Jeremiah 39
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בַּשָּׁנָ֣הin the yearהַ֠תְּשִׁעִיתthe ninthלְצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּof Zedekiahמֶלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֜הJudahבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁin the monthהָעֲשִׂרִ֗יthe tenthבָּ֠אhe cameנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֤לBabylonוְכָל־and allחֵילוֹ֙army hisאֶל־toיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemוַיָּצֻ֖רוּand they laid siegeעָלֶֽיהָ׃ סon it
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וַיָּבֹ֗אוּand they cameכֹּ֚לallשָׂרֵ֣יthe officials ofמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֔לBabylonוַיֵּשְׁב֖וּand they satבְּשַׁ֣עַרin the gate ofהַתָּ֑וֶךְthe middleנֵרְגַ֣לNergal-שַׂר־Shar-אֶ֠צֶרezerסַֽמְגַּר־Samgarנְב֞וּNebuשַׂר־Sar-סְכִ֣ים-sekimרַב־the Rab-סָרִ֗יסsarisנֵרְגַ֤לNergal-שַׂר־Shar-אֶ֙צֶר֙ezerרַב־the Rab-מָ֔גmagוְכָל־and allשְׁאֵרִ֔יתthe rest ofשָׂרֵ֖יthe officials ofמֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶֽל׃Babylon
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וַיְהִ֡יand it wasכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust whenרָ֠אָםhe saw themצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּZedekiahמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֜הJudahוְכֹ֣ל׀and allאַנְשֵׁ֣יthe men ofהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הthe warוַֽ֠יִּבְרְחוּand they fledוַיֵּצְא֨וּand they went outלַ֤יְלָהnightמִן־fromהָעִיר֙the cityדֶּ֚רֶךְthe way ofגַּ֣ןthe garden ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingבְּשַׁ֖עַרin a gateבֵּ֣יןbetweenהַחֹמֹתָ֑יִםthe two wallsוַיֵּצֵ֖אand he went outדֶּ֥רֶךְthe way ofהָעֲרָבָֽה׃the Arabah
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וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּand they pursuedחֵיל־the army ofכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםthe Chaldeansאַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םafter themוַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּand they overtookאֶת־obj.צִדְקִיָּהוּ֮Zedekiahבְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתin the plains ofיְרֵחוֹ֒Jerichoוַיִּקְח֣וּand they seizedאֹת֗וֹobj. himוַֽ֠יַּעֲלֻהוּand they brought up himאֶל־toנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֛לBabylonרִבְלָ֖תָהRiblah towardsבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofחֲמָ֑תHamathוַיְדַבֵּ֥רand he spokeאִתּ֖וֹwith himמִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃judgments
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וְאֵת֩and obj.יֶ֨תֶרthe rest ofהָעָ֜םthe peopleהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםwho remainedבָּעִ֗ירin the cityוְאֶת־and obj.הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙those who had fallenאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoנָפְל֣וּthey had fallenעָלָ֔יוon himוְאֵ֛תand obj.יֶ֥תֶרthe rest ofהָעָ֖םthe peopleהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֑יםwho remainedהֶגְלָ֛הhe took into exileנְבֽוּזַר־Nebuzar-אֲדָ֥ן-adanרַב־the chief ofטַבָּחִ֖יםthe bodyguardsבָּבֶֽל׃Babylon
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וּמִן־and some ofהָעָ֣םthe peopleהַדַּלִּ֗יםthe poorאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoאֵין־notלָהֶם֙belonged to the themמְא֔וּמָהanythingהִשְׁאִ֛ירhe leftנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֥ןNebuzaradanרַב־the chief ofטַבָּחִ֖יםthe bodyguardsבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofיְהוּדָ֑הJudahוַיִּתֵּ֥ןand he gaveלָהֶ֛םto the themכְּרָמִ֥יםvineyardsוִֽיגֵבִ֖יםand fieldsבַּיּ֥וֹםon the dayהַהֽוּא׃the that
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וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ֩and they sentוַיִּקְח֨וּand they fetchedאֶֽת־obj.יִרְמְיָ֜הוּJeremiahמֵחֲצַ֣רfrom the courtyard ofהַמַּטָּרָ֗הthe guardוַיִּתְּנ֤וּand they gave overאֹתוֹ֙obj. himאֶל־toגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙Gedaliahבֶּן־the son ofאֲחִיקָ֣םAhikamבֶּן־the son ofשָׁפָ֔ןShaphanלְהוֹצִאֵ֖הוּto take out himאֶל־toהַבָּ֑יִתthe houseוַיֵּ֖שֶׁבand he remainedבְּת֥וֹךְin amongהָעָֽם׃ סthe people
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הָל֣וֹךְgoוְאָמַרְתָּ֡and you will sayלְעֶבֶד־to Ebedמֶ֨לֶךְMelechהַכּוּשִׁ֜יthe Cushiteלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֞רhe saysיְהוָ֤הYahwehצְבָאוֹת֙of hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelהִנְנִי֩here Iמֵבִ֨יאam about to bringאֶת־obj.דְּבָרַ֜יwords myאֶל־againstהָעִ֥ירthe cityהַזֹּ֛אתthe thisלְרָעָ֖הfor harmוְלֹ֣אand notלְטוֹבָ֑הfor goodוְהָי֥וּand they will happenלְפָנֶ֖יךָto before youבַּיּ֥וֹםon the dayהַהֽוּא׃the that
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