Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 17

1In the twelfthyearבִּשְׁנַת֙bish.NatH8141ofAhazלְאָחָ֖זle.'a.ChazH271kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063beganHosheaהוֹשֵׁ֨עַho.She.a'H1954thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֧ה'e.LahH425toreignH4427inSamariaבְשֹׁמְר֛וֹןve.sho.me.RonH8111overIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andreignedH4427nineתֵּ֥שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

2And hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213thatwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, yetnotלֹ֚אlo'H3808as thekingsכְּמַלְכֵ֣יke.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that werebeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

3Againstעָלָ֣יו'a.LavH5921himcameH1961upH5927Shalmaneserשַׁלְמַנְאֶ֖סֶרshal.man.'E.serH8022kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804; andHosheaהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ho.She.a'H1954becameH1961hisservantעֶ֔בֶד'E.vedH5650, andbroughtH5927himpresentsוַיָּ֥שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725.

4And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֨וּר'a.ShurH804foundH4672conspiracyקֶ֗שֶׁרKe.sherH7195inHosheaבְּהוֹשֵׁ֜עַbe.ho.She.a'H1954; for he hadsentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397toSoH7971kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, andofferedH5927noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808presentH4672to thekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, as he had doneyearכְּשָׁנָ֣הke.sha.NahH8141byyearבְשָׁנָ֑הve.sha.NahH8141: therefore thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804shutוַֽיַּעַצְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'atz.Re.huH6113himupH5927, andboundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him inprisonכֶּֽלֶא׃Ke.le'H3608.

5Then thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804cameH5927upH5927throughoutH3605allH3605thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andwentH5927upH5927toSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, and besieged itthreeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

6In theninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141ofHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֗עַle.ho.She.a'H1954, thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804tookלָכַ֤דla.KhadH3920Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, andcarriedH1540Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478awayH1540untoAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804, andplacedוַיֹּ֨שֶׁבvai.Yo.shevH3427them inHalahבַּחְלַ֧חbach.LachH2477, and inHaborוּבְחָב֛וֹרu.ve.cha.VorH2249, on theriverנְהַ֥רne.HarH5104ofGozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470, and in thecitiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892of theMedesמָדָֽי׃ פma.DaiH4074.

7And it wassoוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hadsinnedH2398againstH2398theLORDלַיהוָ֣הla.Yah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, whichbroughtH5927themupH5927outH3027of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714fromunderמִתַּ֕חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478thehandיַ֖דyadH3027ofPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and hadfearedוַיִּֽירְא֖וּvai.yi.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430,

8and walked in thestatutesבְּחֻקּ֣וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471,whomאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068castH3423outH3423frombeforeמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, and of thekingsוּמַלְכֵ֥יu.mal.KheiH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theymadeעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213.

9And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478didאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834secretlyוַיְחַפְּא֣וּvay.cha.pe.'UH2644things that werenotלֹא־lo'-H3808rightכֵ֔ןKhenH3651againstעַל־'al-H5921theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, and theybuiltוַיִּבְנ֨וּvai.yiv.NuH1129themhighבָּמוֹת֙ba.mOtH1116placesH1116inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theircitiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892, from thetowerמִמִּגְדַּ֥לmi.mig.DalH4026of thewatchmenנוֹצְרִ֖יםnotz.RimH5341to the fencedcityעִ֥יר'irH5892.

10and theysetוַיַּצִּ֧בוּvai.ya.Tzi.vuH5324themupH5921pillarsמַצֵּב֖וֹתma.tze.VotH4676andAsherimוַאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםva.'a.she.RimH842uponH5921everyכָּל־kol-H3605highגְבֹהָ֔הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389, andunderוְתַ֖חַתve.Ta.chatH8478everyכָּל־kol-H3605greenרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086:

11and there theyburntH6999incenseH6999inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thehighבָּמ֔וֹתba.MotH1116placesH1116, asdidוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙vai.ya.'a.SuH6213thenationsכַּגּוֹיִ֕םka.go.YimH1471whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068carriedH1540awayH1540beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them; and wroughtwickedרָעִ֔יםra.'ImH7451things toprovokeלְהַכְעִ֖יסle.hakh.'IsH3707theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068toangerH3707:

12and theyservedוַיַּֽעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֑יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544, whereof theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hadsaidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559unto them, Ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808doתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

