| 4. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Isaiah 36:4:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֤אמֶרvayomerand he said Isaiah 36:4:2 ⧉אֲלֵיהֶם֙alehemto them Isaiah 36:4:3 ⧉רַבravchief or great one Isaiah 36:4:4 ⧉שָׁקֵ֔הshakecupbearer Isaiah 36:4:5 ⧉אִמְרוּ־נָ֖אimrunasay please Isaiah 36:4:6 ⧉אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֑הוּelkhizkiyahuto Hezekiah Isaiah 36:4:7 ⧉כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞רkoamarthus said Isaiah 36:4:8 ⧉הַמֶּ֤לֶךְhamelekhthe king Isaiah 36:4:9 ⧉הַגָּדוֹל֙hagadolthe great Isaiah 36:4:10 ⧉מֶ֣לֶךְmelekhking of Isaiah 36:4:11 ⧉אַשּׁ֔וּרashurAssyria Isaiah 36:4:12 ⧉מָ֧הmawhat Isaiah 36:4:13 ⧉הַבִּטָח֛וֹןhabittakhonthe trust Isaiah 36:4:14 ⧉הַזֶּ֖הhazethis Isaiah 36:4:15 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֥רasherwhich or that Isaiah 36:4:16 ⧉בָּטָֽחְתָּ׃batakhtayou trusted |
| 4. Formal Translation Then Rabshakeh said to them, “Say now to Hezekiah, ‘Thus says the great king, the king of Assyria: What is this confidence in which you have trusted?’” |
| 4. Dynamic Translation Then the chief officer Rabshakeh told them, “Go and tell Hezekiah, ‘This is what the great king, the king of Assyria, says: What kind of trust is this that you are relying on?’” |