| 9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 21:9:1 ⧉וְלֹ֖אvelobut not 2 Kings 21:9:2 ⧉שָׁמֵ֑עוּshameuthey listened 2 Kings 21:9:3 ⧉וַיַּתְעֵ֤םvayatemand he caused them to wander astray 2 Kings 21:9:4 ⧉מְנַשֶּׁה֙menasheManasseh 2 Kings 21:9:5 ⧉לַעֲשׂ֣וֹתlaasotto do 2 Kings 21:9:6 ⧉אֶת־הָרָ֔עetharathe evil 2 Kings 21:9:7 ⧉מִן־הַ֨גּוֹיִ֔םminhagoyimmore than the nations 2 Kings 21:9:8 ⧉אֲשֶׁר֙asherwhich 2 Kings 21:9:9 ⧉הִשְׁמִ֣ידhishmidhe destroyed 2 Kings 21:9:10 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehthe LORD 2 Kings 21:9:11 ⧉מִפְּנֵ֖יmipnefrom before 2 Kings 21:9:12 ⧉בְּנֵ֥יbenesons of 2 Kings 21:9:13 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃yisraelIsrael |
| 9. Formal Translation But they did not listen, and Manasseh led them astray to do evil more than the nations whom the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge} destroyed before the sons of Israel. |
| 9. Dynamic Translation The people refused to listen, and Manasseh led them astray so that they did even more wicked acts than the nations the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Enforcer} had wiped out before the Israelites. |