Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 10:1-4

1Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085ye the wordהַדָּבָ֗רha.da.VarH1697which Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068speakethדִּבֶּ֧רdi.BerH1696unto you, O houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478:

2Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,Learnתִּלְמָ֔דוּtil.Ma.duH3925not the wayדֶּ֤רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the heathenהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471,and be not dismayedתֵּחָ֑תּוּte.Cha.tuH2865at the signsוּמֵאֹת֥וֹתu.me.'o.TotH226of heavenהַשָּׁמַ֖יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064;for the heathenהַגּוֹיִ֖םha.go.YimH1471are dismayedיֵחַ֥תּוּye.Cha.tuH2865at themH1992.

3For the customsחֻקּ֥וֹתchu.KotH2708of the peopleהָֽעַמִּ֖יםha.'a.MimH5971arevainהֶ֣בֶלHe.velH1892: for onecuttethכְּרָת֔וֹke.ra.ToH3772a treeעֵץ֙'etzH6086out of the forestמִיַּ֣עַרmi.Ya.'arH3293,the workמַעֲשֵׂ֥הma.'a.SehH4639of the handsיְדֵ֥י־ye.Dei-H3027of the workmanחָרָ֖שׁcha.RashH2796,with the axeבַּֽמַּעֲצָֽד׃Ba.ma.'a.TzadH4621.

4They deckיְיַפֵּ֑הוּye.ya.Pe.huH3302it with silverבְּכֶ֥סֶףbe.Khe.sefH3701and with goldוּבְזָהָ֖בu.ve.za.HavH2091;they fastenיְחַזְּק֖וּםye.cha.ze.KumH2388it with nailsבְּמַסְמְר֧וֹתbe.mas.me.RotH4548and with hammersוּבְמַקָּב֛וֹתu.ve.ma.ka.VotH4717,that it moveיָפִֽיק׃ya.FikH6328not.

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