H9002–/וְ–v

and reject His statutes and His covenant that He made with their fathers, and His testimonies that He testified against them, and go after the vain thing, and become vain, and after the nations that are round about them, of whom Jehovah commanded them not to do like them;

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

and cause their sons and their daughters to pass over through fire, and divine divinations, and use enchantments, and sell themselves to do the evil thing in the eyes of Jehovah, to provoke Him;

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king of Asshur bringeth in from Babylon and from Cutha, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and causeth `them' to dwell in the cities of Samaria instead of the sons of Israel, and they possess Samaria, and dwell in its cities;

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

And they speak to the king of Asshur, saying, `The nations that thou hast removed, and dost place in the cities of Samaria, have not known the custom of the God of the land, and He sendeth among them the lions, and lo, they are destroying them, as they do not know the custom of the God of the land.'

וְהִנָּם֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king of Asshur commandeth, saying, `Cause to go thither one of the priests whom ye removed thence, and they go and dwell there, and he doth teach them the custom of the God of the land.'

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

And the men of Babylon have made Succoth-Benoth, and the men of Cuth have made Nergal, and the men of Hamath have made Ashima,

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

and the Avites have made Nibhaz and Tartak, and the Sepharvites are burning their sons with fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, gods of Sepharvim.

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

Jehovah they are fearing, and their gods they are serving, according to the custom of the nations whence they removed them.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Unto this day they are doing according to the former customs -- they are not fearing Jehovah, and are not doing according to their statutes, and according to their ordinances, and according to the law, and according to the command, that Jehovah commanded the sons of Jacob whose name He made Israel,

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

and Jehovah maketh with them a covenant, and chargeth them, saying, `Ye do 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 Jehovah who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a stretched-out arm, Him ye do fear, and to Him ye bow yourselves, and to Him ye do sacrifice;

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

and the statutes, and the judgments, and the law, and the command, that He wrote for you, ye observe to do all the days, and ye do 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 do not forget, and ye do not fear other gods;

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

but Jehovah your God ye do fear, and He doth deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies;'

וְהוּא֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

and they have not hearkened, but according to their former custom they are doing,

וְלֹ֖א (וְ) ve. “and”

and these nations are fearing Jehovah, and their graven images they have served, both their sons and their sons' sons; as their fathers did, they are doing unto this day.

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

a son of twenty and five years was he in his reigning, and twenty and nine years he hath reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother `is' Abi daughter of Zechariah.

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

In Jehovah, God of Israel, he hath trusted, and after him there hath not been like him among all the kings of Judah, nor `among any' who were before him;

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

And Jehovah hath been with him, in every place where he goeth out he acteth wisely, and he rebelleth against the king of Asshur, and hath not served him;

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

he hath smitten the Philistines unto Gaza, and its borders, from a tower of watchers unto the fenced city.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and the king of Asshur removeth Israel to Asshur, and placed them in Halah, and in Habor `by' the river Gozan, and `in' cities of the Medes,

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

because that they have not hearkened to the voice of Jehovah their God, and transgress His covenant -- all that He commanded Moses, servant of Jehovah -- yea, they have not hearkened nor done `it'.

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

And in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah hath Sennacherib king of Asshur come up against all the fenced cities of Judah, and seizeth them,

וּבְאַרְבַּע֩ (וּ) u. “and”

and Hezekiah king of Judah sendeth unto the king of Asshur to Lachish, saying, `I have sinned, turn back from off me; that which thou puttest on me I bear;' and the king of Asshur layeth on Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold,

וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

and Hezekiah giveth all the silver that is found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the house of the king;

וּבְאֹצְר֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”