| 25. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 17:25:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֗יvayehiand it happened 2 Kings 17:25:2 ⧉בִּתְחִלַּת֙bitkhilatat the beginning of 2 Kings 17:25:3 ⧉שִׁבְתָּ֣םshivtamtheir dwelling 2 Kings 17:25:4 ⧉שָׁ֔םshamthere 2 Kings 17:25:5 ⧉לֹ֥אlonot 2 Kings 17:25:6 ⧉יָרְא֖וּyareuthey feared 2 Kings 17:25:7 ⧉אֶת־יְהוָ֑הetyahweh{direct object marker} the LORD 2 Kings 17:25:8 ⧉וַיְשַׁלַּ֨חvayeshallakhand he sent 2 Kings 17:25:9 ⧉יְהוָ֤הyahwehthe LORD 2 Kings 17:25:10 ⧉בָּהֶם֙bahemamong them or against them 2 Kings 17:25:11 ⧉אֶת־הָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹתethaarayot{direct object marker} the lions 2 Kings 17:25:12 ⧉וַיִּֽהְי֥וּvayihyuand they were 2 Kings 17:25:13 ⧉הֹרְגִ֖יםhorgimkilling 2 Kings 17:25:14 ⧉בָּהֶֽם׃bahemamong them or against them |
| 25. Formal Translation And it happened at the beginning of their dwelling there that they did not fear the LORD {Yahweh, Righteous Judge}, and the LORD sent among them the lions, and they were killing among them. |
| 25. Dynamic Translation When they first settled there, the people did not honor the LORD, so the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Corrector} sent lions among them, and the lions began attacking them. |