Isa 36:1-9 : 1 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.1",
"source": "וַיְהִ֡י בְּאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה שָׁנָ֜ה לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ עָלָ֞ה סַנְחֵרִ֤יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ עַ֣ל כָּל־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת וַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם",
"text": "And *wayəhî* in *ʾarbaʿ ʿeśrēh šānāh* to the *melek ḥizqîyāhû*, *ʿālāh* *sanḥērîḇ melek-ʾaššûr* against all-*ʿārê yəhûḏāh* the *bəṣurôṯ* and *wayyitpəśēm*",
"grammar": {
"*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"
},
"variants": {
"*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"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.2",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֣וּר ׀ אֶת־רַב־שָׁקֵ֨ה מִלָּכִ֧ישׁ יְרוּשָׁלַ֛͏ְמָה אֶל־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּחֵ֣יל כָּבֵ֑ד וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד בִּתְעָלַת֙ הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה בִּמְסִלַּ֖ת שְׂדֵ֥ה כוֹבֵֽס",
"text": "And *wayyišlaḥ melek-ʾaššûr* *ʾeṯ-raḇ-šāqēh* from *lāḵîš* *yərûšālaymāh* to *ham-melek ḥizqîyāhû* with *ḥêl kāḇēḏ* and *wayyaʿămōḏ* in *təʿālaṯ hab-bərēḵāh hāʿelyônāh* in *məsillaṯ śəḏēh ḵôḇēs*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent",
"*melek-ʾaššûr*": "construct noun + proper noun - king of Assyria",
"*ʾeṯ-raḇ-šāqēh*": "direct object marker + title/position - the Rabshakeh (chief cupbearer)",
"*lāḵîš*": "proper noun with prefixed מִן preposition - from Lachish",
"*yərûšālaymāh*": "proper noun + directional ה suffix - to/toward Jerusalem",
"*ham-melek ḥizqîyāhû*": "definite article + noun + proper noun - the king Hezekiah",
"*ḥêl kāḇēḏ*": "noun + adjective - heavy/great army",
"*wayyaʿămōḏ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he stood",
"*təʿālaṯ hab-bərēḵāh hāʿelyônāh*": "construct noun + definite article + noun + definite article + adjective - conduit of the pool the upper",
"*məsillaṯ śəḏēh ḵôḇēs*": "construct noun + construct noun + noun - highway of the field of fuller"
},
"variants": {
"*raḇ-šāqēh*": "chief cupbearer/high official (Assyrian title)",
"*ḥêl kāḇēḏ*": "large army/heavy force/great company",
"*təʿālaṯ*": "conduit/aqueduct/water channel",
"*bərēḵāh*": "pool/reservoir",
"*məsillaṯ*": "highway/raised road",
"*ḵôḇēs*": "fuller/launderer/clothes-washer"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.3",
"source": "וַיֵּצֵ֥א אֵלָ֛יו אֶלְיָקִ֥ים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַבָּ֑יִת וְשֶׁבְנָא֙ הַסֹּפֵ֔ר וְיוֹאָ֥ח בֶּן־אָסָ֖ף הַמַּזְכִּֽיר",
"text": "And *wayyēṣēʾ* to him *ʾelyāqîm ben-ḥilqîyāhû* who over *hab-bāyit* and *šeḇnā has-sōfēr* and *yôʾāḥ ben-ʾāsāf ham-mazkîr*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyēṣēʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went out",
"*ʾelyāqîm ben-ḥilqîyāhû*": "proper noun + construct noun + proper noun - Eliakim son of Hilkiah",
"*ʾăšer ʿal-hab-bāyit*": "relative particle + preposition + definite article + noun - who was over the house",
"*šeḇnā has-sōfēr*": "proper noun + definite article + noun - Shebna the scribe",
"*yôʾāḥ ben-ʾāsāf*": "proper noun + construct noun + proper noun - Joah son of Asaph",
"*ham-mazkîr*": "definite article + hiphil participle masculine singular - the recorder/remembrancer"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿal-hab-bāyit*": "over the house/palace administrator/steward",
"*has-sōfēr*": "the scribe/secretary",
"*ham-mazkîr*": "the recorder/chronicler/remembrancer"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.4",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ רַב שָׁקֵ֔ה אִמְרוּ־נָ֖א אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ הַגָּדוֹל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר מָ֧ה הַבִּטָח֛וֹן הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּטָֽחְתָּ",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer* to them *raḇ šāqēh*, *ʾimrû-nāʾ* to *ḥizqîyāhû*: thus *kōh-ʾāmar ham-melek hag-gāḏôl melek ʾaššûr*, what *māh hab-biṭāḥôn haz-zeh ʾăšer bāṭāḥtā*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*raḇ šāqēh*": "title/position - Rabshakeh (chief cupbearer)",
"*ʾimrû-nāʾ*": "qal imperative masculine plural + particle of entreaty - say, please",
"*kōh-ʾāmar*": "adverb + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - thus says/said",
"*ham-melek hag-gāḏôl*": "definite article + noun + definite article + adjective - the king the great",
"*melek ʾaššûr*": "construct noun + proper noun - king of Assyria",
