Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 38:1-3

1Then Shephatiahשְׁפַטְיָ֣הshe.fat.YahH8203the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Mattanמַתָּ֗ןma.TanH4977,and Gedaliahוּגְדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Pashurפַּשְׁח֔וּרpash.ChurH6583,and Jucalוְיוּכַל֙ve.yu.KhalH3116the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶׁ֣לֶמְיָ֔הוּshe.lem.Ya.huH8018,and Pashurוּפַשְׁח֖וּרu.fash.ChurH6583the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Malchiahמַלְכִּיָּ֑הmal.ki.YahH4441,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֞עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414had spokenמְדַבֵּ֥רme.da.BerH1696unto all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559,

2Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068,He that remainethהַיֹּשֵׁב֙hai.yo.ShevH3427in this cityבָּעִ֣ירba.'IrH5892shall dieיָמ֕וּתya.MutH4191by the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,by the famineבָּרָעָ֣בba.ra.'AvH7458,and by the pestilenceוּבַדָּ֑בֶרu.va.Da.verH1698:but he that goeth forthוְהַיֹּצֵ֤אve.hai.yo.Tze'H3318to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.DimH3778shall liveוְחָיָ֔הve.cha.yahH2421;for he shall have his lifeנַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315for a preyלְשָׁלָ֖לle.sha.LalH7998,and shall liveוָחָֽי׃ סva.ChaiH2425 H2421.

3Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,This cityהָעִ֣ירha.'IrH5892shall surelyהִנָּתֹ֨ןhi.na.TonH5414be givenתִּנָּתֵ֜ןti.na.TenH5414into the handבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylon’sבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428,which shall takeוּלְכָדָֽהּ׃u.le.kha.DahH3920it.

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