2 Kings 19

Hezekiah receives Rabshakeh's blasphemous threats from Sennacherib, prays to YHWH, and through Isaiah's prophecy, YHWH promises deliverance; an angel strikes down 185,000 Assyrians overnight, forcing Sennacherib's retreat and later assassination.[1]

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Verse 4 אוּלַ֡י 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤉 ulay perhaps perhaps / possibly HD יִשְׁמַע֩ 𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏 yishema will hear he will heed HVqi3ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֶ֜י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your gods HNcmpc/Sp2ms אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et all (definite object-marker) HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc דִּבְרֵ֣י 𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉 diverey the words of words of HNcmpc רַב 𐤓𐤁 rav Rab great one HNp שָׁקֵ֗ה 𐤔𐤒𐤄 shaqeh shakeh Chief Cup-bearer HNp אֲשֶׁר֩ 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher whom that-which HTr שְׁלָח֨/וֹ 𐤔𐤋𐤇/𐤅 shelacho he has sent he had sent him forth HVqp3ms/Sp3ms מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe the king of king HNcmsc אַשּׁ֤וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur Assyria Ashshur (Prosperous-One) HNp אֲדֹנָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤅 adonayv his master his masters HNcmpc/Sp3ms לְ/חָרֵף֙ 𐤋/𐤇𐤓𐤐 lecharef to reproach to scornfully reproach HR/Vpc אֱלֹהִ֣ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty powers HNcmpa חַ֔י 𐤇𐤉 chay living living (masculine singular) / he lived HAamsa וְ/הוֹכִ֨יחַ֙ 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤊𐤉𐤇 vehokhicha and will rebuke and he will set-right HC/Vhq3ms בַּ/דְּבָרִ֔ים 𐤁/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 badevarim for the words in the spoken-matters HRd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 that that-which HTr שָׁמַ֖ע 𐤔𐤌𐤏 shama he has heard he has heeded HVqp3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֶ֑י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha-2 Mulimu (Lozi) your God your gods HNcmpc/Sp2ms וְ/נָשָׂ֣אתָ 𐤅/𐤍𐤔𐤀𐤕 venasata and lift up and you shall lift up HC/Vqq2ms תְפִלָּ֔ה 𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤄 tefilah prayer an interceding-plea HNcfsa בְּעַ֥ד 𐤁𐤏𐤃 bead for through/behind up to HR הַ/שְּׁאֵרִ֖ית 𐤄/𐤔𐤀𐤓𐤉𐤕 hasheerit the remnant the remaining-portion HTd/Ncfsa הַ/נִּמְצָאָֽה 𐤄/𐤍𐤌𐤑𐤀𐤄 hanimetsaah that is left she who is found HTd/VNrfsa
Verse 6 וַ/יֹּ֤אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הֶם֙ 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem to them HR/Sp3mp יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ 𐤉𐤔𐤏𐤉𐤄𐤅 yeshaeyahu Isaiah Yah Saves HNp כֹּ֥ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus like-this HD תֹאמְר֖וּ/ן 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅/𐤍 tomerun you shall say you masculine plural shall declare HVqi2mp/Sn אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR אֲדֹֽנֵי/כֶ֑ם 𐤀𐤃𐤍𐤉/𐤊𐤌 adoneykhem your master your lords HNcmpc/Sp2mp כֹּ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 koh-2 Thus like-this HD אָמַ֣ר 𐤀𐤌𐤓 amar says he has caused-to-say HVqp3ms יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon, over (down-upon) HTn תִּירָא֙ 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀 tira tina (Bemba) be afraid you shall revere HVqj2ms מִ/פְּנֵ֤י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney because of from-the-faces-of HR/Ncbpc הַ/דְּבָרִים֙ 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim the words the