2 Kings 15:18

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah: he departed not all his days from the sins of Jeroboam the son of Nebat, wherewith he made Israel to sin.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֣א סָ֠ר מֵעַ֨ל חַטֹּ֜אות יָרָבְעָ֧ם בֶּן־נְבָ֛ט אֲשֶׁר־הֶחֱטִ֥יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃

Transliteration

And yaʿas the raʿ in ʿeyne YHWH; not sar from upon ḥattoʾt Yarobʿam ben-Nəbat which-heḥetiʾ ʾet-Yisraʾel all-yamaw.

Grammar Details

*yaʿas*: qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - he did/made
*raʿ*: definite noun, masculine singular - the evil
*ʿeyne*: construct state, plural - eyes of
*YHWH*: proper name - LORD/Yahweh
*sar*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - turned aside
*ḥattoʾt*: feminine plural construct - sins of
*Yarobʿam*: proper name - Jeroboam
*ben*: construct state, masculine singular - son of
*Nəbat*: proper name - Nebat
*heḥetiʾ*: hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - caused to sin
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*Yisraʾel*: proper name - Israel
*yamaw*: masculine plural construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his days

Word Meanings

*raʿ*: evil/wickedness/bad
*sar*: turned aside/departed/deviated
*heḥetiʾ*: caused to sin/led into sin

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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