Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 17:27-34

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;

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