Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 52:12-30

12Now in the fifthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ha.cha.mi.ShiH2549monthוּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁu.va.Cho.deshH2320,in the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרbe.'a.SorH6218dayof the monthלַחֹ֔דֶשׁla.Cho.deshH2320, which wasthe nineteenthשְׁנַת֙ תְּשַֽׁע־ עֶשְׂרֵ֣הshe.Nat te.sha'- 'es.RehH8141 H6240 H8672yearשָׁנָ֔הsha.NahH8141of Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019kingH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֑לba.VelH894,cameבָּ֗אBa'H935Nebuzar–adanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018,captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֔יםta.ba.ChimH2876, whichservedעָמַ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י'a.Mad lif.NeiH6440 H5975the kingH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,into Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389,

13And burnedוַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ףvai.yis.RofH8313the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,and the king’sהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004;and all the housesבָּתֵּ֧יba.TeiH1004of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֛םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and all the housesבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the greatהַגָּד֖וֹלha.ga.DolH1419men,burnedשָׂרַ֥ףsa.RafH8313he with fireבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ba.'EshH784:

14And all the armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428of the Chaldeansכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםkas.DimH3778, that werewith the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876,brake downנָֽתְצוּ֙na.te.TzuH5422all the wallsחֹמ֥וֹתcho.MotH2346of Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389round aboutסָבִ֑יבsa.VivH5439.

15Then Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876carried away captiveהֶגְלָ֕הheg.LahH1540certainof the poorוּמִדַּלּ֨וֹתu.mi.da.LotH1803of the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,and the residueיֶ֥תֶרYe.terH3499of the peopleהָעָ֣ם׀ha.'AmH5971that remainedהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in the cityבָּעִ֗ירba.'IrH5892,and those that fell awayהַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ha.no.fe.LimH5307,that fellנָֽפְלוּ֙na.fe.LuH5307to the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֔לba.VelH894,and the restיֶ֣תֶרYe.terH3499of the multitudeH527.

16But Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876leftהִשְׁאִ֕ירhish.'IrH7604certainof the poorוּמִדַּלּ֣וֹתu.mi.da.LotH1803of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776for vinedressersלְכֹרְמִ֖יםle.kho.re.MimH3755and for husbandmenוּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃u.le.yo.ge.VimH3009.

17Also the pillarsעַמּוּדֵ֨י'a.mu.DeiH5982of brassהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178that werein the houseלְבֵית־le.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and the basesהַמְּכֹנ֞וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350,and the brasenהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178seaיָ֧םyamH3220that wasin the houseבְּבֵית־be.veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Chaldeansכַשְׂדִּ֑יםkhas.DimH3778brakeשִׁבְּר֣וּshi.be.RuH7665,and carriedוַיִּשְׂא֥וּvai.yis.'UH5375all the brassנְחֻשְׁתָּ֖םne.chush.TamH5178of them to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

18The caldronsהַ֠סִּרוֹתHa.si.rotH5518also, and the shovelsהַיָּעִ֨יםhai.ya.'ImH3257,and the snuffersהַֽמְזַמְּר֜וֹתham.za.me.RotH4212,and the bowlsהַמִּזְרָקֹ֣תha.miz.ra.KotH4219,and the spoonsהַכַּפּ֗וֹתha.ka.PotH3709,and all the vesselsכְּלֵ֧יke.LeiH3627of brassהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתha.ne.Cho.shetH5178wherewith they ministeredיְשָׁרְת֥וּye.sha.re.TuH8334,took they awayלָקָֽחוּ׃la.Ka.chuH3947.

