2 Kings

2 Kings 17:27–28

²⁷Then the king of Assyria commanded: “Send back one of the priests you carried off from Samaria, and have him go back to live there and teach the requirements of the God of the land.”

²⁸Thus one of the priests they had carried away came and lived in Bethel, and he began to teach them how they should worship the LORD.

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2 Kings 17:27

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Assyria	אַשּׁ֜וּר	’aš·šūr	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H804 Asshur, Assyria
commanded	וַיְצַ֨ו	way·ṣaw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
Send back	הֹלִ֤יכוּ	hō·lî·ḵū	Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
one	אֶחָ֤ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of the priests	מֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙	mê·hak·kō·hă·nîm	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
you carried off	הִגְלִיתֶ֣ם	hiḡ·lî·ṯem	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural	H1540 uncover, remove
from	מִשָּׁ֔ם	miš·šām	Preposition-m; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
and have him go back	וְיֵלְכ֖וּ	wə·yê·lə·ḵū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
to live	וְיֵ֣שְׁבוּ	wə·yê·šə·ḇū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
there	שָׁ֑ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
and teach	וְיֹרֵ֕ם	wə·yō·rêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H3384 throw, shoot
the requirements	מִשְׁפַּ֖ט	miš·paṭ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4941 judgment
of the God	אֱלֹהֵ֥י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

2 Kings 17:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thus one	אֶחָ֣ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
of the priests	מֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים	mê·hak·kō·hă·nîm	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3548 priest
they had carried away	הִגְלוּ֙	hiḡ·lū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H1540 uncover, remove
came	וַיָּבֹ֞א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
and lived	וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in Bethel	אֵ֑ל	’êl	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel
and he began to teach	מוֹרֶ֣ה	mō·w·reh	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H3384 throw, shoot
them	אֹתָ֔ם	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
how	אֵ֖יךְ	’êḵ	Interjection	H349 How?
they should worship	יִֽירְא֥וּ	yî·rə·’ū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3372 fear
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.