2 Kings 21
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וַיָּ֗שָׁבand he returnedוַיִּ֙בֶן֙and he builtאֶת־obj.הַבָּמ֔וֹתthe high placesאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאִבַּ֖דhe had destroyedחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּHezekiahאָבִ֑יוfather hisוַיָּ֨קֶםand he set upמִזְבְּחֹ֜תaltarsלַבַּ֗עַלto the Baalוַיַּ֤עַשׂand he madeאֲשֵׁרָה֙an Asherah poleכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust asעָשָׂ֗הhe had doneאַחְאָב֙Ahabמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַיִּשְׁתַּ֙חוּ֙and he bowed downלְכָל־to allצְבָ֣אthe host ofהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםthe heavensוַֽיַּעֲבֹ֖דand he servedאֹתָֽם׃obj. them
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וְהֶעֱבִ֤ירand he made passאֶת־obj.בְּנוֹ֙son hisבָּאֵ֔שׁin the fireוְעוֹנֵ֣ןand he practiced soothsayingוְנִחֵ֔שׁand he practiced divinationוְעָ֥שָׂהand he dealt withא֖וֹבnecromancerוְיִדְּעֹנִ֑יםand soothsayersהִרְבָּ֗הhe increasedלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto doהָרַ֛עthe evilבְּעֵינֵ֥יin the eyes ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehלְהַכְעִֽיס׃to provoke him to anger
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וַיָּ֕שֶׂםand he putאֶת־obj.פֶּ֥סֶלthe image ofהָאֲשֵׁרָ֖הthe Asherahאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעָשָׂ֑הhe had madeבַּבַּ֗יִתin the houseאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichאָמַ֤רhe had saidיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֶל־toדָּוִד֙Davidוְאֶל־and toשְׁלֹמֹ֣הSolomonבְנ֔וֹson hisבַּבַּ֨יִתin the houseהַזֶּ֜הthe thisוּבִירוּשָׁלִַ֗םand in Jerusalemאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichבָּחַ֙רְתִּי֙I have chosenמִכֹּל֙from allשִׁבְטֵ֣יthe tribes ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelאָשִׂ֥יםI will putאֶת־obj.שְׁמִ֖יname myלְעוֹלָֽם׃for ever
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וְלֹ֣אand notאֹסִ֗יףI will repeatלְהָנִיד֙to make wanderרֶ֣גֶלthe foot ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelמִן־fromהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הthe groundאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichנָתַ֖תִּיI gaveלַֽאֲבוֹתָ֑םto ancestors theirרַ֣ק׀onlyאִם־ifיִשְׁמְר֣וּthey will take careלַעֲשׂ֗וֹתto doכְּכֹל֙according to allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatצִוִּיתִ֔יםI have commanded themוּלְכָל־and to allהַ֨תּוֹרָ֔הthe lawאֲשֶׁר־whichצִוָּ֥הhe commandedאֹתָ֖םobj. themעַבְדִּ֥יservant myמֹשֶֽׁה׃Moses
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יַעַן֩becauseאֲשֶׁ֨רthatעָשָׂ֜הhe has doneמְנַשֶּׁ֤הManassehמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָה֙Judahהַתֹּעֵב֣וֹתthe abominationsהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseהֵרַ֕עhe has done evilמִכֹּ֛לmore than allאֲשֶׁר־thatעָשׂ֥וּthey didהָאֱמֹרִ֖יthe Amoritesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoלְפָנָ֑יוwas to before himוַיַּחֲטִ֥אand he has caused to sinגַֽם־alsoאֶת־obj.יְהוּדָ֖הJudahבְּגִלּוּלָֽיו׃ פwith idols his
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לָכֵ֗ןto thereforeכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֤רhe saysיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelהִנְנִי֙here Iמֵבִ֣יאam about to bringרָעָ֔הcalamityעַל־onיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalemוִֽיהוּדָ֑הand Judahאֲשֶׁר֙whichכָּל־everyשֹׁ֣מְעָ֔הּone who hears of itתִּצַּ֖לְנָהthey will tingleשְׁתֵּ֥יthe twoאָזְנָֽיו׃ears his
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וְנָטִ֣יתִיand I will stretch outעַל־overיְרוּשָׁלִַ֗םJerusalemאֵ֚תobj.קָ֣וthe measuring-line ofשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןSamariaוְאֶת־and obj.מִשְׁקֹ֖לֶתthe leveling tool ofבֵּ֣יתthe house ofאַחְאָ֑בAhabוּמָחִ֨יתִיand I will wipe cleanאֶת־obj.יְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םJerusalemכַּֽאֲשֶׁר־just asיִמְחֶ֤הsomeone wipes cleanאֶת־obj.הַצַּלַּ֙חַת֙the bowlמָחָ֔הhe wipes it cleanוְהָפַ֖ךְand he turns it overעַל־onפָּנֶֽיהָ׃face its
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יַ֗עַןbecauseאֲשֶׁ֨רthatעָשׂ֤וּthey have doneאֶת־obj.הָרַע֙the evilבְּעֵינַ֔יin view myוַיִּהְי֥וּand they have beenמַכְעִסִ֖יםprovoking to angerאֹתִ֑יobj. meמִן־sinceהַיּ֗וֹםthe dayאֲשֶׁ֨רwhenיָצְא֤וּthey came outאֲבוֹתָם֙ancestors theirמִמִּצְרַ֔יִםfrom Egyptוְעַ֖דand untilהַיּ֥וֹםthe dayהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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וְגַם֩and alsoדָּ֨םbloodנָקִ֜יinnocentשָׁפַ֤ךְhe shedמְנַשֶּׁה֙Manassehהַרְבֵּ֣הmuchמְאֹ֔דveryעַ֛דuntilאֲשֶׁר־thatמִלֵּ֥אhe had filledאֶת־obj.יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םJerusalemפֶּ֣הmouthלָפֶ֑הto mouthלְבַ֤דto apartמֵֽחַטָּאתוֹ֙from sin hisאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהֶחֱטִ֣יאhe caused to sinאֶת־obj.יְהוּדָ֔הJudahלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto doהָרַ֖עthe evilבְּעֵינֵ֥יin the eyes ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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בֶּן־was a son ofעֶשְׂרִ֨יםtwentyוּשְׁתַּ֤יִםand twoשָׁנָה֙yearsאָמ֣וֹןAmonבְּמָלְכ֔וֹwhen became king heוּשְׁתַּ֣יִםand twoשָׁנִ֔יםyearsמָלַ֖ךְhe reignedבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemוְשֵׁ֣םand the name ofאִמּ֔וֹmother hisמְשֻׁלֶּ֥מֶתwas Meshullemethבַּת־the daughter ofחָר֖וּץHaruzמִן־fromיָטְבָֽה׃Jotbah
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