"*māh hab-biṭāḥôn haz-zeh*": "interrogative + definite article + noun + definite article + demonstrative pronoun - what is this confidence",
"*ʾăšer bāṭāḥtā*": "relative particle + qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - which you trust"
},
"variants": {
"*nāʾ*": "please/now (particle of entreaty)",
"*kōh*": "thus/so",
"*biṭāḥôn*": "confidence/trust/reliance",
"*bāṭāḥtā*": "you trust/rely/have confidence"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.5",
"source": "אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ אַךְ־דְּבַר־שְׂפָתַ֔יִם עֵצָ֥ה וּגְבוּרָ֖ה לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה עַתָּה֙ עַל־מִ֣י בָטַ֔חְתָּ כִּ֥י מָרַ֖דְתָּ בִּֽי",
"text": "*ʾāmartî* *ʾak-dəḇar-śəfāṯayim* *ʿēṣāh û-ḡəḇûrāh lam-milḥāmāh*; now *ʿattāh* on whom *ʿal-mî bāṭaḥtā* that *kî māraḏtā bî*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmartî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I say/said",
"*ʾak-dəḇar-śəfāṯayim*": "particle + construct noun + dual noun - only word of lips",
"*ʿēṣāh û-ḡəḇûrāh*": "noun + waw conjunction + noun - counsel and strength",
"*lam-milḥāmāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun - for the war/battle",
"*ʿattāh*": "adverb of time - now",
"*ʿal-mî*": "preposition + interrogative pronoun - on whom",
"*bāṭaḥtā*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have trusted",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/because",
"*māraḏtā*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have rebelled",
"*bî*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - against me"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾak*": "only/surely/indeed",
"*dəḇar-śəfāṯayim*": "word of lips/empty talk/mere words",
"*ʿēṣāh*": "counsel/advice/plan",
"*ḡəḇûrāh*": "strength/might/power",
"*māraḏtā*": "you rebelled/revolted"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.6",
"source": "הִנֵּ֣ה בָטַ֡חְתָּ עַל־מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ הַקָּנֶ֨ה הָרָצ֤וּץ הַזֶּה֙ עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִסָּמֵ֥ךְ אִישׁ֙ עָלָ֔יו וּבָ֥א בְכַפּ֖וֹ וּנְקָבָ֑הּ כֵּ֚ן פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם לְכָֽל־הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים עָלָֽיו",
"text": "Behold *hinnēh* *bāṭaḥtā* upon *ʿal-mišʿeneṯ haq-qāneh hārāṣûṣ haz-zeh* upon *ʿal-miṣrayim* which *ʾăšer yissāmēk ʾîš* upon it and *ûḇāʾ ḇəḵappô* and *ûnəqāḇāh*; so *kēn* is *parʿōh melek-miṣrayim* to all *ləḵōl-hab-bōṭəḥîm* upon him",
"grammar": {
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold/lo",
"*bāṭaḥtā*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have trusted",
"*ʿal-mišʿeneṯ*": "preposition + construct noun - upon staff/support of",
"*haq-qāneh hārāṣûṣ haz-zeh*": "definite article + noun + definite article + passive participle + definite article + demonstrative - the reed the broken this",
"*ʿal-miṣrayim*": "preposition + proper noun - upon Egypt",
"*ʾăšer yissāmēk ʾîš*": "relative particle + niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + noun - which if leans man",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon it",
"*ûḇāʾ ḇəḵappô*": "waw conjunction + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + preposition + noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and it enters into his palm",
"*ûnəqāḇāh*": "waw conjunction + qal perfect 3rd feminine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and pierces it",
"*kēn*": "adverb - so/thus",
"*parʿōh melek-miṣrayim*": "proper noun + construct noun + proper noun - Pharaoh king of Egypt",
"*ləḵōl-hab-bōṭəḥîm*": "preposition + construct noun + definite article + qal participle masculine plural - to all the trusting ones",
"*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon him"
},
"variants": {
"*mišʿeneṯ*": "staff/support/prop",
"*qāneh*": "reed/cane/stalk",
"*rāṣûṣ*": "broken/bruised/crushed",
"*yissāmēk*": "leans/relies/supports himself",
"*ḇəḵappô*": "in his palm/hand",
"*nəqāḇāh*": "pierces/penetrates"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.7",
"source": "וְכִי־תֹאמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ בָּטָ֑חְנוּ הֲלוֹא־ה֗וּא אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵסִ֤יר חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶת־בָּמֹתָ֣יו וְאֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לִֽיהוּדָה֙ וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִפְנֵ֛י הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַ הַזֶּ֖ה תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ",
