New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 17:32-41

32They also fearedH3372the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068andappointedוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213from amongמִקְצוֹתָם֙mik.tzo.TamH7098themselves priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the highבָמ֔וֹתva.MotH1116placesH1116,who actedעֹשִׂ֥ים'o.SimH6213for them in the housesבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the highהַבָּמֽוֹת׃ha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116.

33They fearedH3372the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068and servedעֹֽבְדִ֔ים'oe.DimH5647their own godsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙'e.lo.hei.HemH430according to the customכְּמִשְׁפַּט֙ke.mish.PatH4941of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471from among whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they had been carriedH1540awayH1540into exileהִגְל֥וּhig.LuH1540.

34To thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117they doעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213according to the earlierהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223customsכַּמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםka.mish.pa.TimH4941:they do not fearH3372the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,norH369do theyfollowעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213their statutesכְּחֻקֹּתָם֙ke.chu.ko.TamH2708or their ordinancesוּכְמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םu.khe.mish.pa.TamH4941or the lawוְכַתּוֹרָ֣הve.kha.to.RahH8451,or the commandmentsוְכַמִּצְוָ֗הve.kha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Jacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He namedשָׂ֥ם שְׁמ֖וֹsam she.MoH7760 H8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

35with whom the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068madeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285and commandedוַיְצַוֵּ֣םvay.tza.VemH6680them, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “You shall not fearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,norH3808bowתִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812downH7812yourselves to them norH3808serveתַעַבְד֔וּםta.'av.DumH5647them norH3808sacrificeתִזְבְּח֖וּtiz.be.ChuH2076to them.

36But the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,whoאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834broughtהֶעֱלָ֨הhe.'e.LahH5927you up from the landמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714with greatגָּד֛וֹלga.DolH1419powerבְּכֹ֧חַbe.Kho.achH3581and withan outstretchedנְטוּיָ֖הne.tu.YahH5186armוּבִזְר֥וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220,Him you shall fearתִירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372,and to Him you shall bowתִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812yourselves downH7812,and to Him you shall sacrificeתִזְבָּֽחוּ׃tiz.Ba.chuH2076.

37The statutesהַחֻקִּ֨יםha.chu.KimH2706and the ordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֜יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941and the lawוְהַתּוֹרָ֤הve.ha.to.RahH8451and the commandmentוְהַמִּצְוָה֙ve.ha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834He wroteכָּתַ֣בka.TavH3789for you,you shall observeתִּשְׁמְר֥וּןtish.me.RunH8104to doלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִ֑יםkol- hai.ya.MimH3605 H3117;and you shall not fearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

38The covenantוְהַבְּרִ֛יתve.ha.be.RitH1285that I have madeכָּרַ֥תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772with you,you shall not forgetתִשְׁכָּ֑חוּtish.Ka.chuH7911,norH3808shall you fearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430.

39But the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430you shall fearתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372;and He will deliverיַצִּ֣ילya.TzilH5337you from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of allכָּל־kol-H3605your enemiesH340.”

40However, they did not listenשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085,but they didעֹשִֽׂים׃'o.SimH6213according to their earlierהָֽרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223customכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֥םke.mish.pa.TamH4941.

41So while theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471fearedH3372the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,they also servedעֹֽבְדִ֑ים'oe.DimH5647theiridolsפְּסִֽילֵיהֶ֖םpe.si.lei.HemH6456;their childrenH1121likewiseגַּם־gam-H1571and their grandchildrenH1121,as their fathersאֲבֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1didעָשׂ֤וּ'a.SuH6213,so they doעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ פha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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