Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 41:1-2

1Now it came to pass in the seventhהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יha.she.vi.'IH7637monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320, thatIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֣הne.tan.YahH5418the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476,of the seedמִזֶּ֣רַעmi.Ze.ra'H2233royalהַ֠מְּלוּכָהHa.me.lu.khahH4410,and the princesוְרַבֵּ֨יve.ra.BeiH7227of the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,even tenוַעֲשָׂרָ֨הva.'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.ShimH582with him, cameבָּ֣אba'H935unto Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296to MizpahH4709;and there they did eatוַיֹּ֨אכְלוּvai.Yo.khe.luH398breadלֶ֛חֶםLe.chemH3899togetherיַחְדָּ֖וyach.DavH3162in MizpahH4708.

2Then aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֜הne.tan.YahH5418,and the tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀ha.'a.na.ShimH582that were with him, and smoteוַ֠יַּכּוּVai.ya.kuH5221Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֧ם'a.chi.KamH296the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227with the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,and slewוַיָּ֣מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191him, whom the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894had made governorהִפְקִ֥ידhif.KidH6485over the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

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