Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 39:9-14

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.

13So Nebuzar–adanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָ֣ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֗יםta.ba.ChimH2876sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971,and Nebushasbanוּנְבֽוּשַׁזְבָּן֙u.ne.vu.shaz.BanH5021,Rab–sarisH7249,and Nergal–sharezerH5371,Rab–magH7248,and all the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylon’sבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894princesרַבֵּ֥יra.BeiH7227;

14Even they sentוַיִּשְׁלְחוּ֩vai.yish.le.ChuH7971,and tookוַיִּקְח֨וּvai.yik.ChuH3947Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414out of the courtמֵחֲצַ֣רme.cha.TzarH2691of the prisonהַמַּטָּרָ֗הha.ma.ta.RahH4307,and committedוַיִּתְּנ֤וּvai.yi.te.NuH5414him unto Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227,that he should carryלְהוֹצִאֵ֖הוּle.ho.tzi.'E.huH3318him homeהַבָּ֑יִתha.Ba.yitH1004:so he dweltוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָֽם׃ סha.'AmH5971.

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