Kommentar zu Jeschijahu 37:9
וַיִּשְׁמַ֗ע עַל־תִּרְהָ֤קָה מֶֽלֶךְ־כּוּשׁ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יָצָ֖א לְהִלָּחֵ֣ם אִתָּ֑ךְ וַיִּשְׁמַע֙ וַיִּשְׁלַ֣ח מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל־חִזְקִיָּ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃
Er hörte von Tirhaka, König von Äthiopien, also: Er ist ausgezogen gegen dich zu streiten. Da sandte er wiederum Boten zu Hiskija und ließ ihm sagen:
Rashi on Isaiah
And he heard i.e., the king of Assyria.
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Rashi on Isaiah
about Tirhakah...saying Tirhakah went out to wage war against you.
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Rashi on Isaiah
And he heard, and he sent emissaries The second “and he heard” is not like the first “and he heard.” The first is an expression of hearing, and the second is an expression of accepting. He accepted the report of the messengers, and it appealed to him to give thought to withdraw from Jerusalem to fight first with Cush.
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and he sent emissaries to Hezekiah to notify [him] that he was not withdrawing completely, but with the intention of returning.
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