Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 20:1-3

1Now Pashurפַּשְׁחוּר֙pash.ChurH6583the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Immerאִמֵּ֣ר'i.MerH564the priestהַכֹּהֵ֔ןha.ko.HenH3548, who wasalso chiefפָקִ֥ידfa.KidH6496governorנָגִ֖ידna.GidH5057in the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414prophesiedנִבָּ֖אni.Ba'H5012these thingsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

2Then Pashurפַשְׁח֔וּרfash.ChurH6583smoteוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030,and putוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414him in the stocksהַמַּהְפֶּ֗כֶתha.mah.Pe.khetH4115that werein the highהָֽעֶלְי֔וֹןha.'el.YonH5945gateבְּשַׁ֤עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144, which wasby the houseבְּבֵ֥יתbe.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

3And it came to pass on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,that Pashurפַשְׁח֛וּרfash.ChurH6583brought forthוַיֹּצֵ֥אvai.yo.Tze'H3318Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414out of the stocksהַמַּהְפָּ֑כֶתha.mah.Pa.khetH4115.Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414unto him, Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068hath not calledקָרָ֤אka.Ra'H7121thy nameשְׁמֶ֔ךָshe.Me.khaH8034Pashurפַשְׁחוּר֙fash.ChurH6583,but Magor–missabibH4036.

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