2 Kings
2 Kings 17:26
26So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So they spoke | וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to the king | לְמֶ֣לֶךְ | lə·me·leḵ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| of Assyria | אַשּׁוּר֮ | ’aš·šūr | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H804 Asshur, Assyria |
| saying | לֵאמֹר֒ | lê·mōr | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H559 utter, say |
| The peoples | הַגּוֹיִ֗ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| you have removed | הִגְלִ֙יתָ֙ | hiḡ·lî·ṯā | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H1540 uncover, remove |
| and placed | וַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙ | wat·tō·wō·šeḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3427 sit, remain, dwell |
| in the cities | בְּעָרֵ֣י | bə·‘ā·rê | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct | H5892 excitement |
| of Samaria | שֹׁמְר֔וֹן | šō·mə·rō·wn | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H8111 Shomeron |
| do not | לֹ֣א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| know | יָֽדְע֔וּ | yā·ḏə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H3045 know |
| the requirements | מִשְׁפַּ֖ט | miš·paṭ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4941 judgment |
| of the God | אֱלֹהֵ֣י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H430 God |
| of the land | הָאָ֑רֶץ | hā·’ā·reṣ | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| Because of this | כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ | ka·’ă·šer | Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| He has sent | וַיְשַׁלַּח־ | way·šal·laḥ- | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7971 send |
| lions | הָאֲרָי֗וֹת | hā·’ă·rā·yō·wṯ | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H738 lion |
| among them | בָּ֣ם | bām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| which are indeed | וְהִנָּם֙ | wə·hin·nām | Conjunctive waw; Interjection; third person masculine plural | H2009 lo! behold! |
| killing them off | מְמִיתִ֣ים | mə·mî·ṯîm | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural | H4191 die |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.