2 Kings 17:27 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 17:27 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 →
וַיְצַ֨ו
tsâvâh
H6680
to command
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
אַשּׁ֜וּר
ʼAshshûwr
H804
Assyria
לֵאמֹ֗ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
הֹלִ֤יכוּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
שָׁ֨מָּה֙
shâm
H8033
there
אֶחָ֤ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
מֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙
kôhên
H3548
priest
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הִגְלִיתֶ֣ם
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
מִשָּׁ֔ם
shâm
H8033
there
וְיֵלְכ֖וּ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
וְיֵ֣שְׁבוּ
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
שָׁ֑ם
shâm
H8033
there
וְיֹרֵ֕ם
yârâh
H3384
to throw
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מִשְׁפַּ֖ט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
אֱלֹהֵ֥י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הָאָֽרֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry there one of the priests whom you brought from there; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the law of the god of the land.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then the king of Assyria commanded, saying, Carry thither one of the priests whom ye brought from thence; and let them go and dwell there, and let him teach them the manner of the God of the land.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the king of Assyria commanded, saying, “Make go there one from the priests whom you exiled from there. And let them go and settle there, and let him teach them the custom of the God of the land.”
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