וַיֵּ֗לֶךְ בְּדֶ֨רֶךְ֙ בֵּ֣ית אַחְאָ֔ב וַיַּ֧עַשׂ הָרַ֛ע בְּעֵינֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה כְּבֵ֣ית אַחְאָ֑ב כִּ֛י חֲתַ֥ן בֵּית־אַחְאָ֖ב הֽוּא׃
And he walked in the way of the house of Aḥʾav and did what was evil in the eyes of YHWH, like the house of Aḥʾav, for he was the son-in-law of the house of Aḥʾav.
Morphology
- וַיֵּלֶךְ (va-yelekh) – Root: הלך; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “And he walked”; Notes: Introduces a narrative action.
- בְּדֶרֶךְ (be-derekh) – Root: דרך; Form: Preposition + noun masculine singular; Translation: “in the way of”; Notes: Figurative expression for lifestyle or conduct.
- בֵּית אַחְאָב (bet Aḥʾav) – Roots: בית, אחאב; Form: Construct noun + proper noun; Translation: “the house of Aḥʾav”; Notes: Refers to the dynasty or lineage of Aḥʾav.
- וַיַּעַשׂ (va-yaʿas) – Root: עשה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3ms; Translation: “and he did”; Notes: Continuing narrative of his deeds.
- הָרַע (ha-raʿ) – Root: רעע; Form: Definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “the evil”; Notes: Refers to moral and spiritual corruption.
- בְּעֵינֵי (be-ʿeinei) – Root: עין; Form: Preposition + plural noun in construct with 3ms suffix; Translation: “in the eyes of”; Notes: Common idiom for divine evaluation.
- יְהוָה (YHWH) – Form: Proper name of God; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: The covenantal name of the God of Yisraʾel.
- כְּבֵית אַחְאָב (ke-beit Aḥʾav) – Root: בית, אחאב; Form: Comparative preposition + construct phrase; Translation: “like the house of Aḥʾav”; Notes: Comparison of conduct.
- כִּי (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: “for”; Notes: Explains the reason for the preceding statement.
- חֲתַן (ḥatan) – Root: חתן; Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “son-in-law”; Notes: Describes family alliance by marriage.
- בֵּית־אַחְאָב (bet-Aḥʾav) – Repeated phrase; see above.
- הוּא (hu) – Root: הוא; Form: Pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “he”; Notes: Subject pronoun confirming identity.