New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 37:2-5

2Then he sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֨ים'el.ya.KimH471whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was overעַל־'al-H5921the householdהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004withShebnaשֶׁבְנָ֣אshev.Na'H7644the scribeH5613and the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,coveredמִתְכַּסִּ֖יםmit.ka.SimH3680with sackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֑יםba.sa.KimH8242, toIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֖וֹץ'a.MotzH531.

3They saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, ‘Thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088dayיוֹם־yom-H3117is adayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117of distressצָרָ֧הtza.RahH6869,rebukeוְתוֹכֵחָ֛הve.to.khe.ChahH8433and rejectionוּנְאָצָ֖הu.ne.'a.TzahH5007; forchildrenבָנִים֙va.NimH1121have comeבָ֤אוּVa.'uH935to birthמַשְׁבֵּ֔רmash.BerH4866,and thereH369is noH369strengthוְכֹ֥חַve.Kho.achH3581todeliverלְלֵדָֽה׃le.le.DahH3205.

4Perhapsאוּלַ֡י'u.LaiH194the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will hearיִשְׁמַע֩yish.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of RabshakehH7262,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834his masterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר׀'a.ShurH804has sentשְׁלָח֨וֹshe.la.ChoH7971toreproachלְחָרֵף֙le.cha.RefH2778the livingחַ֔יChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and will rebukeוְהוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ve.ho.Khi.achH3198the wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430has heardשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085.Therefore, offerוְנָשָׂ֣אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375a prayerתְפִלָּ֔הte.fi.LahH8605forthe remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֖יתha.she.'e.RitH7611that is leftהַנִּמְצָאָֽה׃ha.nim.tza.'AhH4672.’”

5So the servantsעַבְדֵ֛י'av.DeiH5650of Kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָֽהוּ׃ye.sha'.Ya.huH3470.

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