2 Kings 17:21

“For 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.”

2 Kings 17:21 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 17:21, word by word

he toreקָרַעkara

tear away

To take something away violently, as a piece of cloth is torn off: a kingdom.

Where else “kara” appears
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
the houseבֵּיתbet

dynasty

Someone's descendants: "the house of David".

Where else “bet” appears
of Davidדָּוִדdavid

David

David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."

Where else “david” appears
and they made kingיַּמְלִיכוּyamlichu

make king

To set someone up as king, proclaim him and give him the throne.

Where else “yamlichu” appears
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
drew Israel awayיַּדַּחyadach

lead astray

To lead someone astray.

Where else “yadach” appears
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
and made them sinהֶחֱטֵיאָhechetea

cause to sin

To lead others into doing wrong.

Where else “hechetea” appears
a greatגְדוֹלָהgedola

great

Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.

Where else “gedola” appears
sinחֲטָאָהchataa

sin

A grave wrong against God, like that of the golden calf.

Where else “chataa” appears

The context

20YHWH 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.

21 · This verse (above)

22The sons of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam that he did; they did not turn away from it,

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