Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 17:27-34

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.

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