Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 39:4-5

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.

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