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2 Chronicles 33:2-7

2But didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,like unto the abominationsכְּתֽוֹעֲבוֹת֙ke.to.'a.VotH8441of the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whom Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had cast outהוֹרִ֣ישׁho.RishH3423beforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

3For he builtוַיִּ֙בֶן֙vai.Yi.venH1129againוַיָּ֗שָׁבvai.Ya.shovH7725the high placesהַבָּמ֔וֹתha.ba.MotH1116which HezekiahH3169his fatherאָבִ֑יו'a.VivH1had broken downנִתַּ֖ץni.TatzH5422,and he reared upוַיָּ֨קֶםvai.Ya.kemH6965altarsמִזְבְּח֤וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196for Baalimלַבְּעָלִים֙la.be.'a.LimH1168,and madeוַיַּ֣עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213grovesאֲשֵׁר֔וֹת'a.she.RotH842,and worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙vai.yish.Ta.chuH7812all the hostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064,and servedוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖דvai.ya.'a.VodH5647them.

4Also he builtוּבָנָ֥הu.va.NahH1129altarsמִזְבְּח֖וֹתmiz.be.ChotH4196in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,whereof Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559,In Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִַ֥םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389shall my nameשְּׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034be for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

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

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