2 Kings 17
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וַיִּמְצָא֩and he foundמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofאַשּׁ֨וּרAssyriaבְּהוֹשֵׁ֜עַin Hosheaקֶ֗שֶׁרtreasonאֲשֶׁ֨רthatשָׁלַ֤חhe had sentמַלְאָכִים֙messengersאֶל־toס֣וֹאSoמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptוְלֹא־and notהֶעֱלָ֥הhe had brought upמִנְחָ֛הtributeלְמֶ֥לֶךְto the king ofאַשּׁ֖וּרAssyriaכְּשָׁנָ֣הas a yearבְשָׁנָ֑הin a yearוַֽיַּעַצְרֵ֙הוּ֙and he arrested himמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofאַשּׁ֔וּרAssyriaוַיַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּand he confined himבֵּ֥יתthe house ofכֶּֽלֶא׃imprisonment
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בִּשְׁנַ֨תin the yearהַתְּשִׁיעִ֜יתof the ninthלְהוֹשֵׁ֗עַof Hosheaלָכַ֤דhe capturedמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofאַשּׁוּר֙Assyriaאֶת־obj.שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןSamariaוַיֶּ֥גֶלand he took into exileאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelאַשּׁ֑וּרָהAssyria towardsוַיֹּ֨שֶׁבand he caused to dwellאֹתָ֜םobj. themבַּחְלַ֧חin Halahוּבְחָב֛וֹרand on the Haborנְהַ֥רthe river ofגּוֹזָ֖ןGozanוְעָרֵ֥יand the cities ofמָדָֽי׃ פMedia
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasכִּֽי־thatחָטְא֤וּthey had sinnedבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelלַיהוָ֣הto Yahwehאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔םGod theirהַמַּעֲלֶ֤הwho had brought upאֹתָם֙obj. themמֵאֶ֣רֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptמִתַּ֕חַתfrom underיַ֖דthe hand ofפַּרְעֹ֣הPharaohמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptוַיִּֽירְא֖וּand they had fearedאֱלֹהִ֥יםgodsאֲחֵרִֽים׃other
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וַיְחַפְּא֣וּand they did secretlyבְנֵֽי־the people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelדְּבָרִים֙thingsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichלֹא־were notכֵ֔ןrightעַל־onיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑םGod theirוַיִּבְנ֨וּand they builtלָהֶ֤םfor themselvesבָּמוֹת֙high placesבְּכָל־in allעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םcities theirמִמִּגְדַּ֥לfrom a tower ofנוֹצְרִ֖יםwatchmenעַד־untoעִ֥ירa city ofמִבְצָֽר׃fortification
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וַיָּ֣עַדand he warnedיְהוָ֡הYahwehבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֣לin Israelוּבִיהוּדָ֡הand in Judahבְּיַד֩by the hand ofכָּל־everyנְבִיאֵ֨יthe prophetsכָל־everyחֹזֶ֜הseerלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingשֻׁ֝֠בוּturn backמִדַּרְכֵיכֶ֤םfrom ways yourהָֽרָעִים֙the evilוְשִׁמְרוּ֙and keepמִצְוֹתַ֣יcommandments myחֻקּוֹתַ֔יstatutes myכְּכָ֨ל־according to allהַתּוֹרָ֔הthe lawאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichצִוִּ֖יתִיI commandedאֶת־obj.אֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םancestors yourוַֽאֲשֶׁר֙and whichשָׁלַ֣חְתִּיI sentאֲלֵיכֶ֔םto youבְּיַ֖דby the hand ofעֲבָדַ֥יservants myהַנְּבִיאִֽים׃the prophets
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וַיִּמְאֲס֣וּand they rejectedאֶת־obj.חֻקָּ֗יוstatutes hisוְאֶת־and obj.בְּרִיתוֹ֙covenant hisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichכָּרַ֣תhe had madeאֶת־withאֲבוֹתָ֔םancestors theirוְאֵת֙and obj.עֵֽדְוֹתָ֔יוtestimonies hisאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichהֵעִ֖ידhe warnedבָּ֑םin themוַיֵּ֨לְכ֜וּand they walkedאַחֲרֵ֤יafterהַהֶ֙בֶל֙the vanityוַיֶּהְבָּ֔לוּand they became vainוְאַחֲרֵ֤יand afterהַגּוֹיִם֙the nationsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichסְבִֽיבֹתָ֔םwere around themאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichצִוָּ֤הhe had commandedיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֹתָ֔םobj. themלְבִלְתִּ֖יto notעֲשׂ֥וֹתto doכָּהֶֽם׃like them
