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2 Kings 17:23-41

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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