New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 17:4-6

4But the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֨וּר'a.ShurH804foundוַיִּמְצָא֩vai.yim.Tza'H4672conspiracyקֶ֗שֶׁרKe.sherH7195in Hosheaבְּהוֹשֵׁ֜עַbe.ho.She.a'H1954,whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834had sentשָׁלַ֤חsha.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִים֙mal.'a.KhimH4397to Soס֣וֹאSo'H5471kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714and had offeredהֶעֱלָ֥הhe.'e.LahH5927noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808tributeמִנְחָ֛הmin.ChahH4503to the kingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, as he had doneyearכְּשָׁנָ֣הke.sha.NahH8141by yearבְשָׁנָ֑הve.sha.NahH8141;so the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804shutוַֽיַּעַצְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'atz.Re.huH6113him up and boundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him in prisonבֵּ֥ית כֶּֽלֶא׃beit Ke.le'H1004 H3608.

5Then the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804invadedוַיַּ֥עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927the wholeבְּכָל־be.kholH3605landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776and wentוַיַּ֙עַל֙vai.Ya.'alH5927up toSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111and besiegedוַיָּ֥צַר עָלֶ֖יהָvai.Ya.tzar 'a.Lei.haH6696 H5921it threeשָׁלֹ֥שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִֽים׃sha.NimH8141.

6In the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֜יתha.te.shi.'ItH8671yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141of Hosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֗עַle.ho.She.a'H1954,the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804capturedלָכַ֤דla.KhadH3920Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111andcarriedH1540Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478awayH1540into exileוַיֶּ֥גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540to Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804, andsettledוַיֹּ֨שֶׁבvai.Yo.shevH3427them in Halahבַּחְלַ֧חbach.LachH2477and Haborוּבְחָב֛וֹרu.ve.cha.VorH2249, onthe riverנְהַ֥רne.HarH5104ofGozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470, andin the citiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892of the Medesמָדָֽי׃ פma.DaiH4074.

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