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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 nine years.

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

And he did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, but 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 brought no present 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 into Assyria, and placed them in Halah and in Habor by 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 heathen, whom the LORD cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they had made.

בְּחֻקּ֣וֹת (בְּ) be. “in”

And the children of Israel did secretly those things that were not right against the LORD their God, and they built them high places in all their cities, from the tower of the watchmen to the fenced city.

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

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

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “at”

Yet the LORD testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, 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 necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD 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 against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the LORD 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 evil in the sight of the LORD, to provoke him to anger.

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

Therefore the LORD 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 the LORD their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.

בְּחֻקּ֥וֹת (בְּ) be. “in”

And the LORD 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”

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

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

Until the LORD removed Israel out of his sight, as he had said by all his servants the prophets. So was Israel 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 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.

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

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

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

Then one of the priests whom they had carried away from Samaria came and dwelt in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear the LORD.

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

בָּאֵ֔שׁ (בָּ) ba. “in the”

So they feared the LORD, and made unto themselves of the lowest of them priests of the high places, which sacrificed for them in the houses of the high places.

בְּבֵ֥ית (בְּ) be. “in”

But the LORD, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt with great power and a stretched out arm, him shall ye fear, and him shall ye worship, and to him shall ye do sacrifice.

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