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2 Kings 17:9-29

9And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478didsecretlyוַיְחַפְּא֣וּvay.cha.pe.'UH2644thingsדְּבָרִים֙de.va.RimH1697that were not right against theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, and theybuiltוַיִּבְנ֨וּvai.yiv.NuH1129for themselves highplacesבָּמוֹת֙ba.mOtH1116in all theircitiesעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם'a.rei.HemH5892, from thetowerמִמִּגְדַּ֥לmi.mig.DalH4026of thewatchmenנוֹצְרִ֖יםnotz.RimH5341to thefortifiedמִבְצָֽר׃miv.TzarH4013cityעִ֥יר'irH5892.

10And they setupוַיַּצִּ֧בוּvai.ya.Tzi.vuH5324for themselvesimagesמַצֵּב֖וֹתma.tze.VotH4676andgrovesוַאֲשֵׁרִ֑יםva.'a.she.RimH842on everyhighגְבֹהָ֔הge.vo.HahH1364hillגִּבְעָ֣הgiv.'AhH1389, and under everygreenרַעֲנָֽן׃ra.'a.NanH7488treeעֵ֥ץ'etzH6086:

11And there they burntincenseוַיְקַטְּרוּ־vay.ka.te.ru-H6999on all the highplacesבָּמ֔וֹתba.MotH1116, as did theheathenכַּגּוֹיִ֕םka.go.YimH1471whom theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068carriedawayהֶגְלָ֥הheg.LahH1540beforeמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םmi.pe.nei.HemH6440them; andwroughtוַֽיַּעֲשׂוּ֙vai.ya.'a.SuH6213wickedרָעִ֔יםra.'ImH7451thingsדְּבָרִ֣יםde.va.RimH1697to provoke theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068toangerלְהַכְעִ֖יסle.hakh.'IsH3707:

12For theyservedוַיַּֽעַבְד֖וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647idolsהַגִּלֻּלִ֑יםha.gi.lu.LimH1544, of which theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hadsaidאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559to them, Ye shall notdoתַעֲשׂ֖וּta.'a.SuH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697.

13Yet theLORDיְהוָ֡הYah.wehH3068testifiedוַיָּ֣עַדvai.Ya.'adH5749againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and againstJudahוּבִיהוּדָ֡הu.vi.hu.DahH3063,byבְּיַד֩be.YadH3027all theprophetsנְבִיאֵ֨יne.vi.'ovH5030, and by all theseersחֹזֶ֜הcho.ZehH2374,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Turnשֻׁ֝֠בוּShu.vuH7725ye from yourevilהָֽרָעִים֙ha.ra.'ImH7451waysמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֤םmi.dar.khei.KhemH1870, andkeepוְשִׁמְרוּ֙ve.shim.RuH8104mycommandmentsמִצְוֹתַ֣יmitz.vo.TaiH4687and mystatutesחֻקּוֹתַ֔יchu.ko.TaiH2708, according to all thelawהַתּוֹרָ֔הha.to.RahH8451which Icommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680yourfathersאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם'a.vo.tei.KhemH1, and which Isentשָׁלַ֣חְתִּיsha.Lach.tiH7971to youbyבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027myservantsעֲבָדַ֥י'a.va.DaiH5650theprophetsהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃ha.ne.vi.'ImH5030.

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.

24And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935men fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֡לmi.ba.VelH894, and fromCuthahוּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָהu.Mi.ku.tahH3575, and fromAvaוּמֵעַוָּ֤אu.me.'a.Va'H5755, and fromHamathוּמֵֽחֲמָת֙u.me.cha.MatH2574, and fromSepharvaimוּסְפַרְוַ֔יִםu.se.far.Va.yimH5617, andplacedוַיֹּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Yo.shevH3427them in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111instead of thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and theypossessedוַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙vai.yir.ShuH3423Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, anddweltוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in itscitiesבְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃be.'a.Rei.haH5892.

25And so it was at thebeginningבִּתְחִלַּת֙bit.chi.LatH8462of theirdwellingשִׁבְתָּ֣םshiv.TamH3427there, that theyfearedיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372not theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: therefore theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068sentוַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvay.sha.LachH7971lionsהָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738among them, whichslewהֹרְגִ֖יםho.re.GimH2026some of them.

26Therefore theyspokeוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֮'a.ShurH804,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, Thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471which thou hastremovedהִגְלִ֙יתָ֙hig.Li.taH1540, andplacedוַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙va.To.o.shevH3427in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,knowיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045not themannerמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: therefore he hathsentוַיְשַׁלַּח־vay.sha.lach-H7971lionsהָאֲרָי֗וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738among them, and, behold, theyslayמְמִיתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191them, because theyknowיֹדְעִ֔יםyo.de.'ImH3045not themannerמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

27Then thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,TakeH3212thereoneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259of thepriestsמֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙me.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whom yebroughtהִגְלִיתֶ֣םhig.li.TemH1540from there; and let themgoH3212anddwellוְיֵ֣שְׁבוּve.Ye.she.vuH3427there, and let himteachוְיֹרֵ֕םve.yo.RemH3384them themannerמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

28Thenoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259of thepriestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whom they had carriedawayהִגְלוּ֙hig.LuH1540fromSamariaמִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹןmi.Sho.me.RonH8111cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935anddweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427inBethelH1008, andtaughtמוֹרֶ֣הmo.RehH3384them how they shouldfearיִֽירְא֥וּyi.re.'UH3372theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29Yet everynationH1471madeעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213godsאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430of their own, andputH3240them in thehousesבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the highplacesהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116which theSamaritansהַשֹּׁ֣מְרֹנִ֔יםha.Sho.me.ro.NimH8118hadmadeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213, everynationH1471in theircitiesבְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.HemH5892in which theydweltיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427.

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