Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut they were unfaithful to the God of their fathers, and they prostituted themselves with the gods of the peoples of the land, whom God had destroyed before them. Young's Literal Translation And they trespass against the God of their fathers, and go a-whoring after the gods of the peoples of the land whom God destroyed from their presence; 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. Hebrew But they were unfaithfulוַיִּֽמְעֲל֔וּ (way·yim·‘ă·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 4603: To cover up, to act covertly, treacherously to the God בֵּאלֹהֵ֖י (bê·lō·hê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of their fathers, אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father and they prostituted וַיִּזְנ֗וּ (way·yiz·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2181: To commit adultery, to commit idolatry themselves with אַחֲרֵי֙ (’a·ḥă·rê) Preposition Strong's 310: The hind or following part the gods אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of the peoples עַמֵּי־ (‘am·mê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock of the land, הָאָ֔רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land whom אֲשֶׁר־ (’ă·šer-) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that God אֱלֹהִ֖ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm) Noun - masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative had destroyed הִשְׁמִ֥יד (hiš·mîḏ) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8045: To be exterminated or destroyed before them. מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם׃ (mip·pə·nê·hem) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 6440: The face |