שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן of Samaria šō·mə·rō·wn תַּ֖חַת to replace ta·ḥaṯ בְּנֵ֣י the Israelites bə·nê יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל . . . . yiś·rā·’êl וַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙ They took possession of way·yir·šū אֶת־ - ’eṯ- שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן Samaria šō·mə·rō·wn וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ and lived way·yê·šə·ḇū בְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃ in its towns . bə·‘ā·re·hā 2 Kings 17:25 וַיְהִ֗י Now way·hî בִּתְחִלַּת֙ when [the settlers] first biṯ·ḥil·laṯ שִׁבְתָּ֣ם lived šiḇ·tām שָׁ֔ם there , šām לֹ֥א they did not lō יָרְא֖וּ worship yā·rə·’ū אֶת־ - ’eṯ- יְהוָ֑ה YHWH , Yah·weh יְהוָ֤ה so He Yah·weh וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח sent way·šal·laḥ הָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹת lions hā·’ă·rā·yō·wṯ בָּהֶם֙ among them bā·hem אֶת־ , ’eṯ- וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ which way·yih·yū הֹרְגִ֖ים killed [some] hō·rə·ḡîm בָּהֶֽם׃ of them . bā·hem 2 Kings 17:26 וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ So they spoke way·yō·mə·rū לְמֶ֣לֶךְ to the king lə·me·leḵ אַשּׁוּר֮ of Assyria , ’aš·šūr לֵאמֹר֒ saying , lê·mōr הַגּוֹיִ֗ם “ The peoples hag·gō·w·yim אֲשֶׁ֤ר that ’ă·šer הִגְלִ֙יתָ֙ you have removed hiḡ·lî·ṯā וַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙ and placed wat·tō·wō·šeḇ בְּעָרֵ֣י in the cities bə·‘ā·rê שֹׁמְר֔וֹן of Samaria šō·mə·rō·wn לֹ֣א do not lō יָֽדְע֔וּ know yā·ḏə·‘ū אֶת־ - ’eṯ- מִשְׁפַּ֖ט the requirements miš·paṭ אֱלֹהֵ֣י of the God ’ĕ·lō·hê הָאָ֑רֶץ of the land . hā·’ā·reṣ כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ Because of this ka·’ă·šer אֵינָ֣ם . . . ’ê·nām יֹדְעִ֔ים . . . yō·ḏə·‘îm אֶת־ - ’eṯ- מִשְׁפַּ֖ט - miš·paṭ אֱלֹהֵ֥י . . . ’ĕ·lō·hê הָאָֽרֶץ׃ . . . , hā·’ā·reṣ וַיְשַׁלַּח־ He has sent way·šal·laḥ- אֶת־ - ’eṯ- הָאֲרָי֗וֹת lions hā·’ă·rā·yō·wṯ בָּ֣ם among them , bām וְהִנָּם֙ which are indeed wə·hin·nām מְמִיתִ֣ים killing them off mə·mî·ṯîm אוֹתָ֔ם - . ” ’ō·w·ṯām 2 Kings 17:27 מֶֽלֶךְ־ Then the king me·leḵ- אַשּׁ֜וּר of Assyria ’aš·šūr לֵאמֹ֗ר . . . lê·mōr וַיְצַ֨ו commanded : way·ṣaw הֹלִ֤יכוּ “ Send back hō·lî·ḵū שָׁ֙מָּה֙ šām·māh אֶחָ֤ד one ’e·ḥāḏ מֵהַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ of the priests mê·hak·kō·hă·nîm אֲשֶׁ֣ר - ’ă·šer הִגְלִיתֶ֣ם you carried off hiḡ·lî·ṯem מִשָּׁ֔ם from [Samaria] , miš·šām וְיֵלְכ֖וּ and have him go back wə·yê·lə·ḵū וְיֵ֣שְׁבוּ to live wə·yê·šə·ḇū שָׁ֑ם there šām וְיֹרֵ֕ם and teach wə·yō·rêm אֶת־ - ’eṯ- מִשְׁפַּ֖ט the requirements miš·paṭ אֱלֹהֵ֥י of the God ’ĕ·lō·hê הָאָֽרֶץ׃ of the land . ” hā·’ā·reṣ 2 Kings 17:28 אֶחָ֣ד Thus one ’e·ḥāḏ מֵהַכֹּהֲנִ֗ים of the priests mê·hak·kō·hă·nîm אֲשֶׁ֤ר - ’ă·šer הִגְלוּ֙ they had carried away hiḡ·lū מִשֹּׁ֣מְר֔וֹן . . . miš·šō·mə·rō·wn וַיָּבֹ֞א came way·yā·ḇō וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב and lived way·yê·šeḇ בְּבֵֽית־ vvv bə·ḇêṯ- אֵ֑ל in Bethel , ’êl וַֽיְהִי֙ . . . way·hî מוֹרֶ֣ה and he began to teach mō·w·reh אֹתָ֔ם them ’ō·ṯām אֵ֖יךְ how ’êḵ יִֽירְא֥וּ they should worship yî·rə·’ū