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וַיַּעַזְב֗וּand they forsookאֶת־obj.כָּל־allמִצְוֹת֙the commandments ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔םGod theirוַיַּעֲשׂ֥וּand they madeלָהֶ֛םfor themselvesמַסֵּכָ֖הa molten imageשְׁנֵ֣יtwoעֲגָלִ֑יםcalvesוַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּand they madeאֲשֵׁירָ֗הan Asherah poleוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙and they bowed downלְכָל־to allצְבָ֣אthe host ofהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוַיַּעַבְד֖וּand they servedאֶת־obj.הַבָּֽעַל׃the Baal
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וַֽ֠יַּעֲבִירוּand they made passאֶת־obj.בְּנֵיהֶ֤םsons theirוְאֶת־and obj.בְּנֽוֹתֵיהֶם֙daughters theirבָּאֵ֔שׁin the fireוַיִּקְסְמ֥וּand they divinedקְסָמִ֖יםdivinationsוַיְנַחֵ֑שׁוּand they practiced divinationוַיִּֽתְמַכְּר֗וּand they sold themselvesלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto doהָרַ֛עthe evilבְּעֵינֵ֥יin the eyes ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehלְהַכְעִיסֽוֹ׃to provoke to anger him
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כִּֽי־ifקָרַ֣עhe toreיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelמֵעַל֙from withבֵּ֣יתthe house ofדָּוִ֔דDavidוַיַּמְלִ֖יכוּand they made kingאֶת־obj.יָרָבְעָ֣םJeroboamבֶּן־the son ofנְבָ֑טNebatוַיַּדַּ֨חand he enticed awayיָרָבְעָ֤םJeroboamאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelמֵאַחֲרֵ֣יfrom afterיְהוָ֔הYahwehוְהֶחֱטֵיאָ֖םand he caused to sin themחֲטָאָ֥הa sinגְדוֹלָֽה׃great
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עַ֠דuntilאֲשֶׁר־thatהֵסִ֨ירhe removedיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelמֵעַ֣לfrom onפָּנָ֔יוface hisכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust asדִּבֶּ֔רhe had spokenבְּיַ֖דby the hand ofכָּל־allעֲבָדָ֣יוservants hisהַנְּבִיאִ֑יםthe prophetsוַיִּ֨גֶלand it went into exileיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לIsraelמֵעַ֤לfrom onאַדְמָתוֹ֙land itsאַשּׁ֔וּרָהAssyria towardsעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃ פthe this
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וַיָּבֵ֣אand he brought peopleמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofאַשּׁ֡וּרAssyriaמִבָּבֶ֡לfrom Babylonוּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָהand from Cuthah towardsוּמֵעַוָּ֤אand from Avvaוּמֵֽחֲמָת֙and from Hamathוּסְפַרְוַ֔יִםand Sepharvaimוַיֹּ֙שֶׁב֙and he caused them to dwellבְּעָרֵ֣יin the cities ofשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןSamariaתַּ֖חַתin place ofבְּנֵ֣יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙and they took possession ofאֶת־obj.שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןSamariaוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּand they dweltבְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃in cities its
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וַיֹּאמְר֗וּand people saidלְמֶ֣לֶךְto the king ofאַשּׁוּר֮Assyriaלֵאמֹר֒to sayingהַגּוֹיִ֗םthe nationsאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichהִגְלִ֙יתָ֙you took into exileוַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙and you caused to dwellבְּעָרֵ֣יin the cities ofשֹׁמְר֔וֹןSamariaלֹ֣אnotיָֽדְע֔וּthey knowאֶת־obj.מִשְׁפַּ֖טthe custom ofאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe god ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe landוַיְשַׁלַּח־and he has sentבָּ֣םamong themאֶת־obj.הָאֲרָי֗וֹתthe lionsוְהִנָּם֙and there theyמְמִיתִ֣יםare killingאוֹתָ֔םobj. themכַּאֲשֶׁר֙as sinceאֵינָ֣םnot theyיֹדְעִ֔יםare knowingאֶת־obj.מִשְׁפַּ֖טthe custom ofאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe god ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
