| 21. Linguistic Exegesis The verse opens with wayyishlach {וַיִּשְׁלַח֙ | wayyiš·lāḥ} ‘and he sent,’ a vav-consecutive Qal imperfect marking direct speech. Yeshayahu ben-amots {יְשַֽׁעְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־אָמ֔וֹץ | yəšaʿyāhû ben-ʾāmoṣ} ‘Isaiah son of Amoz’ identifies the prophet’s lineage. The prepositional phrase el-chizkiyahu {אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ | el-ḥizqîyāhû} ‘to Hezekiah’ designates the message’s recipient. Leemor koamar {לֵאמֹ֑ר כֹּה־אָמַ֤ר | lēʾmôr kōʾāmar} ‘to say thus he said’ is the formulaic introduction to the divine oracle. The compound title Yahweh Elohei Yisrael {יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | Yahweh ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl} identifies the speaker. The relative asher {אֲשֶׁר֙ | ʾăšer} ‘that’ introduces the content clause specifying hitpallalta elai {הִתְפַּלַּ֣לְתָּ אֵלַ֔י | hiṯpallal·tā ʾê·lay} ‘you have prayed to me,’ followed by el-sancheriv {אֶל־סַנְחֵרִ֖יב | el-sannḥerîḇ} ‘against Sennacherib’ in apposition to melek ashshur {מֶ֥לֶךְ אַשּֽׁוּר | mêleḵ ʾaššūr} ‘king of Assyria.’ The English rendering preserves the Hebrew sequencing from prophetic commission to divine response. |