| וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ לְמֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁוּר֘ לֵאמֹר֒ הַגֹּויִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֤ר הִגְלִ֙יתָ֙ וַתֹּ֙ושֶׁב֙ בְּעָרֵ֣י שֹׁמְרֹ֔ון לֹ֣א יָֽדְע֔וּ אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיְשַׁלַּח־בָּ֣ם אֶת־הָאֲרָיֹ֗ות וְהִנָּם֙ מְמִיתִ֣ים אֹותָ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁר֙ אֵינָ֣ם יֹדְעִ֔ים אֶת־מִשְׁפַּ֖ט אֱלֹהֵ֥י הָאָֽרֶץ׃ | 2Kgs 17:26 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.
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