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2 Kings 18:27-36

27ButRabshakehsaidH559untothem, Hathmymasterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sentH7971metothymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,andtothee,tospeakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697? hathhenotsentH7971metothemenH376thatsitH3427onthewallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,toeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398theirowndung,andtodrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354theirownwaterwithyou?

28ThenRabshakehstoodH5975,andcriedwithaloudvoiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963intheJews’language,andspake,sayingH559,Hearשִׁמְע֛וּshim.'UH8085yethewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofthegreatH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

29Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saiththekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,LetnotHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁ֥יאya.Shi'H5377you;forhewillnotbeableיוּכַ֔לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337yououtofhishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027:

30neitherletHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396makeH5414youtrustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982inJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,JehovahwillsurelydeliverH5337us,andthiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shallnotbegivenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

31HearkennottoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396:forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saiththekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804,Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213yourpeacewithme,andcomeוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318outtome;andeatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398yeeveryoneH376ofhisvineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612,andeveryoneH376ofhisfig-tree,anddrinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354yeeveryoneH376thewatersמֵֽי־mei-H4325ofhisowncisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953;

32untilIcomeבֹּאִי֩bo.'IH935andtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youawayH3947toalandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776likeyourownlandכְּאַרְצְכֶ֗םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776,alandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776ofgrainדָּגָ֨ןda.GanH1715andnewוְתִיר֜וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,alandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776ofbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899andvineyardsוּכְרָמִ֗יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754,alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofolive-treesandofhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,thatyemayliveוִֽחְי֖וּvich.YuH2421,andnotdieתָמֻ֑תוּta.Mu.tuH4191:andhearkennotuntoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,whenhepersuadethyou,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jehovahwilldeliverיַצִּילֵֽנוּ׃ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us.

33Hathanyofthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471everdeliveredH5337hislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776outofthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

34Whereאַיֵּה֩'ai.YehH346arethegodsאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofHamathחֲמָ֜תcha.MatH2574,andofArpadוְאַרְפָּ֗דve.'ar.PadH774?whereאַיֵּ֛ה'ai.YehH346arethegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofSepharvaimסְפַרְוַ֖יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617,ofHenaהֵנַ֣עhe.Na'H2012,andIvvahוְעִוָּ֑הve.'i.VahH5755?havetheydeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111outofmyhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

35Whoaretheyamongallthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthecountries,thathavedeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337theircountryoutofmyhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,thatJehovahshoulddeliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389outofmyhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

36Butthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971heldtheirpeace,andansweredhimnotawordH1697;fortheking’sהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentH4687was,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,AnswerH6030himnot.

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