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2 Kings 17:14-16

14But they would notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085,and they stiffenedוַיַּקְשׁ֤וּvai.yak.ShuH7185אֶת־'et-H853their necksH6203like their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1,whoאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834did notלֹ֣אlo'H3808believeהֶאֱמִ֔ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539the LORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

15They rejectedוַיִּמְאֲס֣וּvai.yim.'a.SuH3988אֶת־'et-H853His statutesחֻקָּ֗יוchu.KavH2706וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the covenantבְּרִיתוֹ֙be.ri.ToH1285אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He had madeכָּרַ֣תka.RatH3772withאֶת־'et-H854their fathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853,as well as the decreesעֵֽדְוֹתָ֔יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834He had givenהֵעִ֖ידhe.'IdH5749them.They pursuedוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ אַחֲרֵ֤יvai.Ye.le.khu 'a.cha.ReiH1980 H310worthless idolsהַהֶ֙בֶל֙ha.He.velH1892and became worthless themselvesוַיֶּהְבָּ֔לוּvai.yeh.Ba.luH1891,going afterוְאַחֲרֵ֤יve.'a.cha.ReiH310the surroundingסְבִֽיבֹתָ֔םse.vi.vo.TamH5439אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853had commanded themצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680notלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115to imitateעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213.

16They abandonedוַיַּעַזְב֗וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430and madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213for themselvestwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.neimH8147cast idolsמַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.KhahH4541of calvesעֲגָלִ֑ים וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ'a.ga.Lim vai.ya.'a.SuH5695 H6213and an Asherah poleאֲשֵׁירָ֗ה'a.shei.RahH842.They bowed down toוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064and servedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

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