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2 Kings 18:18-26

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.

22ButifyesayH559untome,Wetrustבָּטָ֑חְנוּba.Ta.che.nuH982inJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430;isnotthathe,whosehighבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116placesH1116andwhosealtarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hathtakenawayH5493,andhathsaidH559toJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063andtoJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, Yeshallworshipbeforethisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389?

23NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,Ipraythee,giveH5414pledgestomymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,andIwillgiveH5414thee twothousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesH5483,ifthoubeableתּוּכַ֕לtu.KhalH3201onthyparttosetH5414ridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392uponthem.

24Howוְאֵ֣יךְve.'EikhH349thencanst thouturnתָּשִׁ֗יבta.ShivH7725awayH7725thefaceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440ofoneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259captainoftheleastofmymaster’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650,andputthytrustH982onEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forchariotsH7393andforhorsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?

25AmInowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258comeעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927upwithoutJehovahagainstthisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725todestroyלְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹle.hash.chi.ToH7843it?JehovahsaidH559untome,Goעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927upagainstthislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776,anddestroyוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843it.

26ThensaidH559Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִ֠לְקִיָּהוּChil.ki.ya.huH2518,andShebnah,andJoahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098, untoRabshakeh,Speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696,Ipraythee,tothyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650intheSyrianlanguage;forweunderstandit:andspeakתְּדַבֵּ֤רte.da.BerH1696notwithusintheJews’language,intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatareonthewallהַחֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

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