Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 43:2-7

2Then spakeוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֤ה'a.zar.YahH5838the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hoshaiahהוֹשַֽׁעְיָה֙ho.sha'.YahH1955,and Johananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,and all the proudהַזֵּדִ֑יםha.ze.DimH2086menהָאֲנָשִׁ֖יםha.'a.na.ShimH582,sayingאֹמְרִ֣ים'o.me.RimH559unto Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,Thou speakestמְדַבֵּ֔רme.da.BerH1696falselyשֶׁ֚קֶרShe.kerH8267:Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֙ינוּ֙'e.lo.Hei.nuH430hath not sentשְׁלָחֲךָ֞she.la.cha.KhaH7971thee to sayלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Goתָבֹ֥אוּta.Vo.'uH935not into Egyptמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714to sojournלָג֥וּרla.GurH1481there:

3But Baruchבָּרוּךְ֙ba.ruKhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵ֣רִיָּ֔הne.ri.YahH5374setteth thee onמַסִּ֥יתma.SitH5496against us, for toלְמַעַן֩le.ma.'AnH4616deliverתֵּ֨תtetH5414us into the handבְיַֽד־ve.yad-H3027of the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙ha.kas.DimH3778,that they might put us to deathלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191,and carry us away captivesוּלְהַגְל֥וֹתu.le.hag.LotH1540into Babylonבָּבֶֽל׃ba.VelH894.

4So Johananיוֹחָנָ֨ןyo.cha.NanH3110the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֜חַka.Re.achH7143,and all the captainsשָׂרֵ֧יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֛יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428,and all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971,obeyedשָׁמַע֩sha.Ma'H8085not the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,to dwellלָשֶׁ֖בֶתla.She.vetH3427in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063.

5But Johananיוֹחָנָ֤ןyo.cha.NanH3110the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֙חַ֙ka.Re.achH7143,and all the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֔יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428,tookוַיִּקַּ֞חvai.yi.KachH3947all the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֣יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,that were returnedשָׁ֗בוּSha.vuH7725from all nationsהַגּוֹיִם֙ha.go.YimH1471,whither they had been drivenנִדְּחוּ־ni.de.chu-H5080,to dwellלָג֖וּרla.GurH1481in the landבְּאֶ֥רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;

6Evenmenהַ֠גְּבָרִיםHa.ge.va.rimH1397,and womenהַנָּשִׁ֣יםha.na.ShimH802,and childrenהַטַּף֮ha.TafH2945,and the king’sהַמֶּלֶךְ֒ha.me.leKhH4428daughtersבְּנ֣וֹתbe.NotH1323,and every personהַנֶּ֗פֶשׁha.Ne.feshH5315that Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֣ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֔יםta.ba.ChimH2876had leftH3240with Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֑ןsha.FanH8227,and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֔יאha.na.Vi'H5030,and Baruchבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵרִיָּֽהוּ׃ne.ri.Ya.huH5374.

7So they cameוַיָּבֹ֙אוּ֙vai.ya.Vo.'uH935into the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714:for they obeyedשָׁמְע֖וּsha.me.'UH8085not the voiceבְּק֣וֹלbe.KolH6963of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:thus cameוַיָּבֹ֖אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935they evento Tahpanhesתַּחְפַּנְחֵֽס׃ סtach.pan.ChesH8471.

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