Isaiah

Isaiah 37:9

⁹Now Sennacherib had been warned about Tirhakah king of Cush:^a “He has set out to fight against you.”

On hearing this, Sennacherib sent messengers to Hezekiah, saying,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Sennacherib had been warned	וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
about	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Tirhakah	תִּרְהָ֤קָה	tir·hā·qāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8640 Tirhakah
king	מֶֽלֶךְ־	me·leḵ-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4428 king
of Cush	כּוּשׁ֙	kūš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3568 Cush
He has set out	יָצָ֖א	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
to fight	לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם	lə·hil·lā·ḥêm	Preposition-l; Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H3898 fight, do battle
against you	אִתָּ֑ךְ	’it·tāḵ	Preposition; second person masculine singular	H854 with
On hearing this	וַיִּשְׁמַע֙	way·yiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
Sennacherib sent	וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח	way·yiš·laḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7971 send
messengers	מַלְאָכִ֔ים	mal·’ā·ḵîm	Noun - masculine plural	H4397 messenger
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ	ḥiz·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2396 Chizkijah
saying	לֵאמֹֽר׃	lê·mōr	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H559 utter, say

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.