"text": "And if *wəḵî-ṯōʾmar* to me, to *YHWH ʾĕlōhênû* we *bāṭāḥnû*, is it not *hălôʾ-hûʾ* that *ʾăšer hēsîr ḥizqîyāhû* *ʾeṯ-bāmōṯāyw wəʾeṯ-mizbəḥōṯāyw* and *wayyōʾmer lîhûḏāh wəlîrûšālaim* before *lip̄nê ham-mizbēaḥ haz-zeh* you shall *tištaḥăwû*",
"grammar": {
"*wəḵî*": "waw conjunction + particle - and if/and that",
"*ṯōʾmar*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you say",
"*YHWH ʾĕlōhênû*": "divine name + noun + 1st person plural suffix - YHWH our God",
"*bāṭāḥnû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we have trusted",
"*hălôʾ-hûʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle + 3rd masculine singular pronoun - is it not he",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who/that",
"*hēsîr*": "hiphil perfect 3rd masculine singular - he has removed",
"*ḥizqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah",
"*ʾeṯ-bāmōṯāyw*": "direct object marker + noun plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his high places",
"*wəʾeṯ-mizbəḥōṯāyw*": "waw conjunction + direct object marker + noun plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his altars",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*lîhûḏāh wəlîrûšālaim*": "preposition + proper noun + waw conjunction + preposition + proper noun - to Judah and to Jerusalem",
"*lip̄nê*": "preposition + construct noun - before",
"*ham-mizbēaḥ haz-zeh*": "definite article + noun + definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this altar",
"*tištaḥăwû*": "hishtaphel imperfect 2nd masculine plural - you shall worship/bow down"
},
"variants": {
"*bāmōṯ*": "high places/cultic platforms",
"*hēsîr*": "removed/took away",
"*mizbəḥōṯ*": "altars/places of sacrifice",
"*lip̄nê*": "before/in front of",
"*tištaḥăwû*": "you shall worship/bow down/prostrate yourselves"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.8",
"source": "וְעַתָּה֙ הִתְעָ֣רֶב נָ֔א אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֖י הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה לְךָ֙ אַלְפַּ֣יִם סוּסִ֔ים אִם־תּוּכַ֕ל לָ֥תֶת לְךָ֖ רֹכְבִ֥ים עֲלֵיהֶֽם",
"text": "And now *wəʿattāh* *hiṯʿāreḇ nāʾ* *ʾeṯ-ʾăḏōnî ham-melek ʾaššûr* and *wəʾettənāh ləḵā* *ʾalpayim sûsîm* if *ʾim-tûḵal* to *lāṯeṯ ləḵā* *rōḵəḇîm* upon them",
"grammar": {
"*wəʿattāh*": "waw conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*hiṯʿāreḇ*": "hithpael imperative masculine singular - engage yourself/make a wager",
"*nāʾ*": "particle of entreaty - please/now",
"*ʾeṯ-ʾăḏōnî*": "direct object marker + noun + 1st person singular suffix - my lord",
"*ham-melek ʾaššûr*": "definite article + noun + proper noun - the king of Assyria",
"*wəʾettənāh*": "waw conjunction + qal cohortative 1st person singular - and I will give",
"*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you",
"*ʾalpayim sûsîm*": "dual noun + noun masculine plural - two thousand horses",
"*ʾim-tûḵal*": "conditional particle + qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - if you are able",
"*lāṯeṯ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to put/set",
"*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - for yourself",
"*rōḵəḇîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - riders",
"*ʿălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - upon them"
},
"variants": {
"*hiṯʿāreḇ*": "make a wager/pledge yourself/make an agreement",
"*ʾettənāh*": "I will give/provide",
"*tûḵal*": "you are able/can",
"*lāṯeṯ*": "to give/provide/place",
"*rōḵəḇîm*": "riders/horsemen/cavalry"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.9",
"source": "וְאֵ֣יךְ תָּשִׁ֗יב אֵ֠ת פְּנֵ֨י פַחַ֥ת אַחַ֛ד עַבְדֵ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖י הַקְטַנִּ֑ים וַתִּבְטַ֤ח לְךָ֙ עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם לְרֶ֖כֶב וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים",
"text": "And how *wəʾêḵ tāšîḇ* *ʾēṯ pənê p̄aḥaṯ ʾaḥaḏ* *ʿaḇḏê ʾăḏōnî* the *haq-qəṭannîm* and *wattiḇṭaḥ ləḵā* upon *ʿal-miṣrayim* for *ləreḵeḇ* and for *ûləp̄ārāšîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wəʾêḵ*": "waw conjunction + interrogative adverb - and how",
"*tāšîḇ*": "hiphil imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will turn away/repulse",
"*ʾēṯ pənê*": "direct object marker + construct noun plural - the face of",
"*p̄aḥaṯ ʾaḥaḏ*": "construct noun + cardinal number - governor one",
"*ʿaḇḏê ʾăḏōnî*": "construct plural noun + noun + 1st person singular suffix - servants of my lord",
"*haq-qəṭannîm*": "definite article + adjective masculine plural - the least/smallest",
