2 Kings 21:9

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
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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)

וְלֹ֖א שָׁמֵ֑עוּ וַיַּתְעֵ֤ם מְנַשֶּׁה֙ לַעֲשׂ֣וֹת אֶת־הָרָ֔ע מִן־הַ֨גּוֹיִ֔ם אֲשֶׁר֙ הִשְׁמִ֣יד יְהוָ֔ה מִפְּנֵ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

  1. וְלֹ֖אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  2. שָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'u“they listened”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from שָׁמַע · “hear” · Strong's H8085G
  3. 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
  4. מְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.Sheh“Manasseh”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from מְנַשֶּׁה · “Manasseh” · Strong's H4519H
  5. לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.Sot“to do”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  6. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. הָרָ֔עha.Ra'“<the> evil”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451B
  8. מִן־min-“more than”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  9. הַ֨גּוֹיִ֔םha.go.Yim“the nations”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from גּוֹי · “nation” · Strong's H1471A
  10. אֲשֶׁר֙'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  11. הִשְׁמִ֣ידhish.Mid“he had destroyed”
    Verb, hiphil, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁמַד · “to destroy” · Strong's H8045
  12. יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  13. מִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.Nei“from before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  14. בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei“[the] people of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “descendant” · Strong's H1121G
  15. 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)