Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 36:3-8

3It may be that the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063will hearיִשְׁמְעוּ֙yish.me.'UH8085all the evilהָ֣רָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451which I purposeחֹשֵׁ֖בcho.ShevH2803to doלַעֲשׂ֣וֹתla.'a.SotH6213unto them; that they may returnיָשׁ֗וּבוּya.Shu.vuH7725every manאִ֚ישׁ'ishH376from his evilהָרָעָ֔הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870;that I may forgiveוְסָלַחְתִּ֥יve.sa.lach.TiH5545their iniquityלַעֲוֹנָ֖םla.'a.vo.NamH5771and their sinוּלְחַטָּאתָֽם׃ סu.le.cha.ta.TamH2403.

4Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Baruchבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵֽרִיָּ֑הne.ri.YahH5374:and Baruchבָּר֜וּךְba.RukhH1263wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֨בvai.yikh.ToH3789from the mouthמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068,which he had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto him, upon a rollמְגִלַּת־me.gi.lat-H4039of a bookסֵֽפֶר׃Se.ferH5612.

5And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Baruchבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, I amshut upעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113;I cannotאוּכַ֔ל'u.KhalH3201goלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068:

6Therefore goוּבָאתָ֣u.va.TaH935thou, and readוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121in the rollבַמְּגִלָּ֣הva.me.gi.LahH4039,which thou hast writtenכָּתַֽבְתָּ־ka.tav.ta-H3789from my mouthמִפִּי֩mi.PiH6310,the wordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971in Yhwh'sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004upon the fastingצ֑וֹםTzomH6685dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117:and also thou shalt readתִּקְרָאֵֽם׃tik.ra.'EmH7121them in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֧יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of all Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063that come outהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935of their citiesמֵעָרֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.rei.HemH5892.

7It may be they will presentתִּפֹּ֤לti.PolH5307their supplicationתְּחִנָּתָם֙te.chi.na.TamH8467beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and will returnוְיָשֻׁ֕בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725every oneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376from his evilהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870:for greatגָד֤וֹלga.DolH1419isthe angerהָאַף֙ha.'AfH639and the furyוְהַ֣חֵמָ֔הve.Ha.che.MahH2534that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hath pronouncedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696against this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

8And Baruchבָּרוּךְ֙ba.ruKhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵ֣רִיָּ֔הne.ri.YahH5374didוַיַּ֗עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to all that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him, readingלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121in the bookבַסֵּ֛פֶרva.Se.ferH5612the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in Yhwh'sיְהֹוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

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