"*wattiḇṭaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - and you trust",
"*ləḵā*": "preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - for yourself",
"*ʿal-miṣrayim*": "preposition + proper noun - upon Egypt",
"*ləreḵeḇ*": "preposition + noun - for chariots",
"*ûləp̄ārāšîm*": "waw conjunction + preposition + noun masculine plural - and for horsemen"
},
"variants": {
"*tāšîḇ pənê*": "turn away the face/repulse/reject",
"*p̄aḥaṯ*": "governor/captain/deputy",
"*qəṭannîm*": "small/least/minor",
"*tiḇṭaḥ*": "you trust/rely upon",
"*reḵeḇ*": "chariots/chariotry",
"*p̄ārāšîm*": "horsemen/cavalry"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.10",
"source": "וְעַתָּה֙ הֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה עָלִ֛יתִי עַל־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּ֖את לְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּ יְהוָה֙ אָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י עֲלֵ֛ה אֶל־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּ֖את וְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ",
"text": "And now *wəʿattāh* *hămibbalʿăḏê YHWH* I have *ʿālîṯî* against *ʿal-hāʾāreṣ haz-zōʾṯ* to *ləhašḥîṯāh*? *YHWH* has *ʾāmar* to me, go up *ʿălēh* against *ʾel-hāʾāreṣ haz-zōʾṯ* and *wəhašḥîṯāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wəʿattāh*": "waw conjunction + adverb - and now",
"*hămibbalʿăḏê*": "interrogative prefix + preposition - without/apart from",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - YHWH",
"*ʿālîṯî*": "qal perfect 1st person singular - I came up/ascended",
"*ʿal-hāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun - against the land",
"*haz-zōʾṯ*": "definite article + demonstrative feminine singular - this",
"*ləhašḥîṯāh*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to destroy it",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*ʾēlay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*ʿălēh*": "qal imperative masculine singular - go up/ascend",
"*ʾel-hāʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + noun - to/against the land",
"*haz-zōʾṯ*": "definite article + demonstrative feminine singular - this",
"*wəhašḥîṯāh*": "waw conjunction + hiphil imperative masculine singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and destroy it"
},
"variants": {
"*mibbalʿăḏê*": "without/apart from/independently of",
"*ʿālîṯî*": "I came up/marched/attacked",
"*ləhašḥîṯāh*": "to destroy/ruin/devastate it",
"*ʿălēh*": "go up/march/attack",
"*hašḥîṯāh*": "destroy/ruin/devastate it"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.11",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶלְיָקִים֩ וְשֶׁבְנָ֨א וְיוֹאָ֜ח אֶל־רַב שָׁקֵ֗ה דַּבֶּר־נָ֤א אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲרָמִ֔ית כִּ֥י שֹׁמְעִ֖ים אֲנָ֑חְנוּ וְאַל־תְּדַבֵּ֤ר אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙ יְהוּדִ֔ית בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַחוֹמָֽה",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer ʾelyāqîm* and *wəšeḇnāʾ* and *wəyôʾāḥ* to *ʾel-raḇ šāqēh*, speak, please, *dabber-nāʾ* to *ʾel-ʿăḇāḏêḵā* in *ʾărāmîṯ* for *kî šōməʿîm ʾănāḥnû* and do not speak *wəʾal-təḏabbēr* to us in *ʾēlênû yəhûḏîṯ* in the ears of *bəʾoznê hāʿām* who *ʾăšer ʿal-haḥômāh*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*ʾelyāqîm*": "proper noun - Eliakim",
"*wəšeḇnāʾ*": "waw conjunction + proper noun - and Shebna",
"*wəyôʾāḥ*": "waw conjunction + proper noun - and Joah",
"*ʾel-raḇ šāqēh*": "preposition + title/position - to the Rabshakeh",
"*dabber-nāʾ*": "piel imperative masculine singular + particle of entreaty - speak, please",
"*ʾel-ʿăḇāḏêḵā*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - to your servants",
"*ʾărāmîṯ*": "adverb/language - in Aramaic",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*šōməʿîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - hearing/understanding",
"*ʾănāḥnû*": "1st person plural pronoun - we",
"*wəʾal-təḏabbēr*": "waw conjunction + negative particle + piel imperfect 2nd masculine singular - and do not speak",
"*ʾēlênû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - to us",
"*yəhûḏîṯ*": "adverb/language - in Hebrew/Jewish language",
"*bəʾoznê*": "preposition + construct plural noun - in ears of",
"*hāʿām*": "definite article + noun - the people",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who",
"*ʿal-haḥômāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun - on the wall"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾărāmîṯ*": "in Aramaic/Syrian language",
"*šōməʿîm*": "understanding/hearing/comprehending",
