Isaiah 36:13

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Then the Rabshakeh stood and called out in a loud voice in Hebrew: 'Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה וַיִּקְרָ֥א בְקוֹל־גָּד֖וֹל יְהוּדִ֑ית וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁמְע֗וּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֛י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הַגָּד֖וֹל מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר

Transliteration

And wayyaʿămōḏ raḇ-šāqēh and wayyiqrāʾ ḇəqôl-gāḏôl in yəhûḏîṯ and wayyōʾmer, hear šimʿû ʾeṯ-diḇrê ham-melek hag-gāḏôl melek ʾaššûr

Grammar Details

• *wayyaʿămōḏ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he stood
• *raḇ-šāqēh*: title/position - the Rabshakeh
• *wayyiqrāʾ*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he called/cried
• *ḇəqôl-gāḏôl*: preposition + construct noun + adjective - with voice great
• *yəhûḏîṯ*: adverb/language - in Hebrew/Jewish language
• *wayyōʾmer*: waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said
• *šimʿû*: qal imperative masculine plural - hear
• *ʾeṯ-diḇrê*: direct object marker + construct noun masculine plural - the words of
• *ham-melek hag-gāḏôl*: definite article + noun + definite article + adjective - the king the great
• *melek ʾaššûr*: construct noun + proper noun - king of Assyria

Word Meanings

• *yaʿămōḏ*: stood/took his stand
• *yiqrāʾ*: called out/proclaimed/cried
• *qôl-gāḏôl*: loud voice/great voice
• *yəhûḏîṯ*: in Hebrew/Jewish language
• *šimʿû*: hear/listen/obey

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Then Rabshakeh stood and called out with a loud voice in the Jews' language and said, Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then Rabshakeh{H7262} stood,{H5975} and cried{H7121} with a loud{H1419} voice{H6963} in the Jews' language,{H3066} and said,{H559} Hear{H8085} ye the words{H1697} of the great{H1419} king,{H4428} the king{H4428} of Assyria.{H804}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then Rabshakeh{H7262} stood{H5975}{(H8799)}, and cried{H7121}{(H8799)} with a loud{H1419} voice{H6963} in the Jews' language{H3066}, and said{H559}{(H8799)}, Hear{H8085}{(H8798)} ye the words{H1697} of the great{H1419} king{H4428}, the king{H4428} of Assyria{H804}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  And Rabsaches stode stiff, & cried with a loude voyce in the Iewes tuge, and sayde: Now take hede, how the greate kinge of the Assirias geueth you warnynge.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  So Rabshakeh stood, & cryed with a loude voyce in the Iewes language, and sayd, Heare the wordes of the great King, of the King of Asshur.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And Rabsakeh stoode stiffe, and cryed with a loude voyce in the Iewes tongue, and sayde: Nowe take heede howe the great kyng of the Assyrians geueth you warnyng.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear you the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Rabshakeh standeth and calleth with a great voice `in' Jewish, and saith, `Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Asshur:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then Rabshakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, Hear ye the words of the great king, the king of Assyria.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the Rab-shakeh got up and said with a loud voice in the Jews' language, Give ear to the words of the great king, the king of Assyria:

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then Rabshakeh stood, and called out with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and said, "Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria!

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  The chief adviser then stood there and called out loudly in the Judahite dialect,“Listen to the message of the great king, the king of Assyria.

Referenced Verses

• 2 Chr 32:18 : 18 They called out loudly in Hebrew to the people of Jerusalem who were on the wall, to frighten and terrify them in order to capture the city.
• Ps 17:10-13 : 10 They close up their hearts to compassion; they speak with arrogance. 11 They track my every step; they surround me and set their eyes to bring me down to the ground. 12 They are like a lion eager to tear its prey, like a young lion crouching in hiding. 13 Arise, Lord! Confront them, bring them down. With your sword, rescue me from the wicked.
• Ps 73:8-9 : 8 They scoff and speak with malice; with arrogance, they threaten oppression. 9 They set their mouths against the heavens, and their tongues strut through the earth.
• Ps 82:6-7 : 6 I said, 'You are gods; you are all sons of the Most High.' 7 However, like men, you will die; and like one of the princes, you will fall.
• Isa 8:7 : 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.
• Isa 10:8-9 : 8 For he says, 'Are not all my princes kings? 9 Is not Calno like Carchemish? Is not Hamath like Arpad? And is not Samaria like Damascus? 10 Just as my hand seized the kingdoms of idols, whose carved images exceeded those of Jerusalem and Samaria, 11 shall I not do to Jerusalem and her idols as I have done to Samaria and her images? 12 When the Lord has finished all His work against Mount Zion and Jerusalem, He will punish the pride of the king of Assyria's heart and the glory of his haughty eyes. 13 For he says, 'By the strength of my hand I have done this, and by my wisdom, because I have understanding. I removed the boundaries of nations, plundered their treasures, and brought down their mighty ones like a bull.'
• Isa 36:4 : 4 The Rabshakeh said to them, 'Say to Hezekiah: This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What is this confidence you rely on?
• Ezek 31:3-9 : 3 Behold, Assyria was a cedar in Lebanon, with beautiful branches, dense shade, and towering height, its top reaching among the thick clouds. 4 The waters nourished it; the deep made it grow tall, sending its rivers around its planting place, and they watered all the trees of the field. 5 So it grew taller than all the trees of the field; its branches multiplied, and its boughs grew long because of the abundance of water as it sent them out. 6 All the birds of the sky nested in its branches, every beast of the field gave birth under its boughs, and all the great nations lived in its shade. 7 It was majestic in its size, with long branches, because its roots reached abundant waters. 8 The cedars in God's garden could not rival it; the cypresses could not compare to its branches, and the plane trees were not like its boughs. No tree in the garden of God was equal to it in beauty. 9 I made it beautiful with its many branches, and all the trees of Eden, which were in the garden of God, envied it. 10 Therefore, this is what the Lord GOD says: Because it grew tall, lifting its top among the clouds, and its heart became arrogant because of its height,
• 1 Sam 17:8-9 : 8 Goliath stood and called out to the ranks of Israel, saying, 'Why have you come out to line up for battle? Am I not a Philistine, and are you not servants of Saul? Choose a man for yourselves, and let him come down to me.' 9 If he is able to fight me and kill me, then we will be your servants. But if I defeat him and kill him, then you will be our servants and serve us. 10 The Philistine continued, 'I defy the armies of Israel this day. Give me a man so we can fight each other.' 11 When Saul and all Israel heard the words of the Philistine, they were dismayed and greatly afraid.
• 2 Kgs 18:28-32 : 28 Then the Rab-shakeh stood and called out loudly in Hebrew, saying, "Hear the words of the great king, the king of Assyria! 29 This is what the king says: ‘Do not let Hezekiah deceive you. He cannot deliver you from my hand. 30 Do not let Hezekiah persuade you to trust in the LORD when he says, ‘The LORD will surely deliver us: This city will not be handed over to the king of Assyria.’ 31 Do not listen to Hezekiah. This is what the king of Assyria says: ‘Make peace with me and come out to me. Then every one of you will eat from your own vine and your own fig tree, and drink water from your own well, 32 until I come and take you to a land like your own—a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive trees and honey, so that you may live and not die. Do not listen to Hezekiah, for he is misleading you when he says, ‘The LORD will deliver us.’