unfoldingWord_en_tn/2ch/32/11.md

# Is not Hezekiah misleading you ... king of Assyria'?

Sennacherib uses a rhetorical question to cause the people of Jerusalem to think about their situation. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "Hezekiah is misleading you ... king of Assyria.'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

# that he may give you over to die by famine and by thirst

"so that you will die from lack of food and water"

# from the hand of the king of Assyria

Here "hand" represents power or control. AT: "from the power of the king of Assyria" or "from the king of Assyria" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])

# Has not this same Hezekiah taken away ... sacrifices'?

Sennacherib uses a rhetorical question to cause the people of Jerusalem to think about their situation. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "This is the same Hezekiah who has taken away ... sacrifices.'" or "Hezekiah has taken away ... sacrifices.'"

# commanded Judah and Jerusalem

Here "Judah" and "Jerusalem" represent the people who live there. AT: "commanded the people of Judah and Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# Is not Hezekiah misleading you ... king of Assyria'?`
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initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`Sennacherib uses a rhetorical question to cause the people of Jerusalem to think about their situation. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "Hezekiah is misleading you ... king of Assyria.'" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`# that he may give you over to die by famine and by thirst`
added v2 tn converted to an rc 2017-06-21 20:47:54 +00:00
initial v6 rc conversion 2017-06-21 20:50:04 +00:00			`"so that you will die from lack of food and water"`

			`# from the hand of the king of Assyria`

			`Here "hand" represents power or control. AT: "from the power of the king of Assyria" or "from the king of Assyria" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`

			`# Has not this same Hezekiah taken away ... sacrifices'?`

			`Sennacherib uses a rhetorical question to cause the people of Jerusalem to think about their situation. It can be translated as a statement. AT: "This is the same Hezekiah who has taken away ... sacrifices.'" or "Hezekiah has taken away ... sacrifices.'"`

			`# commanded Judah and Jerusalem`

			`Here "Judah" and "Jerusalem" represent the people who live there. AT: "commanded the people of Judah and Jerusalem" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])`