"*yəhûḏîṯ*": "in Hebrew/Jewish language",
"*haḥômāh*": "wall/fortification"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.12",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה הַאֶ֨ל אֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ וְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי אֲדֹנִ֔י לְדַבֵּ֖ר אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה הֲלֹ֣א עַל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ עַל־הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה לֶאֱכֹ֣ל אֶת־*חראיהם **צוֹאָתָ֗ם וְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹת אֶת־*שיניהם **מֵימֵ֥י **רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם עִמָּכֶֽם",
"text": "And *wayyōʾmer raḇ-šāqēh*, is it *haʾel ʾăḏōnêḵā wəʾēlêḵā* *šəlāḥanî ʾăḏōnî* to speak *ləḏabbēr ʾeṯ-had-dəḇārîm hāʾēlleh*? Is it not *hălōʾ ʿal-hāʾănāšîm hay-yōšəḇîm* upon *ʿal-haḥômāh* to eat *leʾĕḵōl ʾeṯ-*ṣôʾāṯām* and to drink *wəlištôṯ ʾeṯ-*mêmê raḡlêhem* with you",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and said",
"*raḇ-šāqēh*": "title/position - the Rabshakeh",
"*haʾel*": "interrogative prefix + preposition - to/unto",
"*ʾăḏōnêḵā*": "noun masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your lords/masters",
"*wəʾēlêḵā*": "waw conjunction + preposition + 2nd masculine singular suffix - and to you",
"*šəlāḥanî*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - he sent me",
"*ʾăḏōnî*": "noun masculine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my lord/master",
"*ləḏabbēr*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - to speak",
"*ʾeṯ-had-dəḇārîm hāʾēlleh*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun masculine plural + definite article + demonstrative plural - these words",
"*hălōʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - is it not",
"*ʿal-hāʾănāšîm*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine plural - upon the men",
"*hay-yōšəḇîm*": "definite article + qal participle masculine plural - the ones sitting",
"*ʿal-haḥômāh*": "preposition + definite article + noun - upon the wall",
"*leʾĕḵōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat",
"*ʾeṯ-ṣôʾāṯām*": "direct object marker + noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their excrement",
"*wəlištôṯ*": "waw conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to drink",
"*ʾeṯ-mêmê raḡlêhem*": "direct object marker + construct noun plural + construct noun plural + 3rd masculine plural suffix - waters of their feet [euphemism for urine]",
"*ʿimmāḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - with you"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾăḏōnêḵā*": "your masters/lords",
"*šəlāḥanî*": "he sent me/dispatched me",
"*yōšəḇîm*": "sitting/dwelling/staying",
"*ṣôʾāṯām*": "their excrement/waste/dung",
"*mêmê raḡlêhem*": "waters of their feet/their urine"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.13",
"source": "וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה וַיִּקְרָ֥א בְקוֹל־גָּד֖וֹל יְהוּדִ֑ית וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁמְע֗וּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֛י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הַגָּד֖וֹל מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר",
"text": "And *wayyaʿămōḏ raḇ-šāqēh* and *wayyiqrāʾ ḇəqôl-gāḏôl* in *yəhûḏîṯ* and *wayyōʾmer*, hear *šimʿû ʾeṯ-diḇrê ham-melek hag-gāḏôl melek ʾaššûr*",
"grammar": {
"*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"
},
"variants": {
"*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"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.14",
"source": "כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אַל־יַשִּׁ֥א לָכֶ֖ם חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כִּ֥י לֹֽא־יוּכַ֖ל לְהַצִּ֥יל אֶתְכֶֽם",
"text": "Thus *kōh ʾāmar ham-melek*, do not let *ʾal-yaššiʾ lāḵem ḥizqîyāhû* for *kî lōʾ-yûḵal* to *ləhaṣṣîl ʾeṯḵem*",
"grammar": {
"*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*ham-melek*": "definite article + noun - the king",
"*ʾal-yaššiʾ*": "negative particle + hiphil jussive 3rd masculine singular - let not deceive",
"*lāḵem*": "preposition + 2nd masculine plural suffix - to you",
"*ḥizqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*lōʾ-yûḵal*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he cannot/is not able",
"*ləhaṣṣîl*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to deliver/save",
"*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you"
},
"variants": {
"*yaššiʾ*": "deceive/mislead/delude",
"*yûḵal*": "is able/can/has the power",
