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2 Kings 17:23-41

23Finallyעַ֠ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834,the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853removedהֵסִ֨ירhe.SirH5493Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromמֵעַ֣לme.'AlH5921His presenceפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834He had declaredדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696throughבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027allכָּל־kol-H3605His servantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.So Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478was exiledוַיִּ֨גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540fromמֵעַ֤לme.'AlH5921their homelandאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127into Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804, where they aretoעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

24Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935people from Babylonמִבָּבֶ֡לmi.ba.VelH894,Cuthahוּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָהu.Mi.ku.tahH3575,Avvaוּמֵעַוָּ֤אu.me.'a.Va'H5755,Hamathוּמֵֽחֲמָת֙u.me.cha.MatH2574,and Sepharvaimוּסְפַרְוַ֔יִםu.se.far.Va.yimH5617and settled themוַיֹּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Yo.shevH3427in the townsבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Samariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111to replaceתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.They took possession ofוַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙vai.yir.ShuH3423אֶת־'et-H853Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and livedוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in its townsבְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃be.'a.Rei.haH5892.

25Nowוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961when the settlers firstבִּתְחִלַּת֙bit.chi.LatH8462livedשִׁבְתָּ֣םshiv.TamH3427thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033,they did notלֹ֥אlo'H3808worshipיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,so Heיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971lionsהָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738among themאֶת־'et-H853,whichוַיִּֽהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961killedהֹרְגִ֖יםho.re.GimH2026some of them.

26So they spokeוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֮'a.ShurH804,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “The peoplesהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834you have removedהִגְלִ֙יתָ֙hig.Li.taH1540and placedוַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙va.To.o.shevH3427in the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Samariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045אֶת־'et-H853the requirementsמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Because of thisכַּאֲשֶׁר֙ אֵינָ֣ם יֹדְעִ֔יםka.'a.Sher 'ei.Nam yo.de.'ImH834 H369 H3045אֶת־'et-H853מִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430הָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776,He has sentוַיְשַׁלַּח־vay.sha.lach-H7971אוֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853lionsהָאֲרָי֗וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738among them,which are indeedוְהִנָּם֙ve.hi.NamH2009killing them offמְמִיתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191אֶת־'et-H853.”

27Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר לֵאמֹ֗ר'a.Shur le.MorH804 H559commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680: “Send backהֹלִ֤יכוּho.Li.khuH1980שָׁ֙מָּה֙Sha.mahH8033oneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259of the priestsמֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙me.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834you carried offהִגְלִיתֶ֣םhig.li.TemH1540fromמִשָּׁ֔םmi.ShamH8033Samaria,and have him go backוְיֵלְכ֖וּve.ye.le.KhuH1980to liveוְיֵ֣שְׁבוּve.Ye.she.vuH3427thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033and teachוְיֹרֵ֕םve.yo.RemH3384אֶת־'et-H853the requirementsמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.”

28Thus oneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of the priestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they had carried awayהִגְלוּ֙ מִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹןhig.Lu mi.Sho.me.RonH1540 H8111cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935and livedוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Bethelוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1008 H1961,and he began to teachמוֹרֶ֣הmo.RehH3384themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853howאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349they should worshipיִֽירְא֥וּyi.re.'UH3372אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29Neverthelessוַיִּהְי֣וּvai.yih.YuH1961,the people of each nationH1471continued to makeעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213their own godsאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430H1471in the citiesבְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.HemH5892whereאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834theyהֵ֥םhemH1992had settledיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427שָֽׁם׃ShamH8033,and they set them upוַיַּנִּ֣יחוּ׀vai.ya.Ni.chuH5117in the shrinesבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004thatאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834the peopleH1471of Samariaהַשֹּׁ֣מְרֹנִ֔יםha.Sho.me.ro.NimH8118had madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213on the high placesהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116.

30The menוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582of Babylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853Succoth-benothH5524,the menוְאַנְשֵׁי־ve.'an.shei-H582of Cuthכ֔וּתKhutH3575madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853Nergalנֵֽרְגַ֑לne.re.GalH5370,the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֥יve.'an.SheiH582of Hamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574madeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853Ashimaאֲשִׁימָֽא׃'a.shi.Ma'H807,

31the Avvitesוְהָעַוִּ֛יםve.ha.'a.VimH5761madeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213Nibhazנִבְחַ֖זniv.ChazH5026וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and Tartakתַּרְתָּ֑קtar.TakH8662,and the Sepharvitesוְהַסְפַרְוִ֗יםve.has.far.VimH5616burnedשֹׂרְפִ֤יםso.re.FimH8313אֶת־'et-H853their childrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121in the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784to Adrammelechלְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְle.'ad.ra.Me.lekhH152and Anammelechוַֽעֲנַמֶּ֖לֶךְva.'a.na.Me.lekhH6048the godsH433of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוָֽיִם׃se.fa.rimH5617.

