Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 36:5-10

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.

9And it came to pass in the fifthהַ֠חֲמִשִׁיתHa.cha.mi.shitH2549yearבַשָּׁנָ֣הva.sha.NahH8141of Jehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֨יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֤הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,in the ninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֔יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, thatthey proclaimedקָרְא֨וּka.re.'UH7121a fastצ֜וֹםTzomH6685beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068to all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,and to all the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971that cameהַבָּאִ֛יםha.ba.'ImH935from the citiesמֵעָרֵ֥יme.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063unto Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

10Then readוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Baruchבָר֥וּךְva.RukhH1263in the bookבַּסֵּ֛פֶרba.Se.ferH5612the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,in the chamberבְּלִשְׁכַּ֡תbe.lish.KatH3957of Gemariahגְּמַרְיָהוּ֩ge.mar.ya.HuH1587the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanH8227the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֜רha.so.FerH5608,in the higherהָעֶלְי֗וֹןha.'el.YonH5945courtבֶּחָצֵ֣רbe.cha.TzerH2691,at the entryפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the newהֶֽחָדָ֔שׁhe.cha.DashH2319gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of Yhwh'sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,in the earsבְּאָזְנֵ֖יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of all the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

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