Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 18:17-21

17And the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971Tartanתַּרְתָּ֥ןtar.TanH8661and RabsarisH7249and Rab–shakehH7262from Lachishלָכִ֜ישׁla.KhishH3923to kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with a greatכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515hostH2426against Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.And they went upוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927and cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.And when they were come upוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927,they cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and stoodוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975by the conduitבִּתְעָלַת֙bit.'a.LatH8585of the upperהָֽעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295, which isin the highwayבִּמְסִלַּ֖תbim.si.LatH4546of the fuller’sכוֹבֵֽס׃kho.VesH3526fieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704.

18And when they had calledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121to the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,there came outוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to them Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518, which wasover the householdהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָה֙ve.shev.NahH7644the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,and Joahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623the recorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142.

19And Rab–shakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Speakאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559ye now to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559the greatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804,What confidenceהַבִּטָּח֛וֹןha.bi.ta.ChonH986isthis wherein thou trustestבָּטָֽחְתָּ׃ba.Ta.che.taH982?

20Thou sayestאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559, (but they are butvainשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193wordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697,) I havecounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098and strengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369for the warלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421.Now on whom dost thou trustבָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.taH982,that thou rebellestמָרַ֖דְתָּma.Rad.taH4775against me?

21Now, behold, thou trustestבָטַ֣חְתָּva.Tach.taH982upon the staffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938of this bruisedהָרָצ֤וּץha.ra.TzutzH7533reedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070, evenupon Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,on which if a manאִישׁ֙'ishH376leanיִסָּמֵ֥ךְyi.sa.MekhH5564,it will goוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935into his handבְכַפּ֖וֹve.kha.PoH3709,and pierceוּנְקָבָ֑הּu.ne.ka.VahH5344it: so isPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714unto all that trustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982on him.

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