Revised Literal Translation

Isaiah 37:2-5

2And he sentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֨ים'el.ya.KimH471, who wasover the householdהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004,and Shebnaשֶׁבְנָ֣אshev.Na'H7644the scribeהַסּוֹפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608,and the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548coveredמִתְכַּסִּ֖יםmit.ka.SimH3680with sackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֑יםba.sa.KimH8242,unto Isaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470the prophetהַנָּבִֽיא׃ha.na.Vi'H5030the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Amozאָמ֖וֹץ'a.MotzH531.

3And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,This dayיוֹם־yom-H3117isa dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117of troubleצָרָ֧הtza.RahH6869,and of rebukeוְתוֹכֵחָ֛הve.to.khe.ChahH8433,and of blasphemyוּנְאָצָ֖הu.ne.'a.TzahH5007:for the childrenבָנִים֙va.NimH1121are comeבָ֤אוּVa.'uH935to the birthמַשְׁבֵּ֔רmash.BerH4866, and there isnot strengthוְכֹ֥חַve.Kho.achH3581to bring forthלְלֵדָֽה׃le.le.DahH3205.

4It may be Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430will hearיִשְׁמַע֩yish.Ma'H8085the wordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of RabshakehH7262,whom the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Assyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר׀'a.ShurH804his masterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113hath sentשְׁלָח֨וֹshe.la.ChoH7971to reproachלְחָרֵף֙le.cha.RefH2778the livingחַ֔יChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430,and will reproveוְהוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ve.ho.Khi.achH3198the wordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697which Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hath heardשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085:wherefore lift upוְנָשָׂ֣אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375thyprayerתְפִלָּ֔הte.fi.LahH8605for the remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֖יתha.she.'e.RitH7611that is leftהַנִּמְצָאָֽה׃ha.nim.tza.'AhH4672.

5So the servantsעַבְדֵ֛י'av.DeiH5650of kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Isaiahיְשַׁעְיָֽהוּ׃ye.sha'.Ya.huH3470.

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