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2 Kings 18:19-37

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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