New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 16:31-33

31It cameוַיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961about, as though it had been a trivialH7043thingH7043for him to walkלֶכְתּ֔וֹlekh.ToH1980in the sinsבְּחַטֹּ֖אותbe.cha.TotH2403of Jeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028, thathe marriedוַיִּקַּ֨ח אִשָּׁ֜הvai.yi.Kach 'i.ShahH3947 H802Jezebelאִיזֶ֗בֶל'i.Ze.velH348the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Ethbaalאֶתְבַּ֙עַל֙'et.Ba.'alH856kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theSidoniansצִידֹנִ֔יםtzi.do.NimH6722,and wentוַיֵּ֙לֶךְ֙vai.Ye.lekhH1980to serveוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֣דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168and worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֖חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812him.

32So he erectedוַיָּ֥קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196for Baalלַבָּ֑עַלla.Ba.'alH1168inthe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Baalהַבַּ֔עַלha.Ba.'alH1168whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834he builtבָּנָ֖הba.NahH1129in Samariaבְּשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃be.sho.me.RonH8111.

33Ahabאַחְאָ֖ב'ach.'AvH256also madeוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213theAsherahהָאֲשֵׁרָ֑הha.'a.she.RahH842. ThusAhabאַחְאָ֜ב'ach.'AvH256didלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213moreוַיּ֨וֹסֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254to provokeלְהַכְעִיס֙le.hakh.'IsH3707the Lordיְהֹוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thanH4480allמִכֹּ֨לmi.KolH3605the kingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were beforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

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