BLV
21.

MHB
21. וַֽיַּחֲרִישׁוּ H2790 וְלֹֽא H3808 ADV ־ CPUN עָנוּ H6030 VQQ3MP אֹתוֹ H853 PART-3MS דָּבָר H1697 VQPMS כִּֽי H3588 CONJ ־ CPUN מִצְוַת H4687 CFS הַמֶּלֶךְ H4428 D-NMS הִיא H1931 PPRO-3FS לֵאמֹר H559 L-VQFC לֹא H3808 NADV תַעֲנֻֽהוּ H6030 ׃ EPUN

BHS
21. וַיַּחֲרִישׁוּ וְלֹא־עָנוּ אֹתוֹ דָּבָר כִּי־מִצְוַת הַמֶּלֶךְ הִיא לֵאמֹר לֹא תַעֲנֻהוּ ׃

ALEP
21. כא ויחרישו ולא ענו אתו דבר  כי מצות המלך היא לאמר לא תענהו

WLC
21. וַיַּחֲרִישׁוּ וְלֹא־עָנוּ אֹתֹו דָּבָר כִּי־מִצְוַת הַמֶּלֶךְ הִיא לֵאמֹר לֹא תַעֲנֻהוּ׃



KJV
21. But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king’s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

KJVP
21. But they held their peace, H2790 and answered H6030 him not H3808 a word: H1697 for H3588 the king's H4428 commandment H4687 was, saying, H559 Answer H6030 him not. H3808

YLT
21. And they keep silent, and have not answered him a word, for a command of the king is, saying, `Do not answer him.`

ASV
21. But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the kings commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

WEB
21. But they held their peace, and answered him not a word; for the king\'s commandment was, saying, Don\'t answer him.

ESV
21. But they were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, "Do not answer him."

RV
21. But they held their peace, and answered him not a word: for the king-s commandment was, saying, Answer him not.

RSV
21. But they were silent and answered him not a word, for the king's command was, "Do not answer him."

NLT
21. But the people were silent and did not utter a word because Hezekiah had commanded them, "Do not answer him."

NET
21. They were silent and did not respond, for the king had ordered, "Don't respond to him."

ERVEN
21. But the people were silent. They did not say a word to the commander because King Hezekiah had given them a command. He said, "Don't say anything to him."