2 Kings

2 Kings 17:25

²⁵Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now	וַיְהִ֗י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
when	בִּתְחִלַּת֙	biṯ·ḥil·laṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8462 beginning
lived	שִׁבְתָּ֣ם	šiḇ·tām	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
there	שָׁ֔ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
they did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
worship	יָרְא֖וּ	yā·rə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H3372 fear
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
so He	יְהוָ֤ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
sent	וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח	way·šal·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
lions	הָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹת	hā·’ă·rā·yō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H738 lion
among them	בָּהֶם֙	bā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural
which	וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ	way·yih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
killed	הֹרְגִ֖ים	hō·rə·ḡîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H2026 kill, slay
of them	בָּהֶֽם׃	bā·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.