| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 17:9:1 ⧉וַיְחַפְּא֣וּvayekhapeuand they did secretly 2 Kings 17:9:2 ⧉בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לveneiyisraelsons of Israel 2 Kings 17:9:3 ⧉דְּבָרִים֙devarimwords or things 2 Kings 17:9:4 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֣רasherwhich 2 Kings 17:9:5 ⧉לֹא־כֵ֔ןlokhennot so, not right 2 Kings 17:9:6 ⧉עַל־יְהוָ֖הalyahwehagainst the LORD 2 Kings 17:9:7 ⧉אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑םelohehemtheir God 2 Kings 17:9:8 ⧉וַיִּבְנ֨וּvayivnuand they built 2 Kings 17:9:9 ⧉לָהֶ֤םlahemfor themselves 2 Kings 17:9:10 ⧉בָּמוֹת֙bamothigh places 2 Kings 17:9:11 ⧉בְּכָל־עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םbekholarehemin all their cities 2 Kings 17:9:12 ⧉מִמִּגְדַּ֥לmimmigdalfrom a tower 2 Kings 17:9:13 ⧉נוֹצְרִ֖יםnotserimwatchers or guards 2 Kings 17:9:14 ⧉עַד־עִ֥ירadirup to a city 2 Kings 17:9:15 ⧉מִבְצָֽר׃mivtsarfortified, stronghold |
| 9. Formal Translation And the sons of Israel acted in secret and did things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built for themselves high places in all their cities, from the watchmen’s tower to the fortified city. |
| 9. Dynamic Translation The people of Israel did things in secret that were not right against the LORD their God, building hilltop shrines in every town from the watchtower to the fortified city. |