H9002–/וְ–v

And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified unto them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and [ergänzt: went] after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom Jehovah 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 that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath and 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 carried away, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the law of the god of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the law 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 law of the god of the land.

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

And the men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, 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 Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burnt their children in the 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 Jehovah, and served their own gods, after the manner of the nations from among whom they had been carried away.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Unto this day they do after the former manner: they fear not Jehovah, neither do they after their statutes, or after their ordinances, or after the law or after the commandment which Jehovah 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 Jehovah 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 Jehovah, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, him shall ye fear, and unto him shall ye bow yourselves, and to him shall ye 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 Jehovah your God shall ye fear; and he will 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 Jehovah, and served their graven images; their children likewise, 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: and his mother's name was Abi the daughter of Zechariah.

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

He trusted in Jehovah, the God of Israel; so that after him was none like him among all the kings of Judah, nor [ergänzt: among them] that were before him.

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

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

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

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

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the king of Assyria carried Israel away unto Assyria, and put them in Halah, and on the Habor, 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 Jehovah their God, but transgressed his covenant, even all that Moses the servant of Jehovah commanded, and would not hear it, nor do it.

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 fortified 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 [ergänzt: him] all the silver that was found in the house of Jehovah, and in the treasures of the king's house.

וּבְאֹצְר֖וֹת (וּ) u. “and”