17:27a Then the king of Assyria commanded:

The king of Assyria then commanded, (New Living Translation (2004))

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Therefore the king of Assyria replied,

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So the king/emperor ordered his officers

17:27b “Send back one of the priests you carried off from Samaria, and have him go back

“Send one of the exiled priests back to Samaria. (New Living Translation (2004))

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“Get one of the Israelite priests we brought here and send him back to Israel. (Contemporary English Version)

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to send one of the captive priests of Israel back to Samaria.

17:27c to live there and teach the requirements of the God of the land.”

Let him live there. He can teach the new residents how to worship the god of the land.”

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He can live there and teach them about the god of that country.” (Contemporary English Version)

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This priest could stay there amd teach the settlers the right way to worship the god of that land.

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