2 Kings 17:24

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And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.

In other translations

And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and from Sepharvaim, and placed them in the cities of Samaria instead of the children of Israel: and they possessed Samaria, and dwelt in the cities thereof.Then the king of Assyria brought people from Babylon, Cuthah, Avva, Hamath, and Sepharvaim and settled them in the towns of Samaria to replace the Israelites. They took possession of Samaria and lived in its towns.

Hebrew words

וַיָּבֵאvaiyave'and he brought [people]H935מֶלֶךְ־melekh-[the] king ofH4428אַשּׁוּר'ashurAssyriaH804מִבָּבֶלmibavelfrom BabylonH894וּמִכּוּתָהumikutahand from Cuthah <towards>H3575וּמֵעַוָּאume'ava'and from AvvaH5755וּמֵחֲמָתumechamatand from HamathH2574וּסְפַרְוַיִםusefarvayimand SepharvaimH5617וַיֹּשֶׁבvaiyoshevand he caused [them] to dwellH3427בְּעָרֵיbe'areiin [the] cities ofH5892שֹׁמְרוֹןshomeronSamariaH8111תַּחַתtachatin place ofH8478בְּנֵיbenei[the] people ofH1121יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478וַיִּרְשׁוּvaiyirshuand they took possession ofH3423אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שֹׁמְרוֹןshomeronSamariaH8111וַיֵּשְׁבוּvaiyeshevuand they dweltH3427בְּעָרֶיהָ׃be'areihain cities itsH5892

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Jacob

Places: Assyria, Avva, Babylon, Cuth, Hamath (2 Kings 17), Samaria, Sepharvaim

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