New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Kings 20:8-11

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.

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