2 Chronicles 33
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וַיָּ֗שָׁבand he returnedוַיִּ֙בֶן֙and he builtאֶת־obj.הַבָּמ֔וֹתthe high placesאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichנִתַּ֖ץhe had pulled downיְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּHezekiahאָבִ֑יוfather hisוַיָּ֨קֶםand he set upמִזְבְּח֤וֹתaltarsלַבְּעָלִים֙to the Baalsוַיַּ֣עַשׂand he madeאֲשֵׁר֔וֹתAsherah polesוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙and he bowed downלְכָל־to allצְבָ֣אthe host ofהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖דand he servedאֹתָֽם׃obj. them
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וְהוּא֩and heהֶעֱבִ֨ירhe made passאֶת־obj.בָּנָ֤יוsons hisבָּאֵשׁ֙in the fireבְּגֵ֣יin the valley ofבֶן־Benהִנֹּ֔םHinnomוְעוֹנֵ֤ןand he practiced soothsayingוְנִחֵשׁ֙and he practiced divinationוְֽכִשֵּׁ֔ףand he practiced sorceryוְעָ֥שָׂהand he dealt withא֖וֹבnecromancerוְיִדְּעוֹנִ֑יand soothsayerהִרְבָּ֗הhe increasedלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto doהָרַ֛עthe evilבְּעֵינֵ֥יin the eyes ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃to provoke to anger him
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וַיָּ֕שֶׂםand he putאֶת־obj.פֶּ֥סֶלthe idol ofהַסֶּ֖מֶלthe sculptureאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעָשָׂ֑הhe had madeבְּבֵ֣יתin the house ofהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםthe Godאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichאָמַ֤רhe had saidאֱלֹהִים֙Godאֶל־toדָּוִיד֙Davidוְאֶל־and toשְׁלֹמֹ֣הSolomonבְנ֔וֹson hisבַּבַּ֨יִתin the houseהַזֶּ֜הthe thisוּבִֽירוּשָׁלִַ֗םand in Jerusalemאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichבָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙I have chosenמִכֹּל֙from allשִׁבְטֵ֣יthe tribes ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאָשִׂ֥יםI will putאֶת־obj.שְׁמִ֖יname myלְעֵילֽוֹם׃for ever
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וְלֹ֣אand notאוֹסִ֗יףI will repeatלְהָסִיר֙to removeאֶת־obj.רֶ֣גֶלthe foot ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelמֵעַל֙from onהָֽאֲדָמָ֔הthe groundאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichהֶֽעֱמַ֖דְתִּיI appointedלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םfor ancestors yourרַ֣ק׀onlyאִם־ifיִשְׁמְר֣וּthey will take careלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתto observeאֵ֚תobj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatצִוִּיתִ֔יםI commanded themלְכָל־to allהַתּוֹרָ֛הthe lawוְהַֽחֻקִּ֥יםand the statutesוְהַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםand the judgmentsבְּיַד־by the hand ofמֹשֶֽׁה׃Moses
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וַיָּבֵ֨אand he broughtיְהוָ֜הYahwehעֲלֵיהֶ֗םon themאֶת־obj.שָׂרֵ֤יthe commanders ofהַצָּבָא֙the armyאֲשֶׁר֙whichלְמֶ֣לֶךְbelonged to the king ofאַשּׁ֔וּרAssyriaוַיִּלְכְּד֥וּand they capturedאֶת־obj.מְנַשֶּׁ֖הManassehבַּחֹחִ֑יםwith the hooksוַיַּֽאַסְרֻ֙הוּ֙and they bound himבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםwith the bronze fettersוַיּוֹלִיכֻ֖הוּand they brought himבָּבֶֽלָה׃Babylon towards
