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Berean Standard Bible

“All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods”

2 Kings 17:7

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Israel's northern kingdom has fallen to Assyria, and its people are taken into exile. The narrator now pauses to explain why it happened.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods

World English Bible (WEB)

It was so because the children of Israel had sinned against Yahweh their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

King James Version (KJV)

For so it was, that the children of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, which had brought them up out of the land of Egypt, from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it was so, because the children of Israel had sinned against Jehovah their God, who brought them up out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt, and had feared other gods,

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the wrath of the Lord came on Israel because they had done evil against the Lord their God, who took them out of the land of Egypt from under the yoke of Pharaoh, king of Egypt, and had become worshippers of other gods,

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Porque como los hijos de Israel pecasen contra Jehová su Dios, que los sacó de tierra de Egipto de bajo la mano de Faraón rey de Egipto, y temiesen á dioses ajenos,

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Este desastre cayó sobre el pueblo de Israel, porque sus habitantes adoraron a otros dioses, pecando así contra el Señor su Dios que los había sacado de la esclavitud de Egipto.

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