13Yet theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068testifiedוַיָּ֣עַדvai.Ya.'adH5749untoIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and untoJudahוּבִיהוּדָ֡הu.vi.hu.DahH3063, by thehandבְּיַד֩be.YadH3027ofeveryכָּל־kol-H3605prophetנְבִיאֵ֨יne.vi.'ovH5030, and ofeveryכָל־khol-H3605seerחֹזֶ֜הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Turnשֻׁ֝֠בוּShu.vuH7725ye from yourevilהָֽרָעִים֙ha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֤םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870, andkeepוְשִׁמְרוּ֙ve.shim.RuH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708,accordingאֲלֵיכֶ֔ם'a.lei.KhemH413toallכְּכָ֨ל־ke.Khal-H3605thelawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451whichH834Icommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680yourfathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, andwhichH834Isentשָׁלַ֣חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971toyouH834by thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of myservantsעֲבָדַ֥י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

14Notwithstanding they wouldnotוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808hearשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085, buthardenedוַיַּקְשׁ֤וּvai.yak.ShuH7185theirneckעָרְפָּם֙'a.re.PamH6203, like to theneckכְּעֹ֣רֶףke.'O.refH6203of theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1, whobelievedהֶאֱמִ֔ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539notלֹ֣אlo'H3808in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

15And theyrejectedוַיִּמְאֲס֣וּvai.yim.'a.SuH3988hisstatutesחֻקָּ֗יוchu.KavH2706, and hiscovenantבְּרִיתוֹ֙be.ri.ToH1285that hemadeH6213with theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1, and histestimoniesעֵֽדְוֹתָ֔יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715whichH834hetestifiedהֵעִ֖ידhe.'IdH5749unto them; and theyfollowedאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH310vanityהַהֶ֙בֶל֙ha.He.velH1892, andbecameוַיֶּהְבָּ֔לוּvai.yeh.Ba.luH1891vainH1892, and wentafterוְאַחֲרֵ֤יve.'a.cha.ReiH310thenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471that wereroundH5439aboutH5439them, concerningwhomH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hadchargedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680them that they shouldnotלְבִלְתִּ֖יle.vil.TiH1115doH6213like them.

16And they forsookallכָּל־kol-H3605thecommandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, andmadeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213them moltenimagesמַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.KhahH4541,evenH853twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.neimH8147calvesעֲגָלִ֑ים'a.ga.LimH5695, andmadeוַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213anAsherahאֲשֵׁירָ֗ה'a.shei.RahH842, and worshippedallלְכָל־le.kholH3605thehostצְבָ֣אtze.Va'H6635ofheavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064, andservedוַיַּעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Baalהַבָּֽעַל׃ha.Ba.'alH1168.

17And they caused theirsonsבְּנֵיהֶ֤םbe.nei.HemH1121and theirdaughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙be.no.tei.HemH1323topassוַֽ֠יַּעֲבִירוּVai.ya.'a.vi.ruH5674throughH5674thefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, andusedH6213divinationקְסָמִ֖יםke.sa.MimH7081andenchantmentsוַיְנַחֵ֑שׁוּvay.na.Che.shuH5172, andsoldוַיִּֽתְמַכְּר֗וּvai.yit.ma.ke.RuH4376themselvesH7451todoH6213thatwhichH5869wasevilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in thesightH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, toprovokeלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707him toangerH3707.

18Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068wasveryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966angryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֨ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599withIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andremovedוַיְסִרֵ֖םvay.si.RemH5493themoutH6440of hissightH6440: there wasnoneלֹ֣אlo'H3808leftנִשְׁאַ֔רnish.'ArH7604but thetribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063onlyרַ֛קrakH7535.

19AlsoJudahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063keptשָׁמַ֔רsha.MarH8104notלֹ֣אlo'H3808thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, but walked in thestatutesבְּחֻקּ֥וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theymadeעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068rejectedוַיִּמְאַ֨סvai.yim.'AsH3988allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605theseedזֶ֤רַעZe.ra'H2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and afflicted them, anddeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414themintoH3027thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of spoilers,untilעַ֛ד'adH5704he hadcastהִשְׁלִיכָ֖םhish.li.KhamH7993themoutH6440of hissightH6440.

21For he rentIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478from thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732; and they madeJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028kingוַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427: andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379draveIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and made themsinוְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖םve.he.che.tei.'AmH2398agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419sinH2398.

