Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 39:1-9

1In the ninthהַ֠תְּשִׁעִיתHa.te.shi.'itH8671yearבַּשָּׁנָ֣הba.sha.NahH8141of Zedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667kingמֶלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063,in the tenthהָעֲשִׂרִ֗יha.'a.si.RiH6224monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,cameבָּ֠אba'H935Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֤לba.VelH894and all his armyחֵילוֹ֙chei.LoH2428against Jerusalemיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םye.Ru.sha.LimH3389,and they besiegedוַיָּצֻ֖רוּvai.ya.Tzu.ruH6696it.

2Andin the eleventhבְּעַשְׁתֵּֽי־ עֶשְׂרֵ֤הbe.'ash.tei- 'es.RehH6240 H6249yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141of Zedekiahלְצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּle.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667,in the fourthהָרְבִיעִ֖יha.re.vi.'IH7243monthבַּחֹ֥דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,the ninthבְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbe.tish.'AhH8672dayof the monthלַחֹ֑דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320,the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892was broken upהָבְקְעָ֖הha.ve.ke.'AhH1234.

3And all the princesשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894came inוַיָּבֹ֗אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935,and satוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּvai.ye.she.VuH3427in the middleהַתָּ֑וֶךְha.Ta.vekhH8432gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179, evenNergal–sharezerH5371,Samgar–neboH5562,SarsechimH8310,Rab–sarisH7249,Nergal–sharezerH5371,Rab–magH7248,with all the residueשְׁאֵרִ֔יתshe.'e.RitH7611of the princesשָׂרֵ֖יsa.ReiH8269of the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

4And it came to pass, thatwhen Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.DahH3063sawרָ֠אָםRa.'omH7200them, and all the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,then they fledוַֽ֠יִּבְרְחוּVai.yiv.re.chuH1272,and went forthוַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'UH3318out of the cityהָעִיר֙ha.'IrH5892by nightלַ֤יְלָהLay.lahH3915,by the wayדֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the king’sהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428gardenגַּ֣ןganH1588,by the gateבְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179betwixt the two wallsהַחֹמֹתָ֑יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yimH2346:and he went outוַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'H3318the wayדֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the plainהָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.VahH6160.

5But the Chaldeans’כַּשְׂדִּ֜יםkas.DimH3778armyחֵיל־cheil-H2428pursuedוַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them, and overtookוַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּvai.ya.Si.guH5381Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהוּ֮tzid.ki.ya.HuH6667in the plainsבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתbe.'ar.VotH6160of Jerichoיְרֵחוֹ֒ye.re.ChoH3405:and when they had takenוַיִּקְח֣וּvai.yik.ChuH3947him, they brought him upוַֽ֠יַּעֲלֻהוּVai.ya.'a.lu.huH5927to Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894to Riblahרִבְלָ֖תָהriv.La.tahH7247in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574,where he gaveוַיְדַבֵּ֥רvay.da.BerH1696judgmentמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃mish.pa.TimH4941upon him.

6Then the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894slewוַיִּשְׁחַט֩vai.yish.ChatH7819the sonsבְּנֵ֧יbe.NeiH1121of Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֛הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667in Riblahבְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.LahH7247before his eyesלְעֵינָ֑יוle.'ei.NavH5869:also the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894slewשָׁחַ֖טsha.ChatH7819all the noblesחֹרֵ֣יcho.ReiH2715of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063.

7Moreover he put outעִוֵּ֑ר'i.VerH5786Zedekiah’sצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667eyesעֵינֵ֥י'ei.NeiH5869,and boundוַיַּאַסְרֵ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'as.Re.huH631him with chainsבַּֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֔יִםban.chush.Ta.yimH5178,to carryלָבִ֥יאla.Vi'H935him to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

8And the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778burnedשָׂרְפ֥וּsa.re.FuH8313the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֤יתbeitH1004,and the housesבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,with fireבָּאֵ֑שׁba.'EshH784,and brake downנָתָֽצוּ׃na.Ta.tzuH5422the wallsחֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389.

9Then Nebuzar–adanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876carried away captiveהֶגְלָ֛הheg.LahH1540into Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894the remnantיֶ֨תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971that remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,and those that fell awayהַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ha.no.fe.LimH5307,that fellנָפְל֣וּna.fe.LuH5307to him, with the restיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971that remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֑יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604.

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