Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. Young's Literal Translation and the sons of Israel do covertly things that [are] not right against Jehovah their God, and build for them high places in all their cities, from a tower of the watchers unto the fenced city, King James Bible And the children of Israel did secretly [those] things that [were] not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city. Hebrew The Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ (ḇə·nê-) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son secretly did וַיְחַפְּא֣וּ (way·ḥap·pə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 2644: To cover, to act covertly things against עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the LORD יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel their God אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative that [were] אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that not לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no right. כֵ֔ן (ḵên) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 3651: So -- thus From watchtower מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל (mim·miḡ·dal) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4026: A tower, a rostrum, a, bed of flowers to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while fortified מִבְצָֽר׃ (miḇ·ṣār) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4013: A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defender city, עִ֥יר (‘îr) Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 5892: Excitement they built וַיִּבְנ֨וּ (way·yiḇ·nū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 1129: To build high places בָּמוֹת֙ (bā·mō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1116: An elevation in all בְּכָל־ (bə·ḵāl) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every their cities. עָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם (‘ā·rê·hem) Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 5892: Excitement |