--- title: 2 Kings 17:26 — Wherefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying: 'The nations wh… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Wherefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying: 'The nations which thou hast carried away, 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 la --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.17.26/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [Tanakh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/tanakh/) / [Nevi'im](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/) / [2 Kings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI/) / [chapter 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI/17/) / 17:26 # 2 Kings 17:26 מְלָכִים ב **Who acts:** men, thou, nations, Samaria · **What happens:** speak, say, carry away, place, not know, send · **To what, where:** nations, cities, manner, lions · **Speech:** someone speaks in this verse This is 2 Kings 17:26 from Mova's open Bible corpus, the Tanakh in three languages (Nevi'im — the Prophets). The page gives the verse in Hebrew as the Westminster Leningrad Codex has it, its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, built from MACULA Hebrew — and its pragmatics: who acts — men, thou, nations, Samaria — and what happens in the verse to nations, cities, manner, lions, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of Targum Jonathan and the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 25 chapters of 2 Kings on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֮ לֵאמֹר֒ הַגּוֹיִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִגְלִ֙יתָ֙ וַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י שֹׁמְר֔וֹן לֹ֣א יָֽדְע֔וּ אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיְשַׁלַּח־בָּ֣ם אֶת־הָאֲרָי֗וֹת וְהִנָּם֙ מְמִיתִ֣ים אוֹתָ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ אֵינָ֣ם יֹדְעִ֔ים אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ [Wherefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying: 'The nations which thou hast carried away, 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.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.534/) ## The tree {#tree} Right to left, as the Hebrew is read; a prefix or suffix is a word of its own, and a line under the words joins those written as one. Under each word its part of speech and MACULA's English gloss. ```conllu rtl gloss # sent_id = wlc:2KI:475 # text = וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֮ לֵאמֹר֒ הַגּוֹיִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִגְלִ֙יתָ֙ וַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י שֹׁמְר֔וֹן לֹ֣א יָֽדְע֔וּ אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיְשַׁלַּח־בָּ֣ם אֶת־הָאֲרָי֗וֹת וְהִנָּם֙ מְמִיתִ֣ים אוֹתָ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ אֵינָ֣ם יֹדְעִ֔ים אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ # verse = 2KI.17.26 1-2 וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 1 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 2 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_17:26!1|MId=o120170260011|Strong=2050b 2 יֹּאמְר֗וּ אָמַר VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 0 root _ Gloss=people.said|Ref=2KI_17:26!1|MId=o120170260012|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:;|Type=wayyiqtol 3-4 לְמֶ֣לֶךְ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 לְ לְ ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=2KI_17:26!2|MId=o120170260021|Strong=3807a 4 מֶ֣לֶךְ מֶלֶךְ NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 2 obl _ Gloss=the.king|Ref=2KI_17:26!2|MId=o120170260022|Strong=4428 5 אַשּׁוּר֮ אַשּׁוּר PROPN _ _ 4 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Assyria|Ref=2KI_17:26!3|MId=o120170260031|Strong=0804 6-7 לֵאמֹר֒ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 לֵ לְ ADP _ ExtPos=SCONJ 18 mark _ Gloss=(cmp)|Ref=2KI_17:26!4|MId=o120170260041|Strong=3807a 7 אמֹר֒ אָמַר VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 6 fixed _ Gloss=|Ref=2KI_17:26!4|MId=o120170260042|Strong=0559|Frame=A0:;|Type=infinitive_construct 8-9 הַגּוֹיִ֗ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 9 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=2KI_17:26!5|MId=o120170260051|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 9 גּוֹיִ֗ם גּוֹי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 18 nsubj _ Gloss=nations|Ref=2KI_17:26!5|MId=o120170260052|Strong=1471 10 אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 11 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=2KI_17:26!6|MId=o120170260061|Strong=0834|Type=relative 