| 41. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 17:41:1 ⧉וַיִּהְי֣וּvayihyuand they were 2 Kings 17:41:2 ⧉הַגּוֹיִ֣םhagoyimthe nations 2 Kings 17:41:3 ⧉הָאֵ֗לֶּהhaelethese 2 Kings 17:41:4 ⧉יְרֵאִים֙yereimfearing 2 Kings 17:41:5 ⧉אֶת־יְהוָ֔הetyahwehthe LORD 2 Kings 17:41:6 ⧉וְאֶת־פְּסִֽילֵיהֶ֖םveetpesilehemand their carved images 2 Kings 17:41:7 ⧉הָי֣וּhayuthey were 2 Kings 17:41:8 ⧉עֹֽבְדִ֑יםovedimserving 2 Kings 17:41:9 ⧉גַּם־בְּנֵיהֶ֣םgambenehemalso their children 2 Kings 17:41:10 ⧉וּבְנֵ֣יuveneand the sons of 2 Kings 17:41:11 ⧉בְנֵ֣יvenesons of 2 Kings 17:41:12 ⧉בְנֵיהֶ֗םvenehemtheir sons 2 Kings 17:41:13 ⧉כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רkaasheras 2 Kings 17:41:14 ⧉עָשׂ֤וּasuthey did 2 Kings 17:41:15 ⧉אֲבֹתָם֙avotamtheir fathers 2 Kings 17:41:16 ⧉הֵ֣םhemthey 2 Kings 17:41:17 ⧉עֹשִׂ֔יםosimare doing 2 Kings 17:41:18 ⧉עַ֖דaduntil 2 Kings 17:41:19 ⧉הַיּ֥וֹםhayomthe day 2 Kings 17:41:20 ⧉הַזֶּֽה׃פhazethis |
| 41. Formal Translation And these nations feared the LORD {Yahweh, Feared Sovereign}, and they were serving their idols; also their children and their grandchildren, just as their fathers did, they are doing to this day. |
| 41. Dynamic Translation So these nations revered the LORD {Yahweh, Exclusive Lord}, yet they kept serving their idols; their children and grandchildren still do the same, right up to this day. |