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2 Kings 16:3

Instead, he walked in the ways of the kings of Israel and even sacrificed his son in the fire, according to the abominations of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites.
2 Kings 16:3
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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)

וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ בְּדֶ֖רֶךְ מַלְכֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְגַ֤ם אֶת־בְּנוֹ֙ הֶעֱבִ֣יר בָּאֵ֔שׁ כְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ הַגּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֨ר הוֹרִ֤ישׁ יְהוָה֙ אֹתָ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

  1. וַיֵּ֕לֶךְvai.Ye.lekh“and he walked”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “walk” · Strong's H1980I
  2. בְּדֶ֖רֶךְbe.De.rekh“in [the] way of”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “conduct” · Strong's H1870G
  3. מַלְכֵ֣יmal.Khei“[the] kings of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  4. יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  5. וְגַ֤םve.Gam“and also”
    Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. בְּנוֹ֙be.No“son his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  8. הֶעֱבִ֣ירhe.'e.Vir“he made pass”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  9. בָּאֵ֔שׁba.'Esh“in the fire”
    Preposition with article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֵשׁ · “fire” · Strong's H0784
  10. כְּתֹֽעֲבוֹת֙ke.to.'a.Vot“according to [the] abominations of”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, plural, construct · from תּוֹעֵבַה · “abomination” · Strong's H8441
  11. הַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.Yim“the nations”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  12. אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  13. הוֹרִ֤ישׁho.Rish“he had dispossessed”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָרַשׁ · “take” · Strong's H3423H
  14. יְהוָה֙Yah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  15. אֹתָ֔ם'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  16. מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Nei“from before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  17. בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  18. 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)