New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 18:19-25

19Then RabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Sayאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559nowנָ֖אna'H4994to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, “Whatמָ֧הmahH4100is thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088confidenceהַבִּטָּח֛וֹןha.bi.ta.ChonH986that youhaveבָּטָֽחְתָּ׃ba.Ta.che.taH982?

20You sayאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559(but they areonlyאַךְ־'akh-H389emptyשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193wordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697), ‘I havecounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098and strengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369for the warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421.’Nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258on whomמִ֣יmiH4310do you relyבָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.taH982,that you have rebelledמָרַ֖דְתָּma.Rad.taH4775against me?

21Nowעַתָּ֡ה'a.TahH6258beholdהִנֵּ֣הhi.NehH2009, yourelyבָטַ֣חְתָּva.Tach.taH982on the staffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938of thisהַזֶּה֙ha.ZehH2088crushedהָרָצ֤וּץha.ra.TzutzH7533reedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070, evenon Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;on whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834if a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376leansיִסָּמֵ֥ךְyi.sa.MekhH5564,it will goוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935into hishandבְכַפּ֖וֹve.kha.PoH3709and pierceוּנְקָבָ֑הּu.ne.ka.VahH5344it. Soכֵּ֚ןkenH3651is Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to allלְכָֽל־le.kholH3605who relyהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982on him.

22But ifוְכִי־ve.khi-H3588you sayתֹאמְר֣וּןtom.RunH559to me, ‘We trustבָּטָ֑חְנוּba.Ta.che.nuH982in the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430,’is it not He whoseאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834highבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116placesH1116andwhose altarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396has takenH5493awayH5493,and has saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Judahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063and to Jerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, ‘You shall worshipתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088altarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389’?

23Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore,comeנָ֔אNa'H4994,makeהִתְעָ֣רֶבhit.'A.revH6148a bargainH6148with my masterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804,and I will giveוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414you two thousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483,ifאִם־'im-H518you are ableתּוּכַ֕לtu.KhalH3201on your part to setלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414ridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392on them.

24Howוְאֵ֣יךְve.'EikhH349then can yourepulseתָּשִׁ֗יב פְּנֵ֨יta.Shiv pe.NeiH7725 H6440oneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259officialפַחַ֥תfa.ChatH6346of the leastהַקְּטַנִּ֑יםha.ke.ta.NimH6996of my master’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650, andrelyוַתִּבְטַ֤חva.tiv.TachH982on Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714for chariotsלְרֶ֖כֶבle.Re.khevH7393and for horsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?

25Have I nowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258comeעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927upwithoutהֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107the Lord’sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068approval againstעַל־'al-H5921thisH2088placeהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725to destroyלְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹle.hash.chi.ToH7843it? The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me, ‘Goעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927up againstעַל־'al-H5921thisH2088landהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776and destroyוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843it.’”’”

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