2 Kings 17:41 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 17:41 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 →
וַיִּהְי֣וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
הַגּוֹיִ֣ם
gôwy
H1471
nation
הָאֵ֗לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
יְרֵאִים֙
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְאֶת
ʼêth
H853
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פְּסִֽילֵיהֶ֖ם
pᵉçîyl
H6456
idol
הָי֣וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
עֹֽבְדִ֑ים
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
בְּנֵיהֶ֣ם
bên
H1121
son
וּבְנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
בְנֵיהֶ֗ם
bên
H1121
son
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשׂ֤וּ
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֲבֹתָם֙
ʼâb
H1
father
הֵ֣ם
hêm
H1992
they
עֹשִׂ֔ים
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עַ֖ד
ʻad
H5704
until
הַיּ֥וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
הַזֶּֽה
zeh
H2088
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
So these nations feared Yahweh, and served their engraved images; their children likewise, and their children's children, as did their fathers, so do they to this day.
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King James Version Public Domain
So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For these nations are fearing Yahweh, but they are serving their idols. Both their sons and the sons of their sons, just as their fathers acted, they are acting to this day.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).