1 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.19.1",
"source": "וַיְהִ֗י כִּשְׁמֹ֙עַ֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ וַיִּקְרַ֖ע אֶת־בְּגָדָ֑יו וַיִּתְכַּ֣ס בַּשָּׂ֔ק וַיָּבֹ֖א בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "And *wayəhî* as-*šāmaʿ* the *meleḵ* *Ḥizqiyyāhû*, and *yiqraʿ* *ʾet*-garments-his, and *yitkas* in-the-*śaq*, and *yābōʾ* house-of *YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass",
"*šāmaʿ*": "qal infinitive construct + prefixed preposition כִּ - when/as hearing",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*Ḥizqiyyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah",
"*yiqraʿ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he tore",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*yitkas*": "waw-consecutive + hitpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he covered himself",
"*śaq*": "noun, masculine singular + prefixed preposition בַּ - in sackcloth",
"*yābōʾ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he entered",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "and it happened/and it came to pass/and it was",
"*šāmaʿ*": "to hear/to listen/to understand",
"*meleḵ*": "king/ruler/sovereign",
"*yiqraʿ*": "tore/rent/ripped",
"*śaq*": "sackcloth/mourning garment/rough cloth",
"*yābōʾ*": "entered/went into/came to"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.19.2",
"source": "וַ֠יִּשְׁלַח אֶת־אֶלְיָקִ֨ים אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַבַּ֜יִת וְשֶׁבְנָ֣א הַסֹּפֵ֗ר וְאֵת֙ זִקְנֵ֣י הַכֹּֽהֲנִ֔ים מִתְכַּסִּ֖ים בַּשַּׂקִּ֑ים אֶל־יְשַֽׁעְיָ֥הוּ הַנָּבִ֖יא בֶּן־אָמֽוֹץ׃",
"text": "And *yišlaḥ* *ʾet*-*ʾElyāqîm* who-was-over-the-house and *Šeḇnāʾ* the-*sōpēr* and *ʾēt* elders-of the-*kōhănîm*, *mitkaśîm* in-the-*śaqqîm*, to-*Yəšaʿəyāhû* the-*nāḇîʾ* son-of-*ʾĀmôṣ*.",
"grammar": {
"*yišlaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he sent",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾElyāqîm*": "proper noun - Eliakim",
"*Šeḇnāʾ*": "proper noun - Shebna",
"*sōpēr*": "noun, masculine singular + definite article - the scribe",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*kōhănîm*": "noun, masculine plural construct + definite article - the priests",
"*mitkaśîm*": "hitpael participle, masculine plural - covering themselves",
"*śaqqîm*": "noun, masculine plural + prefixed preposition בַּ - in sackcloth garments",
"*Yəšaʿəyāhû*": "proper noun - Isaiah",
"*nāḇîʾ*": "noun, masculine singular + definite article - the prophet",
"*ʾĀmôṣ*": "proper noun - Amoz"
},
"variants": {
"*yišlaḥ*": "sent/dispatched",
"*sōpēr*": "scribe/secretary/record-keeper",
"*kōhănîm*": "priests/officiants",
"*mitkaśîm*": "covering themselves/wearing/clothed",
"*śaqqîm*": "sackcloth garments/mourning clothes",
"*nāḇîʾ*": "prophet/seer/spokesman"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.19.3",
"source": "וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ יוֹם־צָרָ֧ה וְתוֹכֵחָ֛ה וּנְאָצָ֖ה הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה כִּ֣י בָ֤אוּ בָנִים֙ עַד־מַשְׁבֵּ֔ר וְכֹ֥חַ אַ֖יִן לְלֵדָֽה׃",
"text": "And *yōʾmərû* to-him, \"Thus *ʾāmar* *Ḥizqiyyāhû*: Day-of-*ṣārāh* and-*tôḵēḥāh* and-*nəʾāṣāh* the-day the-this; for *bāʾû* children to-*mašbēr* and-*kōaḥ* *ʾayin* to-give-birth.\"",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾmərû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they said",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*Ḥizqiyyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah",
"*ṣārāh*": "noun, feminine singular - distress/trouble",
"*tôḵēḥāh*": "noun, feminine singular - rebuke/correction",
"*nəʾāṣāh*": "noun, feminine singular - contempt/rejection",
"*bāʾû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they have come",
"*mašbēr*": "noun, masculine singular - birth stool/opening of the womb",
"*kōaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - strength/power",
"*ʾayin*": "particle of negation - there is not"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣārāh*": "distress/trouble/anguish/adversity",
"*tôḵēḥāh*": "rebuke/correction/chastisement",
"*nəʾāṣāh*": "contempt/rejection/blasphemy/scorn",
"*mašbēr*": "birth stool/opening of the womb/point of delivery",
"*kōaḥ*": "strength/power/ability/might",
"*ʾayin*": "there is not/nothing/non-existent"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.19.4",
