2 Kings 17:24
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
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.

Young's Literal Translation
And the king of Asshur bringeth in from Babylon and from Cutha, and from Ava, and from Hamath, and Sepharvaim, and causeth [them] to dwell in the cities of Samaria instead of the sons of Israel, and they possess Samaria, and dwell in its cities;

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Then the king
מֶֽלֶךְ־ (me·leḵ-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4428: A king

of Assyria
אַשּׁ֡וּר (’aš·šūr)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 804: Ashshur

brought
וַיָּבֵ֣א (way·yā·ḇê)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

people from Babylon,
מִבָּבֶ֡ל (mib·bā·ḇel)
Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 894: Babylon -- an eastern Mediterranean empire and its capital city

Cuthah,
וּ֠מִכּוּ֠תָה (ū·mik·kū·ṯāh)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3575: Cuth -- a city of Assyr

Avva,
וּמֵעַוָּ֤א (ū·mê·‘aw·wā)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5755: Ivvah -- a city conquered by Assyr

Hamath,
וּמֵֽחֲמָת֙ (ū·mê·ḥă·māṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-m | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2574: Hamath -- a place North of Damascus

and Sepharvaim
וּסְפַרְוַ֔יִם (ū·sə·p̄ar·wa·yim)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 5617: Sepharvaim -- a city conquered by the king of Assyr

and settled them
וַיֹּ֙שֶׁב֙ (way·yō·šeḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in the towns
בְּעָרֵ֣י (bə·‘ā·rê)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct
Strong's 5892: Excitement

of Samaria
שֹֽׁמְר֔וֹן (šō·mə·rō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel

to replace
תַּ֖חַת (ta·ḥaṯ)
Preposition
Strong's 8478: The bottom, below, in lieu of

the Israelites.
בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

They took possession of
וַיִּֽרְשׁוּ֙ (way·yir·šū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3423: To occupy, to seize, to rob, to inherit, to expel, to impoverish, to ruin

Samaria
שֹׁ֣מְר֔וֹן (šō·mə·rō·wn)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel

and lived
וַיֵּֽשְׁב֖וּ (way·yê·šə·ḇū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

in its towns.
בְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃ (bə·‘ā·re·hā)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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