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2 Kings 21:1-9

1Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֣הme.na.ShehH4519was twelveשְׁתֵּ֨ים עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.Teim 'es.RehH8147 H6240years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָה֙ben- sha.NahH1121 H8141when he became kingבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427,and he reignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389fifty-fiveוַחֲמִשִּׁ֤ים וְחָמֵשׁ֙va.cha.mi.Shim ve.cha.MeshH2572 H2568yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141.His mother’sאִמּ֖וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֥ם חֶפְצִי־ve.Shem chef.tzi-H2657 H8034was Hephzibahבָֽהּ׃VahH2657.

2And he didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068by following the abominationsכְּתֽוֹעֲבֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had driven outהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

3For he rebuiltוַיָּ֗שָׁב וַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Ya.shov vai.Yi.venH7725 H1129אֶת־'et-H853the high placesהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396had destroyedאִבַּ֖ד'i.BadH6,and he raised upוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֜תmiz.be.ChotH4196for Baalלַבַּ֗עַלla.Ba.'alH1168.He madeוַיַּ֤עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213an Asherah poleאֲשֵׁרָה֙'a.she.RahH842,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834Kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Ahabאַחְאָב֙'ach.'AvH256of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478had doneעָשָׂ֗ה'a.SahH6213,and he worshipedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812and servedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647אֹתָֽם׃'o.TamH853allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

4Manassehalso builtוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129altarsמִזְבְּחֹ֖תmiz.be.ChotH4196in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,of whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559, “In Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֖םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389I will putאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760אֶת־'et-H853My Nameשְׁמִֽי׃she.MiH8034.”

5In bothבִּשְׁתֵּ֖יbish.TeiH8147courtyardsחַצְר֥וֹתchatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,he builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

6He sacrificedוְהֶעֱבִ֤ירve.he.'e.VirH5674his own sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121אֶת־'et-H853in the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,practiced sorceryוְעוֹנֵ֣ןve.'o.NenH6049and divinationוְנִחֵ֔שׁve.ni.CheshH5172,and consultedוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213mediumsא֖וֹב'ovH178and spiritistsוְיִדְּעֹנִ֑יםve.yi.de.'o.NimH3049.He didלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213greatהִרְבָּ֗הhir.BahH7235evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,provoking Him to angerלְהַכְעִֽיס׃le.hakh.'IsH3707.

7Manasseh even took the carvedפֶּ֥סֶלPe.selH6459Asherah poleהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הha.'a.she.RahH842אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had madeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213and set it upוַיָּ֕שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760אֶת־'et-H853in the templeבַּבַּ֗יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,of whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068had saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559toאֶל־'el-H413Davidדָּוִד֙ וְאֶל־da.Vid ve.'el-H1732 H413and his sonבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010, “In thisהַזֶּ֜הha.ZehH2088templeבַּבַּ֨יִתba.Ba.yitH1004and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I have chosenבָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ba.Char.tiH977out of allמִכֹּל֙mi.KolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,I will establishאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760אֶת־'et-H853My Nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034foreverלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

8I will neverוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808againאֹסִ֗יף'o.SifH3254cause the feetרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272of the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to wanderלְהָנִיד֙le.ha.NidH5110fromמִן־min-H4480the landהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to their fathersלַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑םla.'a.vo.TamH1,ifאִם־'im-H518onlyרַ֣ק׀rakH7535they are carefulיִשְׁמְר֣וּyish.me.RuH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213allכְּכֹל֙ke.KholH3605אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834I have commanded themצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680—the wholeוּלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605Lawהַ֨תּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834My servantעַבְדִּ֥י'av.DiH5650Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680themאֹתָ֖ם'o.TamH853.”

9But the people did notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁה֙me.na.ShehH4519led them astrayוַיַּתְעֵ֤םvai.yat.'EmH8582,so that they didלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213אֶת־'et-H853greater evilהָרָ֔עha.Ra'H7451thanמִן־min-H4480the nationsהַ֨גּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471thatאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had destroyedהִשְׁמִ֣ידhish.MidH8045beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

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