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2 Kings 17:27-34

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.

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