Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 17:21-27

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.

23But they obeyedשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085not, neither inclinedהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָ֑ם'a.ze.NamH241,but made their neckעָרְפָּ֔ם'a.re.PamH6203stiffוַיַּקְשׁוּ֙vai.yak.ShuH7185,that they might not hearשְׁמ֔וֹעַsho.me.a'H8085,nor receiveקַ֥חַתKa.chatH3947instructionמוּסָֽר׃mu.SarH4148.

24And it shall come to pass, if ye diligentlyשָׁמֹ֨עַsha.Mo.a'H8085hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֤וּןtish.me.'UnH8085unto me, saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,to bringהָבִ֣יאha.Vi'H935in no burdenמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853through the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֛יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of this cityהָעִ֥ירha.'IrH5892on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117,but hallowוּלְקַדֵּשׁ֙u.le.ka.DeshH6942the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,to doעֲשֽׂוֹת־'a.sot-H6213noH1115workמְלָאכָֽה׃me.la.KhahH4399therein;

25Then shall there enterוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935into the gatesבְשַׁעֲרֵ֣יve.sha.'a.ReiH8179of this cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892kingsמְלָכִ֣ים׀me.la.KhimH4428and princesוְשָׂרִ֡יםve.sa.RimH8269sittingיֹשְׁבִים֩yo.she.VimH3427upon the throneכִּסֵּ֨אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֜דda.VidH1732,ridingרֹכְבִ֣ים׀ro.khe.VimH7392in chariotsבָּרֶ֣כֶבba.Re.khevH7393and on horsesוּבַסּוּסִ֗יםu.va.su.SimH5483,they, and their princesוְשָׂ֣רֵיהֶ֔םve.Sa.rei.HemH8269,the menאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,and the inhabitantsוְיֹשְׁבֵ֣יve.yo.she.VeiH3427of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389:and this cityהָֽעִיר־ha.'ir-H5892shall remainוְיָשְׁבָ֥הve.ya.she.VahH3427for everלְעוֹלָֽם׃le.'o.LamH5769.

26And they shall comeוּבָ֣אוּu.Va.'uH935from the citiesמֵעָרֵֽי־me.'a.rei-H5892of Judahיְ֠הוּדָהYe.hu.dahH3063,and from the places aboutוּמִסְּבִיב֨וֹתu.mi.se.vi.VotH5439Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֜םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and from the landוּמֵאֶ֣רֶץu.me.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,and from the plainהַשְּׁפֵלָ֤הha.she.fe.LahH8219,and from the mountainsהָהָר֙ha.HarH2022,and from the southהַנֶּ֔גֶבha.Ne.gevH5045,bringingמְבִאִ֛יםme.vi.'ImH935burnt offeringsעוֹלָ֥הo.LahH5930,and sacrificesוְזֶ֖בַחve.Ze.vachH2077,and grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֣הu.min.ChahH4503,and incenseוּלְבוֹנָ֑הu.le.vo.NahH3828,and bringingוּמְבִאֵ֥יu.me.vi.'EiH935sacrifices of praiseתוֹדָ֖הto.DahH8426,unto the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27But if ye will not hearkenתִשְׁמְע֜וּtish.me.'UH8085unto me to hallowלְקַדֵּשׁ֙le.ka.DeshH6942the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֔תha.sha.BatH7676dayי֣וֹםYomH3117,and not to bearשְׂאֵ֣תse.'EtH5375a burdenמַשָּׂ֗אma.Sa'H4853,even entering inוּבֹ֛אu.Vo'H935at the gatesבְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥יbe.sha.'a.ReiH8179of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389on the sabbathהַשַּׁבָּ֑תha.sha.BatH7676dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117;then will I kindleוְהִצַּ֧תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341a fireאֵ֣שׁ'eshH784in the gatesבִּשְׁעָרֶ֗יהָbish.'a.Rei.haH8179thereof, and it shall devourוְאָֽכְלָ֛הve.'a.khe.LahH398the palacesאַרְמְנ֥וֹת'ar.me.NotH759of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and it shall not be quenchedתִכְבֶּֽה׃ פtikh.BehH3518.

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