Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 39:8-12

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.

10But Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876leftהִשְׁאִ֛ירhish.'IrH7604of the poorהַדַּלִּ֗יםha.da.LimH1800of the peopleהָעָ֣םha.'AmH5971,which had nothingמְא֔וּמָהme.'U.mahH3972,in the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,and gaveוַיִּתֵּ֥ןvai.yi.TenH5414them vineyardsכְּרָמִ֥יםke.ra.MimH3754and fieldsוִֽיגֵבִ֖יםvi.ge.VimH3010at the same timeבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

11Now Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894gave chargeוַיְצַ֛וvay.TzavH6680concerning Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֑הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414toבְּיַ֛דbe.YadH3027Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

12Takeקָחֶ֗נּוּka.Che.nuH3947him, and look wellוְעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ שִׂ֣יםve.'ei.Nei.kha simH7760 H5869to him, and doתַּ֥עַשׂTa.'asH6213him no harmמְא֣וּמָה רָּ֑עme.'U.mah Ra'H7451 H3972;but doעֲשֵׂ֥ה'a.SehH6213unto him even as he shall sayיְדַבֵּ֣רye.da.BerH1696unto thee.

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