Notes on recent changes

Some time ago in the last 6 months, I noticed confusion between אישׁ and אנושׁ in the various dictionaries I use. The Hebrew Latin concordance clearly distinguishes the plural of the first as אנשׁים. Some online resources confuse this with a plural of אנושׁ, a form that never occurs in the Latin concordance. Both these are in the domain of the Creation-Human.

What is this man? This is a difficult problem and I found it awkward in almost every instance over the past 10 years. I was confused by the limitations of language structures related to he / she / it as well as the desire to be gender inclusive where feasible and where appropriate (whatever that means). I said, 'I will use man / men wherever it is obvious that there is a man intended', but this is impossible in some cases. So I have various other nouns that fit the bill, and avoid the distinction of gender. So e.g.
אישׁ --, adult, another, any, anyone, each, everyone, hero, man, men, one, other, person, personal, representative, rider, soldier, someone, spouse, such,
אנושׁ Enosh, mortal, mortality. This word is related to אנשׁ incurable. And it never occurs in the plural. The plural form if it is there is like sheep in English, both singular and plural.

But it is traditional to translate both אישׁ and אנושׁ as man / men.

As you can see, I have avoided this. But I had confused the two Hebrew roots and yesterday with a dozen or two changes to work already done, I removed the confusion. (Yes, I also changed the published blog posts. I may give up on this but some posts also have formatting issues and they don't show the musical features that are sometimes useful to see, so I am gradually changing them anyway, and any secondary excuse makes it worthwhile cleaning up the past, even if insignificant.)

You can also see that I have sometimes just not translated the word (--). In all these cases the word is implied by the following word like man of war may become warrior.

The word mortal, is turns out, is only used once in the KJV OT. I was surprised at this. I use it quite frequently. (And there are 49 occurrences in the data.)

Interesting that my work is both mortal and soulless! Perhaps I will throw one soul in at the end. Now some will say that soul is not נפשׁ anyway, but נשׁמה, and this is related to the breath-bearing of Psalm 150 and the process of breathing in giving birth to a new breathing person. Well, I don't use soul here either. At the moment, נשׁם is breath, breath-bearing, and swan.

In this work, I must face my confusion. In all design work, the point of weakness must be noted and dealt with. How much more such weakness can I bear?

The Latin rendering of the Hebrew for these words bears witness to the origin of the confusion in Hebrew-English glossaries.
אישׁ vir, maritus, mas virilis aetatis, homo, quisque, comites, sectatores, milites
man, husband, man 's age, virility, man, each one, companions, followers, soldiers,
אנושׁ homo!

(note there is no need for confusion with אדם)
אדם Adam, debris of the ground, dust-bowls, dyed red, earthling, ground, human, humanity, humus, ruddy.

note also the absence of husband (בעל) in my list for אישׁ.

אדם is never man in my work but it is often so in traditional translations.

I can't take any credit for this move. I am a product of many stimuli and I can scarcely identify them. A major one is growing up with the words of Scripture in the King James translation in both reading and musical training, in an era that questioned the dominance of the male and the divine right of kings. I hope the music took over the bias of the reading. Another is having a Latin and music teacher (and priest) who was severely abusive. That should have driven me to drink, but that it didn't is no justification for the incurable man, אישׁ אנשׁ or perhaps just mortal אנושׁ.

I welcome feedback. I know there are things I cannot see or do not hear at present.

Jeremiah 39

I have just come from a lovely talk at the Synagogue on Arabic influences in modern Hebrew. It occurred to me that hearing such nuance in modern borrowings is something we know, but how do we do such in an ancient tongue such as we are reading here? The speaker explained by dozens of examples how such talk varies by region, by demographic, and by time period, and here I am looking at the ancient tongue as a puzzle that is synchronic, appearing to me all at once in a given form. Obviously it wasn't so written. But perhaps we hear the Hebrew spoken by the Babylonians in the last two posts as different, as deliberately rude and provocative.

Here is the actual destruction. What we lack in the nuance of language is made up for in the music.

There is no rest in verse 1, the verse that heralds the destruction. The patterns of panic in the text are mimicked in the music in verses 4 and 5. (Just observe the syllable counts.) The drama of lament is anticipated in verses 6 to 9. Don't reshape them for speed-reading. Verse 15-18 show that Yahweh has favorites. Perhaps the intent of the destruction was to shake up the elite 8 people who owned 99% of the city.

[July 2018 via Jim Davila, for verse 3 - something to read here comparing Akkadian texts with the Hebrew recording of names and titles.]

Jeremiah 39		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הַ֠תְּשִׁעִית לְצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֜ה בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂרִ֗י בָּ֠א נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֤ל וְכָל־חֵילוֹ֙ אֶל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיָּצֻ֖רוּ עָלֶֽיהָ	1		In the ninth year of Zedekiah, king of Judah, in the tenth new moon, Nebukadretsar king of Babel came and all his force to Jerusalem, and laid siege against her.	3e	4C	49
בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה שָׁנָה֙ לְצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁ הָרְבִיעִ֖י בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ הָבְקְעָ֖ה הָעִֽיר	2		In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth new moon, on the ninth of the month, the city was split.	3e	4C	24 5
וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ כֹּ֚ל שָׂרֵ֣י מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל וַיֵּשְׁב֖וּ בְּשַׁ֣עַר הַתָּ֑וֶךְ נֵרְגַ֣ל שַׂר־אֶ֠צֶר סַֽמְגַּר־נְב֞וּ שַׂר־סְכִ֣ים רַב־סָרִ֗יס נֵרְגַ֤ל שַׂר־אֶ֙צֶר֙ רַב־מָ֔ג וְכָל־שְׁאֵרִ֔ית שָׂרֵ֖י מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל	3		And all the nobles of the king of Babel came and sat at the central gate, Nergal, chief of treasury, Samgar of Nebo, chief of personnel, a eunuch overlord, Nergal, chief of treasury, overlord of shields, and all the residue of the nobles of the king of Babel.	3e	4C	19 33
וַיְהִ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר רָ֠אָם צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֜ה וְכֹ֣ל ׀ אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וַֽ֠יִּבְרְחוּ וַיֵּצְא֨וּ לַ֤יְלָה מִן־הָעִיר֙ דֶּ֚רֶךְ גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בְּשַׁ֖עַר בֵּ֣ין הַחֹמֹתָ֑יִם וַיֵּצֵ֖א דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה	4		And it happened, as Zedekiah, king of Judah, saw them, and all the soldiers of the battle, then they ran, and they went forth by night from the city, by way of the king's garden, at the gate between the walls, and he went out by way of the steppe.	3e	4C	51 9
וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ חֵיל־כַּשְׂדִּ֜ים אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם וַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּ אֶת־צִדְקִיָּהוּ֮ בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת יְרֵחוֹ֒ וַיִּקְח֣וּ אֹת֗וֹ וַֽ֠יַּעֲלֻהוּ אֶל־נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל רִבְלָ֖תָה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ מִשְׁפָּטִֽים	5		And the force of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and they overtook Zedekiah in the steppes of Jericho, and they took him and brought him up to Nebukadretsar, king of Babel, toward Riblah, in the land of Hamath, and he subjugated him to judgment.	3c	4B	54 8
וַיִּשְׁחַט֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ בָּבֶ֜ל אֶת־בְּנֵ֧י צִדְקִיָּ֛הוּ בְּרִבְלָ֖ה לְעֵינָ֑יו וְאֵת֙ כָּל־חֹרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה שָׁחַ֖ט מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶֽל	6		And the king of Babel butchered the children of Zedekiah toward Riblah before his eyes. And all the freeborn of Judah, the king of Babel butchered.	3c	4B	20 14
וְאֶת־עֵינֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִוֵּ֑ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙ בַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִם לָבִ֥יא אֹת֖וֹ בָּבֶֽלָה	7		And the eyes of Zedekiah, he blinded, and bound him with brass chains to bring him toward Babel.	3e	4A	10 15
וְאֶת־בֵּ֤ית הַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית הָעָ֔ם שָׂרְפ֥וּ הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים בָּאֵ֑שׁ וְאֶת־חֹמ֥וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם נָתָֽצוּ	8		And the house of the king, and the house of people, the Chaldeans incinerated in the fire, and the walls of Jerusalem, they broke down.	3e	4C	18 11
וְאֵת֩ יֶ֨תֶר הָעָ֜ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים בָּעִ֗יר וְאֶת־הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָפְל֣וּ עָלָ֔יו וְאֵ֛ת יֶ֥תֶר הָעָ֖ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֑ים הֶגְלָ֛ה נְבֽוּזַראֲדָ֥ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֖ים בָּבֶֽל	9		And the remaining of the people, the residue in the city, and the fallen that fell to him, and the remaining of the people, the residue, Nebuzaradan, the overlord of the slaughterers of Babel, had exiled.	3d	4B	33 13
וּמִן־הָעָ֣ם הַדַּלִּ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֵין־לָהֶם֙ מְא֔וּמָה הִשְׁאִ֛יר נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֖ים בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַיִּתֵּ֥ן לָהֶ֛ם כְּרָמִ֥ים וִֽיגֵבִ֖ים בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא	10		And from the people, the weak for whom there was nothing whatever, Nebuzaradan, the overlord of the slaughterers, left a residue in the land of Judah, and he gave to them vineyards and ploughed fields on that day.	3d	4C	32 15
וַיְצַ֛ו נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל עַֽל־יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ בְּיַ֛ד נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֖ים לֵאמֹֽר	11		And Nebukadretsar king of Babel had commanded concerning Jeremiah, into the hand of Nebuzaradan, the overlord of the slaughterers, saying,	3d	4A	16 13
קָחֶ֗נּוּ וְעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ שִׂ֣ים עָלָ֔יו וְאַל־תַּ֥עַשׂ ל֖וֹ מְא֣וּמָה רָּ֑ע כִּ֗י כַּֽאֲשֶׁר֙ יְדַבֵּ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָ כֵּ֖ן עֲשֵׂ֥ה עִמּֽוֹ	12		Take him, and set your eyes upon him, and do not injure him whatsoever. According to what he speaks to you, so deal with him.	3e	4B	19 15
וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָ֣ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֗ים וּנְבֽוּשַׁזְבָּן֙ רַב־סָרִ֔יס וְנֵרְגַ֥ל שַׂר־אֶ֖צֶר רַב־מָ֑ג וְכֹ֖ל רַבֵּ֥י מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶֽל	13		And Nebuzaradan the overlord of the slaughterers  sent, (and Nebuzaradan, overlord of the eunuchs, Nergal chief of treasury, overlord of shields, and all the overlords of the king of Babel),	3e	4B	27 8
וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ֩ וַיִּקְח֨וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֜הוּ מֵחֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָ֗ה וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ אֹתוֹ֙ אֶל־גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ בֶּן־אֲחִיקָ֣ם בֶּן־שָׁפָ֔ן לְהוֹצִאֵ֖הוּ אֶל־הַבָּ֑יִת וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב בְּת֥וֹךְ הָעָֽם	14		They sent and they took Jeremiah from the court of the cell, and gave him to Gedoliah, child of Ahiqam, child of Shaphan, to bring him out to the house, and he settled in the midst of the people.	3e	4C	45 7
וְאֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ הָיָ֣ה דְבַר־יְהוָ֑ה בִּֽהְיֹת֣וֹ עָצ֔וּר בַּחֲצַ֥ר הַמַּטָּרָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר	15		And to Jeremiah it happened that Yahweh spoke, when he was detained in the court of the cell, saying,	3e	4B	12 14
הָל֣וֹךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ֡ לְעֶבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְ הַכּוּשִׁ֜י לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנְנִי֩ מֵבִ֨יא אֶת־דְּבָרַ֜י אֶל־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את לְרָעָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א לְטוֹבָ֑ה וְהָי֥וּ לְפָנֶ֖יךָ בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא	16	B	Go and say to the servant of the king, the Cushite, saying, Thus says Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, Note me well, I will bring my words against this city for evil and not for good, and they will be before you in that day.	3d	4C	51 11
וְהִצַּלְתִּ֥יךָ בַיּוֹם־הַה֖וּא נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֤א תִנָּתֵן֙ בְּיַ֣ד הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה יָג֖וֹר מִפְּנֵיהֶֽם	17		But I will deliver you in that day, an oracle of Yahweh, and you will not be given into the hand of persons of whom you are in terror from their presence.	3e	4C	13 20
כִּ֤י מַלֵּט֙ אֲמַלֶּטְךָ֔ וּבַחֶ֖רֶב לֹ֣א תִפֹּ֑ל וְהָיְתָ֨ה לְךָ֤ נַפְשְׁךָ֙ לְשָׁלָ֔ל כִּֽי־בָטַ֥חְתָּ בִּ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה	18	C	Because to escape, I will have you escape, and by the sword, you will not fall, and your being will be for you as spoil, because you have trusted in me, an oracle of Yahweh.	3e	4C	14 19