spoken matters HTd/Ncmpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr שָׁמַ֗עְתָּ 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤕 shamaeta you have heard you have heeded HVqp2ms אֲשֶׁ֧ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 with which that-which HTr גִּדְּפ֛וּ 𐤂𐤃𐤐𐤅 gidefu have blasphemed they have slashed with words HVpp3cp נַעֲרֵ֥י 𐤍𐤏𐤓𐤉 naarey servants youths of HNcmpc מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe of king king HNcmsc אַשּׁ֖וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur of Assyria Ashshur (Prosperous-One) HNp אֹתִֽ/י 𐤀𐤕/𐤉 oti me me HTo/Sp1cs
Verse 10 כֹּ֣ה 𐤊𐤄 koh Thus like-this HD תֹאמְר֗וּ/ן 𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅/𐤍 tomerun you shall say you masculine plural shall declare HVqi2mp/Sn אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR חִזְקִיָּ֤הוּ 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 chizeqiyahu Hezekiah Yah-Strengthens HNp מֶֽלֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe king king HNcmsc יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah of Judah Praised-One HNp לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc אַל 𐤀𐤋 al Do not upon, over (down-upon) HTn יַשִּׁאֲ/ךָ֣ 𐤉𐤔𐤀/𐤊 yashiakha let deceive he will cause you (masculine singular) to go astray HVhj3ms/Sp2ms אֱלֹהֶ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤊 eloheykha Mulimu (Lozi) your God your gods HNcmpc/Sp2ms אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher in whom that-which HTr אַתָּ֛ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms בֹּטֵ֥חַ 𐤁𐤈𐤇 botecha trust he who trusts in secure confidence HVqrmsa בּ֖/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo in him HR/Sp3ms לֵ/אמֹ֑ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor-2 saying to-say HR/Vqc לֹ֤א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn תִנָּתֵן֙ 𐤕𐤍𐤕𐤍 tinaten be given she shall be given HVNi3fs יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם 𐤉𐤓𐤅𐤔𐤋𐤌 yerushalaim Jerusalem Founded-in-Peace (Dual City) HNp בְּ/יַ֖ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad into the hand in the hand of HR/Ncbsc מֶ֥לֶךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤊 melekhe-2 of king king HNcmsc אַשּֽׁוּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur of Assyria Ashshur (Prosperous-One) HNp
Verse 15 וַ/יִּתְפַּלֵּ֨ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤕𐤐𐤋𐤋 vayitepalel and prayed and he interceded HC/Vtw3ms חִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ 𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤉𐤄𐤅 chizeqiyahu Hezekiah Yah-Strengthens HNp לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the faces HR/Ncbpc יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp וַ/יֹּאמַר֒ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomar and said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms יְהוָ֞ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֱלֹהֵ֤י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God my Mighty Powers HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp יֹשֵׁ֣ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev who sits the one dwelling HVqrmsa הַ/כְּרֻבִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 hakeruvim the cherubim the cherub-guardians HTd/Ncmpa אַתָּה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms ה֤וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu are he himself HPp3ms הָֽ/אֱלֹהִים֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) the God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa לְ/בַדְּ/ךָ֔ 𐤋/𐤁𐤃/𐤊 levadekha alone you by yourself