New American Standard Bible 1995

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2 Kings

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So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, "The nations whom you have carried away into exile in the cities of Samaria do not know the custom of the god of the land; so he has sent lions among them, and behold, they kill them because they do not know the custom of the god of the land."

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So they spoke to utter, say Verb H559 וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ vai·yo·me·ru
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to the king king Noun H4428 לְמֶ֣לֶךְ le·me·lech
of Assyria, the second son of Shem, also the people of Asshur, also the land of Assyr. Noun H804 אַשּׁוּר֮ a·shur
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saying, to utter, say Verb H559 לֵאמֹר֒ le·mor
"The nations nation, people Noun H1471 הַגֹּויִ֗ם hag·go·v·yim
whom who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֤ר a·sher
you have carried away into exile to uncover, remove Verb H1540 הִגְלִ֙יתָ֙ hig·li·ta
in the cities city, town Noun H5892 בְּעָרֵ֣י be·'a·rei
of Samaria capital of N. kingdom of Isr. Noun H8111 שֹׁמְרֹ֔ון sho·me·ro·vn,
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do not know to know Verb H3045 יָֽדְע֔וּ ya·de·'u,
the custom judgment Noun H4941 מִשְׁפַּ֖ט mish·pat
of the god God, god Noun H430 אֱלֹהֵ֣י e·lo·hei
of the land; earth, land Noun H776 הָאָ֑רֶץ ha·'a·retz;
so he has sent to send Verb H7971 וַיְשַׁלַּח־ vay·shal·lach-
lions a lion Noun H738 הָאֲרָיֹ֗ות ha·'a·ra·yo·vt
among them, and behold, lo! behold! Particle H2009 וְהִנָּם֙ ve·hin·nam
they kill to die Verb H4191 מְמִיתִ֣ים me·mi·tim
them because who, which, that Particle H834 כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ ka·'a·sher
they do not know to know Verb H3045 יֹדְעִ֔ים yo·de·'im,
the custom judgment Noun H4941 מִשְׁפַּ֖ט mish·pat
of the god God, god Noun H430 אֱלֹהֵ֥י e·lo·hei
of the land." earth, land Noun H776 הָאָֽרֶץ׃ ha·'a·retz.

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Assyria

ASSYRIAa-sir'-i-a:I. GEOGRAPHYII. EARLY HISTORYIII. CLIMATE AND PRODUCTIONSIV. POPULATIONV. TRADE AND LAWVI. ARTVII. MECHANICSVIII. FURNITURE, POTTERY AND EMBROIDERYIX. LANGUAGE, LITERATURE AND SCIENCEX. GOVERNMENT AND ARMYXI. RELIGIONXII. EXCAVATIONSXIII. CHRONOLOGYXIV. HISTORY1. Early Period2. The Older Empire3. The Second Empire4. Last Period and Fall of... View Details

Samaria

SAMARIA, CITY OFsa-ma'-ri-a, (shomeron; Samareia, Semeron, and other forms):(1) Shechem was the first capital of the Northern Kingdom (1 Kings 12:25). Jeroboam seems later to have removed the royal residence to Tirzah (1 Kings 14:17). After the brief reigns of Elah and Zimri came that of Omri, who reigned 6 years in Tirzah, then he purchased the hill of Sama... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, "The nations whom you have carried away into exile in the cities of Samaria do not know the custom of the god of the land; so he has sent lions among them, and behold, they kill them because they do not know the custom of the god of the land."
King James Bible So Wherefore they spoke spake to the king of Assyria, saying, "The The nations whom you have carried away into exile which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria do not Samaria, know not the custom manner of the god God of the land; so land: therefore he has hath sent lions among them, and and, behold, they kill them slay them, because they do not know not the custom manner of the god God of the land."
Hebrew Greek English So they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, "The nations whom you have carried away into exile in the cities of Samaria do not know the custom of the god of the land; so he has sent lions among them, and behold, they kill them because they do not know the custom of the god of the land."