Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #181586

‘Ketiv’ (marginal note on original)

OSHB 2 Ki 17:16 שנים (shnym) Strongs=8147 Lemma=‘שְׁנַיִם’
contextual word gloss=‘two_of’ word gloss=‘two_of’
Morphology=Acmda PoS=adjective_(cardinal_number) Gender=masculine Number=dual State=absolute
Year=-721

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Only use of identical word form ‘שנים’ (Morphology=Acmda PoS=adjective_(cardinal_number) Gender=masculine Number=dual State=absolute) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘שנים’ (Morphology=Acmda PoS=adjective_(cardinal_number) Gender=masculine Number=dual State=absolute) is always and only glossed as ‘two_of’.

2 KI 17:16 contextual word gloss=‘two_of’ word gloss=‘two_of’ OSHB 2 KI 17:16 word 10

OET-LV: 16 And_they _abandoned DOM all _of the _commands _of YHWH god _of_their and_they _made to/for_them a _molten _image two _of calves and_they _made an _ʼAshērāh _pole and_they _bowed _down to/from_all/each/any/every the _soldier/messenger _of the_heavens and_they _served DOM (the)_Baˊal. (KI2_17:16)

OET-RV: 16 They disobeyed the instructions given to them by their god Yahweh by molding two metal calves for themselves and making an Asherah pole. Then they bowed down and worshipped the sun, moon, and stars, and they served Baal. (KI2 17:16)