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Now in the third year of Hoshea, son of Elah, king of Israel, Hezekiah, the son of Ahaz, became king of Judah.

בִּשְׁנַ֣ת (בִּ) bi “in”

He was twenty-five years old when he became king, ruling in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years; his mother's name was Abi, the daughter of Zechariah.

בְמָלְכ֔וֹ (בְ) ve. “when”בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (בִּ) bi. “in”

He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord as David his father had done.

בְּעֵינֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

He had faith in the Lord, the God of Israel; so that there was no one like him among all the kings of Judah who were before him.

בַּיהוָ֥ה (בַּ) ba. “in”בְּכֹל֙ (בְּ) be. “among”

For his heart was fixed on the Lord, not turning from his ways, and he did his orders which the Lord gave to Moses.

בַּֽיהוָ֔ה (בַּֽ) ba. “to”

And the Lord was with him; he did well in all his undertakings: and he took up arms against the king of Assyria and was his servant no longer.

בְּכֹ֥ל (בְּ) be. “in”בְּמֶֽלֶךְ־ (בְּ) be. “against”

Now in the fourth year of King Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea, son of Elah, king of Israel, Shalmaneser, king of Assyria, came up against Samaria, shutting it in with his armies.

בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה (בַּ) ba. “in the”

And at the end of three years they took it; in the sixth year of Hezekiah's rule, which was the ninth year of Hoshea, king of Israel, Samaria was taken.

בִּשְׁנַת־ (בִּ) bi “in”

And the king of Assyria took Israel away as prisoners into Assyria, placing them in Halah and in Habor on the river Gozan, and in the towns of the Medes;

בַּחְלַ֧ח (בַּ) ba “in”וּבְחָב֛וֹר (בְ) ve. “on”

Because they did not give ear to the voice of the Lord their God, but went against his agreement, even against everything ordered by Moses, the servant of the Lord, and they did not give ear to it or do it.

בְּקוֹל֙ (בְּ) be. “to”

Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah, Sennacherib, king of Assyria, came up against all the walled towns of Judah and took them.

וּבְאַרְבַּע֩ (בְ) ve. “in”

So Hezekiah gave him all the silver in the house of the Lord, and in the king's store-house.

וּבְאֹצְר֖וֹת (בְ) ve. “in”

And at that time Hezekiah had the gold from the doors of the Lord's house, and from the door-pillars plated by him, cut off and gave it to the king of Assyria.

בָּעֵ֣ת (בָּ) ba. “at the”

Then the king of Assyria sent the Tartan and the Rab-saris and the Rab-shakeh from Lachish to Jerusalem, to King Hezekiah, with a strong force. And they went up and came to Jerusalem, and took up their position by the stream of the higher pool, by the hi

בְּחֵ֥יל (בְּ) be. “with”בִּתְעָלַת֙ (בִּ) bi “at”בִּמְסִלַּ֖ת (בִּ) bi “[is] on”

You say you have a design, and strength for war, but these are only words. Now to whom are you looking for support, that you have gone against my authority?

בִּֽי׃ (בִּֽ) B “against”

See, now, you are basing your hope on that broken rod of Egypt, which will go through a man's hand if he makes use of it for a support; for so is Pharaoh, king of Egypt, to all who put their faith in him.

בְכַפּ֖וֹ (בְ) ve. “in”

And if you say to me, Our hope is in the Lord our God: is it not he, whose high places and altars Hezekiah has taken away, saying to Judah and Jerusalem that worship may only be given before this altar in Jerusalem?

בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ (בִּ) bi. “in”

Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah said to the Rab-shakeh, Will you kindly make use of the Aramaean language in talking to your servants, for we are used to it, and do not make use of the Jews' language in the hearing of the people on

בְּאָזְנֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

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;

בְקוֹל־ (בְ) ve. “with”

And do not let Hezekiah make you put your faith in the Lord, saying, The Lord will certainly keep us safe, and this town will not be given into the hands of the king of Assyria.

בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “in”

Who among all the gods of these countries have kept their country from falling into my hands, to give cause for the thought that the Lord will keep Jerusalem from falling into my hands?

בְּכָל־ (בְּ) be. “among”

And on hearing it, King Hezekiah took off his robe, and put on haircloth, and went into the house of the Lord.

בַּשָּׂ֔ק (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”

And he sent Eliakim, who was over the house, and Shebna the scribe, and the chief priests, dressed in haircloth, to Isaiah the prophet, the son of Amoz.

בַּשַּׂקִּ֑ים (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”

It may be that the Lord your God will give ear to the words of the Rab-shakeh, whom the king of Assyria, his master, sent to say evil things against the living God, and will make his words come to nothing: so then make your prayer for the rest of the peo

בַּדְּבָרִ֔ים (בַּ) ba. “<in> the”

See, I will put a spirit into him, and bad news will come to his ears, and he will go back to his land; and there I will have him put to death by the sword.

בּוֹ֙ (בּ) b “in”בַּחֶ֖רֶב (בַּ) ba. “by the”בְּאַרְצֽוֹ׃ (בְּ) be. “in”