| And he heard | וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע | wayyišmaʿ | va-yeesh-MA |
| say | עַל | ʿal | al |
| concerning | תִּרְהָ֤קָה | tirhāqâ | teer-HA-ka |
| Tirhakah | מֶֽלֶךְ | melek | MEH-lek |
| king | כּוּשׁ֙ | kûš | koosh |
| Ethiopia, of | לֵאמֹ֔ר | lēʾmōr | lay-MORE |
| He is come forth | יָצָ֖א | yāṣāʾ | ya-TSA |
| war make to | לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם | lĕhillāḥēm | leh-hee-la-HAME |
| with | אִתָּ֑ךְ | ʾittāk | ee-TAHK |
| thee. And when he heard | וַיִּשְׁמַע֙ | wayyišmaʿ | va-yeesh-MA |
| sent he it, | וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח | wayyišlaḥ | va-yeesh-LAHK |
| messengers | מַלְאָכִ֔ים | malʾākîm | mahl-ah-HEEM |
| to | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| Hezekiah, | חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ | ḥizqiyyāhû | heez-kee-YA-hoo |
| saying, | לֵאמֹֽר׃ | lēʾmōr | lay-MORE |