19And the basonsהַ֠סִּפִּיםHa.si.pimH5592,and the firepansהַמַּחְתּ֨וֹתha.mach.TotH4289,and the bowlsהַמִּזְרָק֜וֹתha.miz.ra.KotH4219,and the caldronsהַסִּיר֣וֹתha.si.RotH5518,and the lampstandsהַמְּנֹר֗וֹתha.me.no.RotH4501,and the spoonsהַכַּפּוֹת֙ha.ka.pOtH3709,and the cupsהַמְּנַקִי֔וֹתha.me.na.ki.YotH4518; that which wasof goldזָהָב֙za.HavH2091ingoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, and that which wasof silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701insilverכָּ֑סֶףKa.sefH3701,tookH3947the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִֽים׃ta.ba.ChimH2876awayלָקַ֖חla.KachH3947.

20The twoשְׁנַ֗יִםshe.Na.yimH8147pillarsהָעַמּוּדִ֣ים׀ha.'a.mu.DimH5982,oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259seaהַיָּ֤םhai.YamH3220,and twelveשְׁנֵים־ עָשָׂ֤רshe.neim- 'a.SarH6240 H8147brasenנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙ne.Cho.shetH5178bullsוְהַבָּקָ֞רve.ha.ba.KarH1241that wereunder the basesהַמְּכֹנ֔וֹתha.me.kho.NotH4350,which kingהַמֶּ֥לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010had madeעָשָׂ֛ה'a.SahH6213in the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:the brassלִנְחֻשְׁתָּ֖םlin.chush.TamH5178of all these vesselsהַכֵּלִ֥יםha.ke.LimH3627was without weightמִשְׁקָ֔לmish.KalH4948.

21And concerningthe pillarsוְהָעַמּוּדִ֗יםve.ha.'a.mu.DimH5982,the heightקוֹמַת֙ko.mahH6967of oneהָאֶחָ֔דha.'e.ChadH259pillarהָעַמֻּ֣דha.'a.MudH5982waseighteenשְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH6240 H8083cubitsאַמָּה֙'a.MahH520;and a filletוְח֛וּטve.ChutH2339of twelveשְׁתֵּים־ עֶשְׂרֵ֥הshe.teim- 'es.RehH6240 H8147cubitsאַמָּ֖ה'a.MahH520did compassיְסֻבֶּ֑נּוּye.su.Be.nuH5437it; and the thicknessוְעָבְי֛וֹve.'a.ve.YoH5672thereof wasfourאַרְבַּ֥ע'ar.Ba'H702fingersאַצְבָּע֖וֹת'atz.ba.'otH676: it washollowנָבֽוּב׃na.VuvH5014.

22And a chapiterוְכֹתֶ֨רֶתve.kho.Te.retH3805of brassנְחֹ֗שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178wasupon it; and the heightוְקוֹמַ֨תve.ko.MatH6967of oneהָאַחַת֮ha.'a.ChatH259chapiterהַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805wasfiveחָמֵ֣שׁcha.MeshH2568cubitsאַמּוֹת֒'a.mOtH520,with networkוּשְׂבָכָ֨הu.se.va.KhahH7639and pomegranatesוְרִמּוֹנִ֧יםve.ri.mo.NimH7416upon the chapitersהַכּוֹתֶ֛רֶתha.ko.Te.retH3805round aboutסָבִ֖יבsa.VivH5439, all ofbrassנְחֹ֑שֶׁתne.Cho.shetH5178.The secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145pillarלַֽעַמּ֥וּדla.'a.MudH5982also and the pomegranatesוְרִמּוֹנִֽים׃ve.ri.mo.NimH7416were like unto these.

23And there were ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673and sixוְשִׁשָּׁ֖הve.shi.ShahH8337pomegranatesהָֽרִמֹּנִ֔יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416on a sideר֑וּחָהRu.chahH7307; andall the pomegranatesהָרִמּוֹנִ֥יםha.ri.mo.NimH7416upon the networkהַשְּׂבָכָ֖הha.se.va.KhahH7639werean hundredמֵאָ֛הme.'AhH3967round aboutסָבִֽיב׃sa.VivH5439.

