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2 Kings 17:9-11

9And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478did secretlyוַיְחַפְּא֣וּvay.cha.pe.'UH2644thosethingsדְּבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697that werenot right against the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,and they builtוַיִּבְנ֨וּvai.yiv.NuH1129them high placesבָּמוֹת֙ba.mOtH1116in all their citiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892,from the towerמִמִּגְדַּ֥לmi.mig.DalH4026of the watchmenנוֹצְרִ֖יםnotz.RimH5341to the fencedמִבְצָֽר׃miv.TzarH4013cityעִ֥יר'irH5892.

10And they set them upוַיַּצִּ֧בוּvai.ya.Tzi.vuH5324imagesמַצֵּב֖וֹתma.tze.VotH4676and grovesוַאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםva.'a.she.RimH842in every highגְבֹהָ֔הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389,and under every greenרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086:

11And there they burnt incenseוַיְקַטְּרוּ־vay.ka.te.ru-H6999in all the high placesבָּמ֔וֹתba.MotH1116, as didthe heathenכַּגּוֹיִ֕םka.go.YimH1471whom the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068carried awayהֶגְלָ֥הheg.LahH1540beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them; and wroughtוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙vai.ya.'a.SuH6213wickedרָעִ֔יםra.'ImH7451thingsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697to provoke the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068to angerלְהַכְעִ֖יסle.hakh.'IsH3707:

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