Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 37:13-15

13And when he was in the gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,a captainבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of the wardפְּקִדֻ֔תpe.ki.DutH6488wasthere, whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034wasIrijahיִרְאִיָּ֔יהyir.'i.YaihH3376,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הshe.lem.YahH8018,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֑הcha.nan.YahH2608;and he tookוַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thou fallest awayנֹפֵֽל׃no.FelH5307to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778.

14Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, It isfalseשֶׁ֗קֶרShe.kerH8267;I fall not awayנֹפֵל֙no.FelH5307to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778.But he hearkenedשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085not to him: so Irijahיִרְאִיָּיה֙yir.'i.YaihH3376tookוַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Jeremiahבְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּbe.yir.me.Ya.huH3414,and broughtוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to the princesהַשָּׂרִֽים׃ha.sa.RimH8269.

15Wherefore the princesהַשָּׂרִ֛יםha.sa.RimH8269were wrothוַיִּקְצְפ֧וּvai.yik.tze.FuH7107with Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,and smoteוְהִכּ֣וּve.hi.KuH5221him, and putוְנָתְנ֨וּve.na.te.NuH5414him in prisonהָאֵס֗וּרha.'e.SurH612in the houseH1004of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608:for they had madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213that the prisonהַכֶּֽלֶא׃ha.Ke.le'H3608.

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