Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 17:29-33

29Howbeit every nationH1471madeעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213godsאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430of their own, and putH3240themin the housesבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the high placesהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116which the Samaritansהַשֹּׁ֣מְרֹנִ֔יםha.Sho.me.ro.NimH8118had madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213,every nationH1471in their citiesבְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.HemH5892wherein they dweltיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427.

30And the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582of Babylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213Succoth–benothH5524,and the menוְאַנְשֵׁי־ve.'an.shei-H582of Cuthכ֔וּתKhutH3575madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213Nergalנֵֽרְגַ֑לne.re.GalH5370,and the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֥יve.'an.SheiH582of Hamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574madeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213Ashimaאֲשִׁימָֽא׃'a.shi.Ma'H807,

31And the AvitesH5757madeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213Nibhazנִבְחַ֖זniv.ChazH5026and Tartakתַּרְתָּ֑קtar.TakH8662,and the Sepharvitesוְהַסְפַרְוִ֗יםve.has.far.VimH5616burntשֹׂרְפִ֤יםso.re.FimH8313their childrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121in fireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784to Adrammelechלְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְle.'ad.ra.Me.lekhH152and Anammelechוַֽעֲנַמֶּ֖לֶךְva.'a.na.Me.lekhH6048,the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.ahH430of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוָֽיִם׃se.fa.rimH5617.

32So they fearedיְרֵאִ֖יםye.re.'ImH3373 Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and madeוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213unto themselves of the lowestמִקְצוֹתָם֙mik.tzo.TamH7098of them priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of the high placesבָמ֔וֹתva.MotH1116,which sacrificedעֹשִׂ֥ים'o.SimH6213for them in the housesבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of the high placesהַבָּמֽוֹת׃ha.ba.MotH1116.

33They fearedיְרֵאִ֑יםye.re.'ImH3373 Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and servedעֹֽבְדִ֔ים'oe.DimH5647their own godsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙'e.lo.hei.HemH430,after the mannerכְּמִשְׁפַּט֙ke.mish.PatH4941of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471whom they carried awayהִגְל֥וּhig.LuH1540from thence.

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