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OET (OET-RV) No OET-RV 2KI 18:26 verse available
OET-LV And_he/it_said ʼElyāqīm the_son of_Hilkiah and_Shebnah and_Joah to [the]_Rab- shaqeh speak please to your_servants Rāmaic DOM [are]_understanding we and_not speak with_us Judean in/on/at/with_hearing the_people which [is]_on the_wall.
UHB וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֶלְיָקִ֣ים בֶּן־חִ֠לְקִיָּהוּ וְשֶׁבְנָ֨ה וְיוֹאָ֜ח אֶל־רַב־שָׁקֵ֗ה דַּבֶּר־נָ֤א אֶל־עֲבָדֶ֨יךָ֙ אֲרָמִ֔ית כִּ֥י שֹׁמְעִ֖ים אֲנָ֑חְנוּ וְאַל־תְּדַבֵּ֤ר עִמָּ֨נוּ֙ יְהוּדִ֔ית בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־הַחֹמָֽה׃ ‡
(vayyoʼmer ʼelyāqiym ben-ḩilqiyyāhū vəsheⱱnāh vəyōʼāḩ ʼel-raⱱ-shāqēh daber-nāʼ ʼel-ˊₐⱱādeykā ʼₐrāmiyt ⱪiy shomˊiym ʼₐnāḩənū vəʼal-ttədabēr ˊimmānū yəhūdiyt bəʼāzənēy hāˊām ʼₐsher ˊal-haḩomāh.)
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ULT And Eliakim the son of Hilkiah and Shebnah and Joah said to the chief commander, “Please, speak Aramaic to your servants, for we are hearing. But do not speak Judean with us in the ears of the people who are on the wall.”
UST Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah said to the official from Assyria, “Sir, please speak to us in your Aramaic language, because we understand it. Do not speak to us in our Hebrew language, because the people who are standing on the wall will understand it and be frightened.”
BSB § Then Eliakim son of Hilkiah, along with Shebnah and Joah, said to the Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, since we understand it. Do not speak with us in Hebrew [fn] in the hearing of the people on the wall.”
18:26 Or in the dialect of Judah; also in verse 28
OEB No OEB 2KI book available
WEB Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, Shebnah, and Joah, said to Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in the Syrian language, for we understand it. Don’t speak with us in the Jews’ language, in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”
NET Eliakim son of Hilkiah, Shebna, and Joah said to the chief adviser, “Speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we understand it. Don’t speak with us in the Judahite dialect in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”
LSV And Eliakim son of Hilkiah says—and Shebna and Joah—to the chief of the butlers, “Please speak to your servants [in] Aramaic, for we are understanding, but do not speak with us [in] Jewish, in the ears of the people who [are] on the wall.”
FBV Eliakim, son of Hilkiah, together with Shebnah and Joah, said to the army general, “Please speak to us, your servants, in Aramaic, for we understand it. Don't speak to us in Hebrew while the people on the wall are listening.”
T4T Then Eliakim, Shebna and Joah said to the official from Assyria, “Sir, please speak to us in your Aramaic language, because we understand it. Do not speak to us in our Hebrew language, because the people who are standing on the wall will understand it and be frightened.”
LEB Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah and Shebna and Joah said to the chief commander, “Please speak to your servants in Aramaic, for we are understanding, but you must not speak Judean with us in the ears of the people who are on the wall.”
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.
MOF No MOF 2KI book available
JPS Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, unto Rab-shakeh: 'Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Aramean language; for we understand it; and speak not with us in the Jews' language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.'
ASV Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not with us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
DRA Then Eliacim the son of Helcias, and Sobna, and Joahe said to Rabsaces: We pray thee speak to us thy servants in Syriac: for we understand that tongue: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the hearing of the people that are upon the wall.
YLT And Eliakim son of Hilkiah saith — and Shebna, and Joah — to the chief of the butlers, 'Speak, we pray thee, unto thy servants [in] Aramaean, for we are understanding, and do not speak with us [in] Jewish, in the ears of the people who [are] on the wall.'
DBY And Eliakim the son of Hilkijah, and Shebnah and Joah said to Rab-shakeh, Speak, we pray thee, to thy servants in Syriac, for we understand it, and talk not with us in the Jewish [language] in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
RV Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not with us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
WBS Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna and Joah, to Rab-shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it : and talk not with us in the Jews language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
KJB Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rab-shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews’ language in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
(Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rab-shakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy/your servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and talk not with us in the Jews’ language in the ears of the people that are on the wall. )
BB And Eliakim the sonne of Helkia, and Sobna, & Ioah, sayde vnto Rabsakeh: Speake I pray thee to thy seruauntes in the Syrians language (for we vnderstande it) and talke not with vs in the Iewes tongue in the eares of this people that are on the wall.
(And Eliakim the son of Helkia, and Sobna, and Yoah, said unto Rabsakeh: Speake I pray thee to thy/your servants in the Syrians language (for we understand it) and talk not with us in the Yews tongue in the ears of this people that are on the wall.)
GNV Then Eliakim the sonne of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Ioah said vnto Rabshakeh, Speake I pray thee, to thy seruants in the Aramites language, for we vnderstand it, and talke not with vs in the Iewes tongue, in the audience of the people that are on the wall.
(Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Yoah said unto Rabshakeh, Speake I pray thee, to thy/your servants in the Aramites language, for we understand it, and talk not with us in the Yews tongue, in the audience of the people that are on the wall. )
CB Then sayde Eliachim the sonne of Helchia & Sobna and Ioah vnto the chefe butler: Speake to thy seruauntes in the Syrias language, for we vnderstonde it, and speake not vnto vs in the Iewes speche before the eares of the people that are vpon the wall.
(Then said Eliachim the son of Helchia and Sobna and Yoah unto the chief butler: Speake to thy/your servants in the Syrias language, for we understood it, and speak not unto us in the Yews speche before the ears of the people that are upon the wall.)
WYC Forsothe Eliachym, sone of Elchie, and Sobna, and Joahe, seiden to Rabsaces, We preien, that thou speke bi the langage of Sirie to vs, thi seruauntis; for we vndirstondun this langage; and that thou speke not to vs bi the langage of Juwis, while the puple herith, which is on the wal.
(Forsothe Eliachym, son of Elchie, and Sobna, and Yoahe, said to Rabsaces, We preien, that thou/you speke by the langage of Sirie to us, thy/your servants; for we undirstondun this langage; and that thou/you speke not to us by the langage of Yuwis, while the people hears, which is on the wal.)
LUT Da sprach Eliakim, der Sohn Hilkias, und Sebena und Joah zum Erzschenken: Rede mit deinen Knechten auf syrisch, denn wir verstehen es; und rede nicht mit uns auf jüdisch vor den Ohren des Volks, das auf der Mauer ist.
(So spoke Eliakim, the son Hilkias, and Sebena and Yoah for_the Erzschenken: Rede with deinen Knechten on syrisch, because wir verstehen es; and rede not with uns on jüdisch before/in_front_of the ears the peoples, the on the Mauer is.)
CLV Dixerunt autem Eliacim filius Helciæ, et Sobna, et Joahe Rabsaci: Precamur ut loquaris nobis servis tuis syriace: siquidem intelligimus hanc linguam: et non loquaris nobis judaice, audiente populo qui est super murum.[fn]
(Dixerunt however Eliacim filius Helciæ, and Sobna, and Yoahe Rabsaci: Precamur as loquaris nobis servis tuis syriace: siquidem intelligimus hanc linguam: and not/no loquaris nobis yudaice, audiente populo who it_is super murum.)
18.26 Precamur. ID. Sensus est, etc., usque ad quæ terræ Judææ similitudinem habebat, tam in situ quam in fructibus.
18.26 Precamur. ID. Sensus it_is, etc., usque to which terræ Yudææ similitudinem habebat, tam in situation how in fructibus.
BRN And Heliakim the son of Chelkias, and Somnas, and Joas, said to Rapsakes, Speak now to thy servants in the Syrian language, for we understand it; and speak not with us in the Jewish language: and why dost thou speak in the ears of the people that are on the wall?
BrLXX Καὶ εἶπεν Ἑλιακὶμ υἱὸς Χελκίου καὶ Σωμνὰς καὶ Ἰωὰς πρὸς Ῥαψάκην, λάλησον δὴ πρὸς τοὺς παῖδάς σου Συριστὶ, ὅτι ἀκούομεν ἡμεῖς· καὶ οὐ λαλήσεις μεθʼ ἡμῶν Ἰουδαϊστὶ· καὶ ἱνατί λαλεῖς ἐν τοῖς ὠσὶ τοῦ λαοῦ τοῦ ἐπὶ τοῦ τείχους;
(Kai eipen Heliakim huios Ⱪelkiou kai Sōmnas kai Yōas pros Ɽapsakaʸn, lalaʸson daʸ pros tous paidas sou Suristi, hoti akouomen haʸmeis; kai ou lalaʸseis methʼ haʸmōn Youdaisti; kai hinati laleis en tois ōsi tou laou tou epi tou teiⱪous? )
18:26 Hezekiah’s representatives wanted the Assyrian delegation to speak . . . in Aramaic, the language of diplomacy, so that the people who were listening would not understand and be discouraged or frightened.
Note 1 topic: translate-names
(Occurrence 0) Eliakim … Hilkiah … Shebnah … Joah
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼElyāqīm son_of Hilkiah and,Shebnah and,Joah to/towards great//chief/captain שָׁקֵה speak now to/towards your=servants Rāmit that/for/because/then/when understand we and,not speak with,us in_Hebrew in/on/at/with,hearing the,people which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,wall )
Translate the names of these men as in 2 Kings 18:18.
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) in the ears of the people who are on the wall
(Some words not found in UHB: and=he/it_said ʼElyāqīm son_of Hilkiah and,Shebnah and,Joah to/towards great//chief/captain שָׁקֵה speak now to/towards your=servants Rāmit that/for/because/then/when understand we and,not speak with,us in_Hebrew in/on/at/with,hearing the,people which/who on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in the,wall )
“In the ears” is metonymy for being able to listen. Alternate translation: “because the people standing on the city wall will hear it and be afraid”