New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 38:1-8

1In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396becameH2470mortallyלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191illH2470. AndIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531cameוַיָּב֣וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935to him and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, ‘SetH6680your houseלְבֵיתֶ֔ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004in orderH6680,for you shall dieמֵ֥תmetH4191and not liveתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.’”

2Then Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396turnedוַיַּסֵּ֧בvai.ya.SevH5437his faceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440to the wallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023and prayedוַיִּתְפַּלֵּ֖לvai.yit.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068,

3and saidוַיֹּאמַ֗רvai.yo.MarH559, “Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142nowנָ֞אna'H4994,OH577 Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,I beseechH577You, howאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I havewalkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You in truthבֶּֽאֱמֶת֙be.'e.MetH571and with awholeשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003heartוּבְלֵ֣בu.ve.LevH3820, andhave doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213whatH2896is goodH2896in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.”And Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058bitterlyגָדֽוֹל׃ סga.DolH1419.

4Then the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameוַֽיְהִי֙vay.HiH1961to Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֖הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5“Goהָל֞וֹךְha.LokhH1980and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, ‘Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732, “I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085your prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200your tearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832;beholdH2009,I will addיוֹסִ֣ףyo.SifH3254fifteenחֲמֵ֥שׁ עֶשְׂרֵ֖הcha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568 H6240yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141to yourlifeיָמֶ֔יךָya.Mei.khaH3117.

6I willdeliverאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔'a.Tzi.le.khaH5337you and thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892from the handוּמִכַּ֤ףu.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804;and I will defendוְגַנּוֹתִ֖יve.ga.no.TiH1598thisH2088cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892.”’

7“Thisוְזֶה־ve.zeh-H2088shall be thesignהָא֖וֹתha.'otH226to you from the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will doיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213thisהַזֶּ֖הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.VarH1697that He has spokenדִּבֵּֽר׃di.BerH1696:

8BeholdH2009, I willcauseH7725the shadowצֵ֣לtzelH6738on the stairwayהַֽמַּעֲל֡וֹתha.ma.'a.LotH4609,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has goneH3381downיָרְדָה֩ya.re.DahH3381with the sunבַּשֶּׁ֛מֶשׁba.She.meshH8121on the stairwayבְמַעֲל֨וֹתve.ma.'a.LotH4609of Ahazאָחָ֥ז'a.ChazH271,to goH7725backאֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲל֑וֹתma.'a.LotH4609.” So thesun’sהַשֶּׁ֙מֶשׁ֙ha.She.meshH8121shadowwentH7725backH7725tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲל֔וֹתma.'a.LotH4609on the stairwayבַּֽמַּעֲל֖וֹתba.ma.'a.LotH4609on whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834it had goneH3381downיָרָֽדָה׃ סya.Ra.dahH3381.

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