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2 Kings 17:24-30

24Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804broughtH935[peopleבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121]fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֡לmi.ba.VelH894,andfromCuthahוּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָהu.Mi.ku.tahH3575,andfromAvva,andfromHamathוּמֵֽחֲמָת֙u.me.cha.MatH2574,andfromSepharvaimוּסְפַרְוַ֔יִםu.se.far.Va.yimH5617,andmadethemdwellוַיֹּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Yo.shevH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111insteadofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andtheypossessedH3423Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,anddweltוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427initscitiesבְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃be.'a.Rei.haH5892.

25AndsoitwasH1961,atthebeginningoftheirdwellingשִׁבְתָּ֣םshiv.TamH3427there,thattheyfearedיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372notJehovah;andJehovahsentH7971lionsהָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738amongthem,whichkilledהֹרְגִ֖יםho.re.GimH2026[some]ofthem.

26Andtheyspoketothekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֮'a.ShurH804sayingH559,Thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471thatthou hastremovedandmadeH3045todwellוַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙va.To.o.shevH3427inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111knowיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045notthemannerofthegodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;thereforehehassentH7971lionsהָאֲרָי֗וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738amongthem,andbehold,theyslaythem,becausetheyknowיֹדְעִ֔יםyo.de.'ImH3045notthemannerofthegodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

27Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,Carrythitheroneאֶחָ֤ד'e.ChadH259ofthepriestsמֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙me.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whomyehavebroughtawayfromthence;andletthemgoH1540andabidethere,andlethimteachוְיֹרֵ֕םve.yo.RemH3384themthemannerofthegodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

28Thenoneאֶחָ֣ד'e.ChadH259ofthepriestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whomtheyhadcarriedawayfromSamariaמִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹןmi.Sho.me.RonH8111cameH935andabodeinBethel,andtaughtH3384themhowאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349theyshouldfearיִֽירְא֥וּyi.re.'UH3372Jehovah.

29AndeverynationH1471madeH6213godsאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430oftheirown,andputtheminthehousesבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofthehighהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116thattheSamaritanshadmadeH6213,everynationH1471intheircitiesבְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.HemH5892inwhichtheydweltיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427.

30AndthepeopleofBabylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894madeH6213Succoth-benoth,andthepeopleofCuthmadeH6213Nergal,andthepeopleofHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574madeH6213Ashima,

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