Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 17:35-39

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.”

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