24And the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֗יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947Seraiahשְׂרָיָה֙se.ra.YahH8304the chiefהָרֹ֔אשׁha.RoshH7218priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,and Zephaniahצְפַנְיָ֖הtze.fan.YahH6846the secondהַמִּשְׁנֶ֑הha.mish.NehH4932priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,and the threeשְׁלֹ֖שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969keepersשֹׁמְרֵ֥יsho.me.ReiH8104of the doorהַסַּֽף׃ha.SafH5592:

25He tookלָקַח֩la.KachH3947also out of the cityהָעִ֡ירha.'IrH5892anאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259eunuchסָרִ֨יסsa.RisH5631,which had the chargeפָקִ֣יד׀fa.KidH6496of the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.MahH4421;and sevenוְשִׁבְעָ֨הve.shiv.'AhH7651menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582of them that were nearמֵרֹאֵ֤יme.ro.'EiH7200the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428personפְנֵי־fe.nei-H6440,which were foundנִמְצְא֣וּnim.tze.'UH4672in the cityבָעִ֔ירva.'IrH5892;and the principalשַׂ֣רsarH8269scribeסֹפֵר֙so.FerH5608of the armyהַצָּבָ֔אha.tza.Va'H6635,who musteredהַמַּצְבִּ֖אha.matz.Bi'H6633the peopleעַ֣ם'amH5971of the landהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and threescoreוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםve.shi.ShimH8346menאִישׁ֙'ishH376of the peopleמֵעַ֣םme.'AmH5971of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,that were foundהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖יםha.nim.tze.'ImH4672in the midstבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432of the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892.

26So Nebuzar–adanנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֑יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947them, and broughtH3212them to the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894to Riblahרִבְלָֽתָה׃riv.La.tahH7247.

27And the kingמֶ֨לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֧לba.VelH894smoteוַיַּכֶּ֣הvai.ya.KehH5221them, and put them to deathוַיְמִתֵ֛םvay.mi.TemH4191in Riblahבְּרִבְלָ֖הbe.riv.LahH7247in the landאַדְמָתֽוֹ׃'ad.ma.ToH127of Hamathחֲמָ֑תcha.MatH2574.Thus Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063was carried away captiveוַיִּ֥גֶלvai.Yi.gelH1540out of his own landבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776.

28This isthe peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971whom Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֑רne.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019carried away captiveהֶגְלָ֖הheg.LahH1540:in the seventhשֶׁ֕בַעShe.va'H7651yearבִּשְׁנַת־bish.nat-H8141threeשְׁלֹ֥שֶׁתshe.Lo.shetH7969thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505Jewsיְהוּדִ֕יםye.hu.DimH3064and threeוּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃u.she.lo.ShahH7969and twentyוְעֶשְׂרִ֥יםve.'es.RimH6242:

29In the eighteenthשְׁמוֹנֶ֥ה עֶשְׂרֵ֖הshe.mo.Neh 'es.RehH6240 H8083yearבִּשְׁנַ֛תbish.NatH8141of Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֑רlin.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019he carried away captiveH1540from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389eightשְׁמֹנֶ֥הshe.mo.NehH8083hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970and twoוּשְׁנָֽיִם׃u.she.Na.yimH8147personsנֶ֕פֶשׁNe.feshH5315:

30In the threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969and twentiethוְעֶשְׂרִים֮ve.'es.RimH6242yearבִּשְׁנַ֨תbish.NatH8141of Nebuchadnezzarלִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֒lin.vu.khad.re.TzarH5019Nebuzar–adanנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ne.vu.zar.'a.DanH5018the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the guardטַבָּחִ֔יםta.ba.ChimH2876carried away captiveהֶגְלָ֗הheg.LahH1540of the Jewsיְהוּדִ֕יםye.hu.DimH3064sevenשְׁבַ֥עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֖וֹתme.'otH3967fortyאַרְבָּעִ֣ים'ar.ba.'ImH705and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568personsנֶ֕פֶשׁNe.feshH5315:all the personsנֶ֕פֶשׁNe.feshH5315werefourאַרְבַּ֥עַת'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505and sixוְשֵׁ֥שׁve.SheshH8337hundredמֵאֽוֹת׃ פme.'otH3967.

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