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## 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 ).
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## Joah...chief commander ##
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See how you translated these in [Isaiah 36:1 ](./01.md ).
## Please speak to your servants ##
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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.
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## Has my master sent me to your master and to you to speak these words? ##
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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]])
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## Has he not sent me to the men who sit on the wall, who will have to ...? ##
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the chief commander continues using a question for emphasis. AT: "My master has sent me to everyone who hears this, who will have to ...."
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