"*ləhaṣṣîl*": "to deliver/rescue/save"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.15",
"source": "וְאַל־יַבְטַ֨ח אֶתְכֶ֤ם חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה לֵאמֹ֔ר הַצֵּ֥ל יַצִּילֵ֖נוּ יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֤א תִנָּתֵן֙ הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את בְּיַ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר",
"text": "And do not let *wəʾal-yaḇṭaḥ ʾeṯḵem ḥizqîyāhû* to *ʾel-YHWH* saying, *lēʾmōr*, delivering *haṣṣēl yaṣṣîlēnû YHWH*; not *lōʾ tinnāṯēn* the city *hāʿîr haz-zōʾṯ* into the hand of *bəyaḏ melek ʾaššûr*",
"grammar": {
"*wəʾal-yaḇṭaḥ*": "waw conjunction + negative particle + hiphil jussive 3rd masculine singular - and let not make trust",
"*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you",
"*ḥizqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah",
"*ʾel-YHWH*": "preposition + divine name - in YHWH",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*haṣṣēl yaṣṣîlēnû*": "hiphil infinitive absolute + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - delivering he will deliver us",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - YHWH",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*tinnāṯēn*": "niphal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - will be given",
"*hāʿîr*": "definite article + noun feminine singular - the city",
"*haz-zōʾṯ*": "definite article + demonstrative feminine singular - this",
"*bəyaḏ*": "preposition + construct noun - into hand of",
"*melek ʾaššûr*": "construct noun + proper noun - king of Assyria"
},
"variants": {
"*yaḇṭaḥ*": "make trust/cause to rely/give confidence",
"*haṣṣēl yaṣṣîlēnû*": "surely deliver us/definitely save us",
"*tinnāṯēn*": "will be given/handed over/delivered",
"*yaḏ*": "hand/power/control"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.16",
"source": "אַֽל־תִּשְׁמְע֖וּ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ ס כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֗וּר עֲשֽׂוּ־אִתִּ֤י בְרָכָה֙ וּצְא֣וּ אֵלַ֔י וְאִכְל֤וּ אִישׁ־גַּפְנוֹ֙ וְאִ֣ישׁ תְּאֵנָת֔וֹ וּשְׁת֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ מֵי־בוֹרֽוֹ",
"text": "Do not *ʾal-tišməʿû* to *ʾel-ḥizqîyāhû* for *kî kōh ʾāmar ham-melek ʾaššûr*, make *ʿăśû-ʾittî ḇərāḵāh* and come out *ûṣəʾû ʾēlay* and eat *wəʾiḵlû ʾîš-gap̄nô* and *wəʾîš təʾēnāṯô* and drink *ûšəṯû ʾîš mê-ḇôrô*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾal-tišməʿû*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural - do not listen/hear",
"*ʾel-ḥizqîyāhû*": "preposition + proper noun - to Hezekiah",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - said",
"*ham-melek ʾaššûr*": "definite article + noun + proper noun - the king of Assyria",
"*ʿăśû-ʾittî*": "qal imperative masculine plural + preposition + 1st person singular suffix - make with me",
"*ḇərāḵāh*": "noun feminine singular - blessing/peace treaty",
"*ûṣəʾû*": "waw conjunction + qal imperative masculine plural - and come out",
"*ʾēlay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me",
"*wəʾiḵlû*": "waw conjunction + qal imperative masculine plural - and eat",
"*ʾîš-gap̄nô*": "noun masculine singular + noun feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - each man his vine",
"*wəʾîš*": "waw conjunction + noun masculine singular - and each man",
"*təʾēnāṯô*": "noun feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his fig tree",
"*ûšəṯû*": "waw conjunction + qal imperative masculine plural - and drink",
"*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular - each man",
"*mê-ḇôrô*": "construct plural noun + noun masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - waters of his cistern"
},
"variants": {
"*tišməʿû*": "listen to/hear/obey",
"*ʿăśû ḇərāḵāh*": "make peace/surrender/make agreement",
"*ṣəʾû*": "come out/surrender/exit",
"*gap̄nô*": "his vine/vineyard",
"*təʾēnāṯô*": "his fig tree",
"*mê-ḇôrô*": "waters of his cistern/well"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.17",
"source": "עַד־בֹּאִ֕י וְלָקַחְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם אֶ֤רֶץ דָּגָן֙ וְתִיר֔וֹשׁ אֶ֥רֶץ לֶ֖חֶם וּכְרָמִֽים",
"text": "Until *ʿaḏ-bōʾî* and *wəlāqaḥtî ʾeṯḵem* to *ʾel-ʾereṣ kəʾarṣəḵem*, *ʾereṣ dāḡān* and *wəṯîrôš*, *ʾereṣ leḥem û-ḵərāmîm*",
"grammar": {
"*ʿaḏ-bōʾî*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct + 1st person singular suffix - until my coming",
"*wəlāqaḥtî*": "waw conjunction + qal perfect 1st person singular - and I will take",
"*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you",
