Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 17:20-22

20And sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Hearשִׁמְע֨וּshim.'UH8085ye the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068,ye kingsמַלְכֵ֤יmal.KheiH4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,and all Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,and all the inhabitantsיֹשְׁבֵ֣יyo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,that enter inהַבָּאִ֖יםha.ba.'ImH935by these gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֥יםba.she.'a.RimH8179:

21Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;Take heedהִשָּׁמְר֖וּhi.sha.me.RuH8104to yourselvesבְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶ֑םbe.naf.sho.tei.KhemH5315,and bearתִּשְׂא֤וּtis.'UH5375no burdenמַשָּׂא֙ma.Sa'H4853on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,nor bringוַהֲבֵאתֶ֖םva.ha.ve.TemH935itin by the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ye.ru.sha.LimH3389;

22Neither carry forthתוֹצִ֨יאוּto.Tzi.'uH3318a burdenמַשָּׂ֤אma.Sa'H4853out of your housesמִבָּֽתֵּיכֶם֙mi.ba.tei.KhemH1004on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,neither doתַֽעֲשׂ֑וּta.'a.SuH6213ye any workמְלָאכָ֖הme.la.KhahH4399,but hallowוְקִדַּשְׁתֶּם֙ve.ki.dash.TemH6942ye the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,as I commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680your fathersאֲבוֹתֵיכֶֽם׃'a.vo.tei.KhemH1.

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