Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 18:23-32

23Nowוְעַתָּה֙ve.'a.TahH6258therefore, Iprayנָ֔אNa'H4994thee,giveH5414pledges to mymasterאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804, and I willgiveH5414thee twothousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483,ifאִם־'im-H518thou beableתּוּכַ֕לtu.KhalH3201on thypartH5921tosetH5414ridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392uponH5921them.

24Howוְאֵ֣יךְve.'EikhH349then canst thouturnתָּשִׁ֗יבta.ShivH7725awayH7725thefaceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440of one captain of the least of mymaster’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650, andputH7725thytrustוַתִּבְטַ֤חva.tiv.TachH982onEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forchariotsלְרֶ֖כֶבle.Re.khevH7393and forhorsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?

25Am Inowעַתָּה֙'a.TahH6258comeעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927upH5927withoutהֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068againstעַל־'al-H5921thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725todestroyלְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹle.hash.chi.ToH7843it? TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,Goעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927upH5927againstעַל־'al-H5921thislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776, anddestroyוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843it.

26Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִ֠לְקִיָּהוּChil.ki.ya.huH2518, andShebnahוְשֶׁבְנָ֨הve.shev.NahH7644, andJoahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098, untoRabshakehH7262,Speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696, IprayH4994thee, to thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650in the SyrianlanguageH3066; forweאֲנָ֑חְנוּ'a.Na.che.nuH587understandשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085it: andspeakתְּדַבֵּ֤רte.da.BerH1696notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408withusH4994in the Jews’languageH3066, in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that are on thewallהַחֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

27ButRabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Hath mymasterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sentH7971meאֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413to thymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, and to thee, tospeakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696theseH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697? hath henotהֲלֹ֣אha.Lo'H3808sentH7971meוְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ve.'e.Lei.khaH413to themenH376whichH428sitהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427on thewallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, toeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398theirownH376dung, and todrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354theirownH376water withyouH7971?

28ThenRabshakehH7262stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975, andcriedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121with aloudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963in the Jews’languageיְהוּדִ֑יתye.hu.DitH3066, and spake,sayingוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשִׁמְע֛וּshim.'UH8085ye thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of thegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

29Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,Letאַל־'al-H408notH3808Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁ֥יאya.Shi'H5377youH3588; for he shallnotH3808beableיוּכַ֔לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337youH3588outH3027of hishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027:

30neitherH3808letH5414Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396makeH5414youH5414trustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982in theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068willsurelyהַצֵּ֥לha.TzelH5337deliverיַצִּילֵ֖נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337usH5414, and thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shallnotH3808begivenH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

31Hearkennotאַֽל־'al-H408toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396: forthusכֹ֨הkhohH3541saith thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804,Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213yourpeaceבְרָכָה֙ve.ra.KhahH1293withmeאֶל־'el-H413, andcomeוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318outH3318tomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413; andeatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398yeeveryH376one of hisvineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612, andeveryH376one of hisfigתְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384treeH8384, anddrinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354yeeveryH376one thewatersמֵֽי־mei-H4325of hisownH376cisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953;

32Untilעַד־'ad-H5704Icomeבֹּאִי֩bo.'IH935andtakeוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947youH3588awayH3947to alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776like your ownlandכְּאַרְצְכֶ֗םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776, alandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776of corn andwineוְתִיר֜וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492, alandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776ofbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899andvineyardsוּכְרָמִ֗יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754, alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofoilיִצְהָר֙yitz.HarH3323oliveזֵ֤יתzeitH2132and ofhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706, that ye mayliveוִֽחְי֖וּvich.YuH2421, andnotH3808dieתָמֻ֑תוּta.Mu.tuH4191: and hearkennotH3808untoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, when he persuadethyouH3588,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willdeliverיַצִּילֵֽנוּ׃ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337usH413.

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