Isaiah 36:1

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, marched against all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֡י בְּאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה שָׁנָ֜ה לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ עָלָ֞ה סַנְחֵרִ֤יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ עַ֣ל כָּל־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת וַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם

Transliteration

And wayəhî in ʾarbaʿ ʿeśrēh šānāh to the melek ḥizqîyāhû, ʿālāh sanḥērîḇ melek-ʾaššûr against all-ʿārê yəhûḏāh the bəṣurôṯ and wayyitpəśēm

Grammar Details

• *wayəhî*: waw-consecutive + imperfect 3rd masculine singular of root היה - and it was/came to pass
• *ʾarbaʿ ʿeśrēh šānāh*: cardinal number + feminine noun singular - fourteen years
• *melek ḥizqîyāhû*: construct noun + proper noun - king Hezekiah
• *ʿālāh*: perfect 3rd masculine singular - went up/ascended
• *sanḥērîḇ melek-ʾaššûr*: proper noun + construct noun + proper noun - Sennacherib king of Assyria
• *ʿārê*: construct plural of עיר - cities of
• *yəhûḏāh*: proper noun - Judah
• *bəṣurôṯ*: feminine plural adjective - fortified/defended
• *wayyitpəśēm*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - and he seized/captured them

Word Meanings

• *wayəhî*: and it happened/came to pass/was
• *ʿālāh*: went up/ascended/attacked
• *bəṣurôṯ*: fortified/fenced/defended
• *wayyitpəśēm*: and he seized/captured/took possession of them

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah, Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah and took them.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  In the xiiij. yeare of kinge Ezechias, came Sennacherib kinge of the Assirians downe, to laye sege vnto all the stronge cities of Iuda

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Nowe in the fourteenth yeere of King Hezekiah, Saneherib King of Asshur came vp against al the strong cities of Iudah, & tooke them.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  In the foureteenth yere of king Hezekias came Sennacherib kyng of the Assyrians downe, to lay siege vnto all the strong cities of Iuda, to conquer them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ¶ Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, [that] Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the defenced cities of Judah, and took them.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Now it happened in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And it cometh to pass, in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, come up hath Sennacherib king of Asshur against all the fenced cities of Judah, and seizeth them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Now it came to pass in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria came up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And it came about in the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah that Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came up against all the walled towns of Judah and took them.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Now it happened in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, that Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all of the fortified cities of Judah, and captured them.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Sennacherib Invades Judah In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah’s reign, King Sennacherib of Assyria marched up against all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 32:1 : 1 After these events and acts of faithfulness, Sennacherib king of Assyria came and entered Judah. He camped against the fortified cities, intending to break through them.
• 2 Kgs 18:13 : 13 In the fourteenth year of King Hezekiah's reign, Sennacherib king of Assyria attacked all the fortified cities of Judah and captured them.
• 2 Kgs 18:17 : 17 The king of Assyria sent the Tartan, the Rab-saris, and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to King Hezekiah in Jerusalem with a large army. They came to Jerusalem, stood by the aqueduct of the upper pool on the road to the Launderer's Field, and delivered their message.
• Isa 1:7-8 : 7 Your land is desolate, your cities are burned with fire; in your presence, foreigners devour your fields. It is desolate, as if overthrown by strangers. 8 The daughter of Zion is left like a shelter in a vineyard, like a hut in a cucumber field, like a besieged city.
• Isa 7:17 : 17 The Lord will bring upon you, your people, and your father's house a time unlike any since Ephraim separated from Judah—he will bring the king of Assyria.
• Isa 8:7-8 : 7 therefore the Lord is about to bring against them the mighty and abundant waters of the River—the king of Assyria and all his splendor. It will overflow all its channels and spill over all its banks. 8 It will sweep into Judah, flooding and passing through; it will reach up to the neck. Its outspread wings will cover the entire breadth of your land, O Immanuel.
• Isa 10:28-32 : 28 He has come against Aiath, passed through Migron; at Michmash, he stores his supplies. 29 They have crossed the pass; at Geba, they make camp. Ramah trembles; Gibeah of Saul flees. 30 Cry out, daughter of Gallim! Listen, Laishah! Answer her, Anathoth! 31 Madmenah flees; the inhabitants of Gebim take refuge. 32 Today, they will halt at Nob; they shake their fist at the mountain of the daughter of Zion, the hill of Jerusalem.
• Isa 33:7-8 : 7 Look, their valiant ones cry out in the streets; the messengers of peace weep bitterly. 8 The highways are deserted; travelers have ceased. Covenants are broken, cities are despised, and no one cares about humanity.