Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 17:32-41

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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