Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleSo they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, “The peoples that you have removed and placed in the cities of Samaria do not know the requirements of the God of the land. Because of this, He has sent lions among them, which are indeed killing them off.” Young's Literal Translation And they speak to the king of Asshur, saying, ‘The nations that thou hast removed, and dost place in the cities of Samaria, have not known the custom of the God of the land, and He sendeth among them the lions, and lo, they are destroying them, as they do not know the custom of the God of the land.’ King James Bible Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast removed, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the manner of the God of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the manner of the God of the land. Hebrew So they spokeוַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 559: To utter, say to the king לְמֶ֣לֶךְ (lə·me·leḵ) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4428: A king of Assyria, אַשּׁוּר֮ (’aš·šūr) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 804: Ashshur saying, לֵאמֹר֒ (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say “The peoples הַגּוֹיִ֗ם (hag·gō·w·yim) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 1471: A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts that אֲשֶׁ֤ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that you have removed הִגְלִ֙יתָ֙ (hiḡ·lî·ṯā) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 1540: To denude, to exile, to reveal and placed וַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙ (wat·tō·wō·šeḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry in the cities בְּעָרֵ֣י (bə·‘ā·rê) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine plural construct Strong's 5892: Excitement of Samaria שֹׁמְר֔וֹן (šō·mə·rō·wn) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 8111: Samaria -- capital of northern kingdom of Israel do not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no know יָֽדְע֔וּ (yā·ḏə·‘ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 3045: To know the requirements מִשְׁפַּ֖ט (miš·paṭ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style of the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of the land. הָאָ֑רֶץ (hā·’ā·reṣ) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land Because of this, כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that He has sent וַיְשַׁלַּח־ (way·šal·laḥ-) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out lions הָאֲרָי֗וֹת (hā·’ă·rā·yō·wṯ) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 738: A lion among them, בָּ֣ם (bām) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 0: 0 which are indeed וְהִנָּם֙ (wə·hin·nām) Conjunctive waw | Interjection | third person masculine plural Strong's 2009: Lo! behold! killing them off.” מְמִיתִ֣ים (mə·mî·ṯîm) Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 4191: To die, to kill |