Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 27:6-9

6And now have I givenנָתַ֙תִּי֙na.Ta.tiH5414all these landsהָאֲרָצ֣וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776into the handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,my servantעַבְדִּ֑י'av.DiH5650;and the beastsחַיַּ֣תchai.YatH2416of the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704have I givenנָתַ֥תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414him also to serveלְעָבְדֽוֹ׃le.'a.ve.DoH5647him.

7And all nationsהַגּוֹיִ֔םha.go.YimH1471shall serveוְעָבְד֤וּve.'a.ve.DuH5647him, and his sonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121,and his son’sבֶּן־ben-H1121sonבְּנ֑וֹbe.NoH1121,until the very timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256of his landאַרְצוֹ֙'ar.TzoH776comeבֹּא־bo'-H935:and then manyרַבִּ֔יםra.BimH7227nationsגּוֹיִ֣םgo.YimH1471and greatגְּדֹלִֽים׃ge.do.LimH1419kingsוּמְלָכִ֖יםu.me.la.KhimH4428shall serveוְעָ֤בְדוּve.'A.ve.duH5647themselves of him.

8And it shall come to pass, thatthe nationהַגּ֜וֹיha.GoyH1471and kingdomוְהַמַּמְלָכָ֗הve.ha.mam.la.KhahH4467which will not serveיַעַבְד֤וּya.'av.DuH5647the same Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and that will not putיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414their neckצַוָּאר֔וֹtza.va.RoH6677under the yokeבְּעֹ֖לbe.'OlH5923of the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,that nationהַגּ֤וֹיha.GoyH1471will I punishאֶפְקֹ֨ד'ef.KodH6485,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,with the swordבַּחֶרֶב֩ba.che.RevH2719,and with the famineוּבָרָעָ֨בu.va.ra.'AvH7458,and with the pestilenceוּבַדֶּ֜בֶרu.va.De.verH1698,until I have consumedתֻּמִּ֥יtu.MiH8552them by his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

9Therefore hearkenתִּשְׁמְע֨וּtish.me.'UH8085not ye to your prophetsנְבִיאֵיכֶ֜םne.vi.'ei.KhemH5030,nor to your divinersקֹֽסְמֵיכֶ֗םko.se.mei.KhemH7080,nor to your dreamersחֲלֹמֹ֣תֵיכֶ֔םcha.lo.Mo.tei.KhemH2472,nor to your enchantersעֹֽנְנֵיכֶ֖ם'o.ne.nei.KhemH6049,nor to your sorcerersכַּשָּׁפֵיכֶ֑םka.sha.fei.KhemH3786,which speakאֹמְרִ֤ים'o.me.RimH559unto you, sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Ye shall not serveתַעַבְד֖וּta.'av.DuH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894:

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