Isa 36:12-20 : 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"
}
}