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2 Kings 17:23-41

23untilJehovahremovedH5493Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478outofhissight,ashespakebyallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.SoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478wascarriedawayH5493outoftheirownlandאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127toAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

24Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804broughtH935menfromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֡לmi.ba.VelH894,andfromCuthahוּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָהu.Mi.ku.tahH3575,andfromAvva,andfromHamathוּמֵֽחֲמָת֙u.me.cha.MatH2574andSepharvaimוּסְפַרְוַ֔יִםu.se.far.Va.yimH5617,andplacedtheminthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111insteadofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheypossessedH3423Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,anddweltH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃be.'a.Rei.haH5892thereof.

25AndsoitwasH1961,atthebeginningoftheirdwellingשִׁבְתָּ֣םshiv.TamH3427there,thattheyfearedיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372notJehovah:thereforeJehovahsentH7971lionsהָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738amongthem,whichkilledהֹרְגִ֖יםho.re.GimH2026someofthem.

26Whereforetheyspaketothekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֮'a.ShurH804,sayingH559,Thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471whichthou hastcarriedawayH7971,andplacedinthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,knowיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045notthelawofthegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776:thereforehehathsentH7971lionsהָאֲרָי֗וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738amongthem,and,behold,theyslaythem,becausetheyknowיֹדְעִ֔יםyo.de.'ImH3045notthelawofthegodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

27Thenthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Carrythitheroneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259ofthepriestsמֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙me.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whomye broughtfromthence;andletthemgoH1540anddwellוְיֵ֣שְׁבוּve.Ye.she.vuH3427there,andlethimteachוְיֹרֵ֕םve.yo.RemH3384themthelawofthegodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

28Sooneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259ofthepriestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whomtheyhadcarriedawayfromSamariaמִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹןmi.Sho.me.RonH8111cameH935anddweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inBeth-el,andtaughtH3384themhowאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349theyshouldfearיִֽירְא֥וּyi.re.'UH3372Jehovah.

29HowbeiteverynationH1471madeH6213godsאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430oftheirown,andputtheminthehousesבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofthehighהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whichtheSamaritanshadmadeH6213,everynationH1471intheircitiesבְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.HemH5892whereintheydweltיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427.

30AndthemenH376ofBabylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894madeH6213Succoth-benoth,andthemenH376ofCuthmadeH6213Nergal,andthemenH376ofHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574madeH6213Ashima,

31andtheAvvitesmadeH6213NibhazandTartak;andtheSepharvitesburnttheirchildreninthefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784toAdrammelechלְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְle.'ad.ra.Me.lekhH152andAnammelech,thegodsofSepharvaimסְפַרְוָֽיִם׃se.fa.rimH5617.

32SotheyfearedH3372Jehovah,andmadeH6213untothemfromamongthemselvespriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthehighבָמ֔וֹתva.MotH1116placesH1116,whosacrificedfortheminthehousesבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofthehighהַבָּמֽוֹת׃ha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116.

33TheyfearedH3372Jehovah,andservedH5647theirowngodsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙'e.lo.hei.HemH430,afterthemannerofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471fromamongwhomtheyhadbeenH1961carriedaway.

34Untothisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117theydoaftertheformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223manner:theyfearH3372notJehovah,neitherdotheyaftertheirstatutesH2708,oraftertheirordinancesH4941,orafterthelawוְכַתּוֹרָ֣הve.kha.to.RahH8451orafterthecommandmentוְכַמִּצְוָ֗הve.kha.mitz.VahH4687whichJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680thechildrenofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,whomhenamedשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

35withwhomJehovahhadmadeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285,andchargedthem,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Yeshallnotfearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,norbowתִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812yourselvestothem,norserveתַעַבְד֔וּםta.'av.DumH5647them,norsacrificeתִזְבְּח֖וּtiz.be.ChuH2076tothem:

36butJehovah,whobroughtH5927youupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714withgreatגָּד֛וֹלga.DolH1419powerandwithanoutstretchedנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֥וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,himshallyefearתִירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372,anduntohimshallyebowתִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812yourselves,andtohimshallyesacrificeתִזְבָּֽחוּ׃tiz.Ba.chuH2076:

37andthestatutesH2706andtheordinancesH4941,andthelawוְהַתּוֹרָ֤הve.ha.to.RahH8451andthecommandmentוְהַמִּצְוָה֙ve.ha.mitz.VahH4687,whichhewroteH3789foryou, yeshallobserveH8104todoforevermore;andyeshallnotfearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430:

38andthecovenantוְהַבְּרִ֛יתve.ha.be.RitH1285thatIhavemadeH3772withyouyeshallnotforgetתִשְׁכָּ֑חוּtish.Ka.chuH7911;neithershallyefearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430:

39butJehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shallyefearתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372;andhewilldeliverיַצִּ֣ילya.TzilH5337yououtofthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofallyourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341.

40Howbeittheydidnothearken,buttheydidaftertheirformerהָֽרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223manner.

41Sothesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471fearedH3372Jehovah,andservedH5647theirgravenimages;theirchildrenlikewise,andtheirchildren’schildren,asdidtheirfathersאֲבֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1,sodotheyuntothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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