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2 Kings 18:19-25

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.’”

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