HR/Ncmsc/Sp2ms לְ/כֹ֖ל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhol of all to all HR/Ncmsc מַמְלְכ֣וֹת 𐤌𐤌𐤋𐤊𐤅𐤕 mamelekhot kingdoms kingly realms of HNcfpc הָ/אָ֑רֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets of the earth the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa אַתָּ֣ה 𐤀𐤕𐤄 atah-2 you you (masculine singular) HPp2ms עָשִׂ֔יתָ 𐤏𐤔𐤉𐤕 asita have made you have caused-to-make HVqp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/שָּׁמַ֖יִם 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤉𐤌 hashamayim the heavens the lofty heights HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and [direct object marker] and (the very) HC/To הָ/אָֽרֶץ 𐤄/𐤀𐤓𐤑 haarets-2 the earth the firm-standing land HTd/Ncbsa
Verse 23 בְּ/יַ֣ד 𐤁/𐤉𐤃 beyad by the hand of in the hand of HR/Ncbsc מַלְאָכֶי/ךָ֮ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊𐤉/𐤊 maleakheykha your messengers your commissioned messengers HNcmpc/Sp2ms חֵרַ֣פְתָּ 𐤇𐤓𐤐𐤕 cherafeta you have reproached you have hurled reproach HVpp2ms אֲדֹנָ/י֒ 𐤀𐤃𐤍/𐤉 adonay YHWH my Lords HNcmpc/Sp1cs וַ/תֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomer and you have said and she said HC/Vqw2ms ב/רכב 𐤁/𐤓𐤊𐤁 vrkhv with chariot his chariot HR/Ncmsc בְּ/רֹ֥ב 𐤁/𐤓𐤁 berov with multitude in the abundance of HR/Ncbsc רִכְבִּ֛/י 𐤓𐤊𐤁/𐤉 rikhebi my chariots my riding-chariot HNcmsc/Sp1cs אֲנִ֥י 𐤀𐤍𐤉 ani Ine (Bemba) I I (myself) HPp1cs עָלִ֛יתִי 𐤏𐤋𐤉𐤕𐤉 aliti have gone up I have ascended HVqp1cs מְר֥וֹם 𐤌𐤓𐤅𐤌 merom to the height lofty height HNcmsc הָרִ֖ים 𐤄𐤓𐤉𐤌 harim of the mountains mountains HNcmpa יַרְכְּתֵ֣י 𐤉𐤓𐤊𐤕𐤉 yareketey to the sides the twin flank-recesses of HNcfdc לְבָנ֑וֹן 𐤋𐤁𐤍𐤅𐤍 levanon of Lebanon White-Mountain (Lebanon) HNp וְ/אֶכְרֹ֞ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤓𐤕 veekherot and I will cut down and I will cut HC/Vqi1cs קוֹמַ֤ת 𐤒𐤅𐤌𐤕 qomat the tallness rising-height of HNcfsc אֲרָזָי/ו֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤆𐤉/𐤅 arazayv cedar trees his cedars HNcmpc/Sp3ms מִבְח֣וֹר 𐤌𐤁𐤇𐤅𐤓 mivechor choice choice-portion HNcmsc בְּרֹשָׁ֔י/ו 𐤁𐤓𐤔𐤉/𐤅 beroshayv fir trees his cypress-trees HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְ/אָב֨וֹאָה֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤄 veavoah and I will enter and that I may come in HC/Vqh1cs מְל֣וֹן 𐤌𐤋𐤅𐤍 melon lodging lodging-place of HNcmsc קִצֹּ֔/ה 𐤒𐤑/𐤄 qitsoh of its end his cut-off end HNcmsc/Sp3ms יַ֖עַר 𐤉𐤏𐤓 yaar forest thick-woodland HNcmsc כַּרְמִלּֽ/וֹ 𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤋/𐤅 karemilo of his Carmel his vineyard-land HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 29 וְ/זֶה 𐤅/𐤆𐤄 vezeh And this and this one (masculine singular) HC/Pdxms לְּ/ךָ֣ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms הָ/א֔וֹת 𐤄/𐤀𐤅𐤕 haot the sign the sign-token HTd/Ncbsa אָכ֤וֹל 𐤀𐤊𐤅𐤋 akhol eat to consume by eating HVqa הַ/שָּׁנָה֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤄 hashanah this year the cycle-year HTd/Ncfsa סָפִ֔יחַ 𐤎𐤐𐤉𐤇 saficha what grows of itself a self-sprouted offgrowth HNcmsa וּ/בַ/שָּׁנָ֥ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤄 uvashanah and in the year and in the turning year HC/Rd/Ncfsa הַ/שֵּׁנִ֖ית 𐤄/𐤔𐤍𐤉𐤕 hashenit the second the second (feminine singular) HTd/Aofsa סָחִ֑ישׁ 𐤎𐤇𐤉𐤔 sachish what springs up self-sprouting aftergrowth HNcmsa וּ/בַ/שָּׁנָ֣ה 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤍𐤄 uvashanah-2 and in the year and in the turning year HC/Rd/Ncfsa הַ/שְּׁלִישִׁ֗ית 𐤄/𐤔𐤋𐤉𐤔𐤉𐤕 hashelishit the third the third (feminine singular) HTd/Aofsa זִרְע֧וּ 𐤆𐤓𐤏𐤅 zireu sow you men have sown seed HVqv2mp וְ/קִצְר֛וּ 𐤅/𐤒𐤑𐤓𐤅 veqitseru and reap and you men harvested HC/Vqv2mp וְ/נִטְע֥וּ 𐤅/𐤍𐤈𐤏𐤅 veniteu and plant and you (masculine plural) planted firmly HC/Vqv2mp כְרָמִ֖ים 𐤊𐤓𐤌𐤉𐤌 kheramim vineyards vineyards HNcbpa וְ/אִכְל֥וּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤊𐤋𐤅 veikhelu and eat and you ate HC/Vqv2mp פִרְיָֽ/ם 𐤐𐤓𐤉/𐤌 fireyam their fruit their fruit-yield HNcmsc/Sp3mp
