Revised Version 1895

2 Kings 20:1-11

1Inthoseהָהֵ֔םha.HemH1992daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117wasHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396sickחָלָ֥הcha.LahH2470untodeathלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191. AndIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֨הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAmozאָמ֜וֹץ'a.MotzH531cameH935to him, andsaidH559unto him,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,SetH935thinehouseלְבֵיתֶ֔ךָle.vei.Te.khaH1004inorderצַ֣וtzavH6680; for thou shaltdieמֵ֥תmetH4191, andnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808liveתִֽחְיֶֽה׃Tich.YehH2421.

2Then heturnedוַיַּסֵּ֥בvai.ya.SevH5437hisfaceפָּנָ֖יוpa.NavH6440to thewallהַקִּ֑ירha.KirH7023, andprayedוַיִּ֨תְפַּלֵּ֔לvai.Yit.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

3Rememberזְכָר־ze.khor-H2142nowנָ֞אna'H4994, OLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, Ibeseechאָנָּ֣ה'a.NahH577thee,howH834I havewalkedהִתְהַלַּ֣כְתִּיhit.ha.Lakh.tiH1980beforeלְפָנֶ֗יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee intruthבֶּֽאֱמֶת֙be.'e.MetH571and with aperfectשָׁלֵ֔םsha.LemH8003heartוּבְלֵבָ֣בu.ve.le.VavH3824, and havedoneעָשִׂ֑יתִי'a.Si.tiH6213thatwhichH834isgoodוְהַטּ֥וֹבve.ha.TovH2896in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֖יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869. AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396weptוַיֵּ֥בְךְּvai.Ye.vekH1058sore.

4And itcameH1961topassH1961, aforeIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470wasgoneH3318outH3318intoאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413themiddleהַתִּֽיכֹנָ֑הha.ti.kho.NahH8484part of thecityH5892, that thewordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068cameH1961to him,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

5TurnH7725againH7725, andsayH559toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396theprinceנְגִיד־ne.gid-H5057of mypeopleעַמִּ֗י'a.MiH5971,Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵי֙'e.lo.HeiH430ofDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, I haveheardשָׁמַ֙עְתִּי֙sha.Ma'.tiH8085thyprayerתְּפִלָּתֶ֔ךָte.fi.la.Te.khaH8605, I haveseenרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thytearsדִּמְעָתֶ֑ךָdim.'a.Te.khaH1832:beholdהִנְנִי֙hi.NiH2005, I willhealרֹ֣פֶאRo.fe'H7495thee: on thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117thou shaltgoתַּעֲלֶ֖הta.'a.LehH5927upH5927unto thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And I willaddוְהֹסַפְתִּ֣יve.ho.saf.TiH3254unto thydaysיָמֶ֗יךָya.Mei.khaH3117fifteenעֶשְׂרֵה֙'es.RehH6240yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141; and I willdeliverאַצִּ֣ילְךָ֔'a.Tzi.le.khaH5337thee and thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892outH5921of thehandוּמִכַּ֤ףu.mi.KafH3709of thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804; and I willdefendוְגַנּוֹתִי֙ve.ga.no.TiH1598thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892for mine ownsakeלְמַֽעֲנִ֔יle.ma.'a.NiH4616, and for myservantעַבְדִּֽי׃'av.DiH5650David’sדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732sakeוּלְמַ֖עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616.

7AndIsaiahיְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Takeקְח֖וּke.ChuH3947acakeדְּבֶ֣לֶתde.Ve.letH1690offigsתְּאֵנִ֑יםte.'e.NimH8384. And theytookוַיִּקְח֛וּvai.yik.ChuH3947andlaidוַיָּשִׂ֥ימוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760it on theboilהַשְּׁחִ֖יןha.she.ChinH7822, and he recovered.

8AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֔הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470,Whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall be thesignא֔וֹת'otH226that theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willhealיִרְפָּ֥אyir.Pa'H7495meאֶֽל־'el-H413, and that I shallgoוְעָלִ֛יתִיve.'a.Li.tiH5927upH5927unto thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068thethirdהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֖יha.she.li.ShiH7992dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117?

9AndIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֗הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, This shall be thesignהָאוֹת֙ha.'OtH226unto thee from theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, that theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068willdoיַעֲשֶׂ֣הya.'a.SehH6213thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that he hathspokenדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696: shall theshadowהַצֵּל֙ha.TzelH6738goH1980forwardH1980tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַֽעֲל֔וֹתma.'a.LotH4609, orgoH1980backיָשׁ֖וּבya.ShuvH7725tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609?

10AndHezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּye.chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396answeredוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merH559, It is alightH7043thingH7043for theshadowלַצֵּ֔לla.TzelH6738todeclineH5186tenעֶ֣שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲל֑וֹתma.'a.LotH4609: nay, butletH5186theshadowהַצֵּ֛לha.TzelH6738returnיָשׁ֥וּבya.ShuvH7725backwardאֲחֹרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsמַעֲלֽוֹת׃ma.'a.LotH4609.

11AndIsaiahיְשַׁעְיָ֥הוּye.sha'.Ya.huH3470theprophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030criedוַיִּקְרָ֛אvai.yik.Ra'H7121unto theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: and hebroughtוַיָּ֣שֶׁבvai.Ya.shevH7725theshadowהַצֵּ֗לha.TzelH6738tenעֶ֥שֶׂר'E.serH6235stepsH4609backwardאֲחֹֽרַנִּ֖ית'a.cho.ra.NitH322, bywhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834it hadgoneH3381downיָרְדָ֜הya.re.DahH3381on the dial ofAhazאָחָ֛ז'a.ChazH271.

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