2 Kings 17:20

“YHWH despised all the offspring of Israel, and afflicted them and gave them into the hand of plunderers, until he had cast them from before his face.”

2 Kings 17:20 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 17:20, word by word

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
despisedיִּמְאַסyimas

reject

To regard something or someone as worthless and put it away.

Where else “yimas” appears
the offspringזֶרַעzera

offspring

The children, grandchildren and whole line that come from someone.

Where else “zera” appears
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael

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
and afflicted themיְעַנֵּyeane

afflict

To make suffer, oppress.

Where else “yeane” appears
and gave themיִּתְּנֵyitne

hand over

To hand someone over to another's power, giving that one victory.

Where else “yitne” appears
into the handיַדyad

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yad” appears
of plunderersשֹׁסִיםshosim

plunder

Plunder: take from someone by force what he has.

Where else “shosim” appears
he had cast themהִשְׁלִיכָhishlicha

cast away

To cast someone away from oneself, removing him.

Where else “hishlicha” appears
his faceפָּנָיpanay

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

Where else “panay” appears

The context

19Judah also did not keep the commandments of YHWH their Elohim, and they walked in the statutes of Israel that they made.

20 · This verse (above)

21For he tore Israel from the house of David, and they made king Jeroboam son of Nebat; and Jeroboam drew Israel away from following YHWH and made them sin a great sin.

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