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2 Kings 17:36-41

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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