2 Kings 17:25
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now when the settlers first lived there, they did not worship the LORD, so He sent lions among them, which killed some of them.

Young's Literal Translation
and it cometh to pass, at the commencement of their dwelling there, they have not feared Jehovah, and Jehovah doth send among them the lions, and they are destroying among them.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Now
וַיְהִ֗י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

when [the settlers] first
בִּתְחִלַּת֙ (biṯ·ḥil·laṯ)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 8462: A commencement, rel, original

lived
שִׁבְתָּ֣ם (šiḇ·tām)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

there,
שָׁ֔ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

they did not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

worship
יָרְא֖וּ (yā·rə·’ū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

the LORD,
יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

so He
יְהוָ֤ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

sent
וַיְשַׁלַּ֨ח (way·šal·laḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out

lions among them,
הָ֣אֲרָי֔וֹת (hā·’ă·rā·yō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 738: A lion

which
וַיִּֽהְי֥וּ (way·yih·yū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

killed [some]
הֹרְגִ֖ים (hō·rə·ḡîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 2026: To smite with deadly intent

of them.
בָּהֶֽם׃ (bā·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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