## Eliaim...Hilkiah...Shebnah ##

See how you translated these names of men in [Isaiah 22:20](../22/20.md) and [Isaiah 22:15](../22/15.md).

## Joah...chief commander ##

See how you translated these in [Isaiah 36:1](./01.md).

## Please speak to your servants ##

Eliakim, Shebnah, and Joah refer to themselves as the chief commander's servants. This is a polite way to speak to someone who has greater authority.

## Has my master sent me to your master and to you to speak these words? ##

the chief commander uses a question to emphasize that his message is for all the people of Judah. AT: "Certainly, my master has sent me to speak this message to you and to all who can hear." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])

## Has he not sent me to the men who sit on the wall, who will have to ...? ##

the chief commander continues using a question for emphasis. AT: "My master has sent me to everyone who hears this, who will have to ...."