11 הִגְלִ֙יתָ֙ גָּלָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 9 acl:relcl _ Gloss=you.took.into.exile|Ref=2KI_17:26!7|MId=o120170260071|Strong=1540|Frame=AA:120170260022;A0:120170260052;|Type=qatal 12-13 וַתּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 12 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 13 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_17:26!8|MId=o120170260081|Strong=2050b 13 תּ֙וֹשֶׁב֙ יָשַׁב VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Sing|Person=2 11 conj _ Gloss=you.caused.to.dwell|Ref=2KI_17:26!8|MId=o120170260082|Strong=3427|Frame=AA:120170260022;A0:120170260052;|Type=wayyiqtol 14-15 בְּעָרֵ֣י _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=2KI_17:26!9|MId=o120170260091|Strong=0871a 15 עָרֵ֣י עִיר NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Plur 13 obl _ Gloss=the.cities|Ref=2KI_17:26!9|MId=o120170260092|Strong=5892 16 שֹׁמְר֔וֹן שֹׁמְרוֹן PROPN _ _ 15 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.Samaria|Ref=2KI_17:26!10|MId=o120170260101|Strong=8111 17 לֹ֣א לֹא ADV _ _ 18 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=2KI_17:26!11|MId=o120170260111|Strong=3808|Type=negative 18 יָֽדְע֔וּ יָדַע VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur|Person=3 2 ccomp _ Gloss=they.know|Ref=2KI_17:26!12|MId=o120170260121|Strong=3045|Frame=A0:120170260052;A1:120170260141;|Type=qatal 19 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 20 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=2KI_17:26!13|MId=o120170260131|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 20 מִשְׁפַּ֖ט מִשְׁפָּט NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 18 obj _ Gloss=the.custom|Ref=2KI_17:26!14|MId=o120170260141|Strong=4941 21 אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 20 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.the.god|Ref=2KI_17:26!15|MId=o120170260151|Strong=0430 22-23 הָאָ֑רֶץ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 23 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=2KI_17:26!16|MId=o120170260161|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 23 אָ֑רֶץ אֶרֶץ NOUN _ Number=Sing 21 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.land|Ref=2KI_17:26!16|MId=o120170260162|Strong=0776 24-25 וַיְשַׁלַּח־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 24 וַ וְ CCONJ _ _ 25 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_17:26!17|MId=o120170260171|Strong=2050b 25 יְשַׁלַּח־ שָׁלַח VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=PIEL|Number=Sing|Person=3 2 conj _ Gloss=he.has.sent|Ref=2KI_17:26!17|MId=o120170260172|Strong=7971|Frame=A0:120170260151;A1:120170260202;|Type=wayyiqtol 26-27 בָּ֣ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 בּ בְּ ADP _ _ 27 case _ Gloss=among|Ref=2KI_17:26!18|MId=o120170260181|Strong=0871a 27 ָ֣ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 obl _ Gloss=them|Ref=2KI_17:26!18|MId=o120170260182|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 28 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 30 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=2KI_17:26!19|MId=o120170260191|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 29-30 הָאֲרָי֗וֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 30 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=2KI_17:26!20|MId=o120170260201|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 30 אֲרָי֗וֹת אֲרִי NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 25 obj _ Gloss=lions|Ref=2KI_17:26!20|MId=o120170260202|Strong=0738 31-33 וְהִנָּם֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 34 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=2KI_17:26!21|MId=o120170260211|Strong=2050b 32 הִנּ הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 34 nsubj _ Gloss=there|Ref=2KI_17:26!21|MId=o120170260212|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 33 ָם֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 nsubj _ Gloss=they|Ref=2KI_17:26!21|MId=o120170260213|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 34 מְמִיתִ֣ים מוּת VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=HIPHIL|Number=Plur 2 conj _ Gloss=[are].killing|Ref=2KI_17:26!22|MId=o120170260221|Strong=4191|Frame=AA:120170260213;A0:120170260232;|Type=participle_active 35-36 אוֹתָ֔ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 35 אוֹת אֵת ADP _ _ 36 case _ Gloss=|Ref=2KI_17:26!23|MId=o120170260231|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker 36 ָ֔ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 34 obj _ Gloss=them|Ref=2KI_17:26!23|MId=o120170260232|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 