2 Kings

2 Kings 17:32

³²So the new residents worshiped the LORD, but they also appointed for themselves priests of all sorts to serve in the shrines of the high places.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So	וַיִּהְי֥וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
worshiped	יְרֵאִ֖ים	yə·rê·’îm	Adjective - masculine plural	H3373 fear
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
but they also appointed	וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּ	way·ya·‘ă·śū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6213 do, make
for themselves	לָהֶ֤ם	lā·hem	Preposition-l; Pronoun - third person masculine plural
priests	כֹּהֲנֵ֣י	kō·hă·nê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3548 priest
of all sorts	מִקְצוֹתָם֙	miq·ṣō·w·ṯām	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H7098 end
to serve	עֹשִׂ֥ים	‘ō·śîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H6213 do, make
in the shrines	בְּבֵ֥ית	bə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of the high places	בָמ֔וֹת	ḇā·mō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1116 high place

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