| 32. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 17:32:1 ⧉וַיִּהְי֥וּvayihyuand they were 2 Kings 17:32:2 ⧉יְרֵאִ֖יםyereimfearing 2 Kings 17:32:3 ⧉אֶת־יְהוָ֑הetyahweh{direct object marker} the LORD 2 Kings 17:32:4 ⧉וַיַּעֲשׂ֨וּvayaasuand they made 2 Kings 17:32:5 ⧉לָהֶ֤םlahemfor themselves 2 Kings 17:32:6 ⧉מִקְצוֹתָם֙miktsotamfrom their extremities or from among them 2 Kings 17:32:7 ⧉כֹּהֲנֵ֣יkohaneipriests of 2 Kings 17:32:8 ⧉בָמ֔וֹתvamothigh places 2 Kings 17:32:9 ⧉וַיִּהְי֛וּvayihyuand they were 2 Kings 17:32:10 ⧉עֹשִׂ֥יםosimdoing or making 2 Kings 17:32:11 ⧉לָהֶ֖םlahemfor themselves 2 Kings 17:32:12 ⧉בְּבֵ֥יתbeveitin {the} house of 2 Kings 17:32:13 ⧉הַבָּמֽוֹת׃havamotthe high places |
| 32. Formal Translation They feared the LORD {Yahweh, Object of Worship}, but they also made for themselves from among themselves priests of the high places, and they continually offered sacrifices for them in the house of the high places. |
| 32. Dynamic Translation So they worshiped the LORD {Yahweh, Focus of Ritual}, but they also picked their own people to serve as priests at the high places, and they kept sacrificing for them at local shrines. |