37-38 כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 37 כַּ כְּ ADP _ _ 34 obl _ Gloss=since|Ref=2KI_17:26!24|MId=o120170260241|Strong=3509a 38 אֲשֶׁר֙ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 41 mark _ Gloss=|Ref=2KI_17:26!24|MId=o120170260242|Strong=0834|Type=relative 39-40 אֵינָ֣ם _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39 אֵינ אַיִן ADV _ _ 41 advmod _ Gloss=not|Ref=2KI_17:26!25|MId=o120170260251|Strong=0369|Type=negative 40 ָ֣ם הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs 41 nsubj _ Gloss=they|Ref=2KI_17:26!25|MId=o120170260252|Strong=3963a|Type=pronominal 41 יֹדְעִ֔ים יָדַע VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Plur 37 acl:relcl _ Gloss=[are].knowing|Ref=2KI_17:26!26|MId=o120170260261|Strong=3045|Frame=A0:120170260252;A1:120170260281;|Type=participle_active 42 אֶת־ אֵת ADP _ _ 43 case _ Gloss=(et)|Ref=2KI_17:26!27|MId=o120170260271|Strong=0853|Type=direct_object_marker|SpaceAfter=No 43 מִשְׁפַּ֖ט מִשְׁפָּט NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 41 obj _ Gloss=the.custom|Ref=2KI_17:26!28|MId=o120170260281|Strong=4941 44 אֱלֹהֵ֥י אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 43 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.the.god|Ref=2KI_17:26!29|MId=o120170260291|Strong=0430 45-46 הָאָֽרֶץ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 45 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 46 det _ Gloss=of|Ref=2KI_17:26!30|MId=o120170260301|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 46 אָֽרֶץ אֶרֶץ NOUN _ Number=Sing 44 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.land|Ref=2KI_17:26!30|MId=o120170260302|Strong=0776 47 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 46 punct _ Ref=2KI_17:26!30 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: a frame and its quote - negation: yes - the frame alone: decl · narrate · none | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | יֹּאמְרוּ *people said* | wayyiqtol · qal | | | | | | אמֹר | infinitive construct · qal | | | | | | הִגְלִיתָ *you took into exile* | qatal · hiphil | גּוֹיִם *nations* | | | מֶלֶךְ *the king* | | תּוֹשֶׁב *you caused to dwell* | wayyiqtol · hiphil | גּוֹיִם *nations* | | | מֶלֶךְ *the king* | | **not** יָֽדְעוּ *they know* | qatal · qal | גּוֹיִם *nations* | מִשְׁפַּט *the custom* | | | | יְשַׁלַּח־ *he has sent* | wayyiqtol · piel | אֱלֹהֵי *of the god* | אֲרָיוֹת *lions* | | | | מְמִיתִים *\[are\] killing* | participle active · hiphil | ָם *them* | | | ָם *they* | | **not** יֹדְעִים *\[are\] knowing* | participle active · qal | ָם *they* | מִשְׁפַּט *the custom* | | | MACULA's semantic frames: for each verb the head word of each participant. A0 is the one who acts, A1 what the act is done to or is about, A2 a further participant; AA, with a causative verb, the one who makes it happen. ## Targum Jonathan {#onkelos} וַאֲמַרוּ לְמַלְכָּא דְאַתּוּר לְמֵימָר עַמְמַיָא דְאַגְלֵיתָא וְאוֹתַבְתָּא בְּקִירְוֵי שֹׁמְרוֹן לָא הֲווֹ יָדְעִין יַת דִין אֱלָהָא דְאַרְעָא וְגָרֵי בְהוֹן יַת אַרְיְוָתָא וְהָא אִינוּן מְקַטְלִין יַתְהוֹן בִּדְלֵית אִינוּן יָדְעִין יַת דִין אֱלָהָא דְאַרְעָא: The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet. ## English, JPS 1917 {#english} Each sentence on its own page, with its tree and pragmatics. A sentence that runs on into the next verse is listed under the verse it begins in. 1. [Wherefore they spoke to the king of Assyria, saying: 'The nations which thou hast carried away, 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.'](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/jps/2KI.534/) **Hebrew text:** Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain. **Tree, glosses and frames:** MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets, available at [github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew](https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); converted to Universal Dependencies by Mova (words in text order, a prefix its own word). **Speech act:** Mova's rules on the MACULA words (`macula prag`). **Targum:** Onkelos (Torat Emet), Jonathan and the Writings (Mikraot Gedolot), from Sefaria, public domain. **English:** JPS 1917, public domain; trees and speech acts by Mova's cycle, frames by Mova's reader (Elamur Cosmic License). Hebrew sentence `wlc:2KI:475`. - ← previous: [2 Kings 17:25](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.17.25/) - next →: [2 Kings 17:27](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI.17.27/) - ↑ back to [2 Kings 17](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/neviim/2KI/17/)