Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 34:9-14

9That every manH376should let his manservantעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650,and every manH376his maidservantשִׁפְחָת֛וֹshif.cha.ToH8198, beingan Hebrewהָעִבְרִ֥יha.'iv.RiH5680or an Hebrewessוְהָעִבְרִיָּ֖הve.ha.'iv.ri.YahH5680,goלְ֠שַׁלַּחLe.sha.lachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֑יםcha.fe.ShimH2670;that none should serveעֲבָד־'a.vod-H5647himself of them, to wit,of a Jewבִּיהוּדִ֥יbi.hu.DiH3064his brotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251.

10Now when all the princesהַשָּׂרִ֨יםha.sa.RimH8269,and all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,which had enteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into the covenantבַבְּרִ֗יתva.be.RitH1285,heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085that every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376should let his manservantעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650,and every oneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376his maidservantשִׁפְחָתוֹ֙shif.cha.ToH8198,goלְ֠שַׁלַּחLe.sha.lachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670,that none should serveעֲבָד־'a.vod-H5647themselves of them any more, then they obeyedוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085, and let themgoוַיְשַׁלֵּֽחוּ׃vay.sha.Le.chuH7971.

11But afterwardאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310they turnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and caused the servantsהָֽעֲבָדִים֙ha.'a.va.DimH5650and the handmaidsהַשְּׁפָח֔וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198,whom they had let goשִׁלְּח֖וּshi.le.ChuH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֑יםcha.fe.ShimH2670,to returnוַיָּשִׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725,and brought them into subjectionוַֽיִּכְבְּשׁ֔וּםvai.yakh.bi.shumH3533for servantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and for handmaidsוְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.fa.ChotH8198.

12Therefore the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068came to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Thus saithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;I madeכָּרַ֤תִּֽיka.Ra.tiH3772a covenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285with your fathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1in the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117that I brought them forthהוֹצִאִ֤יho.tzi.'IH3318out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of bondmenעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

14At the endמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH7093of sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141let ye goתְּֽשַׁלְּח֡וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971every manאִישׁ֩'ishH376his brotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251an Hebrewהָעִבְרִ֜יha.'iv.RiH5680,which hath been soldיִמָּכֵ֣רyi.ma.KherH4376unto thee; and when he hath servedוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647thee sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,thou shalt let him goוְשִׁלַּחְתּ֥וֹve.shi.lach.ToH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670from thee: but your fathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1hearkenedשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085not unto me, neither inclinedהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241.

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