Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 36:22-30

22Now the kingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428satיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in the winterhouseבֵּ֣ית הַחֹ֔רֶףbeit ha.Cho.refH2779 H1004in the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֑יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320: and there was a fireon the hearthהָאָ֖חha.'AchH254burningמְבֹעָֽרֶת׃me.vo.'A.retH1197beforeלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440him.

23And it came to pass, thatwhen Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065had readכִּקְר֣וֹאkik.Ro'H7121threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969or fourוְאַרְבָּעָה֒ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702leavesדְּלָתוֹת֮de.la.tOtH1817,he cutיִֽקְרָעֶ֙הָ֙yik.ra.'E.haH7167it with the penknifeבְּתַ֣עַר הַסֹּפֵ֔רbe.Ta.'ar ha.so.FerH5608 H8593,and castוְהַשְׁלֵ֕ךְve.hash.LekhH7993itinto the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784that wason the hearthהָאָ֑חha.'AchH254,until all the rollהַמְּגִלָּ֔הha.me.gi.LahH4039was consumedתֹּם֙tomH8552in the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784that wason the hearthהָאָֽח׃ha.'AchH254.

24Yet they were not afraidפָחֲד֔וּfa.cha.DuH6342,nor rentקָרְע֖וּka.re.'UH7167their garmentsבִּגְדֵיהֶ֑םbig.dei.HemH899, neitherthe kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,nor any of his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650that heardהַשֹּׁ֣מְעִ֔יםha.Sho.me.'ImH8085all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

25Nevertheless Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֨ן'el.na.TanH494and Delaiahוּדְלָיָ֤הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806and Gemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587had made intercessionהִפְגִּ֣עוּhif.Gi.'uH6293to the kingבַמֶּ֔לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428that he would not burnשְׂרֹ֖ףse.RofH8313the rollהַמְּגִלָּ֑הha.me.gi.LahH4039:but he would not hearשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085them.

26But the kingH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Jerahmeelיְרַחְמְאֵ֨לye.rach.me.'ElH3396the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of HammelechH4429,and Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֣הוּse.ra.Ya.huH8304the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Azrielעַזְרִיאֵ֗ל'az.ri.'ElH5837,and Shelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֙הוּ֙she.lem.Ya.huH8018the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Abdeelעַבְדְּאֵ֔ל'av.de.'ElH5655,to takeלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947Baruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030:But Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068hidוַיַּסְתִּרֵ֖םvai.yas.ti.RemH5641them.

27Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068came to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310that the kingהַמֶּ֗לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had burnedשְׂרֹ֣ףse.RofH8313the rollהַמְּגִלָּה֙ha.me.gi.LahH4039,and the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697which Baruchבָּר֛וּךְba.RukhH1263wroteכָּתַ֥בka.TavH3789at the mouthמִפִּ֥יmi.PiH6310of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

28Takeקַח־kach-H3947thee againשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725anotherאַחֶ֑רֶת'a.Che.retH312rollמְגִלָּ֣הme.gi.LahH4039,and writeוּכְתֹ֣בu.khe.ToH3789in it all the formerהָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔יםha.Ri.sho.NimH7223wordsהַדְּבָרִים֙ha.de.va.RimH1697that were in the firstהָרִ֣אשֹׁנָ֔הha.Ri.sho.NahH7223rollהַמְּגִלָּה֙ha.me.gi.LahH4039,which Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֥יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063hath burnedשָׂרַ֖ףsa.RafH8313.

29And thou shalt sayתֹּאמַ֔רto.MarH559to Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֤יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;Thou hast burnedשָׂרַ֜פְתָּsa.Raf.taH8313this rollהַמְּגִלָּ֤הha.me.gi.LahH4039,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Why hast thou writtenכָּתַ֨בְתָּka.Tav.taH3789therein, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,The kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894shall certainlyבֹּֽא־bo'-H935comeיָב֤וֹאya.Vo'H935and destroyוְהִשְׁחִית֙ve.hish.ChitH7843this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776,and shall cause to ceaseוְהִשְׁבִּ֥יתve.hish.BitH7673from thence manאָדָ֥ם'a.DamH120and beastוּבְהֵמָֽה׃ סu.ve.he.MahH929?

30Therefore thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068of Jehoiakimיְהֽוֹיָקִים֙ye.ho.ya.KimH3079kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063;He shall have none to sitיוֹשֵׁ֖בyo.ShevH3427upon the throneכִּסֵּ֣אki.Se'H3678of Davidדָוִ֑דda.VidH1732:and his dead bodyוְנִבְלָתוֹ֙ve.niv.la.ToH5038shall be cast outמֻשְׁלֶ֔כֶתmush.Le.khetH7993in the dayבַּיּ֖וֹםbai.YomH3117to the heatלַחֹ֥רֶבla.Cho.revH2721,and in the nightבַּלָּֽיְלָה׃ba.La.ye.lahH3915to the frostוְלַקֶּ֥רַחve.la.Ke.rachH7140.

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