Revised Webster's Bible

2 Kings 18

1Now it came to pass in thethirdשָׁלֹ֔שׁsha.LoshH7969yearבִּשְׁנַ֣תbish.NatH8141ofHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thatHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֥הchiz.ki.YahH2396thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhazאָחָ֖ז'a.ChazH271kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063began toreignמָלַ֛ךְma.LakhH4427.

2Twentyעֶשְׂרִ֨ים'es.RimH6242andfiveוְחָמֵ֤שׁve.cha.MeshH2568yearsשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121was he when he began toreignבְמָלְכ֔וֹve.ma.le.KhoH4427; and hereignedמָלַ֖ךְma.LakhH4427twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֤יםve.'es.RimH6242andnineוָתֵ֙שַׁע֙va.Te.sha'H8672yearsשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389. Hismother’sאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517nameוְשֵׁ֣םve.ShemH8034also wasAbiאֲבִ֖י'a.ViH21, thedaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofZachariahזְכַרְיָֽה׃ze.khar.YahH2148.

3And hedidוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213that which wasrightהַיָּשָׁ֖רhai.ya.SharH3477in thesightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, according to all thatDavidדָּוִ֥דda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1didעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213.

4Heremovedהֵסִ֣ירhe.SirH5493the highplacesהַבָּמ֗וֹתha.ba.MotH1116, andbrokeוְשִׁבַּר֙ve.shi.BarH7665theimagesהַמַּצֵּבֹ֔תha.ma.tze.VotH4676, and cutdownוְכָרַ֖תve.kha.RatH3772thegrovesהָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑הha.'a.she.RahH842, and broke inpiecesוְכִתַּת֩ve.khi.TatH3807thebrasenהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178serpentנְחַ֨שׁne.ChashH5175thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֗הmo.ShehH4872hadmadeעָשָׂ֣ה'a.SahH6213: for till thosedaysהַיָּמִ֤יםhai.ya.MimH3117thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478burntincenseמְקַטְּרִ֣יםme.ka.te.RimH6999to it: and hecalledוַיִּקְרָא־vai.yik.ra'-H7121itNehushtanנְחֻשְׁתָּֽן׃ne.chush.TanH5180.

5Hetrustedבָּטָ֑חba.TachH982in theLORDבַּיהוָ֥הba.Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478; so thatafterוְאַחֲרָ֞יוve.'a.cha.RavH310him was none like him among all thekingsמַלְכֵ֣יmal.KheiH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063, nor any that werebeforeלְפָנָֽיו׃le.fa.NavH6440him.

6For heclungוַיִּדְבַּק֙vai.yid.BakH1692to theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, anddepartedסָ֖רsarH5493not fromfollowingמֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יוme.'a.cha.RavH310him, butkeptוַיִּשְׁמֹר֙vai.yish.MorH8104hiscommandmentsמִצְוֹתָ֔יוmitz.vo.TavH4687, which theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֥הtzi.VahH6680Mosesמֹשֶֽׁה׃mo.ShehH4872.

7And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was with him; and heprosperedיַשְׂכִּ֑ילyas.KilH7919wherever he wentforthיֵצֵ֖אye.Tze'H3318: and herebelledוַיִּמְרֹ֥דvai.yim.RodH4775against thekingבְּמֶֽלֶךְ־be.Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֖וּר'a.ShurH804, andservedעֲבָדֽוֹ׃a.va.DoH5647him not.

8Hesmoteהִכָּ֧הhi.KahH5221thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֛יםpe.lish.TimH6430, even toGazaעַזָּ֖ה'a.ZahH5804, and itsbordersגְּבוּלֶ֑יהָge.vu.Lei.haH1366, from thetowerמִמִּגְדַּ֥לmi.mig.DalH4026of thewatchmenנוֹצְרִ֖יםnotz.RimH5341to thefortifiedמִבְצָֽר׃ פmiv.TzarH4013cityעִ֥יר'irH5892.

9And it came to pass in thefourthהָֽרְבִיעִית֙ha.re.vi.'ItH7243yearבַּשָּׁנָ֤הba.sha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, which was theseventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֔יתha.she.vi.'ItH7637yearהַשָּׁנָ֣הha.sha.NahH8141ofHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַle.ho.She.a'H1954sonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElahאֵלָ֖ה'e.LahH425kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, thatShalmaneserשַׁלְמַנְאֶ֧סֶרshal.man.'E.serH8022kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804cameupעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927againstSamariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111, andbesiegedוַיָּ֥צַרvai.Ya.tzarH6696it.

