becauseעַל אֲשֶׁרthey did notלֹאlistenשָׁמְעוּto the voiceבְּקוֹלof YHWHיְהוָהtheir Elohim,אֱלֹהֵיהֶםand they transgressedוַיַּעַבְרוּhis covenant,אֶת בְּרִיתוֹallאֵת כָּלthatאֲשֶׁרMosesמֹשֶׁהthe servantעֶבֶדof YHWHיְהוָהcommanded;צִוָּהthey did notוְלֹאlisten,שָׁמְעוּand they did notוְלֹאdo it.עָשׂוּ
2 Kings 18:12
Study it in the app“because they did not listen to the voice of YHWH their Elohim, and they transgressed his covenant, all that Moses the servant of YHWH commanded; they did not listen, and they did not do it.”
With the Hebrew beneath
2 Kings 18:12, word by word
- listenשָׁמְעוּshamu
obey
To obey: "listen to the voice" of someone.
Where else “shamu” appears- to the voiceקוֹלkol
voice
What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.
Where else “kol” 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- their Elohimאֱלֹהֵיelohe
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appears- and they transgressedיַּעַבְרוּyaavru
transgress
To break a covenant or command.
Where else “yaavru” appears- his covenantבְּרִיתberit
covenant
The commitment God makes with his people, with promises and commands.
Where else “berit” appears- Mosesמֹשֶׁהmoshe
Moses
Moses, the man God called to bring Israel out of Egypt and through whom he gave the Law. His name sounds like "draw out" (Exodus 2:10).
Where else “moshe” appears- the servantעֶבֶדeved
servant of YHWH
YHWH's servant, like Moses or David.
Where else “eved” appears- commandedצִוָּהtsiva
command
To give an order: "as YHWH had commanded".
Where else “tsiva” appears- do itעָשׂוּasu
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appears
The context
11The king of Assyria carried Israel into exile to Assyria and led them to Halah and to the Habor, the river of Gozan, and to the cities of the Medes,
12 · This verse (above)
13In year fourteen of King Hezekiah Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and seized them.