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He didוַיַּעַשׂwhat was evilהָרַעin the eyesבְּעֵינֵיof YHWH;יְהוָהhe did notלֹאturn awayסָרfromמֵעַלthe sinsחַטֹּאותof Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםsonבֶּןof Nebat,נְבָטby whichאֲשֶׁרhe made Israel sin,הֶחֱטִיא אֶת יִשְׂרָאֵלallכָּלhis days.יָמָיו
2 Kings 15:18
Study it in the app“He did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH; he did not turn away from the sins of Jeroboam son of Nebat, by which he made Israel sin, all his days.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 15:18, word by word
- He didיַּעַשׂyaas
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “yaas” appears- what was evilרַעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- in the eyesעֵינֵיene
sight
"In the eyes of" someone: in their view.
Where else “ene” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- turn awayסָרsar
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “sar” appears- the sinsחַטֹּאותchatovt
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatovt” appears- of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָםyaravam
Jeroboam
Jeroboam: the name of two kings of Israel: Jeroboam son of Nebat, first king of the ten northern tribes (1 Kings 11–14), and Jeroboam son of Joash, much later (2 Kings 14:23-29).
Where else “yaravam” appears- sonבֶּןben
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “ben” appears- of Nebatנְבָטnevat
Nebat
Nebat: father of Jeroboam, the first king of the northern tribes. He almost always appears in the phrase "Jeroboam son of Nebat."
Where else “nevat” appears- he made Israel sinהֶחֱטִיאhecheti
cause to sin
To lead others into doing wrong.
Where else “hecheti” appears- he made Israel sinיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- his daysיָמָיyamay
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamay” appears
The context
17In year thirty-nine of Azariah king of Judah, Menahem son of Gadi became king over Israel and reigned ten years in Samaria.
18 · This verse (above)
19Pul king of Assyria came against the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver, so that his hands might be with him to strengthen the kingdom in his hand.