| 26. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 2 Kings 17:26:1 ⧉וַיֹּאמְר֗וּvayomeruand they said 2 Kings 17:26:2 ⧉לְמֶ֣לֶךְlemelekhto the king of 2 Kings 17:26:3 ⧉אַשּׁוּר֮ashurAssyria 2 Kings 17:26:4 ⧉לֵאמֹר֒lemorsaying 2 Kings 17:26:5 ⧉הַגּוֹיִ֗םhagoyimthe nations 2 Kings 17:26:6 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֤רasherwhich 2 Kings 17:26:7 ⧉הִגְלִ֙יתָ֙higlitayou carried away 2 Kings 17:26:8 ⧉וַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙vatoshevand you settled 2 Kings 17:26:9 ⧉בְּעָרֵ֣יbearein the cities of 2 Kings 17:26:10 ⧉שֹׁמְר֔וֹןshomrevonSamaria 2 Kings 17:26:11 ⧉לֹ֣אlonot 2 Kings 17:26:12 ⧉יָֽדְע֔וּyadeuthey know 2 Kings 17:26:13 ⧉אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖טetmishpatthe judgment of 2 Kings 17:26:14 ⧉אֱלֹהֵ֣יeloheGod of 2 Kings 17:26:15 ⧉הָאָ֑רֶץhaaretsthe land 2 Kings 17:26:16 ⧉וַיְשַׁלַּח־בָּ֣םvayeshalakhbamand he sent among them 2 Kings 17:26:17 ⧉אֶת־הָאֲרָי֗וֹתethaarayotthe lions 2 Kings 17:26:18 ⧉וְהִנָּם֙vehinamand behold, them 2 Kings 17:26:19 ⧉מְמִיתִ֣יםmemitimkilling 2 Kings 17:26:20 ⧉אוֹתָ֔םotamthem 2 Kings 17:26:21 ⧉כַּאֲשֶׁר֙kaasherbecause 2 Kings 17:26:22 ⧉אֵינָ֣םenamthey are not 2 Kings 17:26:23 ⧉יֹדְעִ֔יםyodeimknowing 2 Kings 17:26:24 ⧉אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖טetmishpatthe judgment of 2 Kings 17:26:25 ⧉אֱלֹהֵ֥יeloheGod of 2 Kings 17:26:26 ⧉הָאָֽרֶץ׃haaretsthe land |
| 26. Formal Translation And they said to the king of Assyria, “The nations whom you exiled and caused to dwell in the cities of Samaria do not know the ordinance of the God of the land. Therefore He has sent lions among them, and behold, they are killing them because they do not know the ordinance of the God of the land.” |
| 26. Dynamic Translation So they reported to the king of Assyria, “The peoples you deported and settled in the towns of Samaria do not know the laws of the God of this land. That is why He has sent lions among them—look, the lions are killing them—because they do not know the laws of this God.” |