Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 17:24-30

24And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804broughtוַיָּבֵ֣אvai.ya.Ve'H935menH1121fromBabylonמִבָּבֶ֡לmi.ba.VelH894, and fromCuthahוּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָהu.Mi.ku.tahH3575, and fromAvvaוּמֵעַוָּ֤אu.me.'a.Va'H5755, and fromHamathוּמֵֽחֲמָת֙u.me.cha.MatH2574andSepharvaimוּסְפַרְוַ֔יִםu.se.far.Va.yimH5617, andplacedוַיֹּ֙שֶׁב֙vai.Yo.shevH3427them in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111insteadתַּ֖חַתTa.chatH8478of thechildrenH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and theypossessedוַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙vai.yir.ShuH3423Samariaשֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, anddweltוַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in thecitiesבְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃be.'a.Rei.haH5892thereof.

25AndsoH7971it was, at thebeginningבִּתְחִלַּת֙bit.chi.LatH8462of theirdwellingשִׁבְתָּ֣םshiv.TamH3427there, that theyfearedיָרְא֖וּya.re.'UH3372notלֹ֥אlo'H3808theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: therefore theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068sentH7971lionsהָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738among them,whichH8033killedהֹרְגִ֖יםho.re.GimH2026someH8033of them.

26Wherefore they spake to thekingלְמֶ֣לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֮'a.ShurH804,sayingH559, Thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834thou hastcarriedהִגְלִ֙יתָ֙hig.Li.taH1540awayH7971, andplacedוַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙va.To.o.shevH3427in thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofSamariaשֹׁמְר֔וֹןsho.me.RonH8111,knowיָֽדְע֔וּya.de.'UH3045notH3808themannerמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thelandהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776: therefore he hathsentH7971lionsהָאֲרָי֗וֹתha.'a.ra.YotH738among them, and,beholdוְהִנָּם֙ve.hi.NamH2009, theyslayמְמִיתִ֣יםme.mi.TimH4191them,becauseכַּאֲשֶׁר֙ka.'a.SherH834theyknowיֹדְעִ֔יםyo.de.'ImH3045notH3808themannerמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

27Then thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804commandedוַיְצַ֨וvay.TzavH6680,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,CarryH1540thither one of thepriestsמֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙me.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whomאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834ye brought from thence; andletH1540themgoH1540anddwellוְיֵ֣שְׁבוּve.Ye.she.vuH3427there, andletH1540himteachוְיֹרֵ֕םve.yo.RemH3384them themannerמִשְׁפַּ֖טmish.PatH4941of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of thelandהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

28Soוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961one of thepriestsמֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםme.ha.ko.ha.NimH3548whomאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834they hadcarriedH1540awayH1540fromSamariaמִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹןmi.Sho.me.RonH8111cameוַיָּבֹ֞אvai.ya.Vo'H935anddweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427in Beth-el, andtaughtמוֹרֶ֣הmo.RehH3384themhowאֵ֖יךְ'eikhH349they shouldfearיִֽירְא֥וּyi.re.'UH3372theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

29Howbeiteveryגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471nationגּ֖וֹיGoyH1471madeעֹשִׂ֔ים'o.SimH6213godsאֱלֹהָ֑יו'e.lo.HavH430of theirownוַיִּהְי֣וּvai.yih.YuH1961, andputH3240them in thehousesבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of thehighהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834the Samaritans hadmadeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213,everyגּ֥וֹיGoyH1471nationגּוֹי֙goyH1471in theircitiesבְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔םbe.'A.rei.HemH5892whereinאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834theydweltיֹשְׁבִ֖יםyo.she.VimH3427.

30And themenH376ofBabylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894madeעָשׂוּ֙'a.SuH6213Succoth-benothH5524, and themenH376ofCuthכ֔וּתKhutH3575madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213Nergalנֵֽרְגַ֑לne.re.GalH5370, and themenH376ofHamathחֲמָ֖תcha.MatH2574madeעָשׂ֥וּ'a.SuH6213Ashimaאֲשִׁימָֽא׃'a.shi.Ma'H807,

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