2 Kings 15:9

And he did evil in the sight of the LORD, as his fathers had done. He did not turn away from the sins that Jeroboam son of Nebat had caused Israel to commit.
2 Kings 15:9
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ הָרַע֙ בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשׂ֖וּ אֲבֹתָ֑יו לֹ֣א סָ֗ר מֵֽחַטֹּאות֙ יָרָבְעָ֣ם בֶּן־נְבָ֔ט אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶחֱטִ֖יא אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

  1. וַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'as“and he did”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  2. הָרַע֙ha.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. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  5. כַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.Sher“just as”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  6. עָשׂ֖וּ'a.Su“they had done”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  7. אֲבֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.Tav“ancestors his”
    Noun, feminine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָב · “father” · Strong's H0001G
  8. לֹ֣אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  9. סָ֗רSar“he turned aside”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from סוּר · “depart” · Strong's H5493H
  10. מֵֽחַטֹּאות֙me.cha.tOt“from [the] sins of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from חַטָּאת · “sin” · Strong's H2403B
  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“which”
    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)