32:9 Afterward King Sennacherib of Assyria, while attacking Lachish with all his military might, sent his messengers 3 to Jerusalem. The message was for King Hezekiah of Judah and all the people of 4 Judah who were in Jerusalem. It read:
1 tn The Hebrew term צֹאן (ts’on, translated “sheep” twice in this verse) denotes smaller livestock in general; depending on context it can refer to sheep only or goats only, but their is nothing in the immediate context here to specify one or the other.
2 tn Heb “the assembly.” The pronoun “them” has been used in the translation for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.
3 tn Heb “servants.”
4 tn Heb “all Judah.” The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarity. The Hebrew text uses the name “Judah” here by metonymy for the people of Judah.