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Isaiah 36:11-22

11Then Eliakimאֶלְיָקִים֩'el.ya.KimH471,Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644,and Joahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.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.BerH1696to usאֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.Lei.nuH413in Hebrewיְהוּדִ֔יתye.hu.DitH3066in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834onעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.”

12But the RabshakehH7262repliedוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Has my masterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sent meשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971to speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696אֶת־'et-H853theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697only toהַאֶ֨לha.'ElH413you andוְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'e.Lei.khaH413your masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,and notהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808toעַל־'al-H5921the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582sittingהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427onעַל־'al-H5921the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,who are destined with youעִמָּכֶֽם׃'i.ma.KhemH5973to eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398אֶת־'et-H853their own dungH2716and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354אֶת־'et-H853their own urineH7890?”

13Then the RabshakehH7262stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975and called outוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121loudlyבְקוֹל־ גָּד֖וֹלve.kol- ga.DolH6963 H1419in Hebrewיְהוּדִ֑ית וַיֹּ֕אמֶרye.hu.Dit vai.Yo.merH3066 H559: “Hearשִׁמְע֗וּshim.'UH8085אֶת־'et-H853the wordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804!

14This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559:Do notאַל־'al-H408let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁ֥אya.Shi'H5377you,forכִּ֥יkiH3588he cannotלֹֽא־ יוּכַ֖לlo'- yu.KhalH3808 H3201deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337youאֶתְכֶֽם׃'et.KhemH853.

15Do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶל־chiz.ki.Ya.hu 'el-H2396 H413persuade you to trustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982אֶתְכֶ֤ם'et.KhemH853in the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068when he saysלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘The LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will surely deliver usH5337;thisהַזֹּ֔אתha.ZotH2063cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892will notלֹ֤אlo'H3808be givenתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.’

16Do notאַֽל־'al-H408listenתִּשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085toאֶל־'el-H413Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ סchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,forכִּי֩kiH3588this is whatכֹ֨הkhohH3541the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.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.NoH1612andוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376his own fig treeתְּאֵנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384,and drinkוּשְׁת֖וּ אִ֥ישׁu.she.Tu 'ishH8354 H376waterמֵי־mei-H4325from his own cisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953,

17untilעַד־'ad-H5704I comeבֹּאִ֕יbo.'IH935and take you awayוְלָקַחְתִּ֥יve.la.kach.TiH3947אֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853toאֶל־'el-H413a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776like your ownכְּאַרְצְכֶ֑םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776—a landאֶ֤רֶץ'E.retzH776of grainדָּגָן֙da.GanH1715and new wineוְתִיר֔וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492,a landאֶ֥רֶץ'E.retzH776of breadלֶ֖חֶםLe.chemH3899and vineyardsוּכְרָמִֽים׃u.khe.ra.MimH3754.

18Do not letפֶּן־pen-H6435Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396misleadיַסִּ֨יתya.SitH5496אֶתְכֶ֤ם'et.KhemH853you when he saysלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, ‘The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will deliver usיַצִּילֵ֑נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337.’Has the godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of anyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853nationהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471ever deliveredהַהִצִּ֜ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337his landאַרְצ֔וֹ'ar.TzoH776from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

19Whereאַיֵּ֞ה'ai.YehH346are the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574and Arpadוְאַרְפָּ֔דve.'ar.PadH774?Whereאַיֵּ֖ה'ai.YehH346are the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִם וְכִֽי־se.far.Va.yim ve.khi-H5617 H3588?Have they deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337אֶת־'et-H853Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

20Whoמִ֗יMiH4310among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of theseהָאֵ֔לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834landsהָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776has deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337אֶת־'et-H853his landאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776from my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027?How thenכִּֽי־ki-H3588can the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068אֶת־'et-H853deliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?”

21But the people remained silentוַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּvai.ya.cha.Ri.shuH2790and did notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808answer a wordעָנ֥וּ'a.NuH6030אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853דָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588Hezekiahהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הִ֛יאha.Me.lekh hi'H4428 H1931had commandedמִצְוַ֨תmitz.VatH4687לֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559, “Do notלֹ֥אlo'H3808answer himתַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃ta.'a.Nu.huH6030.”

22Then Hilkiah’sחִלְקִיָּ֣הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518sonבֶּן־ben-H1121Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the palaceהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004administratorעַל־'al-H5921,Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644the scribeהַסּוֹפֵ֜רha.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 relayedוַיַּגִּ֣ידוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046to himאֵ֖ת'etH853the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the RabshakehH7262.

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