"*ʾel-ʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - to a land",
"*kəʾarṣəḵem*": "preposition + noun feminine singular + 2nd masculine plural suffix - like your land",
"*ʾereṣ dāḡān*": "noun feminine singular construct + noun masculine singular - land of grain",
"*wəṯîrôš*": "waw conjunction + noun masculine singular - and new wine",
"*ʾereṣ leḥem*": "noun feminine singular construct + noun masculine singular - land of bread",
"*û-ḵərāmîm*": "waw conjunction + noun masculine plural - and vineyards"
},
"variants": {
"*bōʾî*": "my coming/arrival",
"*lāqaḥtî*": "I will take/bring/lead",
"*ʾereṣ*": "land/country/territory",
"*dāḡān*": "grain/corn",
"*tîrôš*": "new wine/fresh wine",
"*leḥem*": "bread/food",
"*kərāmîm*": "vineyards/vine plantations"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.18",
"source": "פֶּן־יַסִּ֨ית אֶתְכֶ֤ם חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֖ה יַצִּילֵ֑נוּ הַהִצִּ֜ילוּ אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַגּוֹיִם֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־אַרְצ֔וֹ מִיַּ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר",
"text": "Lest *pen-yassîṯ ʾeṯḵem ḥizqîyāhû* saying, *lēʾmōr YHWH yaṣṣîlēnû*. Have *hahiṣṣîlû ʾĕlōhê hag-gôyim* each *ʾîš ʾeṯ-ʾarṣô* from the hand of *miyyaḏ melek ʾaššûr*?",
"grammar": {
"*pen*": "conjunction - lest/that not",
"*yassîṯ*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he incites/misleads",
"*ʾeṯḵem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you",
"*ḥizqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - YHWH",
"*yaṣṣîlēnû*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 1st person plural suffix - will deliver us",
"*hahiṣṣîlû*": "interrogative prefix + hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - have they delivered",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "construct plural of אֱלֹהִים - gods of",
"*hag-gôyim*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the nations",
"*ʾîš*": "noun masculine singular - each/man",
"*ʾeṯ-ʾarṣô*": "direct object marker + noun feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his land",
"*miyyaḏ*": "preposition + construct noun - from hand of",
"*melek ʾaššûr*": "construct noun + proper noun - king of Assyria"
},
"variants": {
"*yassîṯ*": "incites/entices/misleads",
"*yaṣṣîlēnû*": "will deliver us/rescue us/save us",
"*hiṣṣîlû*": "delivered/rescued/saved",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "gods of/deities of",
"*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles",
"*yaḏ*": "hand/power/control"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.19",
"source": "אַיֵּ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י חֲמָת֙ וְאַרְפָּ֔ד אַיֵּ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י סְפַרְוָ֑יִם וְכִֽי־הִצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־שֹׁמְר֖וֹן מִיָּדִֽי",
"text": "Where *ʾayyēh ʾĕlōhê ḥămāṯ* and *wəʾarpāḏ*? Where *ʾayyēh ʾĕlōhê səp̄arwāyim*? And indeed *wəḵî-hiṣṣîlû ʾeṯ-šōmərôn* from my hand *miyyāḏî*?",
"grammar": {
"*ʾayyēh*": "interrogative adverb - where",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "construct plural of אֱלֹהִים - gods of",
"*ḥămāṯ*": "proper noun - Hamath",
"*wəʾarpāḏ*": "waw conjunction + proper noun - and Arpad",
"*ʾayyēh*": "interrogative adverb - where",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "construct plural of אֱלֹהִים - gods of",
"*səp̄arwāyim*": "proper noun - Sepharvaim",
"*wəḵî*": "waw conjunction + interrogative particle - and indeed",
"*hiṣṣîlû*": "hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - they delivered",
"*ʾeṯ-šōmərôn*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Samaria",
"*miyyāḏî*": "preposition + noun + 1st person singular suffix - from my hand"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾayyēh*": "where/how",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "gods of/deities of",
"*hiṣṣîlû*": "delivered/rescued/saved",
"*šōmərôn*": "Samaria (capital of Northern Kingdom)",
"*yāḏî*": "my hand/my power/my control"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.20",
"source": "מִ֗י בְּכָל־אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־הִצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־אַרְצָ֖ם מִיָּדִ֑י כִּֽי־יַצִּ֧יל יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם מִיָּדִֽי",
"text": "Who *mî bəḵāl-ʾĕlōhê hā-ʾărāṣôṯ hāʾēlleh* who *ʾăšer-hiṣṣîlû ʾeṯ-ʾarṣām* from my hand *miyyāḏî* that *kî-yaṣṣîl YHWH ʾeṯ-yərûšālaim* from my hand *miyyāḏî*?",
"grammar": {
"*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who",
