Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 32:8-12

8So Hanameelחֲנַמְאֵ֨לcha.nam.'ElH2601mine uncle’sדֹּדִ֜יdo.DiH1730sonבֶּן־ben-H1121cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935to me in the courtחֲצַ֣רcha.TzarH2691of the prisonהַמַּטָּרָה֒ha.ma.ta.RahH4307according to the wordכִּדְבַ֣רkid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto me, Buyקְנֵ֣הke.NehH7069my fieldשָׂדִ֨יsa.DiH7704, I pray thee, that isin Anathothבַּעֲנָת֜וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068, which isin the countryבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗יןbin.ya.MinH1144:for the rightמִשְׁפַּ֧טmish.PatH4941of inheritanceהַיְרֻשָּׁ֛הhay.ru.ShahH3425isthine, and the redemptionהַגְּאֻלָּ֖הha.ge.'u.LahH1353isthine; buyקְנֵה־ke.neh-H7069itfor thyself. Then I knewוָאֵדַ֕עva.'e.Da'H3045that this wasthe wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068.

9And I boughtוָֽאֶקְנֶה֙va.'ek.NehH7069the fieldהַשָּׂדֶ֔הha.sa.DehH7704of Hanameelחֲנַמְאֵ֥לcha.nam.'ElH2601my uncle’sדֹּדִ֖יdo.DiH1730sonבֶּן־ben-H1121, that wasin Anathothבַּעֲנָת֑וֹתba.'a.na.TotH6068,and weighedוָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה־va.'esh.ka.lah-H8254him the moneyהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701, evenseventeenשִׁבְעָ֥ה וַעֲשָׂרָ֥הshiv.'Ah va.'a.sa.RahH6235 H7651shekelsשְׁקָלִ֖יםshe.ka.LimH8255of silverהַכָּֽסֶף׃ha.Ka.sefH3701.

10And I subscribedוָאֶכְתֹּ֤בva.'ekh.ToH3789the evidenceבַּסֵּ֙פֶר֙ba.Se.ferH5612,and sealedוָֽאֶחְתֹּ֔םva.'ech.TomH2856it,and tookוָאָעֵ֖דva.'a.'EdH5749witnessesעֵדִ֑ים'e.DimH5707,and weighedוָאֶשְׁקֹ֥לva.'esh.KolH8254himthe moneyהַכֶּ֖סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701in the balancesבְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃be.mo.ze.Na.yimH3976.

11So I tookוָאֶקַּ֖חva.'e.KachH3947the evidenceסֵ֣פֶרSe.ferH5612of the purchaseהַמִּקְנָ֑הha.mik.NahH4736, boththat which was sealedהֶֽחָת֛וּםhe.cha.TumH2856accordingto the lawהַמִּצְוָ֥הha.mitz.VahH4687and customוְהַחֻקִּ֖יםve.ha.chu.KimH2706,and that which was openהַגָּלֽוּי׃ha.ga.LuiH1540:

12And I gaveוָאֶתֵּ֞ןva.'e.TenH5414the evidenceהַסֵּ֣פֶרha.Se.ferH5612of the purchaseהַמִּקְנָ֗הha.mik.NahH4736unto Baruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵרִיָּה֮ne.ri.YahH5374,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Maaseiahמַחְסֵיָה֒mach.se.YahH4271,in the sightלְעֵינֵי֙le.'ei.NeiH5869of Hanameelחֲנַמְאֵ֣לcha.nam.'ElH2601mine uncle’sדֹּדִ֔יdo.DiH1730son,and in the presenceוּלְעֵינֵי֙u.le.'ei.NeiH5869of the witnessesהָֽעֵדִ֔יםha.'e.DimH5707that subscribedהַכֹּתְבִ֖יםha.ko.te.VimH3789the bookבְּסֵ֣פֶרbe.Se.ferH5612of the purchaseהַמִּקְנָ֑הha.mik.NahH4736,beforeלְעֵינֵי֙le.'ei.NeiH5869all the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֔יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that satהַיֹּשְׁבִ֖יםhai.yo.she.VimH3427in the courtבַּחֲצַ֥רba.cha.TzarH2691of the prisonהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ha.ma.ta.RahH4307.

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