2 Kings 18:27

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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 which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?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?”

In other translations

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 which sit on the wall, that they may eat their own dung, and drink their own piss with you?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?”

Hebrew words

וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֲלֵיהֶם'aleihemto themH413רַב־rav-[the] chiefH7262שָׁקֵהshakehcommanderH7262הַעַלha'al¿ toH5921אֲדֹנֶיךָ'adoneikhamaster<s> yourH113וְאֵלֶיךָve'eleikhaand to youH413שְׁלָחַנִיshelachanihas he sent meH7971אֲדֹנִי'adonimaster myH113לְדַבֵּרledaberto speakH1696אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הַדְּבָרִיםhadevarimthe wordsH1697הָאֵלֶּהha'eleh<the> theseH428הֲלֹאhalo'¿ notH3808עַל־'al-toH5921הָאֲנָשִׁיםha'anashimthe menH582הַיֹּשְׁבִיםhaiyoshevimwho are sittingH3427עַל־'al-onH5921הַחֹמָהhachomahthe wallH2346לֶאֱכֹלle'ekholto eatH398אֶת'et<obj.>H853צוֹאָתָםchareihemown excrement theirH6675וְלִשְׁתּוֹתvelishtotand to drinkH8354אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853מימֵי רַגְלֵיהֶםmimei ragleihem[the] water of feet theirH4325עִמָּכֶם׃'imakhemwith youH5973

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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