Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 36:11-13

11Then saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Eliakimאֶלְיָקִים֩'el.ya.KimH471and Shebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644and Joahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098unto RabshakehH7262,Speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696,I pray thee, unto thy servantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650in the Syrian languageאֲרָמִ֔ית'a.ra.MitH762;for we understandשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085it:and speakתְּדַבֵּ֤רte.da.BerH1696not to us in the Jews’ languageיְהוּדִ֔יתye.hu.DitH3066,in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that areon the wallהַחוֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

12But RabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hath my masterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to thy masterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113and to thee to speakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697? hath he not sent meto the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582that sitהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427upon the wallהַ֣חוֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346,that they may eatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398their own dungצוֹאָתָ֗םchar.'ei.hemH6675 H2716,and drinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354their own pissמֵימֵ֥י רַגְלֵיהֶ֖םmei.meimei.mei/ /rag.lei./hemrag.lei.hemH7890 H7272 H4325with you?

13Then RabshakehH7262stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975,and criedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121with a loudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963in the Jews’ languageיְהוּדִ֑יתye.hu.DitH3066,and saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשִׁמְע֗וּshim.'UH8085ye the wordsדִּבְרֵ֛יdiv.ReiH1697of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Assyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

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