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Now it came to pass in the third year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Hezekiah the son of Ahaz king of Judah began to reign.

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And he did that which was right in the eyes of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.

וַיַּ֥עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”

He removed the high places, and broke the pillars, and cut down the Asherah; and he broke in pieces the brazen serpent that Moses had made; for unto those days the children of Israel did offer to it; and it was called Nehushtan.

וְשִׁבַּר֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָרַ֖ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִתַּת֩ (וְ) ve. “and”וַיִּקְרָא־ (וַ) va “and”

For he cleaved to the LORD, he departed not from following Him, but kept His commandments, which the LORD commanded Moses.

וַיִּדְבַּק֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And the LORD was with him: whithersoever he went forth he prospered; and he rebelled against the king of Assyria, and served him not.

וְהָיָ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass in the fourth year of king Hezekiah, which was the seventh year of Hoshea son of Elah king of Israel, that Shalmaneser king of Assyria came up against Samaria, and besieged it.

וַֽיְהִ֞י (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּ֥צַר (וַ) va “and”

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

וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֗הָ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the king of Assyria carried Israel away unto Assyria, and put them in Halah, and in Habor, on the river of Gozan, and in the cities of the Medes;

וַיֶּ֧גֶל (וַ) va “and”וַיַּנְחֵ֞ם (וַ) va “and”

because they hearkened not to the voice of the LORD their God, but transgressed His covenant, even all that Moses the servant of the LORD commanded, and would not hear it, nor do it.

וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

Now in the fourteenth year of king Hezekiah did Sennacherib king of Assyria come up against all the fortified cities of Judah, and took them.

וַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Assyria to Lachish, saying: 'I have offended; return from me; that which thou puttest on me will I bear.' And the king of Assyria appointed unto Hezekiah king of Judah three hundred talents of silver and thi

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיָּ֨שֶׂם (וַ) va “and”

And Hezekiah gave him all the silver that was found in the house of the LORD, and in the treasures of the king's house.

וַיִּתֵּן֙ (וַ) va “and”

At that time did Hezekiah cut off the gold from the doors of the temple of the LORD, and from the door-posts which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid, and gave it to the king of Assyria.

וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם (וַֽ) va “and”

And the king of Assyria sent Tartan and Rab-saris and Rab-shakeh from Lachish to king Hezekiah with a great army unto Jerusalem. And they went up and came to Jerusalem. And when they were come up, they came and stood by the conduit of the upper pool, whi

וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲל֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebnah the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.

וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּצֵ֧א (וַ) va “and”

And Rab-shakeh said unto them: 'Say ye now to Hezekiah: Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria: What confidence is this wherein thou trustest?

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Now, behold, thou trustest upon the staff of this bruised reed, even upon Egypt; whereon if a man lean, it will go into his hand, and pierce it; so is Pharaoh king of Egypt unto all that trust on him.

וּבָ֥א (וּ) u. “and”וּנְקָבָ֑הּ (וּ) u. “and”

But if ye say unto me: We trust in the LORD our God; is not that He, whose high places and whose altars Hezekiah hath taken away, and hath said to Judah and to Jerusalem: Ye shall worship before this altar in Jerusalem?

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

How then canst thou turn away the face of one captain, even of the least of my masters servants? and yet thou puttest thy trust on Egypt for chariots and for horsemen!

וַתִּבְטַ֤ח (וַ) va. “and”

Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, unto Rab-shakeh: 'Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Aramean language; for we understand it; and speak not with us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

But Rab-shakeh said unto them: 'Hath my master sent me to thy master, and to thee, to speak these words? hath he not sent me to the men that sit on the wall, to eat their own dung, and to drink their own water with you?'

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

Then Rab-shakeh stood, and cried with a loud voice in the Jews' language, and spoke, saying: 'Hear ye the word of the great king, the king of Assyria.

וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּקְרָ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֔אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

until I come and take you away to a land like your own land, a land of corn and wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive-trees and of honey, that ye may live, and not die; and hearken not unto Hezekiah, when he persuadeth you, saying: The LOR

וְלָקַחְתִּ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”

But the people held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king's commandment was, saying: 'Answer him not.'

וְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁוּ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then came Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, who was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder, to Hezekiah with their clothes rent, and told him the words of Rab-shakeh.

וַיָּבֹ֣א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ (וַ) va “and”