22And thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478walked inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thesinsחַטֹּ֥אותcha.TotH2403ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213; theydepartedסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493notלֹא־lo'-H3808from them;

23untilH5704theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068removedH5493Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478outH6440of hissightH6440, as he spake by thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofallכָּל־kol-H3605hisservantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.SoH834Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478wascarriedוַיִּ֨גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540awayH5493outH6440of theirownH6440landאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127toAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

24And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935menH1121fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֡לmi.ba.VelH894, and fromCuthahוּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָהu.Mi.ku.tahH3575, and fromAvvaוּמֵעַוָּ֤אu.me.'a.Va'H5755, and fromHamathוּמֵֽחֲמָת֙u.me.cha.MatH2574andSepharvaimוּסְפַרְוַ֔יִםu.se.far.Va.yimH5617, andplacedוַיֹּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Yo.shevH3427them in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111insteadתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478of thechildrenH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and theypossessedוַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙vai.yir.ShuH3423Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, anddweltוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in thecitiesבְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃be.'a.Rei.haH5892thereof.

25AndsoH7971it was, at thebeginningבִּתְחִלַּת֙bit.chi.LatH8462of theirdwellingשִׁבְתָּ֣םshiv.TamH3427there, that theyfearedיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372notלֹ֥אlo'H3808theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: therefore theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068sentH7971lionsהָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738among them,whichH8033killedהֹרְגִ֖יםho.re.GimH2026someH8033of them.

26Wherefore they spake to thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֮'a.ShurH804,sayingH559, Thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thou hastcarriedהִגְלִ֙יתָ֙hig.Li.taH1540awayH7971, andplacedוַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙va.To.o.shevH3427in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,knowיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045notH3808themannerמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: therefore he hathsentH7971lionsהָאֲרָי֗וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738among them, and,beholdוְהִנָּם֙ve.hi.NamH2009, theyslayמְמִיתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191them,becauseכַּאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834theyknowיֹדְעִ֔יםyo.de.'ImH3045notH3808themannerמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

27Then thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,CarryH1540thither one of thepriestsמֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙me.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834ye brought from thence; andletH1540themgoH1540anddwellוְיֵ֣שְׁבוּve.Ye.she.vuH3427there, andletH1540himteachוְיֹרֵ֕םve.yo.RemH3384them themannerמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

28Soוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961one of thepriestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they hadcarriedH1540awayH1540fromSamariaמִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹןmi.Sho.me.RonH8111cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935anddweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Beth-el, andtaughtמוֹרֶ֣הmo.RehH3384themhowאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349they shouldfearיִֽירְא֥וּyi.re.'UH3372theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29Howbeiteveryגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471madeעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213godsאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430of theirownוַיִּהְי֣וּvai.yih.YuH1961, andputH3240them in thehousesבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of thehighהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the Samaritans hadmadeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213,everyגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471in theircitiesבְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.HemH5892whereinאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834theydweltיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427.

30And themenH376ofBabylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213Succoth-benothH5524, and themenH376ofCuthכ֔וּתKhutH3575madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213Nergalנֵֽרְגַ֑לne.re.GalH5370, and themenH376ofHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574madeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213Ashimaאֲשִׁימָֽא׃'a.shi.Ma'H807,

31and theAvvitesH5757madeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213Nibhazנִבְחַ֖זniv.ChazH5026andTartakתַּרְתָּ֑קtar.TakH8662, and theSepharvitesוְהַסְפַרְוִ֗יםve.has.far.VimH5616burntשֹׂרְפִ֤יםso.re.FimH8313theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶם֙be.nei.HemH1121in thefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784toAdrammelechלְאַדְרַמֶּ֥לֶךְle.'ad.ra.Me.lekhH152andAnammelechוַֽעֲנַמֶּ֖לֶךְva.'a.na.Me.lekhH6048, the gods ofSepharvaimסְפַרְוָֽיִם׃se.fa.rimH5617.

32Soוַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213theyfearedH3372theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andmadeעֹשִׂ֥ים'o.SimH6213unto them from amongthemselvesH1992priestsכֹּהֲנֵ֣יko.ha.NeiH3548of thehighבָמ֔וֹתva.MotH1116placesH1116,whichH1004sacrificed for them in thehousesבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of thehighהַבָּמֽוֹת׃ha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116.

