2 Kings 17:28 — compare English translations
Compare translations2 Kings 17:28 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 →
וַיָּבֹ֞א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֶחָ֣ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
מֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים
kôhên
H3548
priest
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הִגְלוּ֙
gâlâh
H1540
to uncover
מִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹן
Shômᵉrôwn
H8111
Samaria
וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב
yâshab
H3427
to dwell
בְּבֵֽית
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
אֵ֑ל
Bêyth-ʼÊl
H1008
Bethel
וַֽיְהִי֙
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מוֹרֶ֣ה
yârâh
H3384
to throw
אֹתָ֔ם
ʼêth
H853
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אֵ֖יךְ
ʼêyk
H349
how
יִֽירְא֥וּ
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
יְהוָֽה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
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World English Bible Public Domain
So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and lived in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear Yahweh.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And one from the priests whom they had exiled from Samaria came, and he settled in Bethel. And he was teaching them how they should fear Yahweh.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).