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2 Kings 17:23-41

23untilJehovahhadremovedH5493Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478outofhissight,ashehadsaidH1696throughallhisservantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030;andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478wascarriedawayH5493outoftheirownlandאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127toAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804, untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

24Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804broughtH935[peopleבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121]fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֡לmi.ba.VelH894,andfromCuthahוּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָהu.Mi.ku.tahH3575,andfromAvva,andfromHamathוּמֵֽחֲמָת֙u.me.cha.MatH2574,andfromSepharvaimוּסְפַרְוַ֔יִםu.se.far.Va.yimH5617,andmadethemdwellוַיֹּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Yo.shevH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111insteadofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheypossessedH3423Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,anddweltוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427initscitiesבְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃be.'a.Rei.haH5892.

25AndsoitwasH1961,atthebeginningoftheirdwellingשִׁבְתָּ֣םshiv.TamH3427there,thattheyfearedיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372notJehovah;andJehovahsentH7971lionsהָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738amongthem,whichkilledהֹרְגִ֖יםho.re.GimH2026[some]ofthem.

26Andtheyspoketothekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֮'a.ShurH804sayingH559,Thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471thatthou hastremovedandmadeH3045todwellוַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙va.To.o.shevH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111knowיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045notthemannerofthegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;thereforehehassentH7971lionsהָאֲרָי֗וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738amongthem,andbehold,theyslaythem,becausetheyknowיֹדְעִ֔יםyo.de.'ImH3045notthemannerofthegodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

27Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Carrythitheroneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259ofthepriestsמֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙me.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whomyehavebroughtawayfromthence;andletthemgoH1540andabidethere,andlethimteachוְיֹרֵ֕םve.yo.RemH3384themthemannerofthegodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

28Thenoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259ofthepriestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whomtheyhadcarriedawayfromSamariaמִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹןmi.Sho.me.RonH8111cameH935andabodeinBethel,andtaughtH3384themhowאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349theyshouldfearיִֽירְא֥וּyi.re.'UH3372Jehovah.

29AndeverynationH1471madeH6213godsאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430oftheirown,andputtheminthehousesבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofthehighהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116thattheSamaritanshadmadeH6213,everynationH1471intheircitiesבְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.HemH5892inwhichtheydweltיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427.

30AndthepeopleofBabylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894madeH6213Succoth-benoth,andthepeopleofCuthmadeH6213Nergal,andthepeopleofHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574madeH6213Ashima,

31andtheAvvitesmadeH6213NibhazandTartak,andtheSepharvitesburnedH8313theirchildreninthefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784toAdrammelechלְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְle.'ad.ra.Me.lekhH152andAnammelechthegodsofSepharvaimסְפַרְוָֽיִם׃se.fa.rimH5617.

32SotheyfearedH3372Jehovah,andmadeH6213tothemselvesfromallclassesofthempriestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548ofthehighבָמ֔וֹתva.MotH1116placesH1116,whooffered [sacrifices]fortheminthehousesבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004ofthehighהַבָּמֽוֹת׃ha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116.

33TheyfearedH3372Jehovah,andservedH5647theirowngodsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙'e.lo.hei.HemH430afterthemannerofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471, whencetheyhadbeenH1961carriedaway.

34Tothisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117theydoaftertheirformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223customsH2708:theyfearH3372notJehovah,neitherdotheyaftertheirstatutesH2708oraftertheirordinancesH4941,norafterthelawוְכַתּוֹרָ֣הve.kha.to.RahH8451andcommandmentוְכַמִּצְוָ֗הve.kha.mitz.VahH4687thatJehovahcommandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680thesonsH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,whomhenamedשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

35AndJehovahhadmadeH3772acovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285withthem,andchargedthemsayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Yeshallnotfearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,norbowתִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812downH7812yourselvestothem,norserveתַעַבְד֔וּםta.'av.DumH5647them,norsacrificeתִזְבְּח֖וּtiz.be.ChuH2076tothem;

36butJehovahalone,whobroughtH5927youupoutofthelandמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714withgreatגָּד֛וֹלga.DolH1419powerandastretched-outH5186armוּבִזְר֥וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,himshallyefearתִירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372,andhimshallyeworship,andtohimshallyedosacrificeתִזְבָּֽחוּ׃tiz.Ba.chuH2076.

37AndthestatutesH2706andtheordinancesH4941andthelawוְהַתּוֹרָ֤הve.ha.to.RahH8451,andthecommandmentוְהַמִּצְוָה֙ve.ha.mitz.VahH4687whichhewroteH3789foryou, yeshallobserveH8104todoforevermore;andyeshallnotfearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

38Andyeshallnotforgetתִשְׁכָּ֑חוּtish.Ka.chuH7911thecovenantוְהַבְּרִ֛יתve.ha.be.RitH1285thatIhavemadeH3772withyou,neithershallyefearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430;

39butyeshallfearתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372JehovahyourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andheshalldeliverיַצִּ֣ילya.TzilH5337yououtofthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofallyourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341.

40Andtheydidnothearken,butdidaftertheirformerהָֽרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223customsכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֥םke.mish.pa.TamH4941.

41Andthesenationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471fearedH3372Jehovah,andservedH5647theirgravenimages,boththeirchildrenandtheirchildren'schildren:asdidtheirfathersאֲבֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1,sodothey, untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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