New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 19:8-14

8Then RabshakehH7262returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725and foundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804fightingנִלְחָ֖םnil.ChamH3898againstעַל־'al-H5921Libnahלִבְנָ֑הliv.NahH3841,for he had heardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085that the kinghad leftנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265Lachishמִלָּכִֽישׁ׃mi.la.KhishH3923.

9When he heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085themsayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559aboutH413Tirhakahתִּרְהָ֤קָהtir.Ha.kahH8640kingמֶֽלֶך־Me.lekh-H4428ofCushכּוּשׁ֙kushH3568, “Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009,he has comeיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318outH3318to fightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898you,” he sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10“ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541you shall sayH559to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063: ‘Do notlet your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430in whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834you trustבֹּטֵ֥חַbo.Te.achH982deceiveH5378you by sayingH559, “Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389will not be handedבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH5414 H3027overH5414to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.”

11Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009,you yourselfH859have heardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the kingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804have doneעָשׂ֜וּ'a.SuH6213to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the landsהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,destroyingלְהַֽחֲרִימָ֑םle.ha.cha.ri.MamH2763them completelyH2763.So will you be savedתִּנָּצֵֽל׃ti.na.TzelH5337?

12Did the godsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of the nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834my fathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1destroyedשִׁחֲת֣וּshi.cha.TuH7843saveהַהִצִּ֨ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337them:Gozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470,Haranחָרָ֑ןcha.RanH2771,Rezephוְרֶ֥צֶףve.Re.tzefH7530, andthe sonsוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Edenעֶ֖דֶן'E.denH5729whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834werein Telassarבִּתְלַאשָּֽׂר׃bit.la.SarH8515?

13Whereאַיּ֤וֹ'ai.YoH335is the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Hamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574,the kingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of Arpadאַרְפָּ֔ד'ar.PadH774,the kingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of the cityלָעִ֣ירla.'IrH5892of Sepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617, and ofHenaהֵנַ֖עhe.Na'H2012and Ivvahוְעִוָּֽה׃ve.'i.VahH5755?’”

14ThenHezekiahH2396tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947theletterהַסְּפָרִ֛יםha.se.fa.RimH5612from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the messengersהַמַּלְאָכִ֖יםha.mal.'a.KhimH4397and readוַיִּקְרָאֵ֑םvai.yik.ra.'EmH7121it, and he wentH5927upH5927to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andspreadוַיִּפְרְשֵׂ֥הוּvai.yif.re.Se.huH6566it outH6566beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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