10And at theendמִקְצֵה֙mik.TzehH7097ofthreeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141theytookוַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֗הָvai.yil.ke.Du.haH3920it: even in thesixthשֵׁ֖שׁsheshH8337yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141ofHezekiahלְחִזְקִיָּ֑הle.chiz.ki.YahH2396, that is theninthתֵּ֗שַׁעTe.sha'H8672yearשְׁנַת־she.nat-H8141ofHosheaלְהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙le.ho.She.a'H1954kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Samariaשֹׁמְרֽוֹן׃sho.me.RonH8111wastakenנִלְכְּדָ֖הnil.ke.DahH3920.

11And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֛וּר'a.ShurH804carriedawayוַיֶּ֧גֶלvai.Ye.gelH1540Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּרָה'a.Shu.rahH804, andputוַיַּנְחֵ֞םvai.yan.ChemH5148them inHalahבַּחְלַ֧חbach.LachH2477and inHaborוּבְחָב֛וֹרu.ve.cha.VorH2249by theriverנְהַ֥רne.HarH5104ofGozanגּוֹזָ֖ןgo.ZanH1470, and in thecitiesוְעָרֵ֥יve.'a.ReiH5892of theMedesמָדָֽי׃ma.DaiH4074:

12Because theyobeyedשָׁמְע֗וּsha.me.'UH8085not thevoiceבְּקוֹל֙be.kOlH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068theirGodאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430, buttransgressedוַיַּעַבְרוּ֙vai.ya.'av.RuH5674hiscovenantבְּרִית֔וֹbe.ri.ToH1285, and all thatMosesמֹשֶׁ֖הmo.ShehH4872theservantעֶ֣בֶד'E.vedH5650of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֔הtzi.VahH6680, and would nothearשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085them, nordoעָשֽׂוּ׃ פ'a.SuH6213them .

13Now in thefourteenthוּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨הu.ve.'ar.Ba' 'es.RehH702 H6240yearשָׁנָ֜הsha.NahH8141ofkingלַמֶּ֣לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֗הchiz.ki.YahH2396Sennacheribסַנְחֵרִ֤יבsan.che.RivH5576kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֙'a.ShurH804cameupעָלָ֞ה'a.LahH5927against all thefortifiedהַבְּצֻר֖וֹתha.be.tzu.RotH1219citiesעָרֵ֧י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063, andtookוַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃Vai.yit.pe.SemH8610them.

14AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahH3063sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971to thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁוּר֩׀'a.ShurH804toLachishלָכִ֨ישָׁה׀la.Khi.shahH3923,sayingלֵאמֹ֤ר׀le.MorH559, I haveoffendedחָטָ֙אתִי֙cha.Ta.tiH2398;withdrawשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725from me: that which thouputtestתִּתֵּ֥ןti.TenH5414on me I willbearאֶשָּׂ֑א'e.Sa'H5375. And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֜וּר'a.ShurH804appointedוַיָּ֨שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֣הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063threeשְׁלֹ֤שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵאוֹת֙me.'OtH3967talentsכִּכַּר־ki.kar-H3603ofsilverכֶּ֔סֶףKe.sefH3701andthirtyוּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖יםu.she.lo.ShimH7970talentsכִּכַּ֥רki.KarH3603ofgoldזָהָֽב׃za.HavH2091.

15AndHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הchiz.ki.YahH2396gaveוַיִּתֵּן֙vai.yi.TenH5414him all thesilverהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701that wasfoundהַנִּמְצָ֣אha.nim.Tza'H4672in thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and in thetreasuriesוּבְאֹצְר֖וֹתu.ve.'o.tze.RotH214of theking’sהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

16At thattimeבָּעֵ֣תba.'EtH6256didHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֜הchiz.ki.YahH2396cutoffקִצַּ֨ץki.TzatzH7112the gold from thedoorsדַּלְת֨וֹתdal.TotH1817of thetempleהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, and from thepillarsהָאֹ֣מְנ֔וֹתha.'O.me.NotH547whichHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הchiz.ki.YahH2396kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063hadoverlaidצִפָּ֔הtzi.PahH6823, andgaveוַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖םvai.yi.te.NemH5414it to thekingלְמֶ֥לֶךְle.Me.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃ פ'a.ShurH804.

