Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 19:1-13

1And itcameH935topassH935, whenkingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396heardכִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙kish.Mo.a'H8085it, that he rent hisclothesבְּגָדָ֑יוbe.ga.DavH899, andcoveredוַיִּתְכַּ֣סvai.yit.KasH3680himself withsackclothבַּשָּׂ֔קba.SakH8242, andwentH935intoH935thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

2And hesentוַ֠יִּשְׁלַחVai.yish.lachH7971Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֨ים'el.ya.KimH471,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834was over thehouseholdהַבַּ֜יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֣אve.shev.Na'H7644thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֗רha.so.FerH5608, and theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of thepriestsהַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548,coveredמִתְכַּסִּ֖יםmit.ka.SimH3680withsackclothבַּשַּׂקִּ֑יםba.sa.KimH8242, untoIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAmozאָמֽוֹץ׃'a.MotzH531.

3And theysaidH559unto him,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, Thisdayיוֹם־yom-H3117is adayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117oftroubleצָרָ֧הtza.RahH6869, and ofrebukeוְתוֹכֵחָ֛הve.to.khe.ChahH8433, and of contumely: for thechildrenבָנִים֙va.NimH1121arecomeבָ֤אוּVa.'uH935to thebirthלְלֵדָֽה׃le.le.DahH3205, and there isnotאַ֖יִן'A.yinH369strengthוְכֹ֥חַve.Kho.achH3581tobringH935forthH3205.

4It may be theLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430willhearיִשְׁמַע֩yish.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697ofRabshakehH7262,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֤וּר׀'a.ShurH804hismasterאֲדֹנָיו֙'a.do.NavH113hathsentשְׁלָח֨וֹshe.la.ChoH7971toreproachלְחָרֵף֙le.cha.RefH2778thelivingחַ֔יChaiH2416Godאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430, and willrebukeוְהוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ve.ho.Khi.achH3198thewordsבַּדְּבָרִ֔יםba.de.va.RimH1697whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430hathheardשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085: whereforeliftוְנָשָׂ֣אתָve.na.Sa.taH5375upH5375thyprayerתְפִלָּ֔הte.fi.LahH8605for theremnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֖יתha.she.'e.RitH7611that isleftהַנִּמְצָאָֽה׃ha.nim.tza.'AhH4672.

5SoH935theservantsעַבְדֵ֛י'av.DeiH5650ofkingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396cameH935toIsaiahיְשַֽׁעַיָֽהוּ׃ye.Sha.'a.Ya.huH3470.

6AndIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidH559unto them,Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541shall yesayH559to yourmasterאֲדֹֽנֵיכֶ֑ם'a.do.nei.KhemH113,Thusכֹּ֣ה׀kohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Benotאַל־'al-H408afraidתִּירָא֙ti.Ra'H3372of thewordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697that thou hastheardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085, wherewith theservantsנַעֲרֵ֥יna.'a.ReiH5288of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804haveblasphemedגִּדְּפ֛וּgi.de.FuH1442meאֶל־'el-H413.

7Beholdהִנְנִ֨יhi.NiH2005, I willputנֹתֵ֥ןno.TenH5414aspiritר֔וּחַRu.achH7307in him, and he shallhearוְשָׁמַ֥עve.sha.Ma'H8085a rumour, and shallreturnוְשָׁ֣בve.ShavH7725to his ownlandלְאַרְצ֑וֹle.'ar.TzoH776; and I willcauseH5414him tofallוְהִפַּלְתִּ֥יוve.hi.pal.TivH5307by theswordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719in his ownlandבְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃be.'ar.TzoH776.

8SoH7725RabshakehH7262returnedוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725, andfoundוַיִּמְצָא֙vai.yim.Tza'H4672thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804warringagainstעַל־'al-H5921Libnahלִבְנָ֑הliv.NahH3841: for he hadheardשָׁמַ֔עsha.Ma'H8085that he wasdepartedנָסַ֖עna.Sa'H5265fromLachishמִלָּכִֽישׁ׃mi.la.KhishH3923.

9And when heheardוַיִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559ofTirhakahתִּרְהָ֤קָהtir.Ha.kahH8640kingמֶֽלֶך־Me.lekh-H4428ofEthiopiaכּוּשׁ֙kushH3568,Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009, he iscomeיָצָ֖אya.Tza'H3318outH3318tofightלְהִלָּחֵ֣םle.hi.la.ChemH3898againstH413thee: hesentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397againוַיָּ֙שָׁב֙vai.Ya.shovH7725untoHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

10Thusכֹּ֣הkohH3541shall yespeakתֹאמְר֗וּןtom.RunH559toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֤הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,LetH5414notH3808thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430inwhomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834thou trustestdeceiveיַשִּׁאֲךָ֣ya.shi.'a.KhaH5377thee,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389shallnotH3808begivenH5414intoאֶל־'el-H413thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

11Beholdהִנֵּ֣ה׀hi.NehH2009, thou hastheardשָׁמַ֗עְתָּsha.Ma'.taH8085whatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thekingsמַלְכֵ֥יmal.KheiH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804havedoneעָשׂ֜וּ'a.SuH6213toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605landsהָאֲרָצ֖וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, by destroying them utterly: and shalt thou bedeliveredתִּנָּצֵֽל׃ti.na.TzelH5337?

12Have thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of thenationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471deliveredהַהִצִּ֨ילוּha.hi.Tzi.luH5337them,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834myfathersאֲבוֹתַ֔י'a.vo.TaiH1havedestroyedשִׁחֲת֣וּshi.cha.TuH7843,Gozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470, andHaranחָרָ֑ןcha.RanH2771, andRezephוְרֶ֥צֶףve.Re.tzefH7530, and thechildrenוּבְנֵי־u.ve.nei-H1121of Edomwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were inTelassarבִּתְלַאשָּֽׂר׃bit.la.SarH8515?

13Whereאַיּ֤וֹ'ai.YoH335is thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofHamathחֲמָת֙cha.MatH2574, and thekingוּמֶ֣לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428ofArpadאַרְפָּ֔ד'ar.PadH774, and thekingוּמֶ֖לֶךְu.Me.lekhH4428of thecityלָעִ֣ירla.'IrH5892ofSepharvaimסְפַרְוָ֑יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617, ofHenaהֵנַ֖עhe.Na'H2012, andIvvahוְעִוָּֽה׃ve.'i.VahH5755?

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