Isaiah 36

You can be sure I might have noted this similarity some time during the past 50 years, but like most things that I watch on TV, I had forgotten. So Isaiah 36 was 92% complete after I did 2 Kings 18. How curious. I may remember this now for a while. (Note no rest in verse 1). The point of view of this chapter is not entirely clear (e.g. v 5).

Isaiah 36		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
וַיְהִ֡י בְּאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה שָׁנָ֜ה לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֗הוּ עָלָ֞ה סַנְחֵרִ֤יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ עַ֣ל כָּל־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת וַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם	1		It was the fourteenth year of the reign of Hezekiah that Senacherib king of Ashur came up to all the cities of Judah enclosed and occupied them.	3c	4C	39
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֣וּר ׀ אֶת־רַב־שָׁקֵ֨ה מִלָּכִ֧ישׁ יְרוּשָׁלְַ֛מָה אֶל־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּחֵ֣יל כָּבֵ֑ד וַֽיַּעֲמֹ֗ד בִּתְעָלַת֙ הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הָעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה בִּמְסִלַּ֖ת שְׂדֵ֥ה כוֹבֵֽס	2		And the king of Ashur sent to a cupbearer overlord from Lachish toward Jerusalem to king Hezekiah with heavy force. And he stood by the conduit of the blessing pool, the upper part, on the highway to the field of the fuller.	3c	4B	31 21
וַיֵּצֵ֥א אֵלָ֛יו אֶלְיָקִ֥ים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַבָּ֑יִת וְשֶׁבְנָא֙ הַסֹּפֵ֔ר וְיוֹאָ֥ח בֶּן־אָסָ֖ף הַמַּזְכִּֽיר	3		And Elyaqim child of Hilqiah, who is over the house, went out to him, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah child of Asaph, the archivist.	3d	4B	19 15
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה אִמְרוּ־נָ֖א אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ הַגָּדוֹל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר מָ֧ה הַבִּטָּח֛וֹן הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּטָֽחְתָּ	4		And the cupbearer overlord said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Ashur, What is this trust that you have trusted?	3c	4C	16 25
אָמַ֙רְתִּי֙ אַךְ־דְּבַר־שְׂפָתַ֔יִם עֵצָ֥ה וּגְבוּרָ֖ה לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה עַתָּה֙ עַל־מִ֣י בָטַ֔חְתָּ כִּ֥י מָרַ֖דְתָּ בִּֽי	5		I said, (surely a lippy word). Counsel and valour to war. Now on whom do you trust that you mutiny against me?	3e	4B	18 12
הִנֵּ֣ה בָטַ֡חְתָּ עַל־מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ הַקָּנֶ֨ה הָרָצ֤וּץ הַזֶּה֙ עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִסָּמֵ֥ךְ אִישׁ֙ עָלָ֔יו וּבָ֥א בְכַפּ֖וֹ וּנְקָבָ֑הּ כֵּ֚ן פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם לְכָֽל־הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים עָלָֽיו	6		Behold, you trust on the staff of this splintered calamus, of Egypt, which for anyone who wants its support, it will go into his palm and pierce him. So is Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to all those who trust in him.	3e	4C	36 14
וְכִי־תֹאמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ בָּטָ֑חְנוּ הֲלוֹא־ה֗וּא אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵסִ֤יר חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶת־בָּמֹתָ֣יו וְאֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לִֽיהוּדָה֙ וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִפְנֵ֛י הַמִּזְבֵּ֥חַ הַזֶּ֖ה תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ	7		But when you say to me, to Yahweh our God we have trusted, is it not he whose high places and altars Hezekiah put aside, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Before this altar you will prostrate yourselves?	3d	4C	15 44
וְעַתָּה֙ הִתְעָ֣רֶב נָ֔א אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֖י הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה לְךָ֙ אַלְפַּ֣יִם סוּסִ֔ים אִם־תּוּכַ֕ל לָ֥תֶת לְךָ֖ רֹכְבִ֥ים עֲלֵיהֶֽם	8		So now ensure, please, my lord the king of Ashur, and I will assign to you two thousand horses, if you can put forth for yourself riders on them.	3e	4C	16 21
וְאֵ֣יךְ תָּשִׁ֗יב אֵ֠ת פְּנֵ֨י פַחַ֥ת אַחַ֛ד עַבְדֵ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖י הַקְטַנִּ֑ים וַתִּבְטַ֤ח לְךָ֙ עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם לְרֶ֖כֶב וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים	9		How then will you turn the face of one viceroy of the least of my lord's servants? And you put your trust in Egypt for chariot and cavalry!	3d	4C	19 15
וְעַתָּה֙ הֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה עָלִ֛יתִי עַל־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּ֖את לְהַשְׁחִיתָ֑הּ יְהוָה֙ אָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י עֲלֵ֛ה אֶל־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּ֖את וְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ	10		So now, was it apart from Yahweh that I come up against this place to destroy it? Yahweh said to me, Go up to this land and destroy it.	3d	4B	23 18
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶלְיָקִים֩ וְשֶׁבְנָ֨א וְיוֹאָ֜ח אֶל־רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה דַּבֶּר־נָ֤א אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲרָמִ֔ית כִּ֥י שֹׁמְעִ֖ים אֲנָ֑חְנוּ וְאַל־תְּדַבֵּ֤ר אֵלֵ֙ינוּ֙ יְהוּדִ֔ית בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַחוֹמָֽה	11		And Elyaqim said, and Shebna and Joah, to the overlord cupbearer, Speak, please, to your servants, Aramaic, for we are the ones hearing, and do not speak to us Judean in the ears of the people that are on the wall.	3e	4C	33 22
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה הַאֶ֨ל אֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ וְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי אֲדֹנִ֔י לְדַבֵּ֖ר אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה הֲלֹ֣א עַל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ עַל־הַ֣חוֹמָ֔ה לֶאֱכֹ֣ל אֶת־חראיהם צוֹאָתָ֗ם וְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹת אֶת־שיניהם מֵימֵ֥י רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם עִמָּכֶֽם	12		And cupbearer said firmly to them, Is it to your lord or against you, that my lord sent me to speak these words? Is it not against the men sitting on the wall, to eat their filth, and to imbibe the water of their feet, with you?	3d	4C	33 41
וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה וַיִּקְרָ֥א בְקוֹל־גָּד֖וֹל יְהוּדִ֑ית וַיֹּ֕אמֶר שִׁמְע֗וּ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֛י הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הַגָּד֖וֹל מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר	13		And the overlord cupbearer stood, and he proclaimed with a great voice in Judean. And said, Hear the words of the great king, the king of Ashur,	3d	4A	17 18
כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אַל־יַשִּׁ֥א לָכֶ֖ם חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כִּ֥י לֹֽא־יוּכַ֖ל לְהַצִּ֥יל אֶתְכֶֽם	14	C	Thus says the king, Do not let Hezekiah lure you, for he is not able to deliver you.	3e	4C	15 8
וְאַל־יַבְטַ֨ח אֶתְכֶ֤ם חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה לֵאמֹ֔ר הַצֵּ֥ל יַצִּילֵ֖נוּ יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֤א תִנָּתֵן֙ הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את בְּיַ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר	15		So do not let Hezekiah make you trust to Yahweh, saying, For deliverance, Yahweh will deliver us. This city will not be given into the hand of the king of Ashur.	3e	4C	23 14
אַֽל־תִּשְׁמְע֖וּ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֗וּר עֲשֽׂוּ־אִתִּ֤י בְרָכָה֙ וּצְא֣וּ אֵלַ֔י וְאִכְל֤וּ אִישׁ־גַּפְנוֹ֙ וְאִ֣ישׁ תְּאֵנָת֔וֹ וּשְׁת֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ מֵי־בוֹרֽוֹ	16		Do not hear Hezekiah, for thus says the king of Ashur, Deal me a blessing, and come forth to me, and eat, each of their vine, and each of their fig tree, and imbibe, each of the waters of their cistern,	3e	4C	9 36
עַד־בֹּאִ֕י וְלָקַחְתִּ֥י אֶתְכֶ֖ם אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּאַרְצְכֶ֑ם אֶ֤רֶץ דָּגָן֙ וְתִיר֔וֹשׁ אֶ֥רֶץ לֶ֖חֶם וּכְרָמִֽים	17		until I come, and I will take you to a land like your land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards,	3e	4C	16 14
פֶּן־יַסִּ֨ית אֶתְכֶ֤ם חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֖ה יַצִּילֵ֑נוּ הַהִצִּ֜ילוּ אֱלֹהֵ֤י הַגּוֹיִם֙ אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־אַרְצ֔וֹ מִיַּ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר	18		Lest Hezekiah persuade you, saying, Yahweh will deliver us. Did any God of the nations deliver his land from the hand of the king of Ashur?	3e	4C	17 20
אַיֵּ֞ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י חֲמָת֙ וְאַרְפָּ֔ד אַיֵּ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י סְפַרְוָ֑יִם וְכִֽי־הִצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־שֹׁמְר֖וֹן מִיָּדִֽי	19		Where is the God of Hamath and Arpad? Where is the God of Sepharvaim, and that they delivered Samaria from my hands?	3e	4C	19 10
מִ֗י בְּכָל־אֱלֹהֵ֤י הָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁר־הִצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־אַרְצָ֖ם מִיָּדִ֑י כִּֽי־יַצִּ֧יל יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם מִיָּדִֽי	20	~	Who is among all the gods of these lands that did deliver their land from my hands, that Yahweh should deliver Jerusalem from my hands?	3c	4C	24 12
וַֽיַּחֲרִ֔ישׁוּ וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ דָּבָ֑ר כִּֽי־מִצְוַ֨ת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הִ֛יא לֵאמֹ֖ר לֹ֥א תַעֲנֻֽהוּ	21		But they kept silent and they did not answer him a thing, for the commandment of the king was this, saying, Do not answer him.	3d	4A	12 14
וַיָּבֹ֣א אֶלְיָקִ֣ים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֣הוּ אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַ֠בַּיִת וְשֶׁבְנָ֨א הַסּוֹפֵ֜ר וְיוֹאָ֨ח בֶּן־אָסָ֧ף הַמַּזְכִּ֛יר אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ קְרוּעֵ֣י בְגָדִ֑ים וַיַּגִּ֣ידוּ ל֔וֹ אֵ֖ת דִּבְרֵ֥י רַב־שָׁקֵֽה	22		And Elyaqim child of Hilqiah came in, (who was over the house), and Shebna the secretary, and Joah child of Asaph, the archivist, to Hezekiah, their garments ripped, and they made clear to him the words of the cupbearer overlord.	3c	4B	43 11

2 Kings 18

It may be that I am letting the word sequences take me by similarities around the newspapers of the complex generations of conflict, deportation, and exile in Judah and Israel with Assyria (Ashur) and Babylon (Babel). This is not history that I am very familiar with, nor is it easy to discover. Snippets of information occur in the prophets and in the books of Kings and Chronicles. Hopefully patterns will emerge and give some clarity as we navigate the archives. There are various charts around the web showing who was who when. Quite a few on Wikipedia, and carefully constructed. I find the only way to 'get the picture' is to construct one's own, but it would be a distraction at the moment.

I am having enough trouble with the reading itself. The language structure is more awkward here (and in a couple of recent chapters) than I recall, word orders like v, s, s, s, a verb followed by three subjects, a delegation, where I would have to move the English verb a mile from its original musical location. (I don't mind moving it an inch.) And names of characters that are not names but more likely titles, revealing a role one might not expect like chief cupbearer. I did not use chief, but overlord. I could make an exception to my rules and let רב and שר overlap, but overlord sounds like a suitable name for this persuasive character who takes Yahweh as his authority, even if deceitfully, (he knows the jargon) to the chagrin of the Judeans.

It's worth noting, given some dispute over the covering the feet euphemism, that in this case the dung and piss of the KJV interprets the euphemism, as does the JB, (dung and urine), and I have not done so below.

Hoshea was the last king of Israel (732-722) Hezekiah's dates are disputed. The articles compare four estimates from historians. (Told you it would be a distraction.)

