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2 Kings 18:18-37

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.

27AndRab-shakehsaidH559tothem,Isittothymasterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113andtotheethatmymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113sentH7971metospeakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697?IsitnottothemenH376thatsitH3427onthewallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,thattheymayeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398theirowndunganddrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354theirownurinewithyou?

28AndRab-shakehstoodH5975andcriedwithaloudvoiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963intheJewish [language],andspokeH1696andsaidH559,Hearשִׁמְע֛וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697ofthegreatH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804!

29Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428:LetnotHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁ֥יאya.Shi'H5377you;forhewillnotbeableיוּכַ֔לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337yououtofthe[king's]handמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027.

30NeitherletHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396makeH5414yourelyH982uponJehovah,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,JehovahwillcertainlydeliverH5337us,andthiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shallnotbegivenH5414intothehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

31HearkennottoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396;forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804:Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213peacewithme,andcomeוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318outtome;andeatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398everyoneH376ofhisvineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612andeveryoneH376ofhisfig-tree,anddrinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354everyoneH376thewatersמֵֽי־mei-H4325ofhisowncisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953;

32untilIcomeבֹּאִי֩bo.'IH935andtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youawayH3947toalandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776likeyourownlandכְּאַרְצְכֶ֗םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776,alandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776ofcornandwineוְתִיר֜וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492,alandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776ofbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899andvineyardsוּכְרָמִ֗יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754,alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofolive-treesandofhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,thatyemayliveוִֽחְי֖וּvich.YuH2421andnotdieתָמֻ֑תוּta.Mu.tuH4191;andhearkennottoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,whenhepersuadesyou,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Jehovahwilldeliverיַצִּילֵֽנוּ׃ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us.

33Haveanyofthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471deliveredH5337atallhislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776outofthehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027ofthekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

34Whereאַיֵּה֩'ai.YehH346arethegodsאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofHamathחֲמָ֜תcha.MatH2574andofArpadוְאַרְפָּ֗דve.'ar.PadH774?Whereאַיֵּ֛ה'ai.YehH346arethegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofSepharvaimסְפַרְוַ֖יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617,Henaהֵנַ֣עhe.Na'H2012,andIvvahוְעִוָּ֑הve.'i.VahH5755?andhavetheydeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111outofmyhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

35Whicharetheyamongallthegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofthecountries,whohavedeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337theircountryoutofmyhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,thatJehovahshoulddeliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389outofmyhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

36Butthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971weresilentוְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁוּve.he.che.Ri.shuH2790andansweredhimnotawordH1697;fortheking'scommandמִצְוַ֨תmitz.VatH4687was,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,AnswerH6030himnot.

37AndEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkijah,whowasoverthehouseholdH1004,andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֜רha.so.FerH5608,andJoahוְיוֹאָ֨חve.yo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֧ף'a.SafH623,thechronicler,cameH935toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396withtheirgarmentsH899rent,andtoldH5046himthewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofRab-shakeh.

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