1 Kings 22:52

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD and walked in the ways of his father and mother and of Jeroboam son of Nebat, who had caused Israel to sin.
1 Kings 22:52
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Original language (Hebrew)

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדֶ֤רֶךְ אָבִיו֙ וּבְדֶ֣רֶךְ אִמּ֔וֹ וּבְדֶ֙רֶךְ֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

  1. וַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'as“and he did”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  2. הָרַ֖עha.Ra'“the evil”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  3. בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Nei“in [the] eyes of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct · from עַ֫יִן · “seeing” · Strong's H5869H
  4. יְהוָ֑הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. וַיֵּ֗לֶךְvai.Ye.lekh“and he walked”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  6. בְּדֶ֤רֶךְbe.De.rekh“in [the] way of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  7. אָבִיו֙'a.Viv“father his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  8. וּבְדֶ֣רֶךְu.ve.De.rekh“and in [the] way of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  9. אִמּ֔וֹ'i.Mo“mother his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אֵם · “mother” · Strong's H0517
  10. וּבְדֶ֙רֶךְ֙u.ve.De.rekh“and in [the] way of”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  11. יָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'Am“Jeroboam”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from יָֽרָבְעָם · “Jeroboam” · Strong's H3379G
  12. בֶּן־ben-“[the] son of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  13. נְבָ֔טne.Vat“Nebat”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from נְבָט · “Nebat” · Strong's H5028
  14. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  15. הֶחֱטִ֖יאhe.che.Ti'“he caused to sin”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָטָא · “to sin” · Strong's H2398
  16. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  17. יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)