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2 Kings 17:14-23

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.

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