New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 18:27-35
27But RabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Has my masterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me onlyto your masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113and to you to speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697? Has he not also sent meto 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.ModH5975up and shoutedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121with a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963in Judeanיְהוּדִ֑יתye.hu.DitH3066,sayingוַיְדַבֵּ֣ר וַיֹּ֔אמֶרvay.da.Ber vai.Yo.merH1696H559, “Hearשִׁמְע֛וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804!
30And do not let Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396lead you to trustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982in the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068by sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068will certainlyהַצֵּ֥לha.TzelH5337saveיַצִּילֵ֖נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us, and thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892will not be handedבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH5414H3027overH5414to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.”
31Do not listenתִּשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,for thisH3541isH3541whatH3541the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804saysאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559: “Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213your peaceבְרָכָה֙ve.ra.KhahH1293with me and comeוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318outH3318to me, and eatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398,eachאִישׁ־'ish-H376one, fromhis vineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612and eachוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376fromhis figתְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384treeH8384,and drinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354,eachאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376one, the watersמֵֽי־mei-H4325of his own cisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953,
32untilעַד־'ad-H5704I comeבֹּאִי֩bo.'IH935and takeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youto 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 oliveזֵ֤יתzeitH2132treesH2132producingoilיִצְהָר֙yitz.HarH3323,and of honeyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706,so that you will liveוִֽחְי֖וּvich.YuH2421and not dieתָמֻ֑תוּta.Mu.tuH4191.”But do not listenתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588he misleadsיַסִּ֤יתya.SitH5496you by sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will saveיַצִּילֵֽנוּ׃ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us.”
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'H2012, andIvvahוְעִוָּ֑הve.'i.VahH5755?Have they savedהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?
35Whoמִ֚יmiH4310among allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the landsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776are therewhoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834have savedהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their landאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776from my handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,that the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068would saveיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389from my handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?’”
Commentaries on 2 Kings 18
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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