| 24. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 17:24:1 ⧉וַיָּבֵ֣אvayaveand he brought 2 Kings 17:24:2 ⧉מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֡וּרmelekhashurthe king of Assyria 2 Kings 17:24:3 ⧉מִבָּבֶ֡לmibavelfrom Babylon 2 Kings 17:24:4 ⧉וּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָהumikutaand from Cuthah 2 Kings 17:24:5 ⧉וּמֵעַוָּ֤אumeavaand from Avva 2 Kings 17:24:6 ⧉וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙umekhamatand from Hamath 2 Kings 17:24:7 ⧉וּסְפַרְוַ֔יִםusefarvayimand Sepharvaim 2 Kings 17:24:8 ⧉וַיֹּ֙שֶׁב֙vayoshevand he made them dwell 2 Kings 17:24:9 ⧉בְּעָרֵ֣יbearein the cities of 2 Kings 17:24:10 ⧉שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹןshomeronSamaria 2 Kings 17:24:11 ⧉תַּ֖חַתtakhatinstead of 2 Kings 17:24:12 ⧉בְּנֵ֣יbenethe sons of 2 Kings 17:24:13 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לyisraelIsrael 2 Kings 17:24:14 ⧉וַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙vayirshuand they possessed 2 Kings 17:24:15 ⧉אֶת־שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹןetshomeronSamaria 2 Kings 17:24:16 ⧉וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּvayeshevuand they lived 2 Kings 17:24:17 ⧉בְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃bearehain its cities |
| 24. Formal Translation And the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Kuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the cities of Samaria as a substitute for the Israelites. Then they took possession of Samaria and lived in its cities. |
| 24. Dynamic Translation The king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Kuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and resettled them in Samaria’s towns instead of the Israelites. They took over Samaria and lived throughout its towns. |