kings 17:32 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 17:32 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 →
וַיִּהְי֥וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
יְרֵאִ֖ים
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָ֑ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָהֶ֤ם
מִקְצוֹתָם֙
qâtsâh
H7098
end
כֹּהֲנֵ֣י
kôhên
H3548
priest
בָמ֔וֹת
bâmâh
H1116
high place
וַיִּהְי֛וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עֹשִׂ֥ים
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
לָהֶ֖ם
בְּבֵ֥ית
bayith
H1004
house
הַבָּמֽוֹת
bâmâh
H1116
high place
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World English Bible Public Domain
So they feared Yahweh, and made to them from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
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King James Version Public Domain
So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they were fearing Yahweh, but they made for themselves priests of high places from their extremities, and they were making to them in the house of the high places.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).