Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 43:8-13

8Then came the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068unto Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in Tahpanhesבְּתַחְפַּנְחֵ֖סbe.tach.pan.ChesH8471,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

9Takeקַ֣חkachH3947greatגְּדֹל֗וֹתge.do.LotH1419stonesאֲבָנִ֣ים'a.va.NimH68in thine handבְּיָדְךָ֞be.ya.de.KhaH3027,and hideוּטְמַנְתָּ֤םu.te.man.TamH2934them in the clayבַּמֶּ֙לֶט֙ba.Me.letH4423in the brickkilnבַּמַּלְבֵּ֔ןba.mal.BenH4404, which isat the entryבְּפֶ֥תַחbe.Fe.tachH6607of Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹ֖הpar.'OhH6547houseבֵּית־beit-H1004in Tahpanhesבְּתַחְפַּנְחֵ֑סbe.tach.pan.ChesH8471,in the sightלְעֵינֵ֖יle.'ei.NeiH5869of the menאֲנָשִׁ֥ים'a.na.ShimH582of Judahיְהוּדִֽים׃ye.hu.DimH3064;

10And sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֣ve.'a.mar.TaH559unto them, Thus saithאָמַר֩'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478;Behold, I will sendשֹׁלֵ֙חַ֙sho.Le.achH7971and takeוְ֠לָקַחְתִּיVe.la.kach.tiH3947Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֤רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶל֙ba.VelH894,my servantעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650,and will setוְשַׂמְתִּ֣יve.sam.TiH7760his throneכִסְא֔וֹkhis.'OH3678uponמִמַּ֛עַלmi.Ma.'alH4605these stonesלָאֲבָנִ֥יםla.'a.va.NimH68that I have hidטָמָ֑נְתִּיta.Ma.ne.tiH2934;and he shall spreadוְנָטָ֥הve.na.TahH5186his royal pavilionשַׁפְרִיר֖וֹshaf.ru.rovH8237over them.

11And when he comethוּבָ֕אu.va.'ah'H935,he shall smiteוְהִכָּ֖הve.hi.KahH5221the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, and deliver such as arefor deathלַמָּ֣וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194to deathלַמָּ֗וֶתla.Ma.vetH4194; and such as arefor captivityלַשְּׁבִי֙la.she.ViH7628to captivityלַשֶּׁ֔בִיla.She.viH7628; and such as arefor the swordלַחֶ֖רֶבla.Che.revH2719to the swordלֶחָֽרֶב׃le.Cha.revH2719.

12And I will kindleוְהִצַּ֣תִּיve.hi.Tza.tiH3341a fireאֵ֗שׁ'EshH784in the housesבְּבָתֵּי֙be.va.TeiH1004of the godsאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and he shall burnוּשְׂרָפָ֖םu.se.ra.FamH8313them, and carry them away captivesוְשָׁבָ֑םve.sha.VamH7617:and he shall arrayוְעָטָה֩ve.'a.TahH5844himself with the landאֶ֨רֶץ'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֜יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,as a shepherdהָֽרֹעֶה֙ha.ro.'EhH7462putteth onיַעְטֶ֤הya'.TehH5844his garmentבִּגְד֔וֹbig.DoH899;and he shall go forthוְיָצָ֥אve.ya.Tza'H3318from thence in peaceבְּשָׁלֽוֹם׃be.sha.LomH7965.

13He shall breakוְשִׁבַּ֗רve.shi.BarH7665also the imagesמַצְּבוֹת֙ma.tze.VotH4676of Beth–shemeshH1053, that isin the landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714;and the housesבָּתֵּ֥יba.TeiH1004of the godsאֱלֹהֵֽי־'e.lo.hei-H430of the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֖יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714shall he burnיִשְׂרֹ֥ףyis.RofH8313with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ סba.'EshH784.

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