Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 40:7-9

7Now when all the captainsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֜יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428which werein the fieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704, eventhey and their menוְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םve.'an.shei.HemH582,heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085that the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894had made Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296governorהִפְקִ֧ידhif.KidH6485in the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,and had committedהִפְקִ֣ידhif.KidH6485unto him menאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582,and womenוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802,and childrenוָטָ֔ףva.TafH2945,and of the poorוּמִדַּלַּ֣תu.mi.da.LatH1803of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,of them that were not carried away captiveהָגְל֖וּha.ge.LuH1540to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894;

8Then they cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הge.dal.YahH1436to MizpahH4708,even Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֡הוּne.tan.Ya.huH5418,and Johananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110and Jonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Kareahקָ֠רֵחַKa.re.achH7143,and Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֨הu.se.ra.YahH8304the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Tanhumethתַּנְחֻ֜מֶתtan.Chu.metH8576,and the sonsוּבְנֵ֣י׀u.ve.NeiH1121of Ephaiעֵיפַ֣יo.faiH5778the Netophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,and JezaniahH3153the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of a Maachathiteהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יha.Ma.'a.kha.TiH4602,they and their menוְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ve.'an.shei.HemH582.

9And Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֤ם'a.chi.KamH296the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָן֙sha.FanH8227swareוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650unto them and to their menוּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣םu.le.'an.shei.HemH582,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Fearתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372not to serveמֵעֲב֣וֹדme.'a.VodH5647the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778:dwell inשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427the landבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776,and serveוְעִבְד֛וּve.'iv.DuH5647the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and it shall be wellוְיִיטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190with you.

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