Berean Standard Bible

2 Kings 18:27-36

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.”

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