2 Kings 18:26

NETBible

Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the chief adviser, “Speak to your servants in Aramaic, 1  for we understand it. Don’t speak with us in the Judahite dialect 2  in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”

NIV ©

Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah said to the field commander, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Don’t speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people on the wall."

NASB ©

Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah and Joah, said to Rabshakeh, "Speak now to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it; and do not speak with us in Judean in the hearing of the people who are on the wall."

NLT ©

Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the king’s representative, "Please speak to us in Aramaic, for we understand it well. Don’t speak in Hebrew, for the people on the wall will hear."

MSG ©

Eliakim son of Hilkiah and Shebna and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please, speak to us in the Aramaic language. We understand Aramaic. Don't speak in Hebrew--everyone crowded on the city wall can hear you."

BBE ©

Then Eliakim, the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah said to the Rab-shakeh, Will you kindly make use of the Aramaean language in talking to your servants, for we are used to it, and do not make use of the Jews’ language in the hearing of the people on the wall.

NRSV ©

Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in the Aramaic language, for we understand it; do not speak to us in the language of Judah within the hearing of the people who are on the wall."

NKJV ©

Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the Rabshakeh, "Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it ; and do not speak to us in Hebrew in the hearing of the people who are on the wall."

KJV
Then said
<0559> (8799)
Eliakim
<0471>
the son
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of Hilkiah
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and Shebna
<07644>_,
and Joah
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unto Rabshakeh
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Speak
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I pray thee, to thy servants
<05650>
in the Syrian language
<0762>_;
for we understand
<08085> (8802)
[it]: and talk
<01696> (8762)
not with us in the Jews' language
<03066>
in the ears
<0241>
of the people
<05971>
that [are] on the wall
<02346>_.
NASB ©
Then Eliakim
<471>
the son
<1121>
of Hilkiah
<2518>
, and Shebnah
<7644>
and Joah
<3098>
, said
<559>
to Rabshakeh
<7262>
, "Speak
<1696>
now
<4994>
to your servants
<5650>
in Aramaic
<762>
, for we understand
<8085>

it;
and do not speak
<1696>
with us in Judean
<3066>
in the hearing
<241>
of the people
<5971>
who
<834>
are on the wall
<2346>
."
LXXM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
eipen {V-AAI-3S} eliakim {N-PRI} uiov
<5207> 
N-NSM
celkiou {N-GSM} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
somnav {N-PRI} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
iwav {N-PRI} prov
<4314> 
PREP
raqakhn {N-ASM} lalhson
<2980> 
V-AAD-2S
dh
<1161> 
PRT
prov
<4314> 
PREP
touv
<3588> 
T-APM
paidav
<3816> 
N-APM
sou
<4771> 
P-GS
suristi {ADV} oti
<3754> 
CONJ
akouomen
<191> 
V-PAI-1P
hmeiv
<1473> 
P-NP
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
ou
<3364> 
ADV
lalhseiv
<2980> 
V-FAI-2S
mey
<3326> 
PREP
hmwn
<1473> 
P-GP
ioudaisti {ADV} kai
<2532> 
CONJ
ina
<2443> 
CONJ
ti
<5100> 
I-ASN
laleiv
<2980> 
V-PAI-2S
en
<1722> 
PREP
toiv
<3588> 
T-DPN
wsin
<3775> 
N-DPN
tou
<3588> 
T-GSM
laou
<2992> 
N-GSM
tou
<3588> 
T-GSM
epi
<1909> 
PREP
tou
<3588> 
T-GSN
teicouv
<5038> 
N-GSN
NET [draft] ITL
Eliakim
<0471>
son
<01121>
of Hilkiah
<02518>
, Shebna
<07644>
, and Joah
<03098>
said to
<0413>
the chief adviser
<07262>
, “Speak
<01696>
to
<0413>
your servants
<05650>
in Aramaic
<0762>
, for
<03588>
we
<0587>
understand
<08085>
it. Don’t
<0408>
speak
<01696>
with
<05973>
us in the Judahite dialect
<03066>
in the hearing
<0241>
of the people
<05971>
who
<0834>
are on
<05921>
the wall
<02346>
.”
HEBREW
hmxh
<02346>
le
<05921>
rsa
<0834>
Meh
<05971>
ynzab
<0241>
tydwhy
<03066>
wnme
<05973>
rbdt
<01696>
law
<0408>
wnxna
<0587>
Myems
<08085>
yk
<03588>
tymra
<0762>
Kydbe
<05650>
la
<0413>
an
<04994>
rbd
<01696>
hqs
<07262>
br
<0>
la
<0413>
xawyw
<03098>
hnbsw
<07644>
whyqlx
<02518>
Nb
<01121>
Myqyla
<0471>
rmayw (18:26)
<0559>
NETBible

Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the chief adviser, “Speak to your servants in Aramaic, 1  for we understand it. Don’t speak with us in the Judahite dialect 2  in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”

NET Notes

1 sn Aramaic was the diplomatic language of the empire.

2 tn Or “Hebrew.”