| 2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 17:2:1 ⧉וַיַּ֥עַשׂvayaasand he did 2 Kings 17:2:2 ⧉הָרַ֖עharathe evil 2 Kings 17:2:3 ⧉בְּעֵינֵ֣יbeenein the eyes of 2 Kings 17:2:4 ⧉יְהוָ֑הyahwehthe LORD 2 Kings 17:2:5 ⧉רַ֗קrakonly or however 2 Kings 17:2:6 ⧉לֹ֚אlonot 2 Kings 17:2:7 ⧉כְּמַלְכֵ֣יkemalkheas the kings of 2 Kings 17:2:8 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael 2 Kings 17:2:9 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwho or which 2 Kings 17:2:10 ⧉הָי֖וּhayuwere 2 Kings 17:2:11 ⧉לְפָנָֽיו׃lefanavbefore him |
| 2. Formal Translation And he did evil in the eyes of the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge}, but not like the kings of Israel who were before him. |
| 2. Dynamic Translation He acted wrongly in the sight of the LORD {Yahweh, Moral Standard}, but not with the same wickedness as the kings of Israel who came before him. |