"*bəḵāl*": "preposition + construct noun - among all",
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "construct plural of אֱלֹהִים - gods of",
"*hā-ʾărāṣôṯ*": "definite article + noun feminine plural - the lands",
"*hāʾēlleh*": "definite article + demonstrative plural - these",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who/that",
"*hiṣṣîlû*": "hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - they delivered",
"*ʾeṯ-ʾarṣām*": "direct object marker + noun feminine singular + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their land",
"*miyyāḏî*": "preposition + noun + 1st person singular suffix - from my hand",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that",
"*yaṣṣîl*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will deliver",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - YHWH",
"*ʾeṯ-yərûšālaim*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*miyyāḏî*": "preposition + noun + 1st person singular suffix - from my hand"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕlōhê*": "gods of/deities of",
"*ʾărāṣôṯ*": "lands/countries/territories",
"*hiṣṣîlû*": "delivered/rescued/saved",
"*yaṣṣîl*": "will deliver/rescue/save",
"*yāḏî*": "my hand/my power/my control"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.21",
"source": "וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ דָּבָ֑ר כִּֽי־מִצְוַ֨ת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הִ֛יא לֵאמֹ֖ר לֹ֥א תַעֲנֻֽהוּ",
"text": "And *wayyaḥărîšû* and *wəlōʾ-ʿānû ʾōṯô dāḇār* for *kî-miṣwaṯ ham-melek hîʾ* saying *lēʾmōr lōʾ ṯaʿănûhû*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaḥărîšû*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they kept silent",
"*wəlōʾ-ʿānû*": "waw conjunction + negative particle + qal perfect 3rd common plural - and they did not answer",
"*ʾōṯô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*dāḇār*": "noun masculine singular - word/thing",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*miṣwaṯ*": "construct noun feminine singular - command of",
"*ham-melek*": "definite article + noun - the king",
"*hîʾ*": "3rd person feminine singular pronoun - it",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*ṯaʿănûhû*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - you shall answer him"
},
"variants": {
"*yaḥărîšû*": "kept silent/were quiet/held their peace",
"*ʿānû*": "answered/responded/replied",
"*dāḇār*": "word/matter/thing",
"*miṣwaṯ*": "command/commandment/order",
"*ṯaʿănûhû*": "you shall answer him/respond to him"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "Isaiah.36.22",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֣א אֶלְיָקִ֣ים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַ֠בַּיִת וְשֶׁבְנָ֨א הַסּוֹפֵ֜ר וְיוֹאָ֨ח בֶּן־אָסָ֧ף הַמַּזְכִּ֛יר אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ קְרוּעֵ֣י בְגָדִ֑ים וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ ל֔וֹ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י רַב שָׁקֵֽה",
"text": "And *wayyāḇōʾ ʾelyāqîm ben-ḥilqîyāhû* who *ʾăšer-ʿal-hab-bayiṯ* and *wəšeḇnāʾ has-sôp̄ēr* and *wəyôʾāḥ ben-ʾāsāp̄ ham-mazkîr* to *ʾel-ḥizqîyāhû* *qərûʿê ḇəḡāḏîm* and *wayyaggîḏû lô* *ʾēṯ diḇrê raḇ šāqēh*",
"grammar": {
"*wayyāḇōʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and came",
"*ʾelyāqîm ben-ḥilqîyāhû*": "proper noun + construct noun + proper noun - Eliakim son of Hilkiah",
"*ʾăšer-ʿal-hab-bayiṯ*": "relative particle + preposition + definite article + noun - who was over the house",
"*wəšeḇnāʾ*": "waw conjunction + proper noun - and Shebna",
"*has-sôp̄ēr*": "definite article + noun - the scribe",
"*wəyôʾāḥ*": "waw conjunction + proper noun - and Joah",
"*ben-ʾāsāp̄*": "construct noun + proper noun - son of Asaph",
"*ham-mazkîr*": "definite article + hiphil participle - the recorder",
"*ʾel-ḥizqîyāhû*": "preposition + proper noun - to Hezekiah",
"*qərûʿê*": "passive participle construct masculine plural - torn of",
"*ḇəḡāḏîm*": "noun masculine plural - garments",
"*wayyaggîḏû*": "waw-consecutive + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they told",
"*lô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him",
"*ʾēṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*diḇrê*": "construct plural noun - words of",
"*raḇ šāqēh*": "title/position - Rabshakeh"
},
"variants": {
"*yāḇōʾ*": "came/went/entered",
"*ʿal-hab-bayiṯ*": "over the house/palace administrator",
"*sôp̄ēr*": "scribe/secretary",
"*mazkîr*": "recorder/chronicler/remembrancer",
"*qərûʿê ḇəḡāḏîm*": "with torn clothes/with rent garments",
"*yaggîḏû*": "told/declared/reported"
}
}