Study it in the app“But each nation was making its own gods, and they put them in the house of the high places that the Samaritans had made, each nation in their cities where they were living.”
But each nationגּוֹי גּוֹיwas makingוַיִּהְיוּ עֹשִׂיםits own gods,אֱלֹהָיוand they put themוַיַּנִּיחוּin the houseבְּבֵיתof the high placesהַבָּמוֹתthatאֲשֶׁרthe Samaritansהַשֹּׁמְרֹנִיםhad made,עָשׂוּeach nationגּוֹי גּוֹיin their citiesבְּעָרֵיהֶםwhereאֲשֶׁר שָׁםtheyהֵםwere living.יֹשְׁבִים
nation
A people with their land; also Israel.
Where else “goy” appearsbe
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yihyu” appearsmake
To build or create something.
Where else “osim” appearsgods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohay” appearsput
To set something or someone in a place.
Where else “yanichu” appearstemple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “vet” appearshigh place
An elevated site with an altar, often for other gods.
Where else “bamot” appearsSamaritans
Samaritan: an inhabitant of Samaria. It appears only once in the Old Testament (2 Kings 17:29), of the people of Samaria who had made the high places there.
Where else “shomronim” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “are” appearsdwell
To make one's home in a place.
Where else “yoshvim” appears“The Samaritans”: it can be understood here of the Israelites of the northern kingdom who had lived in Samaria before the exile.
28One of the priests whom they had carried into exile from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and he was instructing them how they should fear YHWH.
29 · This verse (above)
30The men of Babylon made Succoth-benoth, the men of Cuth made Nergal, and the men of Hamath made Ashima;