17And thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֡וּר'a.ShurH804sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֣חvai.yish.LachH7971Tartanתַּרְתָּ֥ןtar.TanH8661andRabsarisH7249andRabshakehH7262fromLachishלָכִ֜ישׁla.KhishH3923tokingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֛הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with agreatכָּבֵ֖דka.VedH3515armyH2426againstJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389. And they wentupוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927andcameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toJerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םye.ru.sha.LimH3389. And when they had comeupוַיַּעֲל֣וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927, theycameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935andstoodוַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙vai.ya.'am.DuH5975by theconduitבִּתְעָלַת֙bit.'a.LatH8585of theupperהָֽעֶלְיוֹנָ֔הha.'el.yo.NahH5945poolהַבְּרֵכָ֣הha.be.re.KhahH1295, which is in thehighwayבִּמְסִלַּ֖תbim.si.LatH4546of thefuller’sכוֹבֵֽס׃kho.VesH3526fieldשְׂדֵ֥הse.DehH7704.

18And when they hadcalledוַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙vai.yik.re.'UH7121to thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, there cameoutוַיֵּצֵ֧אvai.ye.Tze'H3318to themEliakimאֶלְיָקִ֥ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֖הוּchil.ki.Ya.huH2518, who was over thehouseholdהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004, andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָה֙ve.shev.NahH7644thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608, andJoahוְיוֹאָ֥חve.yo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֖ף'a.SafH623therecorderהַמַּזְכִּֽיר׃ha.maz.KirH2142.

19AndRabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them,Speakאִמְרוּ־'im.ru-H559ye now toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, Thussaithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559thegreatהַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOlH1419kingהַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurH804, Whatconfidenceהַבִּטָּח֛וֹןha.bi.ta.ChonH986is this in which thoutrustestבָּטָֽחְתָּ׃ba.Ta.che.taH982?

20Thousayestאָמַ֙רְתָּ֙'a.Mar.taH559, (but they are butvainשְׂפָתַ֔יִםse.fa.Ta.yimH8193wordsדְּבַר־de.var-H1697,) I havecounselעֵצָ֥ה'e.TzahH6098andstrengthוּגְבוּרָ֖הu.ge.vu.RahH1369for thewarלַמִּלְחָמָ֑הla.mil.cha.MahH4421. Now in whom dost thoutrustבָטַ֔חְתָּva.Tach.taH982, that thourebellestמָרַ֖דְתָּma.Rad.taH4775against me?

21Now, behold, thoutrustestבָטַ֣חְתָּva.Tach.taH982upon thestaffמִשְׁעֶנֶת֩mish.'e.NetH4938of thisbruisedהָרָצ֤וּץha.ra.TzutzH7533reedהַקָּנֶ֨הha.ka.NehH7070, even uponEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, on which if amanאִישׁ֙'ishH376leanethיִסָּמֵ֥ךְyi.sa.MekhH5564, it willgoוּבָ֥אu.Va'H935into hishandבְכַפּ֖וֹve.kha.PoH3709, andpierceוּנְקָבָ֑הּu.ne.ka.VahH5344it: so isPharaohפַּרְעֹ֣הpar.'OhH6547kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to all thattrustהַבֹּטְחִ֖יםha.bo.te.ChimH982on him.

22But if yesayתֹאמְר֣וּןtom.RunH559to me, Wetrustבָּטָ֑חְנוּba.Ta.che.nuH982in theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430: is not that he, whose highplacesבָּמֹתָ֣יוba.mo.TavH1116and whosealtarsמִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יוmiz.be.cho.TavH4196Hezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396hath takenawayהֵסִ֤ירhe.SirH5493, and hathsaidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063andJerusalemוְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םve.li.Ru.sha.LimH3389, Ye shallworshipתִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּtish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵי֙lif.NeiH6440thisaltarהַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַha.miz.Be.achH4196inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389?

