Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 17:17-20

17And they caused their sonsבְּנֵיהֶ֤םbe.nei.HemH1121and their daughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙be.no.tei.HemH1323to passוַֽ֠יַּעֲבִירוּVai.ya.'a.vi.ruH5674through the fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784,and usedוַיִּקְסְמ֥וּvai.yik.se.MuH7080divinationקְסָמִ֖יםke.sa.MimH7081and enchantmentsוַיְנַחֵ֑שׁוּvay.na.Che.shuH5172,and soldוַיִּֽתְמַכְּר֗וּvai.yit.ma.ke.RuH4376themselves to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,to provoke him to angerלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707.

18Therefore Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068was veryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966angryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֨ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599with Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and removedוַיְסִרֵ֖םvay.si.RemH5493them out of his sightפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440:there was none leftנִשְׁאַ֔רnish.'ArH7604but the tribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063only.

19Also Judahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063keptשָׁמַ֔רsha.MarH8104not the commandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068their Godאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430,but walkedH3212in the statutesבְּחֻקּ֥וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478which they madeעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213.

20And Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068rejectedוַיִּמְאַ֨סvai.yim.'AsH3988all the seedזֶ֤רַעZe.ra'H2233of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and afflictedוַיְעַנֵּ֔םvay.'a.NemH6031them, and deliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into the handבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of spoilersשֹׁסִ֑יםsho.SimH8154,until he had castהִשְׁלִיכָ֖םhish.li.KhamH7993them out of his sightמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.

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