New American Standard Bible 1995

2 Kings 18:27-35

27But RabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Has my masterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me only to your masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113and to you to speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697, andnot to the menH376who sitהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427on the wallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, doomedto eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398their own dungH2716and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354their own urineH7890with you?”

28Then RabshakehH7262stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975and criedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121with a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963in Judeanיְהוּדִ֑יתye.hu.DitH3066,sayingוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvay.da.Ber vai.Yo.merH1696 H559, “Hearשִׁמְע֛וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

29Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, ‘Do not let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveH5378you, for he will not be ableיוּכַ֔לyu.KhalH3201to deliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337you frommy handמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027;

30norוְאַל־ve.'al-H408let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396make you trustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982in the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will surelyהַצֵּ֥לha.TzelH5337deliverיַצִּילֵ֖נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us, and thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892will not be givenתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.”

31Do not listenתִּשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,for thusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804, “Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213your peaceבְרָכָה֙ve.ra.KhahH1293with me and comeוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318out to me, and eatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376of his vineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612and eachוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of his figתְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384treeH8384and drinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of the watersמֵֽי־mei-H4325of his own cisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953,

32untilעַד־'ad-H5704I comeבֹּאִי֩bo.'IH935and takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947you awayto a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776like your own landכְּאַרְצְכֶ֗םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776,a landאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776of grainדָּגָ֨ןda.GanH1715and newוְתִיר֜וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492wineH8492,a landאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776of breadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899and vineyardsוּכְרָמִ֗יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754,a landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of oliveזֵ֤יתzeitH2132treesH2132and honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,that you may liveוִֽחְי֖וּvich.YuH2421and not dieתָמֻ֑תוּta.Mu.tuH4191.”But do not listenתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396whenכִּֽי־ki-H3588he misleadsיַסִּ֤יתya.SitH5496you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will deliverיַצִּילֵֽנוּ׃ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us.”

33Has anyH376oneH376of the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471deliveredH5337his landאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776from the handמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

34Whereאַיֵּה֩'ai.YehH346are the godsאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430of Hamathחֲמָ֜תcha.MatH2574andArpadוְאַרְפָּ֗דve.'ar.PadH774?Whereאַיֵּ֛ה'ai.YehH346are the godsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוַ֖יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617,Henaהֵנַ֣עhe.Na'H2012andIvvahוְעִוָּ֑הve.'i.VahH5755?Have they deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

35Whoמִ֚יmiH4310among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the landsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776have deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their landאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776from my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068should deliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?’”

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