23Now therefore, I pray thee, givepledgesהִתְעָ֣רֶבhit.'A.revH6148to mylordאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֑וּר'a.ShurH804, and I willdeliverוְאֶתְּנָ֤הve.'e.te.NahH5414thee twothousandאַלְפַּ֣יִם'al.Pa.yimH505horsesסוּסִ֔יםsu.SimH5483, if thou shalt beableתּוּכַ֕לtu.KhalH3201on thy part tosetלָ֥תֶתLa.tetH5414ridersרֹכְבִ֥יםro.khe.VimH7392upon them.

24How then wilt thou turnawayתָּשִׁ֗יבta.ShivH7725thefaceפְּנֵ֨יpe.NeiH6440ofoneאַחַ֛ד'a.ChadH259captainפַחַ֥תfa.ChatH6346of theleastהַקְּטַנִּ֑יםha.ke.ta.NimH6996of mymaster’sאֲדֹנִ֖י'a.do.NiH113servantsעַבְדֵ֥י'av.DeiH5650, and put thytrustוַתִּבְטַ֤חva.tiv.TachH982onEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714forchariotsלְרֶ֖כֶבle.Re.khevH7393and forhorsemenוּלְפָרָשִֽׁים׃u.le.fa.ra.ShimH6571?

25Have I now comeupעָלִ֛יתִי'a.Li.tiH5927withoutהֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣יha.mi.bal.'a.DeiH1107theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068against thisplaceהַמָּק֥וֹםha.ma.KomH4725todestroyלְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹle.hash.chi.ToH7843it? TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559to me, Goupעֲלֵ֛ה'a.LehH5927against thislandהָאָ֥רֶץha.'A.retzH776, anddestroyוְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ׃ve.hash.chi.TahH7843it.

26Thensaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִ֠לְקִיָּהוּChil.ki.ya.huH2518, andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨הve.shev.NahH7644, andJoahוְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'AchH3098, toRabshakehH7262,Speakדַּבֶּר־da.ber-H1696, I pray thee, to thyservantsעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaH5650in the Syrianlanguageאֲרָמִ֔ית'a.ra.MitH762; for weunderstandשֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'ImH8085it : andtalkתְּדַבֵּ֤רte.da.BerH1696not with us in the Jews’languageיְהוּדִ֔יתye.hu.DitH3066in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971that are on thewallהַחֹמָֽה׃ha.cho.MahH2346.

27ButRabshakehH7262saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Hath mymasterאֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ'a.do.Nei.khaH113sentשְׁלָחַ֣נִיshe.la.Cha.niH7971me to thymasterאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, and to thee, tospeakלְדַבֵּ֖רle.da.BerH1696thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697? hath he not sent me to themenהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582whositהַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙hai.yo.she.VimH3427on thewallהַ֣חֹמָ֔הha.cho.MahH2346, that they mayeatלֶאֱכֹ֣לle.'e.KholH398their owndungצוֹאָתָ֗םcha.rei.hemH6675 H2755, anddrinkוְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹתve.lish.TotH8354their ownurineH7890with you?

28ThenRabshakehH7262stoodוַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙vai.ya.'a.ModH5975andcriedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121with aloudגָּד֖וֹלga.DolH1419voiceבְקוֹל־ve.kol-H6963in the Jews’languageיְהוּדִ֑יתye.hu.DitH3066, andspokeוַיְדַבֵּ֣רvay.da.BerH1696,sayingוַיֹּ֔אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Hearשִׁמְע֛וּshim.'UH8085thewordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of thegreatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804:

29Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, Let notHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396deceiveיַשִּׁ֥יאya.Shi'H5377you: for he shall not beableיוּכַ֔לyu.KhalH3201todeliverלְהַצִּ֥ילle.ha.TzilH5337you out of hishandמִיָּדֽוֹ׃mi.ya.DoH3027:

30Neither letHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙chiz.ki.Ya.huH2396make youtrustיַבְטַ֨חyav.TachH982in theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068willsurelyהַצֵּ֥לha.TzelH5337deliverיַצִּילֵ֖נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us, and thiscityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shall not bedeliveredתִנָּתֵן֙ti.na.TenH5414into thehandבְּיַ֖דbe.YadH3027of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804.

31Hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֖וּtish.me.'UH8085not toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396: for thussaithאָמַ֜ר'a.MarH559thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּׁ֗וּר'a.ShurH804,Makeעֲשֽׂוּ־'a.su-H6213an agreement with me by apresentבְרָכָה֙ve.ra.KhahH1293, and comeoutוּצְא֣וּu.tze.'UH3318to me, and theneatוְאִכְל֤וּve.'ikh.LuH398ye everymanאִישׁ־'ish-H376of his ownvineגַּפְנוֹ֙gaf.NoH1612, and everyoneוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376of his figtreeתְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹte.'e.na.ToH8384, anddrinkוּשְׁת֖וּu.she.TuH8354ye everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376thewatersמֵֽי־mei-H4325of hiscisternבוֹרֽוֹ׃vo.RoH953:

32Until Icomeבֹּאִי֩bo.'IH935and take youawayוְלָקַחְתִּ֨יve.la.kach.TiH3947to alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776like your ownlandכְּאַרְצְכֶ֗םke.'ar.tze.KhemH776, alandאֶרֶץ֩'e.RetzH776ofgrainדָּגָ֨ןda.GanH1715andwineוְתִיר֜וֹשׁve.ti.Ro.oshH8492, alandאֶ֧רֶץ'E.retzH776ofbreadלֶ֣חֶםLe.chemH3899andvineyardsוּכְרָמִ֗יםu.khe.ra.MimH3754, alandאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776ofoliveזֵ֤יתzeitH2132oilיִצְהָר֙yitz.HarH3323and ofhoneyוּדְבַ֔שׁu.de.VashH1706, that ye mayliveוִֽחְי֖וּvich.YuH2421, and notdieתָמֻ֑תוּta.Mu.tuH4191: andhearkenתִּשְׁמְעוּ֙tish.me.'UH8085not toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֔הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396, when hepersuadethיַסִּ֤יתya.SitH5496you,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068willdeliverיַצִּילֵֽנוּ׃ya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us.

33Hathanyאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of thenationsהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471deliveredהַהַצֵּ֥לha.ha.TzelH5337atallהִצִּ֛ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337hislandאַרְצ֑וֹ'ar.TzoH776out of thehandמִיַּ֖דmi.YadH3027of thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofAssyriaאַשּֽׁוּר׃'a.ShurH804?

34Where are thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֨י'e.lo.HeiH430ofHamathחֲמָ֜תcha.MatH2574, and ofArpadוְאַרְפָּ֗דve.'ar.PadH774? where are thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofSepharvaimסְפַרְוַ֖יִםse.far.Va.yimH5617,Henaהֵנַ֣עhe.Na'H2012, andIvahוְעִוָּ֑הve.'i.VahH5755? have theydeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337Samariaשֹׁמְר֖וֹןsho.me.RonH8111out of myhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

35Who are they among all thegodsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of thecountriesהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776, that havedeliveredהִצִּ֥ילוּhi.Tzi.luH5337theircountryאַרְצָ֖ם'ar.TzamH776out of myhandמִיָּדִ֑יmi.ya.DiH3027, that theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068shoulddeliverיַצִּ֧ילya.TzilH5337Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389out of myhandמִיָּדִֽי׃mi.ya.DiH3027?

36But thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971held theirpeaceוְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁוּve.he.che.Ri.shuH2790, andansweredעָנ֥וּ'a.NuH6030him not awordדָּבָ֑רda.VarH1697: for theking’sהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandmentמִצְוַ֨תmitz.VatH4687was,sayingלֵאמֹ֖רle.MorH559,Answerתַעֲנֻֽהוּ׃ta.'a.Nu.huH6030him not.

37Thencameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935Eliakimאֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimH471thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֣הchil.ki.YahH2518, who was over thehouseholdהַ֠בַּיִתHa.ba.yitH1004, andShebnaוְשֶׁבְנָ֨אve.shev.Na'H7644thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֜רha.so.FerH5608, andJoahוְיוֹאָ֨חve.yo.'AchH3098thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAsaphאָסָ֧ף'a.SafH623therecorderהַמַּזְכִּ֛ירha.maz.KirH2142, toHezekiahחִזְקִיָּ֖הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huH2396with theirclothesבְגָדִ֑יםve.ga.DimH899tornקְרוּעֵ֣יke.ru.'EiH7167, andtoldוַיַּגִּ֣דוּvai.ya.Gi.duH5046him thewordsדִּבְרֵ֖יdiv.ReiH1697ofRabshakehH7262.

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