2 Kings 17:24 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 17:24 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיָּבֵ֣א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אַשּׁ֡וּר
ʼAshshûwr
H804
Assyria
מִבָּבֶ֡ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
וּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָה
Kûwth
H3575
Cuth
וּמֵעַוָּ֤א
ʻIvvâh
H5755
Ava
וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙
Chămâth
H2574
Hamath
וּסְפַרְוַ֔יִם
Çᵉpharvayim
H5617
Sepharvaim
וַיֹּ֨שֶׁב֙
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּעָרֵ֣י
ʻîyr
H5892
city
שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן
Shômᵉrôwn
H8111
Samaria
תַּ֖חַת
tachath
H8478
under
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
וַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙
yârash
H3423
to inherit
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן
Shômᵉrôwn
H8111
Samaria
וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּעָרֶֽיהָ
ʻîyr
H5892
city
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World English Bible Public Domain
The king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel; and they possessed Samaria, and lived in the cities of it.
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King James Version Public Domain
And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king of Assyria brought from Babylon and from Kuthah and from Avva and from Hamath and Sepharvaim, and he settled in the cities of Samaria in place of the sons of Israel. And they possessed Samaria, and they lived in its cities.
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