1 Kings 22:54

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Ahaziah served Baal and worshiped him, and he aroused the anger of the LORD, the God of Israel, just as his father had done.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיַּעֲבֹד֙ אֶת־הַבַּ֔עַל וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖ה ל֑וֹ וַיַּכְעֵ֗ס אֶת־יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה אָבִֽיו׃

Transliteration

And-wayyaʿăbōd et-habbaʿal and-wayyištaḥăweh to-him and-wayyakʿēs et-YHWH ʾĕlōhê Yiśrāʾēl according-to-kōl ʾăšer-ʿāśāh ʾābîw.

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿăbōd*: Qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he served
• *habbaʿal*: proper noun with definite article and direct object marker - the Baal
• *wayyištaḥăweh*: Hishtaphel imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he bowed down/worshipped
• *wayyakʿēs*: Hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and he provoked to anger
• *YHWH*: proper noun with direct object marker - Yahweh
• *ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine plural construct - God of
• *Yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *kōl*: noun, masculine singular construct - all of
• *ʾăšer*-*ʿāśāh*: relative particle with Qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - which he did
• *ʾābîw*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his father

Word Meanings

• *wayyaʿăbōd*: served/worshipped/was servant to
• *wayyištaḥăweh*: bowed down/prostrated himself/worshipped
• *wayyakʿēs*: provoked to anger/irritated/vexed
• *ʾĕlōhê*: God of/deity of