1 Chronicles 5:25
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
But they acted treacherouslyוַיִּֽמְעֲל֔וּ
(vai·yim·'a·lu,)
4603: to act unfaithfully or treacherouslya prim. root
against the Godבֵּאלֹהֵ֖י
(be·lo·hei)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
of their fathersאֲבֹותֵיהֶ֑ם
(a·vo·v·tei·hem;)
1: fatherfrom an unused word
and played the harlotוַיִּזְנ֗וּ
(vai·yiz·nu)
2181: to commit fornication, be a harlota prim. root
afterאַחֲרֵי֙
(a·cha·rei)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י
(e·lo·hei)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
of the peoplesעַמֵּי־
(am·mei-)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
of the land,הָאָ֔רֶץ
(ha·'a·retz,)
776: earth, landa prim. root
whomאֲשֶׁר־
(a·sher-)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים
(e·lo·him)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
had destroyedהִשְׁמִ֥יד
(hish·mid)
8045: to be exterminated or destroyeda prim. root
before 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
them. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
And they transgressed
ma`al  (maw-al')
to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. treacherously -- transgress, (commit, do a) trespass(-ing).
against the God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
of their fathers
'ab  (awb)
father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application) -- chief, (fore-)father(-less), patrimony, principal. Compare names in Abi-.
and went a whoring
zanah  (zaw-naw')
to commit adultery; figuratively, to commit idolatry (the Jewish people being regarded as the spouse of Jehovah)
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
the gods
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
of the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
of the land
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
whom God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
destroyed
shamad  (shaw-mad')
to desolate -- destory(-uction), bring to nought, overthrow, perish, pluck down, utterly.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the 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.)
them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
But they acted treacherously against the God of their fathers and played the harlot after the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them.

King James Bible
And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and went a whoring after the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors. They prostituted themselves with the gods of the nations God had destroyed before them.

International Standard Version
But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors by prostituting themselves to the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had exterminated right in front of them.

NET Bible
But they were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors and worshiped instead the gods of the native peoples whom God had destroyed before them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
But Gad, Reuben, and half of the tribe of Manasseh were unfaithful to the God of their ancestors. They chased after the gods of the people of the land as if they were prostitutes. God had destroyed these people as the Israelites arrived.

King James 2000 Bible
And they transgressed against the God of their fathers, and played the harlot with the gods of the people of the land, whom God destroyed before them.
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