But the people did not listen and Manasseh led them astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.2 Kings 21:9
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְלֹ֖א שָׁמֵ֑עוּ וַיַּתְעֵ֤ם מְנַשֶּׁה֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת אֶת־הָרָ֔ע מִן־הַ֨גּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ הִשְׁמִ֣יד יְהוָ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
- וְלֹ֖אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- שָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'u“they listened”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
- וַיַּתְעֵ֤םvai.yat.'Em“and he misled them”Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from תָּעָה · “to go astray” · Strong's H8582
- מְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.Sheh“Manasseh”Noun, proper name of a man · from מְנַשֶּׁה · “Manasseh” · Strong's H4519H
- לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.Sot“to do”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָרָ֔עha.Ra'“<the> evil”Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451B
- מִן־min-“more than”Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- הַ֨גּוֹיִ֔םha.go.Yim“the nations”Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
- אֲשֶׁר֙'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- הִשְׁמִ֣ידhish.Mid“he had destroyed”Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַד · “to destroy” · Strong's H8045
- יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Nei“from before”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
- בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] people of”Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
- 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)