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וַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֣לand he prayedאֵלָ֗יוto himוַיֵּעָ֤תֶרand he was entreatedלוֹ֙by himוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עand he heardתְּחִנָּת֔וֹsupplication hisוַיְשִׁיבֵ֥הוּand he brought back himיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalemלְמַלְכוּת֑וֹto kingdom hisוַיֵּ֣דַעand he knewמְנַשֶּׁ֔הManassehכִּ֥יthatיְהוָ֖הYahwehה֥וּאheהָֽאֱלֹהִֽים׃was the God
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וְאַחֲרֵי־and afterכֵ֡ןthusבָּנָ֣הhe rebuiltחוֹמָ֣הthe wallחִֽיצוֹנָ֣ה׀outerלְעִיר־of the city ofדָּוִ֡ידDavidמַעְרָבָה֩west -wardלְגִיח֨וֹןof Gihonבַּנַּ֜חַלin the wadiוְלָב֨וֹאand to goבְשַׁ֤עַרin the gate ofהַדָּגִים֙the fishוְסָבַ֣בand he went aroundלָעֹ֔פֶלto the Ophelוַיַּגְבִּיהֶ֖הָand he made high itמְאֹ֑דveryוַיָּ֧שֶׂםand he putשָֽׂרֵי־commanders ofחַ֛יִלthe armyבְּכָל־in allהֶעָרִ֥יםthe citiesהַבְּצֻר֖וֹתthe fortifiedבִּיהוּדָֽה׃in Judah
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וַ֠יָּסַרand he removedאֶת־obj.אֱלֹהֵ֨יthe gods ofהַנֵּכָ֤רthe foreignnessוְאֶת־and obj.הַסֶּ֙מֶל֙the imageמִבֵּ֣יתfrom the house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְכָל־and allהַֽמִּזְבְּח֗וֹתthe altarsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבָּנָ֛הhe had builtבְּהַ֥רon the mountain ofבֵּית־the house ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehוּבִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םand in Jerusalemוַיַּשְׁלֵ֖ךְand he threw themח֥וּצָהthe outside towardsלָעִֽיר׃of the city
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וְיֶ֨תֶרand the rest ofדִּבְרֵ֣יthe matters ofמְנַשֶּׁה֮Manassehוּתְפִלָּת֣וֹand prayer hisאֶל־toאֱלֹהָיו֒God hisוְדִבְרֵי֙and the words ofהַֽחֹזִ֔יםthe seersהַֽמְדַבְּרִ֣יםwho spokeאֵלָ֔יוto himבְּשֵׁ֥םin the name ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelהִנָּ֕םthere theyעַל־are onדִּבְרֵ֖יthe matters ofמַלְכֵ֥יthe kings ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וּתְפִלָּת֣וֹand prayer hisוְהֵֽעָתֶר־and being entreatedלוֹ֮by himוְכָל־and allחַטָּאת֣וֹsin hisוּמַעְלוֹ֒and unfaithfulness hisוְהַמְּקֹמ֗וֹתand the placesאֲשֶׁר֩whichבָּנָ֨הhe builtבָהֶ֤םat themבָּמוֹת֙high placesוְהֶעֱמִיד֙and he set upהָאֲשֵׁרִ֣יםthe Asherah polesוְהַפְּסִלִ֔יםand the idolsלִפְנֵ֖יto beforeהִכָּנְע֑וֹhe humbled himselfהִנָּ֣םthere theyכְּתוּבִ֔יםare writtenעַ֖לonדִּבְרֵ֥יthe words ofחוֹזָֽי׃Hozai
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וַיַּ֤עַשׂand he didהָרַע֙the evilבְּעֵינֵ֣יin the eyes ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asעָשָׂ֖הhe had doneמְנַשֶּׁ֣הManassehאָבִ֑יוfather hisוּֽלְכָל־and to allהַפְּסִילִ֗יםthe idolsאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichעָשָׂה֙he had madeמְנַשֶּׁ֣הManassehאָבִ֔יוfather hisזִבַּ֥חhe sacrificedאָמ֖וֹןAmonוַיַּֽעַבְדֵֽם׃and he served them
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