2 Kings 17:22

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

2 Kings 17:22 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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2 Kings 17:22, word by word

The sonsבְּנֵיbene

descendant

A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".

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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.

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walkedיֵּלְכוּyelchu

walk

To conduct oneself day by day in a certain way, as one walks along a road.

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the sinsחַטֹּאותchatovt

sin

Failing God, not doing what he asks.

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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).

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he didעָשָׂהasa

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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turn awayסָרוּsaru

turn aside

To leave the road, go away.

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The context

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.

22 · This verse (above)

23until YHWH removed Israel from before his face, as he had spoken through all his servants the prophets. And Israel went into exile from its land to Assyria, to this day.

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