Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblefor they forsook Him and served Baal and the Ashtoreths. Young's Literal Translation yea, they forsake Jehovah, and do service to Baal and to Ashtaroth. King James Bible And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth. Hebrew for they forsookוַיַּעַזְב֖וּ (way·ya·‘az·ḇū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5800: To loosen, relinquish, permit Him יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel 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 Baal לַבַּ֖עַל (lab·ba·‘al) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 1168: Baal -- a heathen god and the Ashtoreths. וְלָעַשְׁתָּרֽוֹת׃ (wə·lā·‘aš·tā·rō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - proper - feminine plural Strong's 6252: A place East of the Jordan |