"source": "אוּלַ֡י יִשְׁמַע֩ יְהוָ֨ה אֱלֹהֶ֜יךָ אֵ֣ת ׀ כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֣י רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה אֲשֶׁר֩ שְׁלָח֨וֹ מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֤וּר ׀ אֲדֹנָיו֙ לְחָרֵף֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים חַ֔י וְהוֹכִ֙יחַ֙ בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁמַ֖ע יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֶ֑יךָ וְנָשָׂ֣אתָ תְפִלָּ֔ה בְּעַ֥ד הַשְּׁאֵרִ֖ית הַנִּמְצָאָֽה׃",
"text": "Perhaps *yišmaʿ* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêḵā* *ʾēt* all-words-of *raḇ-šāqēh* whom *šəlāḥô* *meleḵ*-*ʾAššûr* master-his to-*ḥārēp* *ʾĕlōhîm* *ḥay*, and *hôḵîaḥ* in-the-words which *šāmaʿ* *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhêḵā*; and *nāśāʾtā* *təpillāh* for the-*šəʾērît* the-*nimṣāʾāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*yišmaʿ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - may hear/will hear",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾĕlōhêḵā*": "noun, masculine singular construct + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your God",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*raḇ-šāqēh*": "proper noun/title - Rabshakeh/chief cupbearer",
"*šəlāḥô*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - sent him",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*ʾAššûr*": "proper noun - Assyria",
"*ḥārēp*": "piel infinitive construct + prefixed ל - to reproach/revile",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God",
"*ḥay*": "adjective, masculine singular - living",
"*hôḵîaḥ*": "hiphil infinitive absolute - reproving/rebuking",
"*šāmaʿ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he heard",
"*nāśāʾtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you will lift up",
"*təpillāh*": "noun, feminine singular - prayer",
"*šəʾērît*": "noun, feminine singular + definite article - the remnant",
"*nimṣāʾāh*": "niphal participle, feminine singular + definite article - the found/remaining"
},
"variants": {
"*yišmaʿ*": "will hear/may hear/might hear",
"*raḇ-šāqēh*": "chief cupbearer/high official/Rabshakeh (title)",
"*ḥārēp*": "to reproach/to revile/to blaspheme/to mock",
"*hôḵîaḥ*": "to rebuke/to reprove/to correct/to show to be right",
"*nāśāʾtā*": "lift up/raise/carry/bear",
"*təpillāh*": "prayer/intercession/supplication",
"*šəʾērît*": "remnant/remainder/survivors",
"*nimṣāʾāh*": "found/remaining/existing/surviving"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.19.5",
"source": "וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ עַבְדֵ֛י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֶל־יְשַֽׁעַיָֽהוּ׃",
"text": "And *yāḇōʾû* servants-of the-*meleḵ* *Ḥizqiyyāhû* to-*Yəšaʿəyāhû*.",
"grammar": {
"*yāḇōʾû*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they came",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular + definite article - the king",
"*Ḥizqiyyāhû*": "proper noun - Hezekiah",
"*Yəšaʿəyāhû*": "proper noun - Isaiah"
},
"variants": {
"*yāḇōʾû*": "came/entered/went to",
"*meleḵ*": "king/ruler/sovereign"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "2 Kings.19.6",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ יְשַֽׁעְיָ֔הוּ כֹּ֥ה תֹאמְר֖וּן אֶל־אֲדֹֽנֵיכֶ֑ם כֹּ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־תִּירָא֙ מִפְּנֵ֤י הַדְּבָרִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמַ֔עְתָּ אֲשֶׁ֧ר גִּדְּפ֛וּ נַעֲרֵ֥י מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר אֹתִֽי׃",
"text": "And *yōʾmer* to-them *Yəšaʿəyāhû*, \"Thus *tōʾmərûn* to-master-your: 'Thus *ʾāmar* *YHWH*: *ʾal*-*tîrāʾ* from-faces-of the-words which *šāmaʿtā*, which *giddəpû* servants-of *meleḵ*-*ʾAššûr* *ʾōtî*.'\"",
"grammar": {
"*yōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Yəšaʿəyāhû*": "proper noun - Isaiah",
"*tōʾmərûn*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural + paragogic nun - you shall say",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - divine name",
"*ʾal*": "negative particle - do not",
"*tîrāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular, jussive - fear",
"*šāmaʿtā*": "qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you heard",
"*giddəpû*": "piel perfect, 3rd common plural - they reviled/blasphemed",
"*meleḵ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - king of",
"*ʾAššûr*": "proper noun - Assyria",
"*ʾōtî*": "direct object marker + 1st person singular suffix - me"
},
"variants": {
"*tōʾmərûn*": "you shall say/you must say",
"*tîrāʾ*": "fear/be afraid/be terrified",
"*giddəpû*": "reviled/blasphemed/insulted/reproached"
}
}