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Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rab-shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews’ language in the ears of the people that are on the wall. (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 1
אֶלְיָקִ֣ים'el.ya.KimEliakim
Lemma: אֶלְיָקִים (el.ya.qim) · Strong's: H0471G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Eliakim
Used 9 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:18, 2 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 19:2, Isaiah 22:20, Isaiah 36:3, Isaiah 36:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0471G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 2
בֶּן\־ben-[the] son of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 3
חִ֠לְקִיָּהוּChil.ki.ya.huHilkiah
Lemma: חִלְקִיָּהוּ (chil.qiy.yah) · Strong's: H2518G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hilkiah
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:18, 2 Kings 18:37, Isaiah 22:20, Isaiah 36:3, Isaiah 36:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2518G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 4
וְשֶׁבְנָ֨הve.shev.Nahand Shebna
Lemma: שֶׁבְנָא (shev.na) · Strong's: H7644
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Shebna
Used 9 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:18, 2 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 19:2, Isaiah 22:15, Isaiah 36:3, Isaiah 36:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7644; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 5
וְיוֹאָ֜חve.yo.'Achand Joah
Lemma: יוֹאָח (yo.ach) · Strong's: H3098G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Joah
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:18, 2 Kings 18:37, Isaiah 36:3, Isaiah 36:11, Isaiah 36:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3098G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 6
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 7
רַב\־rav-[the] chief
Lemma: רַבְשָׁקֵה (rav.sha.qeh) · Strong's: H7262
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Rabshakeh
Used 32 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:17, 2 Kings 18:19, 2 Kings 18:27, 2 Kings 18:28, 2 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 19:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7262; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 8
שָׁקֵ֗הsha.Kehcommander
Lemma: רַבְשָׁקֵה (rav.sha.qeh) · Strong's: H7262
Parsing: Noun · Title · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNtmsa)
Meaning: Rabshakeh
Used 32 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:17, 2 Kings 18:19, 2 Kings 18:27, 2 Kings 18:28, 2 Kings 18:37, 2 Kings 19:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7262; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 9
דַּבֶּר\־da.ber-speak
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpv2ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 10
נָ֤אna'please
Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994
Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)
Meaning: please
Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 11
אֶל\־'el-to
Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: to(wards)
Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 12
עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙'a.va.Dei.khaservants your
Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: servant/slave
Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 13
אֲרָמִ֔ית'a.ra.MitAramaic
Lemma: אֲרָמִית (a.ra.mit) · Strong's: H0762
Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)
Meaning: Aramaic
Used 5 times. Also: Ezra 4:7, Isaiah 36:11, Daniel 2:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0762; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 14
כִּ֥יkifor
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 15
שֹׁמְעִ֖יםsho.me.'Im[are] understanding
Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085J
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)
Meaning: to hear: understand
Used 9 times. Also: Genesis 11:7, Genesis 42:23, Deuteronomy 28:49, 1 Kings 3:9, Isaiah 33:19, Isaiah 36:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8085J; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 16
אֲנָ֑חְנוּ'a.Na.che.nuwe
Lemma: אֲנַ֫חְנוּ (a.nach.nu) · Strong's: H0587
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Plural (HPp1bp)
Meaning: we
Used 118 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 29:4, Genesis 37:7, Genesis 42:11, Genesis 42:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0587; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 17
וְאַל\־ve.'al-and may not
Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408
Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)
Meaning: not
Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 18
תְּדַבֵּ֤רte.da.Beryou speak
Lemma: דָבַר (da.var) · Strong's: H1696G
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpj2ms)
Meaning: to speak: speak
Used 1056 times. Also: Genesis 8:15, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 16:13, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1696G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 19
עִמָּ֙נוּ֙'i.Ma.nuwith us
Lemma: עִם (im) · Strong's: H5973A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: with
Used 980 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 18:16, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:25, Genesis 19:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5973A; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 20
יְהוּדִ֔יתye.hu.Dit[in] Judean
Lemma: יְהוּדִית (ye.hu.dit) · Strong's: H3066
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNgfsa)
Meaning: Judahite
Used 6 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:28, 2 Chronicles 32:18, Nehemiah 13:24, Isaiah 36:11, Isaiah 36:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3066; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 21
בְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.Neiin [the] ears of
Lemma: אֹ֫זֶן (o.zen) · Strong's: H0241H
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Dual · Construct (HNcfdc)
Meaning: ear: hearing
Used 34 times. Also: Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:13, Genesis 23:16, Exodus 10:2, Exodus 11:2, Exodus 24:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0241H; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 22
הָעָ֔םha.'Amthe people
Lemma: עַם (am) · Strong's: H5971A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: people
Used 1756 times. Also: Genesis 11:6, Genesis 14:16, Genesis 17:16, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5971A; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 23
אֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 24
עַל\־'al-[is] on
Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A
Parsing: Preposition (HR)
Meaning: upon
Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 25
הַחֹמָֽה\׃ha.cho.Mahthe wall
Lemma: חוֹמָה (cho.mah) · Strong's: H2346G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: wall
Used 130 times. Also: Exodus 14:22, Exodus 14:29, Leviticus 25:29, Leviticus 25:30, Leviticus 25:31, Deuteronomy 3:5 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2346G; TAHOT 2 Kings 18:26 word 26
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Then Eliakim | → | אֶלְיָקִים H0471G Eliakim |
| son | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| of Hilkiah | → | חִלְקִיָּהוּ H2518G Hilkiah |
| along with Shebnah | → | שֶׁבְנָא H7644 Shebna |
| and Joah | → | יוֹאָח H3098G Joah |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| the Rabshakeh | → | רַבְשָׁקֵה H7262 Rabshakeh |
| Please | → | נָא H4994 please |
| speak | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| to | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| your servants | → | עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave |
| in Aramaic | → | אֲרָמִית H0762 Aramaic |
| since | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| we | → | אֲנַ֫חְנוּ H0587 we |
| understand it | → | שָׁמַע H8085J to hear: understand |
| Do not | → | אַל H0408 not |
| speak | → | דָבַר H1696G to speak: speak |
| with us | → | עִם H5973A with |
| in Hebrew | → | יְהוּדִית H3066 Judahite |
| in the hearing | → | אֹ֫זֶן H0241H ear: hearing |
| of the people | → | עַם H5971A people |
| on | → | עַל H5921A upon |
| the wall | → | חוֹמָה H2346G wall |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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