2 Kings 18:26
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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.Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”
In other translations
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.Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.”
Hebrew words
וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֶלְיָקִים'elyakimEliakimH471בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121חִלְקִיָּהוּchilkiyahuHilkiahH2518וְשֶׁבְנָהveshevnahand ShebnaH7644וְיוֹאָחveyo'achand JoahH3098אֶל־'el-toH413רַב־rav-[the] chiefH7262שָׁקֵהshakehcommanderH7262דַּבֶּר־daber-speakH1696נָאna'pleaseH4994אֶל־'el-toH413עֲבָדֶיךָ'avadeikhaservants yourH5650אֲרָמִית'aramitAramaicH762כִּיkiforH3588שֹׁמְעִיםshome'im[are] understandingH8085אֲנָחְנוּ'anachenuweH587וְאַל־ve'al-and may notH408תְּדַבֵּרtedaberyou speakH1696עִמָּנוּ'imanuwith usH5973יְהוּדִיתyehudit[in] JudeanH3066בְּאָזְנֵיbe'azeneiin [the] ears ofH241הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834עַל־'al-[is] onH5921הַחֹמָה׃hachomahthe wallH2346
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Related verses
- Ezra 4:7And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.And in the days of Artaxerxes king of Persia, Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his associates wrote a letter to Artaxerxes. It was written in Aramaic and then translated.
- Daniel 2:4Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.Then the astrologers answered the king in Aramaic, “O king, may you live forever! Tell your servants the dream, and we will give the interpretation.”
- Isaiah 36:11-1211 Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall. 12 But Rabshakeh said, 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 upon the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?11 Then Eliakim, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall.” 12 But the Rabshakeh replied, “Has my master sent me to speak these words only to you and your master, and not to the men sitting on the wall, who are destined with you to eat their own dung and drink their own urine?”
- 2 Kings 18:18And when they had called to the king, there came out to them Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, which was over the household, and Shebna the scribe, and Joah the son of Asaph the recorder.Then they called for the king; and Eliakim son of Hilkiah the palace administrator, Shebnah the scribe, and Joah son of Asaph the recorder, went out to them.
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People and places
People: Eliakim, Hilkiah (2 Kings 18), Joah, Rabshakeh, Shebna