2 Kings 18		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
וַֽיְהִי֙ בִּשְׁנַ֣ת שָׁלֹ֔שׁ לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל מָלַ֛ךְ חִזְקִיָּ֥ה בֶן־אָחָ֖ז מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה	1		And it was in the third year of Hoshea, child of Eilah, king of Israel, Hezekiah reigned, child of Ahaz king of Judah.	3d	4B	18 13
בֶּן־עֶשְׂרִ֨ים וְחָמֵ֤שׁ שָׁנָה֙ הָיָ֣ה בְמָלְכ֔וֹ וְעֶשְׂרִ֤ים וָתֵ֙שַׁע֙ שָׁנָ֔ה מָלַ֖ךְ בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְשֵׁ֣ם אִמּ֔וֹ אֲבִ֖י בַּת־זְכַרְיָֽה	2		A child of twenty five years he was when he began to reign, and twenty nine years he reigned in Jerusalem, and the name of his mother was Abi, the daughter of Zachariah.	3e	4C	27 10
וַיַּ֥עַשׂ הַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֖ה דָּוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו	3		And he did what is upright in the eyes of Yahweh, according to everything that David his father had done.	3e	4B	11 10
ה֣וּא ׀ הֵסִ֣יר אֶת־הַבָּמ֗וֹת וְשִׁבַּר֙ אֶת־הַמַּצֵּבֹ֔ת וְכָרַ֖ת אֶת־הָֽאֲשֵׁרָ֑ה וְכִתַּת֩ נְחַ֨שׁ הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־עָשָׂ֣ה מֹשֶׁ֗ה כִּ֣י עַד־הַיָּמִ֤ים הָהֵ֙מָּה֙ הָי֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מְקַטְּרִ֣ים ל֔וֹ וַיִּקְרָא־ל֖וֹ נְחֻשְׁתָּֽן	4	B	He put aside the high places, and shattered the monument, and cut off the fetish, and beat the brass snake that Moses had made, for to those days, the children of Israel were burning incense to it, and he called it Nehushtan.	3e	4C	23 40
בַּיהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בָּטָ֑ח וְאַחֲרָ֞יו לֹא־הָיָ֣ה כָמֹ֗הוּ בְּכֹל֙ מַלְכֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָי֖וּ לְפָנָֽיו	5		In Yahweh, the God of Israel, he trusted, and after him there was not his like among all the kings of Judah, nor that were before him.	3e	4B	10 24
וַיִּדְבַּק֙ בַּֽיהוָ֔ה לֹא־סָ֖ר מֵאַֽחֲרָ֑יו וַיִּשְׁמֹר֙ מִצְוֺתָ֔יו אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֥ה יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־מֹשֶֽׁה	6		And he stayed close to Yahweh. He did not depart from following him, and kept his commandments which Yahweh commanded Moses.	3e	4A	11 15
וְהָיָ֤ה יְהוָה֙ עִמּ֔וֹ בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יֵצֵ֖א יַשְׂכִּ֑יל וַיִּמְרֹ֥ד בְּמֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֖וּר וְלֹ֥א עֲבָדֽוֹ	7		And Yahweh was with him. Everywhere he went out was with insight. And he mutinied against the king of Ashur, and did not serve him.	3e	4C	15 13
הֽוּא־הִכָּ֧ה אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֛ים עַד־עַזָּ֖ה וְאֶת־גְּבוּלֶ֑יהָ מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל נוֹצְרִ֖ים עַד־עִ֥יר מִבְצָֽר	8		Himself, he struck the Philistines to Gaza and her borders, from observation tower to enclosed city.	3c	4A	16 9
וַֽיְהִ֞י בַּשָּׁנָ֤ה הָֽרְבִיעִית֙ לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ הִ֚יא הַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַשְּׁבִיעִ֔ית לְהוֹשֵׁ֥עַ בֶּן־אֵלָ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עָלָ֞ה שַׁלְמַנְאֶ֧סֶר מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֛וּר עַל־שֹׁמְר֖וֹן וַיָּ֥צַר עָלֶֽיהָ	9		And it happened in the fourth year of the reign of Hezekiah, (this was the seventh year of Hoshea child of Eilah king of Israel), Shalmaneser king of Ashur came up against Samaria and laid siege to it.	3c	4C	34 19
וַֽיִּלְכְּדֻ֗הָ מִקְצֵה֙ שָׁלֹ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים בִּשְׁנַת־שֵׁ֖שׁ לְחִזְקִיָּ֑ה הִ֣יא שְׁנַת־תֵּ֗שַׁע לְהוֹשֵׁ֙עַ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל נִלְכְּדָ֖ה שֹׁמְרֽוֹן	10		And he conquered it at the culmination of three years, in the sixth year of Hezekiah. (This was year nine of Hoshea, king of Israel, that Samaria was conquered.)	3e	4B	18 19
וַיֶּ֧גֶל מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֛וּר אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַשּׁ֑וּרָה וַיַּנְחֵ֞ם בַּחְלַ֧ח וּבְחָב֛וֹר נְהַ֥ר גּוֹזָ֖ן וְעָרֵ֥י מָדָֽי	11		And the king of Ashur exiled Israel to Ashur, and he guided them into Xalax and Xabor, the river Gozan, and the cities of Media.	3c	4A	14 17
עַ֣ל ׀ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־שָׁמְע֗וּ בְּקוֹל֙ יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֔ם וַיַּעַבְרוּ֙ אֶת־בְּרִית֔וֹ אֵ֚ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֔ה מֹשֶׁ֖ה עֶ֣בֶד יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ וְלֹ֥א עָשֽׂוּ	12	B	In that they did not hear with the voice of Yahweh their God, and they bypassed his covenant, all that Moses the servant of Yahweh commanded, both they did not hear and they had not done.	3e	4C	34 8
וּבְאַרְבַּע֩ עֶשְׂרֵ֨ה שָׁנָ֜ה לַמֶּ֣לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֗ה עָלָ֞ה סַנְחֵרִ֤יב מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֙ עַ֣ל כָּל־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת וַֽיִּתְפְּשֵֽׂם	13		And in the fourteenth year of the reign of Hezekiah, Senacherib king of Ashur came up to all the enclosed cities of Judah and occupied them.	3c	4C	36
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח חִזְקִיָּ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֣ה אֶל־מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁוּר֩ ׀ לָכִ֨ישָׁה ׀ לֵאמֹ֤ר ׀ חָטָ֙אתִי֙ שׁ֣וּב מֵֽעָלַ֔י אֵ֛ת אֲשֶׁר־תִּתֵּ֥ן עָלַ֖י אֶשָּׂ֑א וַיָּ֨שֶׂם מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֜וּר עַל־חִזְקִיָּ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֗ה שְׁלֹ֤שׁ מֵאוֹת֙ כִּכַּר־כֶּ֔סֶף וּשְׁלֹשִׁ֖ים כִּכַּ֥ר זָהָֽב	14		And Hezekiah king of Judah sent to the king of Ashur towards Lachish, saying, I have sinned. Turn back from me. What you assign against me, I will bear. And the king of Ashur set over Hezekiah, king of Judah, three hundred talents of silver and thirty talents of gold.	3d	4C	37 31
וַיִּתֵּן֙ חִזְקִיָּ֔ה אֶת־כָּל־הַכֶּ֖סֶף הַנִּמְצָ֣א בֵית־יְהוָ֑ה וּבְאֹצְר֖וֹת בֵּ֥ית הַמֶּֽלֶךְ	15		And Hezekiah gave all the silver that was found in the house of Yahweh, and in the treasuries of the house of the king.	3e	4B	17 7
בָּעֵ֣ת הַהִ֗יא קִצַּ֨ץ חִזְקִיָּ֜ה אֶת־דַּלְת֨וֹת הֵיכַ֤ל יְהוָה֙ וְאֶת־הָאֹ֣מְנ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִפָּ֔ה חִזְקִיָּ֖ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה וַֽיִּתְּנֵ֖ם לְמֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר	16		At that time Hezekiah sundered the gateways of the temple of Yahweh, (and the faithfulness which Hezekiah king of Judah had overlaid) and he gave them to the king of Ashur.	3e	4C	33 8
וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מֶֽלֶךְ־אַשּׁ֡וּר אֶת־תַּרְתָּ֥ן וְאֶת־רַב־סָרִ֣יס ׀ וְאֶת־רַב־שָׁקֵ֨ה מִן־לָכִ֜ישׁ אֶל־הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ חִזְקִיָּ֛הוּ בְּחֵ֥יל כָּבֵ֖ד יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַיַּעֲל֣וּ וַיָּבֹ֗אוּ וַיַּֽעַמְדוּ֙ בִּתְעָלַת֙ הַבְּרֵכָ֣ה הָֽעֶלְיוֹנָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֕ר בִּמְסִלַּ֖ת שְׂדֵ֥ה כוֹבֵֽס	17		And the king of Ashur sent a field marshall and a eunuch overlord and a cupbearer overlord from Lachish to king Hezekiah with heavy force to Jerusalem, and they went up and they entered Jerusalem, and they went up and they came and they stood by the conduit of the blessing pool, the upper part that is on the highway to the field of the fuller.	3c	4B	39 41
וַֽיִּקְרְאוּ֙ אֶל־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיֵּצֵ֧א אֲלֵהֶ֛ם אֶלְיָקִ֥ים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֲשֶׁ֣ר עַל־הַבָּ֑יִת וְשֶׁבְנָה֙ הַסֹּפֵ֔ר וְיוֹאָ֥ח בֶּן־אָסָ֖ף הַמַּזְכִּֽיר	18		So they called out to the king and Elyaqim child of Hilqiah, who is over the house, went out to them, and Shebna the secretary, and Joah child of Asaph, the archivist.	3c	4B	28 15
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵהֶם֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה אִמְרוּ־נָ֖א אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ הַגָּדוֹל֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֔וּר מָ֧ה הַבִּטָּח֛וֹן הַזֶּ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּטָֽחְתָּ	19		And the cupbearer overlord said to them, Say now to Hezekiah, Thus says the great king, the king of Ashur, What is this trust that you have trusted?	3c	4C	16 25
