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Judges 3:7

So the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs.

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ASV

And the children of Israel did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, and forgat Jehovah their God, and served the Baalim and the Asheroth.

KJV

And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the Lord, and forgat the Lord their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

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16 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.Suand they didH6213 →
בְנֵי־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121 →
יִשְׂרָאֵ֤לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָרַע֙ha.Ra'the evilH7451 →
בְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.Neiin [the] eyes ofH5869 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּvai.yish.ke.Chuand they forgotH7911 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהוָ֣הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemGod theirH430 →
וַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.Duand they servedH5647 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.Limthe BaalsH1168 →
וְאֶת־ve.'Etand <obj.>H853 →
הָאֲשֵׁרֽוֹת׃ha.'a.she.Rotthe Asherah polesH842 →

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Hosea 2:13I will punish her for the days of the Baals when she burned incense to them, when she decked herself with rings and jewelry, and went after her lovers. But Me she forgot,” declares the LORD.Jeremiah 23:27They suppose the dreams that they tell one another will make My people forget My name, just as their fathers forgot My name through the worship of Baal.Judges 2:11And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.Exodus 34:13Rather, you must tear down their altars, smash their sacred stones, and chop down their Asherah poles.Deuteronomy 6:11with houses full of every good thing with which you did not fill them, with wells that you did not dig, and with vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant—and when you eat and are satisfied,Deuteronomy 4:9Only be on your guard and diligently watch yourselves, so that you do not forget the things your eyes have seen, and so that they do not slip from your heart as long as you live. Teach them to your children and grandchildren.2 Kings 23:6He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people.1 Kings 14:22And Judah did evil in the sight of the LORD, and by the sins they committed they provoked Him to jealous anger more than all their fathers had done.1 Samuel 12:10Then they cried out to the LORD and said, ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the LORD and served the Baals and Ashtoreths. Now deliver us from the hands of our enemies, that we may serve You.’Judges 13:1Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.Judges 2:13for they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths.Judges 4:1After Ehud died, the Israelites again did evil in the sight of the LORD.Jeremiah 17:2Even their children remember their altars and Asherah poles by the green trees and on the high hills.2 Kings 23:14He smashed the sacred pillars to pieces, cut down the Asherah poles, and covered the sites with human bones.Judges 2:11–13And the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD and served the Baals.2 Chronicles 33:19His prayer and how God received his plea, as well as all his sin and unfaithfulness, and the sites where he built high places and set up Asherah poles and idols before he humbled himself, they are indeed written in the Records of the Seers.1 Kings 18:19Now summon all Israel to meet me on Mount Carmel, along with the four hundred and fifty prophets of Baal and the four hundred prophets of Asherah who eat at Jezebel’s table.”Judges 3:12Once again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD. So He gave Eglon king of Moab power over Israel, because they had done evil in the sight of the LORD.

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