அப்பொழுது எலியாக்கீமும் செப்னாவும் யோவாகும், ரப்சாக்கேயைப் பார்த்து: உம்முடைய அடியாரோடே சீரியபாஷையிலே பேசும், அது எங்களுக்குத் தெரியும்; அலங்கத்திலிருக்கிற ஜனத்தின் செவிகள் கேட்க எங்களோடே யூதபாஷையிலே பேசவேண்டாம் என்றார்கள்.
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, unto thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Then Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to the Rab-shakeh, Please 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.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
And Eliakim and Shebna and Joah said to Rab-shakeh, Speak, we pray thee, to thy servants in Syriac, for we understand it; and speak not to us in the Jewish [language] in the ears of the people that are upon the wall.
World English Bible (WEB)
Then said Eliakim and Shebna and Joah to Rabshakeh, Please speak, to your servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and don’t speak to us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people who are on the wall.
Young’s Literal Translation (YLT)
And Eliakim saith — and Shebna and Joah — unto Rabshakeh, `Speak, we pray thee, unto thy servants `in’ Aramaean, for we are understanding; and do not speak unto us `in’ Jewish, in the ears of the people who `are’ on the wall.’
Cross Reference
2 Kings 18:26
Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebna, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, 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.
Daniel 2:4
Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriack, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will shew the interpretation.
Ezra 4:7
And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of their companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian tongue, and interpreted in the Syrian tongue.
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