Revised Literal Translation

Jeremiah 7:2-7

2Standעֲמֹ֗ד'a.ModH5975in the gateבְּשַׁ֙עַר֙be.Sha.'arH8179of Yhwh'sיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,and proclaimוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121there this wordהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,and sayוְאָמַרְתָּ֞ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Hearשִׁמְע֣וּshim.'UH8085the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, all ye ofJudahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,that enter inהַבָּאִים֙ha.ba.'ImH935at these gatesבַּשְּׁעָרִ֣יםba.she.'a.RimH8179to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֖תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

3Thus saithאָמַ֞ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָאוֹת֙tze.va.'OtH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Amendהֵיטִ֥יבוּhei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and your doingsוּמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םu.ma.'a.lei.KhemH4611,and I will cause you to dwellוַאֲשַׁכְּנָ֣הva.'a.sha.ke.NahH7931in this placeבַּמָּק֥וֹםba.ma.KomH4725.

4Trustתִּבְטְח֣וּtiv.te.ChuH982ye not in lyingהַשֶּׁ֖קֶרha.She.kerH8267wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The templeהֵיכַ֤לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,The templeהֵיכַ֣לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,The templeהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, are these.

5For if ye throughlyהֵיטֵיב֙hei.TeivH3190amendתֵּיטִ֔יבוּtei.Ti.vuH3190your waysדַּרְכֵיכֶ֖םdar.khei.KhemH1870and your doingsמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֑םma.'a.lei.KhemH4611;if ye throughlyעָשׂ֤וֹa.SoH6213executeתַֽעֲשׂוּ֙ta.'a.SuH6213judgmentמִשְׁפָּ֔טmish.PatH4941between a manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376and his neighbourרֵעֵֽהוּ׃re.'E.huH7453;

6Ifye oppressתַֽעֲשֹׁ֔קוּta.'a.Sho.kuH6231not the strangerגֵּ֣רgerH1616,the fatherlessיָת֤וֹםya.TomH3490,and the widowוְאַלְמָנָה֙ve.'al.ma.NahH490,and shedתִּשְׁפְּכ֖וּtish.pe.KhuH8210not innocentנָקִ֔יna.KiH5355bloodוְדָ֣םve.DamH1818in this placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,neither walkH3212afterוְאַחֲרֵ֨יve.'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֛ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֧ים'E.lo.HimH430to your hurtלְרַ֥עle.Ra'H7451:

7Then will I cause you to dwellוְשִׁכַּנְתִּ֤יve.shi.kan.TiH7931in this placeבַּמָּק֣וֹםba.ma.KomH4725,in the landבָּאָ֕רֶץba.'A.retzH776that I gaveנָתַ֖תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414to your fathersלַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֑םla.'a.vo.tei.KhemH1,forוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֖םo.LamH5769and everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

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