New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 39:3-5

3Then allכֹּ֚לkolH3605theofficialsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894cameוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935in and satH3427downH3427at theMiddleהַתָּ֑וֶךְha.Ta.vekhH8432Gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179:Nergal-sar-ezerH5371,Samgar-nebuH5562,Sar-sekimH8310theRab-sarisH7249,Nergal-sar-ezerH5371theRab-magH7248,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the restשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the officialsשָׂרֵ֖יsa.ReiH8269of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

4WhenH3512Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063and allוְכֹ֣ל׀ve.KholH3605the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421sawרָ֠אָםRa.'omH7200them, theyfledוַֽ֠יִּבְרְחוּVai.yiv.re.chuH1272and wentוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892at nightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915by wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588through the gateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179betweenבֵּ֣יןbeinH996the two wallsהַחֹמֹתָ֑יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346;and he wentוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out towardדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870theArabahהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

5But the armyחֵיל־cheil-H2428of theChaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםkas.DimH3778pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291them and overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּ֮tzid.ki.ya.HuH6667in theplainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרֵחוֹ֒ye.re.ChoH3405;and they seizedוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947him and broughtוַֽ֠יַּעֲלֻהוּVai.ya.'a.lu.huH5927him up to Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894atRiblahרִבְלָ֖תָהriv.La.tahH7247in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574,and he passedH1696sentenceH1696on him.

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