- in the Syrian:
- "Then saidª° Eliakimª the sonª of Hilkiah,ª and Shebna,ª and Joah,ª unto¹ Rabshakeh,ª Speak,ª° I pray thee,¹ to¹ thy servantsª in the Syrian language;ª for¹ we¹ understandª° [it]: and talkª° not¹ with¹ us in the Jews' languageª in the earsª of the peopleª that¹ [are] on¹ the wall.ª ... But Rabshakehª saidª° unto¹ them, Hath my masterª sentª° me to¹ thy master,ª and to¹ thee, to speakª°¹ these¹ words?ª [hath he] not¹ [sent me] to¹ the men²¹ which sitª° on¹ the wall,ª that they may eatª°¹ their own dung,ª°² and drinkª°¹ their own pissªª°² with¹ you?" {2Kg 18:26-27} + "And in the daysª of Artaxerxesª wroteª° Bishlam,ª Mithredath,ª Tabeel,ª and the restª of their companions,ª unto¹ Artaxerxesª kingª of Persia;ª and the writingª of the letterª [was] writtenª° in the Syrian tongue,ª and interpretedª° in the Syrian tongue.ª" {Ezr 4:7} + "Then spakeª° the Chaldeansª to the kingª in Syriack,ª O king,ª liveª° for ever:ª tellª° thy servantsª the dream,ª and we will shewª° the interpretation.ª" {Dan 2:4}
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