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1 Kings 13:34

And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

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וַיְהִי֙vayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.בַּדָּבָ֣רbadavarin causeדָּבָרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in cause”, the ordinary formH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…הַזֶּ֔הhazehthe the one...the otherזֶהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, masculine, singular — “the the one...the other”H2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or thathe, [idiom] hence, [idiom] here, it(-self), [idiom] now, [idiom] of him, the one...the other, [idiom] than the other, ([idiom] out of) the (self) same, such (a one) that, these, this (hath, man), on this side...on that side, [idiom] thus,…לְחַטַּ֖אתlechatatto punishmentחַטָּאָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “to punishment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offenderpunishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).בֵּ֣יתbeytfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…יָרָבְעָ֑םyaraveamJeroboamיָרׇבְעָםnoun, proper name — “Jeroboam”H3379Jarobam, the name of two Israelite kingsJeroboam.וּלְהַכְחִיד֙ulehakhchidand to concealכָּחַדconjunction, preposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “and to conceal”, the to-form of the verbH3582to secrete, by act or word; hence (intensively) to destroyconceal, cut down (off), desolate, hide.וּלְהַשְׁמִ֔ידulehashmidand to destoryשָׁמַדconjunction, preposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “and to destory”, the to-form of the verbH8045to desolatedestory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, [idiom] utterly.מֵעַ֖לmealfrom aboveעַלpreposition, preposition — “from above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…פְּנֵ֥יpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…הָאֲדָמָֽהhaadamahthe countryאֲדָמָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the country”, the ordinary formH127soil (from its general redness)country, earth, ground, husband(-man) (-ry), land.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And by this thing there was sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And this thing became sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

Young’s Literal Translation

And in this thing is the sin of the house of Jeroboam, even to cut [it] off, and to destroy [it] from off the face of the ground.

World English Bible

This thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off and to destroy it from off the surface of the earth.

Darby Translation

And by this thing there was sin on the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

Douay-Rheims

And for this cause did the house of Jeroboam sin, and was cut off and destroyed from the face of the earth.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And by this thing there was sin unto the house of Jeroboam, even to cut it off, and to destroy it from off the face of the earth.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And this thing became sin to the house of Jeroboam, even to its destruction and its removal from the face of the earth.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἐγένετο τὸ ῥῆμα τοῦτο εἰς ἁμαρτίαν τῷ οἴκῳ Ἱεροβοὰμ, καὶ εἰς ὄλεθρον, καὶ εἰς ἀφανισμὸν ἀπὸ προσώπου τῆς γῆς.