19{
"verseID": "2 Kings.18.19",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה אִמְרוּ־נָ֖א אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ הַגָּדוֹל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר מָ֧ה הַבִּטָּח֛וֹן הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּטָֽחְתָּ׃",
"text": "*wə-yōʾmer* to-them *rab*-*šāqēh* *ʾimrû*-*nāʾ* to-*ḥizqîyāhû* thus-*ʾāmar* the-*melek* the-*gādôl* *melek* *ʾaššûr* what the-*biṭṭāḥôn* the-*zeh* which *bāṭāḥtā*.",
"grammar": {
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*rab*-*šāqēh*": "compound title - chief cupbearer/field commander",
"*ʾimrû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - say",
"*nāʾ*": "particle - please/now",
"*ḥizqîyāhû*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Hezekiah",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular - king",
"*gādôl*": "adjective, masculine singular - great",
"*ʾaššûr*": "proper noun - Assyria",
"*biṭṭāḥôn*": "noun, masculine singular - confidence/trust",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*bāṭāḥtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you trusted"
},
"variants": {
"*nāʾ*": "please/now/I pray",
"*gādôl*": "great/large/mighty",
"*biṭṭāḥôn*": "confidence/trust/reliance"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "2 Kings.18.20",
"source": "אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙ אַךְ־דְּבַר־שְׂפָתַ֔יִם עֵצָ֥ה וּגְבוּרָ֖ה לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה עַתָּה֙ עַל־מִ֣י בָטַ֔חְתָּ כִּ֥י מָרַ֖דְתָּ בִּֽי׃",
"text": "*ʾāmartā* only-*dəbar*-*śəpātayim* *ʿēṣāh* and-*gəbûrāh* for-the-*milḥāmāh* *ʿattāh* on-who *bāṭaḥtā* that *mārādtā* in-me.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmartā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you said",
"*dəbar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - word of",
"*śəpātayim*": "noun, feminine dual - lips",
"*ʿēṣāh*": "noun, feminine singular - counsel/advice",
"*gəbûrāh*": "noun, feminine singular - strength/might",
"*milḥāmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - war/battle",
"*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now",
"*bāṭaḥtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you trusted",
"*mārādtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you rebelled"
},
"variants": {
"*dəbar*-*śəpātayim*": "empty talk/mere words",
"*ʿēṣāh*": "counsel/advice/strategy",
"*gəbûrāh*": "strength/might/power",
"*milḥāmāh*": "war/battle/combat"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "2 Kings.18.21",
"source": "עַתָּ֡ה הִנֵּ֣ה בָטַ֣חְתָּ לְּךָ֡ עַל־מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ הַקָּנֶ֨ה הָרָצ֤וּץ הַזֶּה֙ עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִסָּמֵ֥ךְ אִישׁ֙ עָלָ֔יו וּבָ֥א בְכַפּ֖וֹ וּנְקָבָ֑הּ כֵּ֚ן פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם לְכָֽל־הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים עָלָֽיו׃",
"text": "*ʿattāh* *hinnēh* *bāṭaḥtā* to-you on-*mišʿenet* the-*qāneh* the-*rāṣûṣ* the-*zeh* on-*miṣrayim* which *yissāmēk* *ʾîš* upon-it and-*bāʾ* in-*kappô* and-*nəqābāh* thus *parʿōh* *melek*-*miṣrayim* to-all-the-*bōṭəḥîm* upon-him.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿattāh*": "adverb - now",
"*hinnēh*": "demonstrative particle - behold",
"*bāṭaḥtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you trusted",
"*mišʿenet*": "noun, feminine singular construct - staff of",
"*qāneh*": "noun, masculine singular - reed",
"*rāṣûṣ*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - crushed/broken",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*miṣrayim*": "proper noun - Egypt",
"*yissāmēk*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he leans",
"*ʾîš*": "noun, masculine singular - man",
"*bāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it goes",
"*kappô*": "noun, feminine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his palm",
"*nəqābāh*": "qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - it pierces",
"*parʿōh*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Pharaoh",
"*melek*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*bōṭəḥîm*": "qal participle, masculine plural - trusting"
},
"variants": {
"*mišʿenet*": "staff/support/prop",
"*qāneh*": "reed/cane/stalk",
"*rāṣûṣ*": "crushed/broken/bruised",
"*bāʾ*": "goes/enters/penetrates",
"*nəqābāh*": "pierces/punctures"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "2 Kings.18.22",
"source": "וְכִי־תֹאמְר֣וּן אֵלַ֔י אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ בָּטָ֑חְנוּ הֲלוֹא־ה֗וּא אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵסִ֤יר חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶת־בָּמֹתָ֣יו וְאֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לִֽיהוּדָה֙ וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִפְנֵי֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ הַזֶּ֔ה תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃",
"text": "And-if-*tōʾmərûn* to-me to-*YHWH* *ʾĕlōhênû* *bāṭāḥnû* is-not-he who *hēsîr* *ḥizqîyāhû* *ʾet*-*bāmōtāyw* and-*ʾet*-*mizbəḥōtāyw* *wə-yōʾmer* to-*yəhûdāh* and-to-*yərûšālaim* before the-*mizbēaḥ* the-*zeh* *tištaḥăwû* in-*yərûšālāim*.",
"grammar": {
"*tōʾmərûn*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you say",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "noun, masculine plural + 1st common plural suffix - our God",
"*bāṭāḥnû*": "qal perfect, 1st common plural - we trusted",
"*hēsîr*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he removed",
"*ḥizqîyāhû*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Hezekiah",
"*bāmōtāyw*": "noun, feminine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his high places",
"*mizbəḥōtāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his altars",
"*wə-yōʾmer*": "waw consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*mizbēaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - altar",
"*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*tištaḥăwû*": "hishtaphel imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall worship"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾĕlōhênû*": "our God/our deity",
"*bāmōtāyw*": "his high places/shrines/cult centers",
"*mizbəḥōtāyw*": "his altars/places of sacrifice",
"*tištaḥăwû*": "you shall worship/bow down/prostrate yourselves"
}
}