אָמַ֙רְתָּ֙ אַךְ־דְּבַר־שְׂפָתַ֔יִם עֵצָ֥ה וּגְבוּרָ֖ה לַמִּלְחָמָ֑ה עַתָּה֙ עַל־מִ֣י בָטַ֔חְתָּ כִּ֥י מָרַ֖דְתָּ בִּֽי	20		You say, (surely a lippy word). Counsel and valour to war. Now on whom do you trust that you mutiny against me?	3e	4B	18 12
עַתָּ֡ה הִנֵּ֣ה בָטַ֣חְתָּ לְּךָ֡ עַל־מִשְׁעֶנֶת֩ הַקָּנֶ֨ה הָרָצ֤וּץ הַזֶּה֙ עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֨ר יִסָּמֵ֥ךְ אִישׁ֙ עָלָ֔יו וּבָ֥א בְכַפּ֖וֹ וּנְקָבָ֑הּ כֵּ֚ן פַּרְעֹ֣ה מֶֽלֶךְ־מִצְרַ֔יִם לְכָֽל־הַבֹּטְחִ֖ים עָלָֽיו	21		Now, behold, you trust yourself on the staff of this splintered calamus, of Egypt, which anyone who wants its support, it will go into his palm and pierce him. So is Pharaoh, the king of Egypt, to all those who trust in him.	3e	4C	40 14
וְכִי־תֹאמְר֣וּן אֵלַ֔י אֶל־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵ֖ינוּ בָּטָ֑חְנוּ הֲלוֹא־ה֗וּא אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵסִ֤יר חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶת־בָּמֹתָ֣יו וְאֶת־מִזְבְּחֹתָ֔יו וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לִֽיהוּדָה֙ וְלִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִפְנֵי֙ הַמִּזְבֵּ֣חַ הַזֶּ֔ה תִּֽשְׁתַּחֲו֖וּ בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם	22		But if you say to me, To Yahweh our God we have trusted, is it not he whose high places and altars Hezekiah put aside, and said to Judah and to Jerusalem, Before this altar you will prostrate yourselves in Jerusalem?	3e	4C	16 48
וְעַתָּה֙ הִתְעָ֣רֶב נָ֔א אֶת־אֲדֹנִ֖י אֶת־מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֑וּר וְאֶתְּנָ֤ה לְךָ֙ אַלְפַּ֣יִם סוּסִ֔ים אִם־תּוּכַ֕ל לָ֥תֶת לְךָ֖ רֹכְבִ֥ים עֲלֵיהֶֽם	23		So now ensure, please, my lord the king of Ashur, and I will assign to you two thousand horses, if you can put forth for yourself riders on them.	3e	4C	16 21
וְאֵ֣יךְ תָּשִׁ֗יב אֵ֠ת פְּנֵ֨י פַחַ֥ת אַחַ֛ד עַבְדֵ֥י אֲדֹנִ֖י הַקְּטַנִּ֑ים וַתִּבְטַ֤ח לְךָ֙ עַל־מִצְרַ֔יִם לְרֶ֖כֶב וּלְפָרָשִֽׁים	24		How then will you turn the face of one viceroy of the least of my lord's servants? And you put your trust in Egypt for chariot and cavalry!	3d	4C	19 15
עַתָּה֙ הֲמִבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה עָלִ֛יתִי עַל־הַמָּק֥וֹם הַזֶּ֖ה לְהַשְׁחִת֑וֹ יְהוָה֙ אָמַ֣ר אֵלַ֔י עֲלֵ֛ה עַל־הָאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּ֖את וְהַשְׁחִיתָֽהּ	25		Now was it apart from Yahweh that I come up against this place to destroy it? Yahweh said to me, Go up to this land and destroy it.	3d	4B	22 18
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶלְיָקִ֣ים בֶּן־חִ֠לְקִיָּהוּ וְשֶׁבְנָ֨ה וְיוֹאָ֜ח אֶל־רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה דַּבֶּר־נָ֤א אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ אֲרָמִ֔ית כִּ֥י שֹׁמְעִ֖ים אֲנָ֑חְנוּ וְאַל־תְּדַבֵּ֤ר עִמָּ֙נוּ֙ יְהוּדִ֔ית בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַחֹמָֽה	26		And Elyaqim child of Hilqiah said, and Shebna and Joah, to the overlord cupbearer, Speak, please, to your servants, Aramaic, for we are the ones hearing, and do not speak with us Judean in the ears of the people that are on the wall.	3e	4C	38 22
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה הַעַ֨ל אֲדֹנֶ֤יךָ וְאֵלֶ֙יךָ֙ שְׁלָחַ֣נִי אֲדֹנִ֔י לְדַבֵּ֖ר אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה הֲלֹ֣א עַל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים הַיֹּֽשְׁבִים֙ עַל־הַ֣חֹמָ֔ה לֶאֱכֹ֣ל אֶת צוֹאָתָ֗ם וְלִשְׁתּ֛וֹת אֶת־מימֵ֥י רַגְלֵיהֶ֖ם עִמָּכֶֽם	27		And the overlord cupbearer said to them, Is it against your lord or against you, that my lord sent me to speak these words? Is it not against the men sitting on the wall, to eat their filth, and to imbibe the water of their feet, with you.	3d	4C	36 34
וַֽיַּעֲמֹד֙ רַב־שָׁקֵ֔ה וַיִּקְרָ֥א בְקוֹל־גָּד֖וֹל יְהוּדִ֑ית וַיְדַבֵּ֣ר וַיֹּ֔אמֶר שִׁמְע֛וּ דְּבַר־הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הַגָּד֖וֹל מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר	28		And the overlord cupbearer stood, and he proclaimed with a great voice in Judean. And he spoke, and he said, Hear the word of the great king, the king of Ashur,	3d	4B	17 20
כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אַל־יַשִּׁ֥יא לָכֶ֖ם חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כִּי־לֹ֣א יוּכַ֔ל לְהַצִּ֥יל אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיָּדֽוֹ	29	C	Thus says the king, Do not let Hezekiah lure you, for he is not able to deliver you from his hand.	3e	4C	15 11
וְאַל־יַבְטַ֨ח אֶתְכֶ֤ם חִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ אֶל־יְהוָ֣ה לֵאמֹ֔ר הַצֵּ֥ל יַצִּילֵ֖נוּ יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֤א תִנָּתֵן֙ אֶת־הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את בְּיַ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר	30		So do not let Hezekiah make you trust to Yahweh, saying, For deliverance, Yahweh will deliver us, and this city will not be given into the hand of the king of Ashur.	3e	4C	23 16
אַֽל־תִּשְׁמְע֖וּ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּ כִּי֩ כֹ֨ה אָמַ֜ר מֶ֣לֶךְ אַשּׁ֗וּר עֲשֽׂוּ־אִתִּ֤י בְרָכָה֙ וּצְא֣וּ אֵלַ֔י וְאִכְל֤וּ אִישׁ־גַּפְנוֹ֙ וְאִ֣ישׁ תְּאֵֽנָת֔וֹ וּשְׁת֖וּ אִ֥ישׁ מֵֽי־בוֹרֽוֹ	31		Do not hear Hezekiah, for thus says the king of Ashur, Deal me a blessing, and come forth to me, and eat, each of their vine, and each of their fig tree, and imbibe, each of the waters of their cistern,	3e	4C	9 35
עַד־בֹּאִי֩ וְלָקַחְתִּ֨י אֶתְכֶ֜ם אֶל־אֶ֣רֶץ כְּאַרְצְכֶ֗ם אֶרֶץ֩ דָּגָ֨ן וְתִיר֜וֹשׁ אֶ֧רֶץ לֶ֣חֶם וּכְרָמִ֗ים אֶ֣רֶץ זֵ֤ית יִצְהָר֙ וּדְבַ֔שׁ וִֽחְי֖וּ וְלֹ֣א תָמֻ֑תוּ וְאַֽל־תִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ כִּֽי־יַסִּ֤ית אֶתְכֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֖ה יַצִּילֵֽנוּ	32		until I come, and I will take you to a land like your land, a land of grain and new wine, a land of bread and vineyards, a land of olive, the clarified oil and honey, so live and you will not die. So do not hear Hezekiah when he persuades you, saying, Yahweh will deliver us.	3c	4C	44 22
הַהַצֵּ֥ל הִצִּ֛ילוּ אֱלֹהֵ֥י הַגּוֹיִ֖ם אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־אַרְצ֑וֹ מִיַּ֖ד מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר	33		Deliverance? Did any God of the nations deliver his land, from the hand of the king of Ashur?	3d	4B	16 6
אַיֵּה֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י חֲמָ֜ת וְאַרְפָּ֗ד אַיֵּ֛ה אֱלֹהֵ֥י סְפַרְוַ֖יִם הֵנַ֣ע וְעִוָּ֑ה כִּֽי־הִצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־שֹׁמְר֖וֹן מִיָּדִֽי	34		Where is the God of Hamath and Arpad? Where is the God of Sepharvaim, Hena, and Iva, that they delivered Samaria from my hands?	3d	4B	23 9
מִ֚י בְּכָל־אֱלֹהֵ֣י הָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹת אֲשֶׁר־הִצִּ֥ילוּ אֶת־אַרְצָ֖ם מִיָּדִ֑י כִּי־יַצִּ֧יל יְהוָ֛ה אֶת־יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם מִיָּדִֽי	35	C	Who is among all the gods of the lands that did deliver their land from my hands, that Yahweh should deliver Jerusalem from my hands?	3c	4C	21 12
וְהֶחֱרִ֣ישׁוּ הָעָ֔ם וְלֹֽא־עָנ֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ דָּבָ֑ר כִּי־מִצְוַ֨ת הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ הִ֛יא לֵאמֹ֖ר לֹ֥א תַעֲנֻֽהוּ	36		But the people kept silence and they did not answer him a thing, for the commandment of the king was this, saying, Do not answer him.	3d	4B	14 14
וַיָּבֹ֣א אֶלְיָקִ֣ים בֶּן־חִלְקִיָּ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־עַל־הַ֠בַּיִת וְשֶׁבְנָ֨א הַסֹּפֵ֜ר וְיוֹאָ֨ח בֶּן־אָסָ֧ף הַמַּזְכִּ֛יר אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ קְרוּעֵ֣י בְגָדִ֑ים וַיַּגִּ֣דוּ ל֔וֹ דִּבְרֵ֖י רַב־שָׁקֵֽה	37		And Elyaqim child of Hilqiah came in, (who was over the house), and Shebna the secretary, and Joah child of Asaph, the archivist, to Hezekiah, their garments ripped, and they made clear to him the words of the cupbearer overlord.	3c	4B	42 10

