Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD; they forgot the LORD their God and served the Baals and the Asherahs. Young's Literal Translation and the sons of Israel do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, and forget Jehovah their God, and serve the Baalim and the shrines. King James Bible And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves. Hebrew So the Israelitesבְנֵי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son did וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ (way·ya·‘ă·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6213: To do, make evil הָרַע֙ (hā·ra‘) Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 7451: Bad, evil in the sight בְּעֵינֵ֣י (bə·‘ê·nê) Preposition-b | Noun - cdc Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain of the LORD; יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel they forgot וַֽיִּשְׁכְּח֖וּ (way·yiš·kə·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel their God אֱלֹֽהֵיהֶ֑ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative and served וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ (way·ya·‘aḇ·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave the Baals הַבְּעָלִ֖ים (hab·bə·‘ā·lîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god and the Asherahs. הָאֲשֵׁרֽוֹת׃ (hā·’ă·šê·rō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 842: A Phoenician goddess, also an image of the same |