2 Kings 17:36
{ "verseID": "2 Kings.17.36", "source": "כִּ֣י אִֽם־אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֩ הֶעֱלָ֨ה אֶתְכֶ֜ם מֵאֶ֧רֶץ מִצְרַ֛יִם בְּכֹ֧חַ גָּד֛וֹל וּבִזְר֥וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֖ה אֹת֣וֹ תִירָ֑אוּ וְל֥וֹ תִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ וְל֥וֹ תִזְבָּֽחוּ׃", "text": "*kî* *ʾim*-*ʾet*-*YHWH* *ʾăšer* *heʿĕlāh* *ʾetkem* *mē-ʾereṣ* *miṣrayim* *bə-kōaḥ* *gādôl* *û-bi-zrôaʿ* *nəṭûyāh* *ʾōtô* *tîrāʾû* *wə-lô* *tištaḥăwû* *wə-lô* *tizbāḥû*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/but", "*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if/but", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who", "*heʿĕlāh*": "Hiphil perfect 3ms - brought up", "*ʾetkem*": "direct object marker + 2mp suffix - you", "*mē-ʾereṣ*": "preposition + feminine singular construct - from land of", "*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*bə-kōaḥ*": "preposition + masculine singular noun - with power", "*gādôl*": "masculine singular adjective - great", "*û-bi-zrôaʿ*": "conjunction + preposition + feminine singular noun - and with arm", "*nəṭûyāh*": "Qal passive participle fs - stretched out", "*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3ms suffix - him", "*tîrāʾû*": "Qal imperfect 2mp - you shall fear", "*wə-lô*": "conjunction + preposition + 3ms suffix - and to him", "*tištaḥăwû*": "Hishtaphel imperfect 2mp - you shall bow down", "*wə-lô*": "conjunction + preposition + 3ms suffix - and to him", "*tizbāḥû*": "Qal imperfect 2mp - you shall sacrifice" }, "variants": { "*kî ʾim*": "but rather/except/only", "*bə-kōaḥ gādôl û-bi-zrôaʿ nəṭûyāh*": "with great power and outstretched arm (set phrase for divine deliverance)", "*tîrāʾû*": "fear/revere/worship" } }