Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 41:7-9

7And it was so,when they cameכְּבוֹאָ֖םke.vo.'AmH935into the midstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,that Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֤אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָה֙ne.tan.YahH5418slewוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֞םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them, and cast theminto the midstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the pitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953,he, and the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582that were with him.

8But tenוַעֲשָׂרָ֨הva.'a.sa.RahH6235menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582were foundנִמְצְאוּ־nim.tze.'u-H4672among them that saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458,Slayתְּמִתֵ֔נוּte.mi.Te.nuH4191us not: for we haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426treasuresמַטְמֹנִים֙mat.mo.NimH4301in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704,of wheatחִטִּ֥יםchi.TimH2406,and of barleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184,and of oilוְשֶׁ֣מֶןve.She.menH8081,and of honeyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706.So he forbareוַיֶּחְדַּ֕לvai.yech.DalH2308,and slewהֱמִיתָ֖םhe.mi.TamH4191them not amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432their brethrenאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251.

9Now the pitוְהַבּ֗וֹרve.ha.BorH953wherein Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458had castהִשְׁלִ֨יךְhish.LikhH7993all the dead bodiesפִּגְרֵ֣יpig.ReiH6297of the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,whom he had slainהִכָּה֙hi.KahH5221becauseבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027of Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436, wasit which Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428had madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213for fearמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: andIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֥אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֖הוּne.tan.Ya.huH5418filledמִלֵּ֛אmi.Le'H4390it with them that wereslainחֲלָלִֽים׃cha.la.LimH2491.

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