H8085J–שָׁמַע–sha.ma

Come, let us go down and take away the sense of their language, so that they will not be able to make themselves clear to one another.

יִשְׁמְע֔וּ yish.me.'U “they will hear”

They were not conscious that the sense of their words was clear to Joseph, for he had been talking to them through one who had knowledge of their language.

שֹׁמֵ֖עַ sho.Me.a' “[was] hearing”

The Lord will send a nation against you from the farthest ends of the earth, coming with the flight of an eagle; a nation whose language is strange to you;

תִשְׁמַ֖ע tish.Ma' “you will understand”

Give your servant, then, a wise heart for judging your people, able to see what is good and what evil; for who is able to be the judge of this great people?

שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ sho.Me.a' “[which] listens”

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

שֹׁמְעִ֖ים sho.me.'Im “[are] understanding”

Never again will you see the cruel people, a people whose tongue has no sense for you; whose language is strange to you.

מִשְּׁמ֔וֹעַ (שְּׁמ֔וֹעַ) she.Mo.a' “hearing”

Then Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to the Rab-shakeh, Please 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 the wall.

שֹׁמְעִ֖ים sho.me.'Im “[are] understanding”

See, I will send you a nation from far away, O people of Israel, says the Lord; a strong nation and an old nation, a nation whose language is strange to you, so that you may not get the sense of their words.

תִשְׁמַ֖ע tish.Ma' “you hear”

Not to a number of peoples whose talk is strange and whose language is hard and whose words are not clear to you. Truly, if I sent you to them they would give ear to you.

תִשְׁמַ֖ע tish.Ma' “you will understand”