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וַיְצַ֨וand he commandedמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofאַשּׁ֜וּרAssyriaלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingהֹלִ֤יכוּtakeשָׁ֙מָּה֙there towardsאֶחָ֤דoneמֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙from the priestsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomהִגְלִיתֶ֣םyou took into exileמִשָּׁ֔םfrom thereוְיֵלְכ֖וּso they may goוְיֵ֣שְׁבוּand they may dwellשָׁ֑םthereוְיֹרֵ֕םso he may teach themאֶת־obj.מִשְׁפַּ֖טthe custom ofאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe god ofהָאָֽרֶץ׃the land
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וַיִּהְי֣וּand they wereעֹשִׂ֔יםmakingגּ֥וֹיnationגּ֖וֹיnationאֱלֹהָ֑יוown gods itsוַיַּנִּ֣יחוּ׀and they placed themבְּבֵ֣יתin the house ofהַבָּמ֗וֹתthe high placesאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichעָשׂוּ֙they had madeהַשֹּׁ֣מְרֹנִ֔יםthe Samaritansגּ֥וֹיnationגּוֹי֙nationבְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םin own cities theirאֲשֶׁ֛רwhereהֵ֥םtheyיֹשְׁבִ֖יםwere dwellingשָֽׁם׃there
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עַ֣דuntilהַיּ֤וֹםthe dayהַזֶּה֙the thisהֵ֣םtheyעֹשִׂ֔יםare doingכַּמִּשְׁפָּטִ֖יםaccording to the customsהָרִֽאשֹׁנִ֑יםthe formerאֵינָ֤םnot theyיְרֵאִים֙are fearingאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֔הYahwehוְאֵינָ֣םand not theyעֹשִׂ֗יםare doingכְּחֻקֹּתָם֙according to statutes theirוּכְמִשְׁפָּטָ֔םand according to judgment theirוְכַתּוֹרָ֣הand according to the lawוְכַמִּצְוָ֗הand according to the commandmentאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichצִוָּ֤הhe commandedיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶת־obj.בְּנֵ֣יthe descendants ofיַעֲקֹ֔בJacobאֲשֶׁר־whomשָׂ֥םhe madeשְׁמ֖וֹname hisיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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וַיִּכְרֹ֨תand he madeיְהוָ֤הYahwehאִתָּם֙with themבְּרִ֔יתa covenantוַיְצַוֵּ֣םand he commanded themלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingלֹ֥אnotתִֽירְא֖וּyou must fearאֱלֹהִ֣יםgodsאֲחֵרִ֑יםotherוְלֹא־and notתִשְׁתַּחֲו֣וּyou must bow downלָהֶ֔םto themוְלֹ֣אand notתַעַבְד֔וּםyou must serve themוְלֹ֥אand notתִזְבְּח֖וּyou must sacrificeלָהֶֽם׃to them
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כִּ֣יthatאִֽם־exceptאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֗הYahwehאֲשֶׁר֩whoהֶעֱלָ֨הhe brought upאֶתְכֶ֜םobj. youמֵאֶ֧רֶץfrom the land ofמִצְרַ֛יִםEgyptבְּכֹ֧חַwith powerגָּד֛וֹלgreatוּבִזְר֥וֹעַand by an armנְטוּיָ֖הoutstretchedאֹת֣וֹobj. himתִירָ֑אוּyou will fearוְל֥וֹand to himתִֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּyou will bow downוְל֥וֹand to himתִזְבָּֽחוּ׃you will sacrifice
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וְאֶת־and obj.הַחֻקִּ֨יםthe statutesוְאֶת־and obj.הַמִּשְׁפָּטִ֜יםthe judgmentsוְהַתּוֹרָ֤הand the lawוְהַמִּצְוָה֙and the commandmentאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichכָּתַ֣בhe wroteלָכֶ֔םfor youתִּשְׁמְר֥וּןyou will take care !לַעֲשׂ֖וֹתto doכָּל־allהַיָּמִ֑יםthe daysוְלֹ֥אand notתִֽירְא֖וּyou must fearאֱלֹהִ֥יםgodsאֲחֵרִֽים׃other
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וַיִּהְי֣וּ׀and they wereהַגּוֹיִ֣םthe nationsהָאֵ֗לֶּהthe theseיְרֵאִים֙fearingאֶת־obj.יְהוָ֔הYahwehוְאֶת־and obj.פְּסִֽילֵיהֶ֖םidols theirהָי֣וּthey wereעֹֽבְדִ֑יםservingגַּם־alsoבְּנֵיהֶ֣ם׀children theirוּבְנֵ֣יand the children ofבְנֵיהֶ֗םchildren theirכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רjust asעָשׂ֤וּthey didאֲבֹתָם֙fathers theirהֵ֣םtheyעֹשִׂ֔יםare doingעַ֖דuntilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃ פthe this
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