Some time ago, I looked at the domain of culture-rule with respect to nouns. It has gotten more complex The list below only touches the surface, for each of these nouns has other common glosses, both noun and verb. Yet it seems that titles of authorities have come from other words. I am still trying to imagine how I will use analytical techniques to critique my glosses when I get more and more towards completion. I think I will need English parsing algorithms for both verbs and nouns.

אדון lord, master
אחשׁדרפנים satrap
אלף captain,
אשׁף astrologist
בעל baal, owner, senior, superior
חרטם magician
חשׁם ambassador
טפסר marshal
לחשׁ conjurer
מלך king, monarch, queen
משׁל governor
נדב prince
נשׂא principal
סגן prefect
סריס eunuch
סרן chieftain
פחה viceroy
פרתם patrician
קצה dictator
רב overlord
רדה rule
רזן rule-maker
שׁטר overseer
שׁלושׁ adjutant
שׁלט authority

Proverbs 14

I thought I would have a respite and do a bit of Proverbs. But I picked a chapter that had another 10 missing verses in my data. So for the second time in a few months, puzzle pieces have been found under the sofa! I had this chapter marked as having only 25 verses and it really has 35 verses.

Proverbs 14		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
חַכְמ֣וֹת נָ֭שִׁים בָּנְתָ֣ה בֵיתָ֑הּ וְ֝אִוֶּ֗לֶת בְּיָדֶ֥יהָ תֶהֶרְסֶֽנּוּ	1		Wise women. She builds her house, but foolishness in her hands overthrows it.	3e	4B	8 12
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ בְּ֭יָשְׁרוֹ יְרֵ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וּנְל֖וֹז דְּרָכָ֣יו בּוֹזֵֽהוּ	2		Walking in its uprightness is one who fears Yahweh, but the drifter in its ways despises him.	3e	4B	9 8
בְּֽפִי־אֱ֭וִיל חֹ֣טֶר גַּאֲוָ֑ה וְשִׂפְתֵ֥י חֲ֝כָמִ֗ים תִּשְׁמוּרֵֽם	3		In the mouth of the obstinate, a twig of pride, but the lips of the shrewd shelter them.	3e	4B	8 9
בְּאֵ֣ין אֲ֭לָפִים אֵב֣וּס בָּ֑ר וְרָב־תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת בְּכֹ֣חַ שֽׁוֹר	4		When there are no droves, a manger is purified, but vast income is in the power of a bull.	3e	4B	8 9
עֵ֣ד אֱ֭מוּנִים לֹ֣א יְכַזֵּ֑ב וְיָפִ֥יחַ כְּ֝זָבִ֗ים עֵ֣ד שָֽׁקֶר	5	B	A witness to faithfulness not does lie, but a snorter of lies is a false witness.	3e	4B	8 10
בִּקֶּשׁ־לֵ֣ץ חָכְמָ֣ה וָאָ֑יִן וְדַ֖עַת לְנָב֣וֹן נָקָֽל	6		One who is scornful sought wisdom, and there was none, but knowledge, to one who discerns, is trifling.	3e	4B	8 8
לֵ֣ךְ מִ֭נֶּגֶד לְאִ֣ישׁ כְּסִ֑יל וּבַל־יָ֝דַ֗עְתָּ שִׂפְתֵי־דָֽעַת	7	B	Walk away before a dullard, when you do not know the lips of knowledge.	3e	4B	8 8
חָכְמַ֣ת עָ֭רוּם הָבִ֣ין דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְאִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה	8		The wisdom of the crafty is the discernment of his way, but the foolishness of dullards is from deceit.	3e	4B	8 9
אֱ֭וִלִים יָלִ֣יץ אָשָׁ֑ם וּבֵ֖ין יְשָׁרִ֣ים רָצֽוֹן	9	g	The foolish are scornful of offense, but between the upright is acceptance.	3e	4B	7 7
לֵ֗ב י֭וֹדֵעַ מָרַּ֣ת נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּ֝בְשִׂמְחָת֗וֹ לֹא־יִתְעָ֥רַב זָֽר	10	~	A heart knows its provocation, and in its gladness, a stranger does not intermingle.	3e	4B	8 9
בֵּ֣ית רְ֭שָׁעִים יִשָּׁמֵ֑ד וְאֹ֖הֶל יְשָׁרִ֣ים יַפְרִֽיחַ	11	B	The house of the wicked will be exterminated, but the tent of the upright will flourish.	3e	4B	7 9
יֵ֤שׁ דֶּ֣רֶךְ יָ֭שָׁר לִפְנֵי־אִ֑ישׁ וְ֝אַחֲרִיתָ֗הּ דַּרְכֵי־מָֽוֶת	12	C	There is a way that is upright facing a person, and following it are the ways of death.	3e	4C	8 8
גַּם־בִּשְׂח֥וֹק יִכְאַב־לֵ֑ב וְאַחֲרִיתָ֖הּ שִׂמְחָ֣ה תוּגָֽה	13		Furthermore in laughter is sorrow of heart, and and the aftermath of its gladness is sadness.	3e	4B	6 9
מִדְּרָכָ֣יו יִ֭שְׂבַּע ס֣וּג לֵ֑ב וּ֝מֵעָלָ֗יו אִ֣ישׁ טֽוֹב	14		From its ways, the spineless of heart will be satisfied, but from itself, a good person.	3e	4B	7 6
פֶּ֭תִי יַאֲמִ֣ין לְכָל־דָּבָ֑ר וְ֝עָר֗וּם יָבִ֥ין לַאֲשֻׁרֽוֹ	15	g	Simplicity puts faith in any word, but craftiness discerns its steps.	3e	4B	9 9
חָכָ֣ם יָ֭רֵא וְסָ֣ר מֵרָ֑ע וּ֝כְסִ֗יל מִתְעַבֵּ֥ר וּבוֹטֵֽחַ	16		One who is wise fears and turns aside from evil, but a dullard is furious and trusting.	3e	4B	8 9
קְֽצַר־אַ֭פַּיִם יַעֲשֶׂ֣ה אִוֶּ֑לֶת וְאִ֥ישׁ מְ֝זִמּ֗וֹת יִשָּׂנֵֽא	17		One who harvests anger deals foolishly, and a scheming person is hated.	3e	4B	10 8
נָחֲל֣וּ פְתָאיִ֣ם אִוֶּ֑לֶת וַֽ֝עֲרוּמִ֗ים יַכְתִּ֥רוּ דָֽעַת	18		Simpletons inherit foolishness, but the crafty, let knowledge encircle.	3e	4B	9 9
שַׁח֣וּ רָ֭עִים לִפְנֵ֣י טוֹבִ֑ים וּ֝רְשָׁעִ֗ים עַֽל־שַׁעֲרֵ֥י צַדִּֽיק	19		The dejected are self-destructive facing goodness, and the wicked, against the gates of a righteous one.	3e	4B	8 9
גַּם־לְ֭רֵעֵהוּ יִשָּׂ֣נֵא רָ֑שׁ וְאֹהֲבֵ֖י עָשִׁ֣יר רַבִּֽים	20		Furthermore, one who is in want is hated of its associate, and those who love one who is rich are many.	3e	4B	9 8
בָּז־לְרֵעֵ֥הוּ חוֹטֵ֑א וּמְחוֹנֵ֖ן עֲנָוִ֣ים אַשְׁרָֽיו	21		One who is contemptuous to its associate sins, but one who is gracious to the afflicted is happy.	3e	4B	7 8
הֲ‍ֽלוֹא־יִ֭תְעוּ חֹ֣רְשֵׁי רָ֑ע וְחֶ֥סֶד וֶ֝אֱמֶ֗ת חֹ֣רְשֵׁי טֽוֹב	22		Do they not wander, those who plough evil? But kindness and truth, those who plough good.	3e	4B	7 9
בְּכָל־עֶ֭צֶב יִהְיֶ֣ה מוֹתָ֑ר וּדְבַר־שְׂ֝פָתַ֗יִם אַךְ־לְמַחְסֽוֹר	23		In all hardship there will be advantage, but the word of lips surely is to deprivation.	3e	4B	8 9
עֲטֶ֣רֶת חֲכָמִ֣ים עָשְׁרָ֑ם אִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים אִוֶּֽלֶת	24		The crown of the shrewd is their riches. The foolishness of dullards is foolish.	3e	4B	8 9
מַצִּ֣יל נְ֭פָשׁוֹת עֵ֣ד אֱמֶ֑ת וְיָפִ֖חַ כְּזָבִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה	25		To deliver beings, a true witness, and exhaling lies is from deceit.	3e	4B	8 9
בְּיִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מִבְטַח־עֹ֑ז וּ֝לְבָנָ֗יו יִהְיֶ֥ה מַחְסֶֽה	26		In the fear of Yahweh is the trust of strength, and for its children, there will be refuge.	3e	4B	8 7
יִרְאַ֣ת יְ֭הוָה מְק֣וֹר חַיִּ֑ים לָ֝ס֗וּר מִמֹּ֥קְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת	27		The fear of Yahweh is a fountain of life, to depart from the entrapments of death.	3e	4B	8 7
בְּרָב־עָ֥ם הַדְרַת־מֶ֑לֶךְ וּבְאֶ֥פֶס לְ֝אֹ֗ם מְחִתַּ֥ת רָזֽוֹן	28		In the abundance of a people is the honour of a monarch, but in the termination of a tribe, the disarray of a rule-maker.	3e	4A	7 10
אֶ֣רֶךְ אַ֭פַּיִם רַב־תְּבוּנָ֑ה וּקְצַר־ר֝֗וּחַ מֵרִ֥ים אִוֶּֽלֶת	29	B	Slow to anger, abundant of discernment, but but the reaper of wind is exalting foolishness.	3e	4B	8 9
חַיֵּ֣י בְ֭שָׂרִים לֵ֣ב מַרְפֵּ֑א וּרְקַ֖ב עֲצָמ֣וֹת קִנְאָֽה	30		The life of the flesh, a heart healing, but rottenness the bones of jealousy.	3e	4B	8 7
עֹ֣שֵֽׁקP דָּ֭ל חֵרֵ֣ף עֹשֵׂ֑הוּ וּ֝מְכַבְּד֗וֹ חֹנֵ֥ן אֶבְיֽוֹן	31	B	The oppressor of the weak reproaches its Maker, but one who glorifies him is gracious to the needy.	3e	4B	8 7
בְּֽ֭רָעָתוֹ יִדָּחֶ֣ה רָשָׁ֑ע וְחֹסֶ֖ה בְמוֹת֣וֹ צַדִּֽיק	32		In its evil, wickedness is pushed over, but in its death, a righteous one will take refuge.	3e	4B	9 8
בְּלֵ֣ב נָ֭בוֹן תָּנ֣וּחַ חָכְמָ֑ה וּבְקֶ֥רֶב כְּ֝סִילִ֗ים תִּוָּדֵֽעַ	33		Into the heart of understanding rests wisdom, but what is within dullards is made known.	3e	4B	9 10
צְדָקָ֥ה תְרֽוֹמֵֽם־גּ֑וֹי וְחֶ֖סֶד לְאֻמִּ֣ים חַטָּֽאת	34		Righteousness exalts a nation, but kindness for tribes, a sin offering.	3e	4B	8 8
רְֽצוֹן־מֶ֭לֶךְ לְעֶ֣בֶד מַשְׂכִּ֑יל וְ֝עֶבְרָת֗וֹ תִּהְיֶ֥ה מֵבִֽישׁ	35		Acceptance from a monarch is for an insightful servant, but its fury, it will be, that causes shame.	3e	4B	9 8

