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2 Kings 18:17-21

17Andthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804sentH7971TartanandRab-sarisH7249andRabshakehfromLachishלָכִ֜ישׁla.KhishH3923tokingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396withagreatarmyuntoJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.AndtheywentH935upandcameH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.AndwhenH834theywerecomeH935up,theycameH935andstoodH5975bytheconduitoftheupperהָֽעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295,whichisinthehighwayבִּמְסִלַּ֖תbim.si.LatH4546ofthefuller’sfieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704.

18AndwhenH834theyhadcalledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,therecameH3318outtothemEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518,whowasoverthehouseholdH1004,andShebnahthescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,andJoahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623therecorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142.

19AndRabshakehsaidH559untothem,SayH559yenowtoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saiththegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,Whatconfidenceisthiswhereinthou trustest?

20Thou sayest (buttheyarebutvainwordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697), Thereiscounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098andstrengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369forthewarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421.Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258onwhomdost thoutrustH982,thatthou hastrebelledH4775againstme?

21Nowעַתָּ֡ה'a.TahH6258,behold, thou trustestuponthestaffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938ofthisbruisedreedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070,evenuponEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714; whereonifamanH376leanH5564,itwillgoוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935intohishandH3709,andpierceit:soH3651isPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714untoallthattrustH982onhim.

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