Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 39:3-4

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.

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