Revised Literal Translation

2 Kings 18:35-37

35Who arethey among all the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of the countriesהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776,that have deliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337their countryאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776out of mine handמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027,that Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068should deliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389out of mine handמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

36But the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971held their peaceוְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁוּve.he.che.Ri.shuH2790,and answeredעָנ֥וּ'a.NuH6030him not a wordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697:for the king’sהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentמִצְוַ֨תmitz.VatH4687was, sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Answerתַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃ta.'a.Nu.huH6030him not.

37Then cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הchil.ki.YahH2518, which wasover the householdהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004,and Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֜רha.so.FerH5608,and Joahוְיוֹאָ֨חve.yo.'AchH3098the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Asaphאָסָ֧ף'a.SafH623the recorderהַמַּזְכִּ֛ירha.maz.KirH2142,to Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with theirclothesבְגָדִ֑יםve.ga.DimH899rentקְרוּעֵ֣יke.ru.'EiH7167,and toldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him the wordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697of Rab–shakehH7262.

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