Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 18:23-32

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.’

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