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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, [ergänzt: and reigned] nine years.

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

He did that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh, yet not as the kings of Israel who were before him.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

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 to 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 Yahweh cast out from before the children of Israel, and of the kings of Israel, which they made.

בְּחֻקּ֣וֹת (בְּ) be. “in”

The children of Israel did secretly things that were not right against Yahweh 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 Yahweh carried away before them; and they worked wicked things to provoke Yahweh to anger;

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “at”

Yet Yahweh testified to Israel, and to Judah, by every prophet, and every seer, saying, Turn you 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 the neck of their fathers, who didn't believe in Yahweh their God.

בַּֽיהוָ֖ה (בַּֽ) ba. “in”

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

בָּ֑ם (בָּ֑) Ba “<in>”

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 Yahweh, to provoke him to anger.

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

Therefore Yahweh 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 didn't keep the commandments of Yahweh their God, but walked in the statutes of Israel which they made.

בְּחֻקּ֥וֹת (בְּ) be. “in”

Yahweh 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”

The children of Israel walked in all the sins of Jeroboam which he did; they didn't depart from them;

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “in”

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

בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “by”

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 lived in the cities of it.

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

So it was, at the beginning of their dwelling there, that they didn't fear Yahweh: therefore Yahweh sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

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

Therefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying, The nations which you have carried away, and placed in the cities of Samaria, don't know the law of the god of the land: therefore he has sent lions among them, and, behold, they kill them, because they don't know 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 lived in Bethel, and taught them how they should fear Yahweh.

בְּבֵֽית־ (בְּ) be. “in”

However 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 in which they lived.

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

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