Footnote:
It is a slight chore to my memory to figure out what to do to add missing words, but the fixing of these 10 missing verses was less than 1/2 an hour's work. All the processes by which I built the data structure still work as expected. For my own sake, this is the process:

1. fix the number of chapters in the chapters table.
2. use an algorithm called 'initial keyword of verse' to insert a word into the keyword table.
3. use the web service interface to tanach.us to get the raw data.
4. use an algorithm called 'adjust oleveyored' to insert carriage returns based on the accents and to remove unwanted characters and annotations in the text.
5. use an algorithm called 'keywords from leaf' to read the Hebrew and create words for the word table. This also guesses the root from the letter patterns. (Every one of the 70 new words appears to have been guessed correctly.)
6. use the music interface to produce the music XML, then export to PDF and MIDI files.
7. place the music files in the shared Google drive and One-drive locations.
8. rebuild the table of musical statistics.

Of course I still need to find all these things on my computers. I use a set of forms and some direct interaction with the data through SQL developer on an Oracle XE instance as well as the music program Musescore. In principle, all this could be interactive online, but that would require an infusion of capital outside the many hours of my time.

1 Chronicles 17

Once 2 Samuel 7 was done, this chapter appeared as 74% guessed by pairs of words or better. So here it is, but there are little differences in many verses, sometimes a word change or a word or letter omitted, sometimes spelling. And I have tweaked a word or two in 2 Samuel 7 as well. Ambiguous antecedents, and tenses. I sometimes don't pay enough attention to the preterit. Given the conflation of time expressed in the Biblical imagery of redemption, I am sometimes not sure how to express tense, mood or aspect, (having first learned binyanim entirely from Hebrew poetry).

The music is below. You can scroll through the windows independently to compare. Note the ornament on place. This is a highlighting of a significant word, (maqom). All theology might be summarized by 'finding ourselves in the place just right'.



Now that phrase that JB found objectionable is interpreted here by the Chronicler.
וְזֹ֛את תּוֹרַ֥ת הָאָדָ֖ם becomes וּרְאִיתַ֗נִי כְּת֧וֹר הָאָדָ֛ם הַֽמַּעֲלָ֖ה. Is this an early example of textual emendation? Or is this even more objectionable, the course of human evolution? JB is pretty poor and dated (1962) You show me as it were a line of men! Some of the readings I put before you are incoherent. One teacher said to me, the translation must make sense. But really? Do all things have to make sense? By all means make sense of it. Make it real and concrete. But the words may still be puzzling.