33TheyfearedH3372theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andservedעֹֽבְדִ֔ים'oe.DimH5647theirownהָי֣וּha.YuH1961godsאֱלֹֽהֵיהֶם֙'e.lo.hei.HemH430,afterהָי֣וּha.YuH1961themannerכְּמִשְׁפַּט֙ke.mish.PatH4941of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471from amongwhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834they had beencarriedH1540awayH1540.

34Unto thisdayהַיּ֤וֹםhai.YomH3117theydoעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213afterH3117theformerהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםha.ri.sho.NimH7223manners: theyfearH3372notאֵינָ֤ם'ei.NamH369theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,neitherוְאֵינָ֣םve.'ei.NamH369doעֹשִׂ֗ים'o.SimH6213theyafterH3117theirstatutesכְּחֻקֹּתָם֙ke.chu.ko.TamH2708, orafterH3117theirordinancesH4941, orafterH3117thelawוְכַתּוֹרָ֣הve.kha.to.RahH8451orafterH3117thecommandmentוְכַמִּצְוָ֗הve.kha.mitz.VahH4687whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofJacobיַעֲקֹ֔בya.'a.KoH3290,whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834henamedשְׁמ֖וֹshe.MoH8034Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478;

35with whom theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068hadmadeוַיִּכְרֹ֨תvai.yikh.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֔יתbe.RitH1285, andchargedוַיְצַוֵּ֣םvay.tza.VemH6680them,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Ye shallnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808fearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,norוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808bowתִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812yourselves to them,norוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808serveתַעַבְד֔וּםta.'av.DumH5647them,norוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808sacrificeתִזְבְּח֖וּtiz.be.ChuH2076to them:

36but theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, whobroughtH5927youאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834upH5927outH5186of thelandמֵאֶ֧רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714withgreatגָּד֛וֹלga.DolH1419powerH2220and with astretchedH5186outH5186armוּבִזְר֥וֹעַu.viz.Ro.a'H2220, him shall yefearתִירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372, and unto him shall yebowתִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812yourselves, and to him shall yesacrificeתִזְבָּֽחוּ׃tiz.Ba.chuH2076:

37and thestatutesהַחֻקִּ֨יםha.chu.KimH2706and theordinancesהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֜יםha.mish.pa.TimH4941, and thelawוְהַתּוֹרָ֤הve.ha.to.RahH8451and thecommandmentוְהַמִּצְוָה֙ve.ha.mitz.VahH4687,whichH834hewroteכָּתַ֣בka.TavH3789foryouH834, ye shallobserveתִּשְׁמְר֥וּןtish.me.RunH8104todoלַעֲשׂ֖וֹתla.'a.SotH6213for evermore; and ye shallnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808fearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430:

38and thecovenantוְהַבְּרִ֛יתve.ha.be.RitH1285that I havemadeכָּרַ֥תִּיka.Ra.tiH3772withyouאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834ye shallnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808forgetתִשְׁכָּ֑חוּtish.Ka.chuH7911;neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808shall yefearתִֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372otherאֲחֵרִֽים׃'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֥ים'E.lo.HimH430:

39but theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430shall yefearתִּירָ֑אוּti.Ra.'uH3372; and he shalldeliverיַצִּ֣ילya.TzilH5337youכִּ֛יkiH3588outH3605of thehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofallH3605yourenemiesאֹיְבֵיכֶֽם׃'o.ye.vei.KhemH341.

40Howbeit theydidH6213notוְלֹ֖אve.Lo'H3808hearken, but theydidH6213afterכִּ֛יkiH3588theirformerהָֽרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.ShonH7223mannerכְּמִשְׁפָּטָ֥םke.mish.pa.TamH4941.

41SoH6213theseהָאֵ֗לֶּהha.'E.lehH428nationsהַגּוֹיִ֣םha.go.YimH1471fearedH3372theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andservedעֹֽבְדִ֑ים'oe.DimH5647theirgravenH6456imagesH6456; theirchildrenבְּנֵיהֶ֣ם׀be.nei.HemH1121likewise, and theirchildren’sוּבְנֵ֣יu.ve.NeiH1121childrenבְנֵיהֶ֗םve.nei.HemH1121, asdidH6213theirfathersאֲבֹתָם֙'a.vo.TamH1,soH6213doH6213they unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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