H5647H–עָבַד–a.vad

And Israel was true to the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the older men who were still living after Joshua's death, and had seen what the Lord had done for Israel.

וַיַּעֲבֹ֤ד (יַּעֲבֹ֤ד) i.ya.'a.Vod “it served”

And the people were true to the Lord all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the responsible men who were still living after the death of Joshua, and had seen all the great work of the Lord which he had done for Israel.

וַיַּעַבְד֤וּ (יַּעַבְד֤וּ) i.ya.'av.Du “they served”

And the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord and became servants to the Baals;

וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ (יַּעַבְד֖וּ) i.ya.'av.Du “they served”

And they gave up the Lord, and became the servants of Baal and the Astartes.

וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ (יַּעַבְד֥וּ) i.ya.'av.Du “they served”

But whenever the judge was dead, they went back and did more evil than their fathers, going after other gods, to be their servants and their worshippers; giving up nothing of their sins and their hard-hearted ways.

לְעָבְדָ֖ם (עָבְדָ֖) 'a.ve.Da “serve”

And they took as wives the daughters of these nations and gave their daughters to their sons, and became servants to their gods.

וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ (יַּעַבְד֖וּ) i.ya.'av.Du “they served”

And the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord, and put out of their minds the Lord their God, and became servants to the Baals and the Astartes.

וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ (יַּעַבְד֥וּ) i.ya.'av.Du “they served”

And again the children of Israel did evil in the eyes of the Lord, worshipping the Baals and Astartes, and the gods of Aram and the gods of Zidon and the gods of Moab and the gods of the children of Ammon and the gods of the Philistines; they gave up the

וַיַּעַבְד֣וּ (יַּעַבְד֣וּ) i.ya.'av.Du “they served”עֲבָדֽוּהוּ׃ (עֲבָדֽוּ) 'a.va.Du. “they served”

Then the children of Israel, crying out to the Lord, said, Great is our sin against you, for we have given up our God and have been servants to the Baals.

וַֽנַּעֲבֹ֖ד (נַּעֲבֹ֖ד) na.'a.Vod “we have served”

But, for all this, you have given me up and have been servants to other gods: so I will be your saviour no longer.

וַתַּעַבְד֖וּ (תַּעַבְד֖וּ) ta.'av.Du “you have served”

So they put away the strange gods from among them, and became the Lord's servants; and his soul was angry because of the sorrows of Israel.

וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ (יַּעַבְד֖וּ) i.ya.'av.Du “they served”

For while I was living in Geshur in Aram, your servant made an oath, saying, If ever the Lord lets me come back to Jerusalem, I will give him worship in Hebron.

וְעָבַדְתִּ֖י (עָבַדְתִּ֖י) 'a.vad.Ti “I will serve”

And more than this! where is my place as a servant? is it not before his son? as I have been your father's servant, so will I be yours.

אֶֽעֱבֹ֔ד 'e.'e.Vod “will I serve”עָבַ֙דְתִּי֙ 'a.Vad.ti “I served”

You have made me free from the fightings of my people; you have made me the head of the nations: a people of whom I had no knowledge will be my servants.

יַעַבְדֻֽנִי׃ (יַעַבְדֻֽ) ya.'av.Du. “they served”

But if you are turned from my ways, you or your children, and do not keep my orders and my laws which I have put before you, but go and make yourselves servants to other gods and give them worship:

וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙ (עֲבַדְתֶּם֙) 'a.vad.Tem “you will serve”

And their answer will be, Because they were turned away from the Lord their God, who took their fathers out of the land of Egypt; they took for themselves other gods and gave them worship and became their servants: that is why the Lord has sent all this

וַיַּעַבְדֻ֑ם (יַּעַבְדֻ֑) i.ya.'av.Du “they served”

And as if copying the evil ways of Jeroboam, the son of Nebat, was a small thing for him, he took as his wife Jezebel, daughter of Ethbaal, king of Zidon, and became a servant and worshipper of Baal.

וַֽיַּעֲבֹ֣ד (יַּעֲבֹ֣ד) i.ya.'a.Vod “he served”

He was a servant and worshipper of Baal, moving the Lord, the God of Israel, to wrath, as his father had done.

וַֽיַּעֲבֹד֙ (יַּעֲבֹד֙) i.ya.'a.Vod “he served”

Then Jehu got all the people together and said to them, Ahab was Baal's servant in a small way, but Jehu will be his servant on a great scale.

עָבַ֥ד 'a.Vad “he served”יַעַבְדֶ֥נּוּ (יַעַבְדֶ֥) ya.'av.De. “he will serve”

Now send for all the prophets of Baal and all his servants and all his priests, to come to me; let no one keep away: for I have a great offering to make to Baal; anyone who is not present, will be put to death. This Jehu did with deceit, his purpose bein

עֹבְדָ֣יו (עֹבְדָ֣י) 'oe.Da “[those who] serve”עֹבְדֵ֥י 'oe.Dei “[those who] serve”

And Jehu sent out through all Israel; and all the servants of Baal came, not one kept away. And they came into the house of Baal, so that it was full from end to end.

עֹבְדֵ֣י 'oe.Dei “[those who] serve”

And Jehu said to him who kept the robes, Get out robes for all the servants of Baal. So he got out robes for them.

עֹבְדֵ֣י 'oe.Dei “[those who] serve”

And Jehu, with Jehonadab, the son of Rechab, went into the house of Baal; and he said to the servants of Baal, Make a search with care, to see that no servant of the Lord is with you, but only servants of Baal.

לְעֹבְדֵ֣י (עֹבְדֵ֣י) 'oe.Dei “[those who] serve”עֹבְדֵ֥י 'oe.Dei “[those who] serve”

And they made themselves servants of disgusting things, though the Lord had said, You are not to do this.

וַיַּֽעַבְד֖וּ (יַּֽעַבְד֖וּ) i.ya.'av.Du “they served”

And turning their backs on all the orders which the Lord had given them, they made for themselves images of metal, and the image of Asherah, worshipping all the stars of heaven and becoming servants to Baal.

וַיַּעַבְד֖וּ (יַּעַבְד֖וּ) i.ya.'av.Du “they served”