1 Chronicles 17		Fn		Min	Max	Syll
וַיְהִ֕י כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר יָשַׁ֥ב דָּוִ֖יד בְּבֵית֑וֹ וַיֹּ֨אמֶר דָּוִ֜יד אֶל־נָתָ֣ן הַנָּבִ֗יא הִנֵּ֨ה אָנֹכִ֤י יוֹשֵׁב֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הָֽאֲרָזִ֔ים וַאֲר֥וֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָ֖ה תַּ֥חַת יְרִיעֽוֹת	1		And it happened that as David sat in his house, that David said to Nathan the prophet, Behold I myself sit in a house of cedar, but the ark of the covenant of Yahweh is under curtains.	3d	4C	12 36
וַיֹּ֤אמֶר נָתָן֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֔יד כֹּ֛ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר בִּֽלְבָבְךָ֖ עֲשֵׂ֑ה כִּ֥י הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עִמָּֽךְ	2		And Nathan said to David, What is in your heart, do, for this God is with you.	3d	4C	16 7
וַֽיְהִ֖י בַּלַּ֣יְלָה הַה֑וּא וַיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־אֱלֹהִ֔ים אֶל־נָתָ֖ן לֵאמֹֽר	3		And it was in that night, that the word of God happened to Nathan, saying,	3e	4B	7 12
לֵ֤ךְ וְאָמַרְתָּ֙ אֶל־דָּוִ֣יד עַבְדִּ֔י כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה לֹ֥א אַתָּ֛ה תִּבְנֶה־לִּ֥י הַבַּ֖יִת לָשָֽׁבֶת	4	C	Go and say to David my servant, Thus says Yahweh, You yourself will not build for me the house to inhabit.	3d	4C	15 12
כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָשַׁ֙בְתִּי֙ בְּבַ֔יִת מִן־הַיּ֗וֹם אֲשֶׁ֤ר הֶעֱלֵ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל עַ֖ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֑ה וָֽאֶהְיֶ֛ה מֵאֹ֥הֶל אֶל־אֹ֖הֶל וּמִמִּשְׁכָּֽן	5	B	For I have not sat in a house from the day that I brought up Israel to this day, but I am as one who dwells from tent to tent.	3d	4C	26 13
בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶֽׁר־הִתְהַלַּכְתִּי֮ בְּכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ הֲדָבָ֣ר דִּבַּ֗רְתִּי אֶת־אַחַד֙ שֹׁפְטֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֛יתִי לִרְע֥וֹת אֶת־עַמִּ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר לָ֛מָּה לֹא־בְנִיתֶ֥ם לִ֖י בֵּ֥ית אֲרָזִֽים	6		In all, wherever I walked, with all Israel, a word did I speak with one of the judges of Israel, whom I commanded to shepherd my people, saying, Why have you not built for me a house of cedar?	3d	4B	39 11
וְ֠עַתָּה כֹּֽה־תֹאמַ֞ר לְעַבְדִּ֣י לְדָוִ֗יד כֹּ֤ה אָמַר֙ יְהוָ֣ה צְבָא֔וֹת אֲנִ֤י לְקַחְתִּ֙יךָ֙ מִן־הַנָּוֶ֔ה מִֽן־אַחֲרֵ֖י הַצֹּ֑אן לִהְי֣וֹת נָגִ֔יד עַ֖ל עַמִּ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל	7	~	So now thus you say to my servant, to David, Thus says Yahweh of hosts, I took you from the home, from following the flock, to be heralded over my people, Israel.	3e	4C	36 10
וָֽאֶהְיֶ֣ה עִמְּךָ֗ בְּכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָלַ֔כְתָּ וָאַכְרִ֥ית אֶת־כָּל־אוֹיְבֶ֖יךָ מִפָּנֶ֑יךָ וְעָשִׂ֤יתִֽי לְךָ֙ שֵׁ֔ם כְּשֵׁ֥ם הַגְּדוֹלִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר בָּאָֽרֶץ	8		And I am with you everywhere you have walked, and I cut off all your enemies from before you, and I will make you a name like the name of the great that are in the earth.	3e	4C	24 17
וְשַׂמְתִּ֣י מָ֠קוֹם לְעַמִּ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל וּנְטַעְתִּ֙יהוּ֙ וְשָׁכַ֣ן תַּחְתָּ֔יו וְלֹ֥א יִרְגַּ֖ז ע֑וֹד וְלֹא־יוֹסִ֤יפוּ בְנֵי־עַוְלָה֙ לְבַלֹּת֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר בָּרִאשׁוֹנָֽה	9		And I have set up a place for my people, Israel, and I will plant him, and he will dwell under it, and he will not shudder any more, and the children of injustice will not repeatedly wear him out as at first,	3e	4C	25 19
וּלְמִיָּמִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֨ר צִוִּ֤יתִי שֹֽׁפְטִים֙ עַל־עַמִּ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְהִכְנַ֖עְתִּי אֶת־כָּל־אוֹיְבֶ֑יךָ וָאַגִּ֣ד לָ֔ךְ וּבַ֖יִת יִֽבְנֶה־לְּךָ֥ יְהוָֽה	10		and from the days that I commanded judges over my people, Israel. And I will subdue all your enemies. And I have made clear for you that Yahweh will build a house for you.	3e	4C	26 13
וְהָיָ֗ה כִּֽי־מָלְא֤וּ יָמֶ֙יךָ֙ לָלֶ֣כֶת עִם־אֲבֹתֶ֔יךָ וַהֲקִֽימוֹתִ֤י אֶֽת־זַרְעֲךָ֙ אַחֲרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִהְיֶ֖ה מִבָּנֶ֑יךָ וַהֲכִינוֹתִ֖י אֶת־מַלְכוּתֽוֹ	11		And it will be when your days are fulfilled to walk with your ancestors, then I will raise up your seed after you, that will be from your children, and I will establish his kingdom.	3e	4C	38 9
ה֥וּא יִבְנֶה־לִּ֖י בָּ֑יִת וְכֹנַנְתִּ֥י אֶת־כִּסְא֖וֹ עַד־עוֹלָֽם	12	f	He, he will build me a house, and I will establish his throne for evermore.	3e	4A	6 10
אֲנִי֙ אֶֽהְיֶה־לּ֣וֹ לְאָ֔ב וְה֖וּא יִֽהְיֶה־לִּ֣י לְבֵ֑ן וְחַסְדִּי֙ לֹא־אָסִ֣יר מֵֽעִמּ֔וֹ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הֲסִיר֔וֹתִי מֵאֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה לְפָנֶֽיךָ	13		I, I will be to him father, and he, he will be to me son. And my kindness I will not turn aside from him, as I turned aside from the one who was before you.	3e	4B	14 24
