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2 Kings 18:18-26

18Andtheycalledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121tothekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.ThencameH3318forthH3318tothemEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkijah,whowasoverthehouseholdH1004,andShebnahthescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,andJoahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623,thechronicler.

19AndRab-shakehsaidH559tothem,SayH559nowtoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysH559thegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804:Whatconfidenceisthiswhereinthou trustest?

20Thou sayest —butitisawordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofthelipsשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193— Thereiscounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098andstrengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369forwarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421.Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258onwhomdost thourelyבָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.taH982,thatthou hast revoltedagainstme?

21Nowעַתָּ֡ה'a.TahH6258behold, thou reliestuponthestaffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938ofthatbrokenreedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070,uponEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,onwhichifamanH376leanH5564,itgoesוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935intohishandH3709andpiercesit:soH3651isPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714toallthatrelyH982uponhim.

22AndifyesayH559tome,WerelyH982uponJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430:isitnothewhosehighבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116placesH1116andwhosealtarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hasremovedH5493,sayingH559toJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, Yeshallworshipbeforethisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389?

23AndnowH6258,engage,Ipraythee,withmymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,andIwillgiveH5414thee twothousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesH5483,ifthou canstsetH5414theridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392uponthem.

24Howוְאֵ֣יךְve.'EikhH349thenwilt thouturnתָּשִׁ֗יבta.ShivH7725awayH7725thefaceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440ofoneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259captainoftheleastofmymaster'sservantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650?Andthou reliestuponEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forchariotsH7393andforhorsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571!

25AmInowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258comeעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927upwithoutJehovahagainstthisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725todestroyלְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹle.hash.chi.ToH7843it?JehovahsaidH559tome,Goעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927upagainstthislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776anddestroyוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843it.

26AndEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkijah,andShebnahandJoahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098saidH559toRab-shakeh,SpeakH1696,wepraythee,tothyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650inSyriac,forweunderstandit,andtalknotwithusintheJewish [language]intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971thatareonthewallהַחֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

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