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2 Chronicles 33:5-15

5And he builtוַיִּ֥בֶןvai.Yi.venH1129altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196for all the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064in the twoבִּשְׁתֵּ֖יbish.TeiH8147courtsחַצְר֥וֹתchatz.RotH2691of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And he causedH5674his childrenבָּנָ֤יוba.NavH1121to pass throughהֶעֱבִ֨ירhe.'e.VirH5674the fireבָּאֵשׁ֙ba.'EshH784in the valleyבְּגֵ֣יbe.GeiH1516of the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hinnomהִנֹּ֔םhi.NomH2011:also he observed timesוְעוֹנֵ֤ןve.'o.NenH6049,and used enchantmentsוְנִחֵשׁ֙ve.ni.CheshH5172,and used witchcraftוְֽכִשֵּׁ֔ףve.khi.ShefH3784,and dealtוְעָ֥שָׂהve.'A.sahH6213with a familiar spiritא֖וֹב'ovH178,and with wizardsוְיִדְּעוֹנִ֑יve.yi.de.'o.NiH3049:he wroughtלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213muchהִרְבָּ֗הhir.BahH7235evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to provoke him to angerלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707.

7And he setוַיָּ֕שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760a carved imageפֶּ֥סֶלPe.selH6459,the idolהַסֶּ֖מֶלha.Se.melH5566which he had madeעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213,in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,of which Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430had saidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to Davidדָּוִיד֙da.VidH1732and to Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣הshe.lo.MohH8010his sonבְנ֔וֹve.NoH1121,In this houseבַּבַּ֨יִתba.Ba.yitH1004,and in Jerusalemוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,which I have chosenבָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙ba.Char.tiH977before all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֣יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,will I putאָשִׂ֥ים'a.SimH7760my nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034for everלְעֵילֽוֹם׃le.'ei.LomH5865:

8Neither will I any moreאוֹסִ֗יף'o.SifH3254removeלְהָסִיר֙le.ha.SirH5493the footרֶ֣גֶלRe.gelH7272of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from outמֵעַל֙me.'AlH5921of the landהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הha.'a.da.MahH127which I have appointedהֶֽעֱמַ֖דְתִּיhe.'e.Mad.tiH5975for your fathersלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1;so thatאִם־'im-H518they will take heedיִשְׁמְר֣וּyish.me.RuH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתla.'a.SotH6213all that I have commandedצִוִּיתִ֔יםtzi.vi.TimH6680them, according to the whole lawהַתּוֹרָ֛הha.to.RahH8451and the statutesוְהַֽחֻקִּ֥יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706and the ordinancesוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםve.ha.mish.pa.TimH4941by the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

9So Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519madeH8582Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389to errH8582, andto doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213worseרָ֔עRa'H7451than the heathenהַ֨גּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whom the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had destroyedהִשְׁמִ֣ידhish.MidH8045beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ פYis.ra.'ElH3478.

10And the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068spakeוַיְדַבֵּ֧רvay.da.BerH1696to Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֥הme.na.ShehH4519,and to his peopleעַמּ֖וֹa.MoH5971:but they would not hearkenהִקְשִֽׁיבוּ׃hik.Shi.vuH7181.

11Wherefore the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068broughtוַיָּבֵ֨אvai.ya.Ve'H935upon them the captains ofשָׂרֵ֤יsa.ReiH8269the host ofהַצָּבָא֙ha.tza.Va'H6635the kingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,which tookוַיִּלְכְּד֥וּvai.yil.ke.DuH3920Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֖הme.na.ShehH4519among the thornsבַּחֹחִ֑יםba.cho.ChimH2336,and bound himוַיַּֽאַסְרֻ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Ru.huH631with fettersבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178,and carriedH3212him to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

12And when he was in afflictionוּכְהָצֵ֣רu.khe.ha.TzerH6887,he besoughtחִלָּ֕הchi.LahH2470the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430,and humbledוַיִּכָּנַ֣עvai.yi.ka.Na'H3665himself greatlyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966beforeH6440the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of his fathersאֲבֹתָֽיו׃'a.vo.TavH1,

13And prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֣לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419unto him: and he was intreatedוַיֵּעָ֤תֶרvai.ye.'A.terH6279of him, and heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085his supplicationתְּחִנָּת֔וֹte.chi.na.ToH8467,and brought him againוַיְשִׁיבֵ֥הוּvay.shi.Ve.huH7725to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389into his kingdomלְמַלְכוּת֑וֹle.mal.khu.ToH4438.Then Manassehמְנַשֶּׁ֔הme.na.ShehH4519knewוַיֵּ֣דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068he wasGodהָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃Ha.'E.lo.HimH430.

14Now after thisוְאַחֲרֵי־ve.'a.cha.rei-H310he builtבָּנָ֣הba.NahH1129a wallחוֹמָ֣הcho.MahH2346withoutחִֽיצוֹנָ֣ה׀chi.tzo.NahH2435the cityלְעִיר־le.'ir-H5892of Davidדָּוִ֡ידda.VidH1732,on the west sideמַעְרָבָה֩ma'.ra.VahH4628of Gihonלְגִיח֨וֹןle.gi.ChonH1521,in the valleyבַּנַּ֜חַלba.Na.chalH5158,even to the entering inוְלָב֨וֹאve.la.Vo'H935at the fishהַדָּגִים֙ha.da.GimH1709gateבְשַׁ֤עַרve.Sha.'arH8179,and compassedוְסָבַ֣בve.sa.VavH5437about Ophelלָעֹ֔פֶלla.'O.felH6077,and raised it upוַיַּגְבִּיהֶ֖הָvai.yag.bi.He.haH1361a very great heightמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966,and putוַיָּ֧שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760captainsשָֽׂרֵי־sa.rei-H8269of warחַ֛יִלCha.yilH2428in all the fencedהַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesהֶעָרִ֥יםhe.'a.RimH5892of Judahבִּיהוּדָֽה׃bi.hu.DahH3063.

15And he took awayוַ֠יָּסַרVai.ya.sarH5493the strangeהַנֵּכָ֤רha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430,and the idolהַסֶּ֙מֶל֙ha.Se.melH5566out of the houseמִבֵּ֣יתmi.BeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and all the altarsהַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹתha.miz.be.ChotH4196that he had builtבָּנָ֛הba.NahH1129in the mountבְּהַ֥רbe.HarH2022of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and in Jerusalemוּבִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םu.vi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and castוַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְvai.yash.LekhH7993themoutח֥וּצָהChu.tzahH2351of the cityלָעִֽיר׃la.'IrH5892.

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