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In the twelfth year of Ahaz king of Judah began Hoshea the son of Elah to reign in Samaria over Israel, [supplied: and reigned] nine years.

בִּשְׁנַת֙ (בִּ) bi “in”בְשֹׁמְר֛וֹן (בְ) ve. “in”

And he did that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, yet not as the kings of Israel that were before him.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

And the king of Assyria found conspiracy in Hoshea; for he had sent messengers to So king of Egypt, and offered no tribute to the king of Assyria, as he had done year by year: therefore the king of Assyria shut him up, and bound him in prison.

בְּהוֹשֵׁ֜עַ (בְּ) be. “in”בְשָׁנָ֑ה (בְ) ve. “in”

Then the king of Assyria came up throughout all the land, and went up to Samaria, and besieged it three years.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

In the ninth year of Hoshea the king of Assyria took Samaria, and carried Israel away unto Assyria, and placed them in Halah, and on the Habor, the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes.

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת (בִּ) bi “in”בַּחְלַ֧ח (בַּ) ba “in”וּבְחָב֛וֹר (בְ) ve. “on”

and walked in the statutes of the nations, whom Jehovah cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they made.

בְּחֻקּ֣וֹת (בְּ) be. “in”

And the children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against Jehovah their God: and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fortified city;

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

and there they burnt incense in all the high places, as did the nations whom Jehovah carried away before them; and they wrought wicked things to provoke Jehovah to anger;

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “at”

Yet Jehovah testified unto Israel, and unto Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֣ל (בְּ) be. “<in>”וּבִיהוּדָ֡ה (בִ) vi. “<in>”בְּיַד֩ (בְּ) be. “by”בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “by”

Notwithstanding, they would not hear, but hardened their neck, like to the neck of their fathers, who believed not in Jehovah their God.

בַּֽיהוָ֖ה (בַּֽ) ba. “in”

And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified unto them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and [supplied: went] after the nations that were round about them, concerning whom Jehovah had charged them that they should not do like them.

בָּ֑ם (בָּ֑) Ba “<in>”

And they caused their sons and their daughters to pass through the fire, and used divination and enchantments, and sold themselves to do that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger.

בָּאֵ֔שׁ (בָּ) ba. “in the”בְּעֵינֵ֥י (בְּ) be. “in”

Therefore Jehovah was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (בְּ) be. “with”

Also Judah kept not the commandments of Jehovah their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.

בְּחֻקּ֥וֹת (בְּ) be. “in”

And Jehovah rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “<in>”בְּיַד־ (בְּ) be. “in”

And the children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they departed not from them;

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

until Jehovah removed Israel out of his sight, as he spake by all his servants the prophets. So Israel was carried away out of their own land to Assyria unto this day.

בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “by”

And the king of Assyria brought men from Babylon, and from Cuthah, and from Avva, and from Hamath and 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.

בְּעָרֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעָרֶֽיהָ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And so it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they feared not Jehovah: therefore Jehovah sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

בִּתְחִלַּת֙ (בִּ) bi “at”בָּהֶם֙ (בָּ) ba. “among”בָּהֶֽם׃ (בָּ) ba. “in”

Wherefore they spake to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which thou hast carried away, and placed in the cities of Samaria, know not the law of the god of the land: therefore he hath sent lions among them, and, behold, they slay them, because they know not the law of the god of the land.

בְּעָרֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”בָּ֣ם (בָּ֣) ba “among”

So one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Beth-el, and taught them how they should fear Jehovah.

בְּבֵֽית־ (בְּ) be. “in”

Howbeit every nation made gods of their own, and put them in the houses of the high places which the Samaritans had made, every nation in their cities wherein they dwelt.

בְּבֵ֣ית (בְּ) be. “in”בְּעָ֣רֵיהֶ֔ם (בְּ) be. “in”

and the Avvites made Nibhaz and Tartak; and the Sepharvites burnt their children in the fire to Adrammelech and Anammelech, the gods of Sepharvaim.

בָּאֵ֔שׁ (בָּ) ba. “in the”

So they feared Jehovah, and made unto them from among themselves priests of the high places, who sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.

בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “in”

but Jehovah, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and with an outstretched arm, him shall ye fear, and unto him shall ye bow yourselves, and to him shall ye sacrifice:

בְּכֹ֧חַ (בְּ) be. “with”וּבִזְר֥וֹעַ (בִ) vi “by”