2 Kings 17:36

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כִּ֣י אִֽם־אֶת־יְהוָ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֩ הֶעֱלָ֨ה אֶתְכֶ֜ם מֵאֶ֧רֶץ מִצְרַ֛יִם בְּכֹ֧חַ גָּד֛וֹל וּבִזְר֥וֹעַ נְטוּיָ֖ה אֹת֣וֹ תִירָ֑אוּ וְל֥וֹ תִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ וְל֥וֹ תִזְבָּֽחוּ׃

Transliteration

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 Details

*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
*tizbāḥû*: Qal imperfect 2mp - you shall sacrifice

Word Meanings

*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

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Exod 6:6 : 6 Wherefore say unto the children of Israel, I am the LORD, and I will bring you out from under the burdens of the Egyptians, and I will rid you out of their bondage, and I will redeem you with a stretched out arm, and with great judgments:
Deut 6:13 : 13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
Exod 9:15 : 15 For now I will stretch out my hand, that I may smite thee and thy people with pestilence; and thou shalt be cut off from the earth.
Lev 19:32 : 32 Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, and honour the face of the old man, and fear thy God: I am the LORD.
Deut 5:15 : 15 And remember that thou wast a servant in the land of Egypt, and that the LORD thy God brought thee out thence through a mighty hand and by a stretched out arm: therefore the LORD thy God commanded thee to keep the sabbath day.
Deut 10:20 : 20 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God; him shalt thou serve, and to him shalt thou cleave, and swear by his name.
Deut 12:5-6 : 5 But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, even unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come: 6 And thither ye shall bring your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, and your tithes, and heave offerings of your hand, and your vows, and your freewill offerings, and the firstlings of your herds and of your flocks:
Deut 12:11-12 : 11 Then there shall be a place which the LORD your God shall choose to cause his name to dwell there; thither shall ye bring all that I command you; your burnt offerings, and your sacrifices, your tithes, and the heave offering of your hand, and all your choice vows which ye vow unto the LORD: 12 And ye shall rejoice before the LORD your God, ye, and your sons, and your daughters, and your menservants, and your maidservants, and the Levite that is within your gates; forasmuch as he hath no part nor inheritance with you.
Jer 32:21 : 21 And hast brought forth thy people Israel out of the land of Egypt with signs, and with wonders, and with a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm, and with great terror;
Matt 10:28 : 28 And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.
Acts 4:30 : 30 By stretching forth thine hand to heal; and that signs and wonders may be done by the name of thy holy child Jesus.
Rev 15:4 : 4 Who shall not fear thee, O Lord, and glorify thy name? for thou only art holy: for all nations shall come and worship before thee; for thy judgments are made manifest.

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