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And Rabshakeh said unto them, Say ye now to Hezekiah, Thus saith the great king, the king of Assyria, What confidence is this wherein thou trustest? (KJV)
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וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.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 Isaiah 36:4 word 1
אֲלֵיהֶם֙'a.lei.Hemto them
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 Isaiah 36:4 word 2
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 18:26, 2 Kings 18:27, 2 Kings 18:28, 2 Kings 18:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7262; TAHOT Isaiah 36:4 word 3
שָׁקֵ֔הsha.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 18:26, 2 Kings 18:27, 2 Kings 18:28, 2 Kings 18:37 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7262; TAHOT Isaiah 36:4 word 4
אִמְרוּ\־'im.ru-say
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Plural (HVqv2mp)
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 Isaiah 36:4 word 5
נָ֖אna'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 Isaiah 36:4 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 Isaiah 36:4 word 7
חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּchiz.ki.Ya.huHezekiah
Lemma: חִזְקִיָּהוּ (chiz.qiy.yah) · Strong's: H2396G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hezekiah
Used 123 times. Also: 2 Kings 16:20, 2 Kings 18:1, 2 Kings 18:9, 2 Kings 18:10, 2 Kings 18:13, 2 Kings 18:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2396G; TAHOT Isaiah 36:4 word 8
כֹּֽה\־koh-thus
Lemma: כֹּה (koh) · Strong's: H3541
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: thus
Used 576 times. Also: Genesis 15:5, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 31:8, Genesis 31:37, Genesis 32:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3541; TAHOT Isaiah 36:4 word 9
אָמַ֞ר'a.Marhe says
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
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 Isaiah 36:4 word 10
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe king
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Isaiah 36:4 word 11
הַגָּדוֹל֙ha.ga.dOl<the> great
Lemma: גָּדוֹל (ga.dol) · Strong's: H1419A
Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)
Meaning: great: large
Used 495 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 4:13, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 12:2, Genesis 12:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1419A; TAHOT Isaiah 36:4 word 12
מֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekh[the] king of
Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: king
Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Isaiah 36:4 word 13
אַשּׁ֔וּר'a.ShurAssyria
Lemma: אַשּׁוּר (ash.shur) · Strong's: H0804G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Assyria
Used 149 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 10:11, Genesis 25:18, Numbers 24:22, Numbers 24:24, 2 Kings 15:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0804G; TAHOT Isaiah 36:4 word 14
מָ֧הmahwhat?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT Isaiah 36:4 word 15
הַבִּטָּח֛וֹןha.bi.ta.Chon[is] the trust
Lemma: בִּטָּחוֹן (bit.ta.chon) · Strong's: H0986
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: trust
Used 3 times. Also: 2 Kings 18:19, Ecclesiastes 9:4 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0986; TAHOT Isaiah 36:4 word 16
הַזֶּ֖הha.Zeh<the> this
Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088
Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)
Meaning: this
Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Isaiah 36:4 word 17
אֲשֶׁ֥ר'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 Isaiah 36:4 word 18
בָּטָֽחְתָּ\׃ba.Ta.che.tayou trust
Lemma: בָּטַח (ba.tach) · Strong's: H0982
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqp2ms)
Meaning: to trust
Used 120 times. Also: Deuteronomy 28:52, Judges 9:26, Judges 18:7, Judges 18:10, Judges 18:27, Judges 20:36 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0982; TAHOT Isaiah 36:4 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The Rabshakeh | → | רַבְשָׁקֵה H7262 Rabshakeh |
| said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| to them | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Tell | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| . . . | → | נָא H4994 please |
| . . . | → | אֶל H0413 to(wards) |
| Hezekiah | → | חִזְקִיָּהוּ H2396G Hezekiah |
| that this is what | → | כֹּה H3541 thus |
| the great | → | גָּדוֹל H1419A great: large |
| king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| the king | → | מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king |
| of Assyria | → | אַשּׁוּר H0804G Assyria |
| says | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| What | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| is the basis | → | בָּטַח H0982 to trust |
| [of] this | → | זֶה H2088 this |
| confidence | → | בִּטָּחוֹן H0986 trust |
| of yours | → | אֲשֶׁר H0834A which |
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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