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2 Kings 18:18-37

18Then they calledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121forאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.And Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the palaceהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004administratorעַל־'al-H5921,Shebnahוְשֶׁבְנָה֙ve.shev.NahH7644the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,and Joahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623the recorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142,went outוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to themאֲלֵהֶ֛ם'a.le.HemH413.

19The RabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to themאֲלֵהֶם֙'a.le.HemH413, “Tellאִמְרוּ־ נָ֖א אֶל־'im.ru- na' 'el-H559 H4994 H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396that this is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559:Whatמָ֧הmahH4100is the basisבָּטָֽחְתָּ׃ba.Ta.che.taH982ofthisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088confidenceהַבִּטָּח֛וֹןha.bi.ta.ChonH986of yoursאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834?

20You claimאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559to havea strategyעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098and strengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369for warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,butאַךְ־'akh-H389these areemptyשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193wordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697.Inעַל־'al-H5921whomמִ֣יmiH4310are you nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258trustingבָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.taH982,thatכִּ֥יkiH3588you have rebelledמָרַ֖דְתָּma.Rad.taH4775against me?

21Lookהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009nowעַתָּ֡ה'a.TahH6258,you are trustingבָטַ֣חְתָּva.Tach.taH982עַל־'al-H5921עַל־'al-H5921in Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,that splinteredהָרָצ֤וּץ הַזֶּה֙ha.ra.Tzutz ha.ZehH7533 H2088reedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070of a staffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938עָלָ֔יו'a.LavH5921that will pierceוּבָ֥א וּנְקָבָ֑הּu.Va' u.ne.ka.VahH935 H5344the handבְכַפּ֖וֹve.kha.PoH3709of anyoneאִישׁ֙'ishH376whoאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834leans on itיִסָּמֵ֥ךְyi.sa.MekhH5564.Such isכֵּ֚ןkenH3651Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to allלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605who trustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982in himעָלָֽיו׃'a.LavH5921.

22But ifוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588you sayתֹאמְר֣וּןtom.RunH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, ‘We trustבָּטָ֑חְנוּba.Ta.che.nuH982inאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,’is Heה֗וּאHu'H1931notהֲלוֹא־ha.lo'-H3808the Oneאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834whose high placesבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116אֶת־'et-H853and altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853has removedהֵסִ֤ירhe.SirH5493,sayingוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389: ‘You must worshipתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389’?

23Now, thereforeוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258,make a bargainהִתְעָ֣רֶב נָ֔אhit.'A.rev Na'H6148 H4994withאֶת־'et-H854my masterאֲדֹנִ֖י אֶת־'a.do.Ni 'et-H113 H854,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804.I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414youtwo thousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483—ifאִם־'im-H518you canתּוּכַ֕לtu.KhalH3201putלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414ridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392on themעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH5921!

24For howוְאֵ֣יךְve.'EikhH349can you repelתָּשִׁ֗יבta.ShivH7725אֵ֠ת'etH853פְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440a singleאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259officerפַחַ֥תfa.ChatH6346among the leastהַקְּטַנִּ֑יםha.ke.ta.NimH6996of my master’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650when you dependוַתִּבְטַ֤חva.tiv.TachH982onעַל־'al-H5921Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for chariotsלְרֶ֖כֶבle.Re.khevH7393and horsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?

25So nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258,was it apart fromהֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068that I have come upעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725to destroy itלְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹle.hash.chi.ToH7843?The LORD Himselfיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413, ‘Go upעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776and destroy itוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843.’”

26Then Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִ֠לְקִיָּהוּChil.ki.ya.huH2518,along with Shebnahוְשֶׁבְנָ֨הve.shev.NahH7644and Joahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098,saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413the RabshakehH7262, “Pleaseנָ֤אna'H4994speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696toאֶל־'el-H413your servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650in Aramaicאֲרָמִ֔ית'a.ra.MitH762,sinceכִּ֥יkiH3588weאֲנָ֑חְנוּ'a.Na.che.nuH587understand itשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085.Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408speakתְּדַבֵּ֤רte.da.BerH1696with usעִמָּ֙נוּ֙'i.Ma.nuH5973in Hebrewיְהוּדִ֔יתye.hu.DitH3066in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַחֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.”

