New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Kings 20:1-11
1In thoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396becameH2470mortallyלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191illH2470.And Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531,cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to him and saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: ‘SetH6680your houseלְבֵיתֶ֔ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004inH6680orderH6680,for you are going to dieמֵ֥תmetH4191and not liveתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.’”
3“Pleaseאָנָּ֣ה'a.NahH577, Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,justנָ֞אna'H4994rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142howאֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherH834I have walkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440You wholeheartedlyוּבְלֵבָ֣ב שָׁלֵ֔םu.ve.le.Vav sha.LemH8003H3824and in truthבֶּֽאֱמֶת֙be.'e.MetH571,and have doneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213whatH2896isH2896goodוְהַטּ֥וֹבve.ha.TovH2896in Your sightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869!” AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058profuselyבְּכִ֥י גָדֽוֹל׃ סbe.Khi ga.DolH1419H1065.
5“Returnשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396the leaderנְגִיד־ne.gid-H5057of My peopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971, ‘ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1Davidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732saysאָמַ֤ר'a.MarH559: “I have heardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085your prayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605,I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200your tearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832;beholdH2009,I am going to healרֹ֣פֶאRo.fe'H7495you. On the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117you shall goתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927upH5927to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
6And I will addוְהֹסַפְתִּ֣יve.ho.saf.TiH3254fifteenחֲמֵ֤שׁ עֶשְׂרֵה֙cha.Mesh 'es.RehH2568H6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141to yourlifeיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117,and I will saveאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔'a.Tzi.le.khaH5337you and thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892from the handוּמִכַּ֤ףu.mi.KafH3709of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804; andI will protectוְגַנּוֹתִי֙ve.ga.no.TiH1598thisH2088cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892for My own sakeלְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.NiH4616and for My servantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650David’sדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732sakeוּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616.”’”
7Then Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Takeקְח֖וּke.ChuH3947a cakeדְּבֶ֣לֶתde.Ve.letH1690of figsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384.”And they tookוַיִּקְח֛וּvai.yik.ChuH3947itand placedוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760iton the inflamedH7822spotH7822,and he recoveredוַיֶּֽחִי׃vai.Ye.chiH2421.
8Now Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100will bethe signא֔וֹת'otH226that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068will healיִרְפָּ֥אyir.Pa'H7495me, and that I will goוְעָלִ֛יתִיve.'a.Li.tiH5927upH5927to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068on the thirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117?”
9Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Thisזֶה־zeh-H2088shall be the signהָאוֹת֙ha.'OtH226to you from the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,that the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068will performיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213the wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that He has spokenדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696:shall the shadowהַצֵּל֙ha.TzelH6738goהָלַ֤ךְha.LakhH1980forward tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַֽעֲל֔וֹתma.'a.LotH4609orאִם־'im-H518goיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725backH7725tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609?”
10So Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, “It isH7043easyH7043for the shadowלַצֵּ֔לla.TzelH6738to declineלִנְט֖וֹתlin.TotH5186tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲל֑וֹתma.'a.LotH4609;noלֹ֣אlo'H3808,but have the shadowהַצֵּ֛לha.TzelH6738turnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725backwardאֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609.”
11Then Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030calledוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121outH7121to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, andHe broughtוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725the shadowהַצֵּ֗לha.TzelH6738on thestairwayבַּֽ֠מַּעֲלוֹתBa.ma.'a.lotH4609backאֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsבְּמַעֲל֥וֹתbe.ma.'a.LotH4609by whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834it had goneH3381downיָרְדָ֜הya.re.DahH3381on thestairwayמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ פma.'a.LotH4609of Ahazאָחָ֛ז'a.ChazH271.
Commentaries on 2 Kings 20
- 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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