Study it in the app“because of their evil that they did to provoke me to anger, going to burn incense and to serve other gods whom they did not know, they, you, and your fathers.”
because ofמִפְּנֵיtheir evilרָעָתָםthatאֲשֶׁרthey didעָשׂוּto provoke me to anger,לְהַכְעִסֵנִיgoingלָלֶכֶתto burn incenseלְקַטֵּרand to serveלַעֲבֹדother godsלֵאלֹהִים אֲחֵרִיםwhomאֲשֶׁר םthey did notלֹאknow,יְדָעוּthey,הֵמָּהyou,אַתֶּםand your fathers.וַאֲבֹתֵיכֶם
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appearsevil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “raata” appearsdo
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “asu” appearsprovoke
To stir up someone's anger by what one does, like worshiping idols before YHWH.
Where else “hachise” appearsgo
To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.
Where else “lechet” appearsburn incense
To offer fragrant smoke to YHWH or other gods.
Where else “kater” appearsworship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “avod” appearsgods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “lohim” appearsother
Other, another; next.
Where else “acherim” appearsknow
To know something, realize.
Where else “yedau” appearsforefather
Ancestors, those who came before in the family.
Where else “avote” appears2“Thus says YHWH Tsevaot, the Elohim of Israel: You have seen all the evil that I have brought on Jerusalem and on all the cities of Judah; and look, they are a ruin this day, and no one lives in them,
3 · This verse (above)
4And I sent to you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending, saying, ‘Please do not do this abominable thing that I hate!’