27But the RabshakehH7262repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֜םvai.Yo.mer 'a.lei.HemH559 H413, “Has my masterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sent meשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971to speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697only toהַעַ֨לha.'AlH5921you andוְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'e.Lei.khaH413your masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,and notהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808toעַל־'al-H5921the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582sittingהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427onעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,who are destined with youעִמָּכֶֽם׃'i.ma.KhemH5973to eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398אֶת'etH853their own dungH2716and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354אֶת־'et-H853their own urineH7890?”

28Then the RabshakehH7262stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975and called outוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121loudlyבְקוֹל־ גָּד֖וֹלve.kol- ga.DolH6963 H1419in Hebrewיְהוּדִ֑יתye.hu.DitH3066וַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559: “Hearשִׁמְע֛וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804!

29This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Do notאַל־'al-H408let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כִּי־chiz.ki.Ya.hu ki-H2396 H3588deceiveיַשִּׁ֥יאya.Shi'H5377you;he cannotלֹ֣א יוּכַ֔לlo' yu.KhalH3808 H3201deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853from my handמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

30Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396persuade you to trustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982אֶתְכֶ֤ם'et.KhemH853inאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068when he saysלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘The LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will surely deliver usH5337;thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892will notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808be givenתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414אֶת־'et-H853into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.’

31Do notאַֽל־'al-H408listenתִּשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,forכִּי֩kiH3588this is whatכֹ֨הkhohH3541the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559:Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213peaceבְרָכָה֙ve.ra.KhahH1293with meאִתִּ֤י'i.TiH854and come outוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413.Then every one of youאִישׁ־'ish-H376will eatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398from his own vineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612andhis own fig treeתְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384andוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376drinkוּשְׁת֖וּ אִ֥ישׁu.she.Tu 'ishH8354 H376waterמֵֽי־mei-H4325from his own cisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953,

32untilעַד־'ad-H5704I comeבֹּאִי֩bo.'IH935and take you awayוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947אֶתְכֶ֜ם'et.KhemH853toאֶל־'el-H413a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776like your ownכְּאַרְצְכֶ֗םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776—a landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776of grainדָּגָ֨ןda.GanH1715and new wineוְתִיר֜וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492,a landאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776of breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and vineyardsוּכְרָמִ֗יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754,a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of olive treesזֵ֤ית יִצְהָר֙zeit yitz.HarH2132 H3323and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706—so that you may liveוִֽחְי֖וּvich.YuH2421and notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808dieתָמֻ֑תוּta.Mu.tuH4191.But do notוְאַֽל־ve.'al-H408listenתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588he misleads youיַסִּ֤יתya.SitH5496אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853when he saysלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will deliver usיַצִּילֵֽנוּ׃ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337.’

33Has the godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376nationהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471אֶת־'et-H853ever deliveredH5337his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

34Whereאַיֵּה֩'ai.YehH346are the godsאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hamathחֲמָ֜תcha.MatH2574and Arpadוְאַרְפָּ֗דve.'ar.PadH774?Whereאַיֵּ֛ה'ai.YehH346are the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוַ֖יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617,Henaהֵנַ֣עhe.Na'H2012,and Ivvahוְעִוָּ֑ה כִּֽי־ve.'i.Vah ki-H5755 H3588?Have they deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337אֶת־'et-H853Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

35Whoמִ֚יmiH4310among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of these landsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834has deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337אֶת־'et-H853his landאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776from my handמִיָּדִ֑י כִּי־mi.ya.Di ki-H3027 H3588?How then can the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853deliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?”

36But the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971remained silentוְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁוּve.he.che.Ri.shuH2790and did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808answerעָנ֥וּ'a.NuH6030אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853a wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697,forכִּי־ki-H3588Hezekiahהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הִ֛יא לֵאמֹ֖רha.Me.lekh hi' le.MorH4428 H1931 H559had commandedמִצְוַ֨תmitz.VatH4687, “Do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808answer himתַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃ta.'a.Nu.huH6030.”

37Then Hilkiah’sחִלְקִיָּ֣הchil.ki.YahH2518sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the palaceהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004administratorעַל־'al-H5921,Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֜רha.so.FerH5608,and Asaph’sאָסָ֧ף'a.SafH623sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Joahוְיוֹאָ֨חve.yo.'AchH3098the recorderהַמַּזְכִּ֛ירha.maz.KirH2142cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with their clothesבְגָדִ֑יםve.ga.DimH899tornקְרוּעֵ֣יke.ru.'EiH7167,and they relayedוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to himthe wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of the RabshakehH7262.

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