32Soוַיִּהְי֥וּvai.yih.YuH1961the new residentsworshipedיְרֵאִ֖יםye.re.'ImH3373אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,but they also appointedוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213for themselvespriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of all sortsמִקְצוֹתָם֙mik.tzo.TamH7098to serveעֹשִׂ֥ים'o.SimH6213in the shrinesבָמ֔וֹת בְּבֵ֥יתva.Mot be.VeitH1004 H1116of the high placesוַיִּהְי֛וּ הַבָּמֽוֹת׃vai.yih.Yu ha.ba.MotH1116 H1961.

33הָי֣וּha.YuH1961They worshipedיְרֵאִ֑יםye.re.'ImH3373אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,but they also servedעֹֽבְדִ֔ים'oe.DimH5647their own godsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙ הָי֣וּ'e.lo.hei.Hem ha.YuH430 H1961according to the customsכְּמִשְׁפַּט֙ke.mish.PatH4941of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471from whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they had been carried awayהִגְל֥וּhig.LuH1540אֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853מִשָּֽׁם׃mi.ShamH8033.

34Toעַ֣ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117theyהֵ֣םhemH1992are still practicingעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213their formerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223customsכַּמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםka.mish.pa.TimH4941.Noneאֵינָ֤ם'ei.NamH369of them worshipיְרֵאִים֙ye.re.'ImH3373אֶת־'et-H853the LORDיְהוָ֔ה וְאֵינָ֣םYah.weh ve.'ei.NamH3068 H369or observeעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213the statutesכְּחֻקֹּתָם֙ke.chu.ko.TamH2708,ordinancesוּכְמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םu.khe.mish.pa.TamH4941,lawsוְכַתּוֹרָ֣הve.kha.to.RahH8451,and commandmentsוְכַמִּצְוָ֗הve.kha.mitz.VahH4687thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853gaveצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680the descendantsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834,whom He namedשָׂ֥ם שְׁמ֖וֹsam she.MoH7760 H8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

35For the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068had madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285withאִתָּם֙'i.TamH854the Israelitesand commanded themוַיְצַוֵּ֣ם לֵאמֹ֔רvay.tza.Vem le.MorH6680 H559, “Do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808worshipתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430orוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808bow downתִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812to them;do notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808serve themתַעַבְד֔וּםta.'av.DumH5647orוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808sacrificeתִזְבְּח֖וּtiz.be.ChuH2076to them.

36Insteadכִּ֣י אִֽם־ki 'im-H3588 H518אֶת־'et-H853,worshipתִירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834broughtהֶעֱלָ֨הhe.'e.LahH5927youאֶתְכֶ֜ם'et.KhemH853out of the landמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714with greatגָּד֛וֹלga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹ֧חַbe.Kho.achH3581and an outstretchedנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186אֹת֣וֹ'o.ToH853armוּבִזְר֥וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220.You are to bow downתִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812to Himand offer sacrifices to Himתִזְבָּֽחוּ׃tiz.Ba.chuH2076.

37Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853you must alwaysכָּל־kol-H3605be carefulתִּשְׁמְר֥וּן הַיָּמִ֑יםtish.me.Run hai.ya.MimH8104 H3117to observeלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213the statutesהַחֻקִּ֨יםha.chu.KimH2706וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֜יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941,lawsוְהַתּוֹרָ֤הve.ha.to.RahH8451,and commandmentsוְהַמִּצְוָה֙ve.ha.mitz.VahH4687אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He wroteכָּתַ֣בka.TavH3789for you.Do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808worshipתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

38Do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808forgetתִשְׁכָּ֑חוּtish.Ka.chuH7911the covenantוְהַבְּרִ֛יתve.ha.be.RitH1285אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I have madeכָּרַ֥תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with youאִתְּכֶ֖ם'i.te.KhemH854.Do notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808worshipתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,

39butכִּ֛י אִֽם־ki 'im-H3588 H518אֶת־'et-H853worshipתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and Heוְהוּא֙ve.Hu'H1931will deliverיַצִּ֣ילya.TzilH5337youאֶתְכֶ֔ם'et.KhemH853from the handsמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341.”

40But they would notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085,andכִּ֛י אִֽם־ki 'im-H3588 H518they persisted inעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213their formerהָֽרִאשׁ֖וֹן הֵ֥םha.ri.Shon hemH7223 H1992customsכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֥םke.mish.pa.TamH4941.

41Soוַיִּהְי֣וּ׀vai.yih.YuH1961theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֶת־'et-H853nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471worshipedיְרֵאִים֙ye.re.'ImH3373the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853but also servedעֹֽבְדִ֑ים גַּם־'oe.Dim gam-H5647 H1571their idolsפְּסִֽילֵיהֶ֖םpe.si.lei.HemH6456,andהָי֣וּha.YuH1961toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117their childrenH1121and grandchildrenH1121continue to doעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834their fathersאֲבֹתָם֙ הֵ֣ם'a.vo.Tam hemH1 H1992didעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213.

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