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2 Kings 17:14-23

14However they would nothearשָׁמֵ֑עוּsha.Me.'uH8085, buthardenedוַיַּקְשׁ֤וּvai.yak.ShuH7185theirnecksעָרְפָּם֙'a.re.PamH6203, like theneckכְּעֹ֣רֶףke.'O.refH6203of theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1, that did notbelieveהֶאֱמִ֔ינוּhe.'e.Mi.nuH539in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֖הba.Yah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶֽם׃'e.lo.hei.HemH430.

15And theyrejectedוַיִּמְאֲס֣וּvai.yim.'a.SuH3988hisstatutesחֻקָּ֗יוchu.KavH2706, and hiscovenantבְּרִיתוֹ֙be.ri.ToH1285that hemadeכָּרַ֣תka.RatH3772with theirfathersאֲבוֹתָ֔ם'a.vo.TamH1, and histestimoniesעֵֽדְוֹתָ֔יו'e.de.vo.TavH5715which hetestifiedהֵעִ֖ידhe.'IdH5749against them; and theyfollowedאַחֲרֵ֤י'a.cha.ReiH3212 H310vanityהַהֶ֙בֶל֙ha.He.velH1892, and becamevainוַיֶּהְבָּ֔לוּvai.yeh.Ba.luH1891, and wentafterוְאַחֲרֵ֤יve.'a.cha.ReiH310theheathenהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471that werearoundסְבִֽיבֹתָ֔םse.vi.vo.TamH5439them, concerning whom theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hadchargedצִוָּ֤הtzi.VahH6680them, that they should notdoעֲשׂ֥וֹתa.SotH6213like them.

16And theyleftוַיַּעַזְב֗וּvai.ya.'az.VuH5800all thecommandmentsמִצְוֹת֙mitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, andmadeוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213for themselves moltenimagesמַסֵּכָ֖הma.se.KhahH4541, eventwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.neimH8147calvesעֲגָלִ֑ים'a.ga.LimH5695, andmadeוַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213agroveאֲשֵׁירָ֗ה'a.shei.RahH842, andworshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812all thehostצְבָ֣אtze.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.ruH5674through thefireבָּאֵ֔שׁba.'EshH784, andusedוַיִּקְסְמ֥וּvai.yik.se.MuH7080divinationקְסָמִ֖יםke.sa.MimH7081andenchantmentsוַיְנַחֵ֑שׁוּvay.na.Che.shuH5172, andsoldוַיִּֽתְמַכְּר֗וּvai.yit.ma.ke.RuH4376themselves todoלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213evilהָרַ֛עha.Ra'H7451in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֥יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, to provoke him toangerלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃le.hakh.'i.SoH3707.

18Therefore theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068wasveryמְאֹד֙me.'OdH3966angryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֨ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599withIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andremovedוַיְסִרֵ֖םvay.si.RemH5493them out of hissightפָּנָ֑יוpa.NavH6440: there was noneleftנִשְׁאַ֔רnish.'ArH7604but thetribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063only.

19AlsoJudahיְהוּדָ֕הye.hu.DahH3063keptשָׁמַ֔רsha.MarH8104not thecommandmentsמִצְוֹ֖תmitz.VotH4687of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, butwalkedH3212in thestatutesבְּחֻקּ֥וֹתbe.chu.KotH2708ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478which theymadeעָשֽׂוּ׃'a.SuH6213.

20And theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068rejectedוַיִּמְאַ֨סvai.yim.'AsH3988all theseedזֶ֤רַעZe.ra'H2233ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andafflictedוַיְעַנֵּ֔םvay.'a.NemH6031them, anddeliveredוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414them into thehandבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027ofspoilersשֹׁסִ֑יםsho.SimH8154, until he hadcastהִשְׁלִיכָ֖םhish.li.KhamH7993them out of hissightמִפָּנָֽיו׃mi.pa.NavH6440.

21For hetoreקָרַ֣עka.Ra'H7167Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478from thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDavidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732; and they madeJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֣םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNebatנְבָ֑טne.VatH5028kingוַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּvai.yam.Li.khuH4427: andJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֤םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379droveוַיַּדַּ֨חvai.ya.deH5080 H5077Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478fromfollowingמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and made themsinוְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖םve.he.che.tei.'AmH2398agreatגְדוֹלָֽה׃ge.do.LahH1419sinחֲטָאָ֥הcha.ta.'AhH2401.

22For thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478walkedH3212in all thesinsחַטֹּ֥אותcha.TotH2403ofJeroboamיָרָבְעָ֖םya.ra.ve.'AmH3379which hedidעָשָׂ֑ה'a.SahH6213; theydepartedסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493not from them;

23Until theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068removedהֵסִ֨ירhe.SirH5493Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478out of hissightפָּנָ֔יוpa.NavH6440, as he hadsaidדִּבֶּ֔רdi.BerH1696byבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027all hisservantsעֲבָדָ֣יו'a.va.DavH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםha.ne.vi.'ImH5030. So wasIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478carriedawayוַיִּ֨גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540out of their ownlandאַדְמָתוֹ֙'ad.ma.ToH127toAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

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