Verse 35 וַ/יְהִי֮ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass And he became HC/Vqw3ms בַּ/לַּ֣יְלָה 𐤁/𐤋𐤉𐤋𐤄 balayelah that night in the night HRd/Ncmsa הַ/הוּא֒ 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that that same one (he) HTd/Pp3ms וַ/יֵּצֵ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse and went out and he went forth HC/Vqw3ms מַלְאַ֣ךְ 𐤌𐤋𐤀𐤊 maleakhe angel messenger of HNcmsc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp וַ/יַּךְ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊 vayakhe and struck and he struck down HC/Vhw3ms בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 bemachaneh in the camp in the encampment HR/Ncbsc אַשּׁ֔וּר 𐤀𐤔𐤅𐤓 ashur of Assyria Ashshur (Prosperous-One) HNp מֵאָ֛ה 𐤌𐤀𐤄 meah a hundred a hundred HAcbsa שְׁמוֹנִ֥ים 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤍𐤉𐤌 shemonim eighty eight-tens HAcbpa וַ/חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה 𐤅/𐤇𐤌𐤔𐤄 vachamishah and five and five HC/Acmsa אָ֑לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 alef thousand a thousand-unit HAcbsa וַ/יַּשְׁכִּ֣ימוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤉𐤌𐤅 vayashekimu and they arose early and they shouldered-up early HC/Vhw3mp בַ/בֹּ֔קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 vaboqer in the morning in the break-of-day HRd/Ncmsa וְ/הִנֵּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm כֻלָּ֖/ם 𐤊𐤋/𐤌 khulam all of them all of them HNcmsc/Sp3mp פְּגָרִ֥ים 𐤐𐤂𐤓𐤉𐤌 pegarim corpses limp carcasses HNcmpa מֵתִֽים 𐤌𐤕𐤉𐤌 metim dead the dead ones HVqrmpa
Verse 37 וַ/יְהִי֩ 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass And he became HC/Vqw3ms ה֨וּא 𐤄𐤅𐤀 hu he he himself HPp3ms מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֜ה 𐤌𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤄 mishetachaveh was worshiping prostrating himself HVvrmsa בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt in the house of house HNcmsc נִסְרֹ֣ךְ 𐤍𐤎𐤓𐤊 niserokhe Nisroch Nisrokh HNp אֱלֹהָ֗י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv Mulimu (Lozi) his god his God-powers HNcmpc/Sp3ms וְֽ/אַדְרַמֶּ֨לֶךְ 𐤅/𐤀𐤃𐤓𐤌𐤋𐤊 veaderamelekhe and Adrammelech and Splendor-of-the-King HC/Np וְ/שַׂרְאֶ֤צֶר 𐤅/𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤑𐤓 vesareetser and Sharezer and Shar-etser ("O king, protect!") HC/Np בָּנָי/ו֙ 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤅 banayv Bene (Bemba) his sons his family-builders HNcmpc/Sp3ms הִכֻּ֣/הוּ 𐤄𐤊/𐤄𐤅 hikuhu struck him down they struck him down HVhp3cp/Sp3ms בַ/חֶ֔רֶב 𐤁/𐤇𐤓𐤁 vacherev with the sword with the desolating sword HRd/Ncfsa וְ/הֵ֥מָּה 𐤅/𐤄𐤌𐤄 vehemah and they and they themselves HC/Pp3mp נִמְלְט֖וּ 𐤍𐤌𐤋𐤈𐤅 nimeletu escaped they slipped free HVNp3cp אֶ֣רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets the land of the firm-standing earth HNcbsc אֲרָרָ֑ט 𐤀𐤓𐤓𐤈 ararat Ararat Ararat HNp וַ/יִּמְלֹ֛ךְ 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤋𐤊 vayimelokhe and reigned and he reigned as king HC/Vqw3ms אֵֽסַר 𐤀𐤎𐤓 esar Esarhaddon a binding HNp חַדֹּ֥ן 𐤇𐤃𐤍 chadon his son Esar-Chaddon ("Ashur-has-given-a-brother") HNp בְּנ֖/וֹ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms תַּחְתָּֽי/ו 𐤕𐤇𐤕𐤉/𐤅 tachetayv in his place under him HR/Sp3ms