וְהַֽעֲמַדְתִּ֛יהוּ בְּבֵיתִ֥י וּבְמַלְכוּתִ֖י עַד־הָעוֹלָ֑ם וְכִסְא֕וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה נָכ֖וֹן עַד־עוֹלָֽם	14		And I will stand him in my house and in my kingdom to the everlasting, and his throne will be established for evermore.	3d	4A	17 10
כְּכֹל֙ הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה וּכְכֹ֖ל הֶחָז֣וֹן הַזֶּ֑ה כֵּ֛ן דִּבֶּ֥ר נָתָ֖ן אֶל־דָּוִֽיד	15		According to all these words, and according to all this vision, such was the word of Nathan to David.	3d	4B	15 8
וַיָּבֹא֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ דָּוִ֔יד וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֗אמֶר מִֽי־אֲנִ֞י יְהוָ֤ה אֱלֹהִים֙ וּמִ֣י בֵיתִ֔י כִּ֥י הֲבִיאֹתַ֖נִי עַד־הֲלֹֽם	16		And David the king came and he sat in the presence of Yahweh, and he said, Who am I, O Lord Yahweh, and what is my house, that you have let me come to what is so far removed?	3e	4C	15 23
וַתִּקְטַ֨ן זֹ֤את בְּעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ אֱלֹהִ֔ים וַתְּדַבֵּ֥ר עַל־בֵּֽית־עַבְדְּךָ֖ לְמֵרָח֑וֹק וּרְאִיתַ֗נִי כְּת֧וֹר הָאָדָ֛ם הַֽמַּעֲלָ֖ה יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהִֽים	17		And least this is in your eyes, O God. And you spoke over the house of your servant from afar, and you see me as exploring the human ascent, Yahweh God.	3c	4C	23 18
מַה־יּוֹסִ֨יף ע֥וֹד דָּוִ֛יד אֵלֶ֖יךָ לְכָב֣וֹד אֶת־עַבְדֶּ֑ךָ וְאַתָּ֖ה אֶֽת־עַבְדְּךָ֥ יָדָֽעְתָּ	18		What will David add further to you of glory with your servant, and you, you know your servant.	3d	4B	16 10
יְהוָ֕ה בַּעֲב֤וּר עַבְדְּךָ֙ וּֽכְלִבְּךָ֔ עָשִׂ֕יתָ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַגְּדוּלָּ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את לְהֹדִ֖יעַ אֶת־כָּל־הַגְּדֻלּֽוֹת	19		Yahweh, on behalf of your servant, and according to your heart, you have done all this greatness, to make known all great things.	3e	4C	21 9
יְהוָה֙ אֵ֣ין כָּמ֔וֹךָ וְאֵ֥ין אֱלֹהִ֖ים זוּלָתֶ֑ךָ בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־שָׁמַ֖עְנוּ בְּאָזְנֵֽינוּ	20		Yahweh, there is none like you and there is no God except you, in all that we have heard with our ears.	3e	4B	15 11
וּמִי֙ כְּעַמְּךָ֣ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל גּ֥וֹי אֶחָ֖ד בָּאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁר֩ הָלַ֨ךְ הָאֱלֹהִ֜ים לִפְדּ֧וֹת ל֣וֹ עָ֗ם לָשׂ֤וּם לְךָ֙ שֵׁ֚ם גְּדֻלּ֣וֹת וְנֹרָא֔וֹת לְגָרֵ֗שׁ מִפְּנֵ֧י עַמְּךָ֛ אֲשֶׁר־פָּדִ֥יתָ מִמִּצְרַ֖יִם גּוֹיִֽם	21		And who is as your people? as Israel, one nation in the earth? that God led to ransom for himself a people, and to define for yourself a name of great and fearful things, to expel before your people that you have ransomed from Egypt, nations.	3c	4C	15 41
וַ֠תִּתֵּן אֶת־עַמְּךָ֨ יִשְׂרָאֵ֧ל ׀ לְךָ֛ לְעָ֖ם עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם וְאַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה הָיִ֥יתָ לָהֶ֖ם לֵאלֹהִֽים	22	~	And you assign your people, Israel, for you, for a people, for evermore, and you Yahweh, you have become their God.	3c	4B	16 13
וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה הַדָּבָ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר דִּבַּ֤רְתָּ עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֙ וְעַל־בֵּית֔וֹ יֵאָמֵ֖ן עַד־עוֹלָ֑ם וַעֲשֵׂ֖ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּֽרְתָּ	23		And now, Yahweh, the thing that you have spoken over your servant and over his house, let it be dependable for evermore, and do as you spoke.	3e	4C	27 9
וְ֠יֵֽאָמֵן וְיִגְדַּ֨ל שִׁמְךָ֤ עַד־עוֹלָם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאוֹת֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֱלֹהִ֖ים לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וּבֵית־דָּוִ֥יד עַבְדְּךָ֖ נָכ֥וֹן לְפָנֶֽיךָ	24	~	So let it be dependable and let your name be magnified for evermore, saying, Yahweh of hosts, the God of Israel, God to Israel, and the house of David, your servant, established in your presence.	3e	4C	32 13
כִּ֣י ׀ אַתָּ֣ה אֱלֹהַ֗י גָּלִ֙יתָ֙ אֶת־אֹ֣זֶן עַבְדְּךָ֔ לִבְנ֥וֹת ל֖וֹ בָּ֑יִת עַל־כֵּן֙ מָצָ֣א עַבְדְּךָ֔ לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל לְפָנֶֽיךָ	25	B	For you, O God, disclosed to the ear of your servant that you would build for him a house, so your servant found prayer in your presence.	3e	4B	20 15
וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה אַתָּה־ה֖וּא הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַתְּדַבֵּר֙ עַֽל־עַבְדְּךָ֔ הַטּוֹבָ֖ה הַזֹּֽאת	26		And now, Yahweh, you, (he is the God) and you have spoken over your servant this good.	3e	4B	12 12
וְעַתָּ֗ה הוֹאַ֙לְתָּ֙ לְבָרֵךְ֙ אֶת־בֵּ֣ית עַבְדְּךָ֔ לִהְי֥וֹת לְעוֹלָ֖ם לְפָנֶ֑יךָ כִּֽי־אַתָּ֤ה יְהוָה֙ בֵּרַ֔כְתָּ וּמְבֹרָ֖ךְ לְעוֹלָֽם	27		And now let it be that you bless the house of your servant to be forever in your presence, for you, Yahweh, you bless, and blessing is forever.	3e	4C	23 13