H9002–/וְ–v

And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵת֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַחֲרֵ֤י (וְ) ve. “and”

And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.

וּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָה (וּ֠) u. “and”וּמֵעַוָּ֤א (וּ) u. “and”וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּסְפַרְוַ֔יִם (וּ) u. “and”

Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land.

וְהִנָּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.

וְיֵלְכ֖וּ (וְ) ve. “so”וְיֵ֣שְׁבוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיֹרֵ֕ם (וְ) ve. “so”

And the men of Babylon made Succothbenoth, and the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima,

וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַנְשֵׁי־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַנְשֵׁ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Avites made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites burnt their children in fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

וְהָעַוִּ֛ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַסְפַרְוִ֗ים (וְ) ve. “and”וַֽעֲנַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (וַֽ) va. “and”

They feared the LORD, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations whom they carried away from thence.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Unto this day they do after the former manners: they fear not the LORD, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law and commandment which the LORD commanded the children of Jacob, whom he named Israel;

וְאֵינָ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּכְמִשְׁפָּטָ֔ם (וּ) u. “and”וְכַתּוֹרָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְכַמִּצְוָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

With whom the LORD had made a covenant, and charged them, saying, Ye shall not fear other gods, nor bow yourselves to them, nor serve them, nor sacrifice to them:

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.

וּבִזְר֥וֹעַ (וּ) u. “and”וְל֥וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְל֥וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the statutes, and the ordinances, and the law, and the commandment, which he wrote for you, ye shall observe to do for evermore; and ye shall not fear other gods.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַתּוֹרָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהַמִּצְוָה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And the covenant that I have made with you ye shall not forget; neither shall ye fear other gods.

וְהַבְּרִ֛ית (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

But the LORD your God ye shall fear; and he shall deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.

וְהוּא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Howbeit they did not hearken, but they did after their former manner.

וְלֹ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

So these nations feared the LORD, and served their graven images, both their children, and their children's children: as did their fathers, so do they unto this day.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְנֵ֣י (וּ) u. “and”

Twenty and five years old was he when he began to reign; and he reigned twenty and nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name also was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.

וְחָמֵ֤שׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים (וְ) ve. “and”וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙ (וָ) va. “and”וְשֵׁ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”

He trusted in the LORD God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor any that were before him.

וְאַחֲרָ֞יו (וְ) ve. “and”וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר (וַ) va. “and”

And the LORD was with him; and he prospered whithersoever he went forth: and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

He smote the Philistines, even unto Gaza, and the borders thereof, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king of Assyria did carry away Israel unto Assyria, and put them in Halah and in Habor by the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes:

וּבְחָב֛וֹר (וּ) u. “and”וְעָרֵ֥י (וְ) ve. “and”

Because they obeyed not the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed his covenant, and all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and would not hear them, nor do them.

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and took them.

וּבְאַרְבַּע֩ (וּ) u. “and”

And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying, I have offended; return from me: that which thou puttest on me will I bear. And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.

וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house.

וּבְאֹצְר֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”