2 Kings 21:6
He sacrificed his own son in the fire, practiced sorcery and divination, and consulted mediums and spiritists. He did great evil in the sight of the LORD, provoking Him to anger.
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ASV
And he made his son to pass through the fire, and practised augury, and used enchantments, and dealt with them that had familiar spirits, and with wizards: he wrought much evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.
KJV
And he made his son pass through the fire, and observed times, and used enchantments, and dealt with familiar spirits and wizards: he wrought much wickedness in the sight of the Lord, to provoke him to anger.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהֶעֱבִ֤יר | ve.he.'e.Vir | and he made pass | H5674 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| בְּנוֹ֙ | be.No | son his | H1121 → |
| בָּאֵ֔שׁ | ba.'Esh | in the fire | H784 → |
| וְעוֹנֵ֣ן | ve.'o.Nen | and he practiced soothsaying | H6049 → |
| וְנִחֵ֔שׁ | ve.ni.Chesh | and he practiced divination | H5172 → |
| וְעָ֥שָׂה | ve.'A.sah | and he dealt with | H6213 → |
| א֖וֹב | 'ov | necromancer | H178 → |
| וְיִדְּעֹנִ֑ים | ve.yi.de.'o.Nim | and soothsayers | H3049 → |
| הִרְבָּ֗ה | hir.Bah | he increased | H7235 → |
| לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | la.'a.Sot | to do | H6213 → |
| הָרַ֛ע | ha.Ra' | the evil | H7451 → |
| בְּעֵינֵ֥י | be.'ei.Nei | in [the] eyes of | H5869 → |
| יְהוָ֖ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| לְהַכְעִֽיס׃ | le.hakh.'Is | to provoke [him] to anger | H3707 → |
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