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2 Kings 17:29-32

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.

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