Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 2644 [e] וַיְחַפְּא֣וּ way-ḥap-pə-’ū And secretly did Conj-w | V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp 1a) son, male child 1b) grandson 1c) children (pl. - male and female) 1d) youth, young men (pl.) 1e) young (of animals) 1f) sons (as characterisation, i.e. sons of injustice [for un- righteous men] or sons of God [for angels] 1g) people (of a nation) (pl.) 1h) of lifeless things, i.e. sparks, stars, arrows (fig.) 1i) a member of a guild, order, class">1121 [e] בְנֵֽי־ ḇə-nê- the sons N-mpc 1) the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel 2) the name of the descendants and the nation of the descendants of Jacob 2a) the name of the nation until the death of Solomon and the split 2b) the name used and given to the northern kingdom consisting of the 10 tribes under Jeroboam; the southern kingdom was known as Judah 2c) the name of the nation after the return from exile">3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל yiś-rā-’êl, of Israel N-proper-ms 1a) speech 1b) saying, utterance 1c) word, words 1d) business, occupation, acts, matter, case, something, manner (by extension)">1697 [e] דְּבָרִים֙ də-ḇā-rîm things N-mp 1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if">834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă-šer that [were] Pro-r 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)">3808 [e] לֹא־ lō- not Adv-NegPrt 1) so, therefore, thus 1a) thus, so 1b) just so 1c) therefore 1d) so...as (paired with adv) 1e) then 1f) forasmuch as (in phrase) 1g) (with prep) 1g1) therefore, this being so (specific) 1g2) hitherto 1g3) therefore, on this ground (general) 1g4) afterwards 1g5) in such case adj 2) right, just, honest, true, veritable 2a) right, just, honest 2b) correct 2c) true, veritable 2d) true!, right!, correct! (in assent)">3651 [e] כֵ֔ן ḵên, right Adj-ms 1) upon, on the ground of, according to, on account of, on behalf of, concerning, beside, in addition to, together with, beyond, above, over, by, on to, towards, to, against 1a) upon, on the ground of, on the basis of, on account of, because of, therefore, on behalf of, for the sake of, for, with, in spite of, notwithstanding, concerning, in the matter of, as regards 1b) above, beyond, over (of excess) 1c) above, over (of elevation or pre-eminence) 1d) upon, to, over to, unto, in addition to, together with, with (of addition) 1e) over (of suspension or extension) 1f) by, adjoining, next, at, over, around (of contiguity or proximity) 1g) down upon, upon, on, from, up upon, up to, towards, over towards, to, against (with verbs of motion) 1h) to (as a dative) conj 2) because that, because, notwithstanding, although">5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- against Prep 1) the proper name of the one true God 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068 [e] יְהוָ֖ה Yah-weh Yahweh N-proper-ms 1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God">430 [e] אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם ’ĕ-lō-hê-hem; their God N-mpc | 3mp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to build, rebuild 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be built 1b2) to be rebuilt 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 1b4) established (made permanent) 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)">1129 [e] וַיִּבְנ֨וּ way-yiḇ-nū and they built Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp   לָהֶ֤ם lā-hem for themselves Prep | 3mp 1a) high place, mountain 1b) high places, battlefields 1c) high places (as places of worship) 1d) funeral mound?">1116 [e] בָּמוֹת֙ bā-mō-wṯ high places N-fp 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything">3605 [e] בְּכָל־ bə-ḵāl in all Prep-b | N-msc 1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town">5892 [e] עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם ‘ā-rê-hem, their cities N-fpc | 3mp 1a) tower 1b) elevated stage, pulpit 1c) raised bed">4026 [e] מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל mim-miḡ-dal from Prep-m | N-msc 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to watch, guard, keep 1a2) to preserve, guard from dangers 1a3) to keep, observe, guard with fidelity 1a4) to guard, keep secret 1a5) to be kept close, be blockaded 1a6) watchman (participle)">5341 [e] נוֹצְרִ֖ים nō-wṣ-rîm watchtower V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even">5704 [e] עַד־ ‘aḏ- to Prep 1a) of terror 2) city, town (a place of waking, guarded) 2a) city, town">5892 [e] עִ֥יר ‘îr city N-fsc 4013 [e] מִבְצָֽר׃ miḇ-ṣār. fortified N-ms

New American Standard Bible
The sons of Israel did things secretly which were not right against the LORD their God. Moreover, they built for themselves high places in all their towns, from watchtower to fortified city.

King James Bible
And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Israelites secretly did what was not right against the LORD their God. They built high places in all their towns from watchtower to fortified city.

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