Jeremiah 52
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בֶּן־was a son ofעֶשְׂרִ֨יםtwentyוְאַחַ֤תand oneשָׁנָה֙yearsצִדְקִיָּ֣הוּZedekiahבְמָלְכ֔וֹwhen became king heוְאַחַ֤תand one plusעֶשְׂרֵה֙tenשָׁנָ֔הyearsמָלַ֖ךְhe reignedבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalemוְשֵׁ֣םand the name ofאִמּ֔וֹmother hisחֲמוּטַ֥לwas Hamutalבַּֽת־the daughter ofיִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiahמִלִּבְנָֽה׃from Libnah
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וַיְהִי֩and it wasבַשָּׁנָ֨הin the yearהַתְּשִׁעִ֜יתthe ninthלְמָלְכ֗וֹof reigning hisבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁin the monthהָעֲשִׂירִי֮the tenthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרon the tenלַחֹדֶשׁ֒of the monthבָּ֠אhe cameנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֜לBabylonה֤וּאheוְכָל־and allחֵילוֹ֙army hisעַל־onיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemוַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּand they encampedעָלֶ֑יהָon itוַיִּבְנ֥וּand they builtעָלֶ֛יהָon itדָּיֵ֖קa siege-wallסָבִֽיב׃all around
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וַתִּבָּקַ֣עand it was broken intoהָעִ֗ירthe cityוְכָל־and allאַנְשֵׁ֣יthe men ofהַמִּלְחָמָ֡הthe warיִבְרְחוּ֩they fledוַיֵּצְא֨וּand they went outמֵהָעִ֜ירfrom the cityלַ֗יְלָהnightדֶּ֜רֶךְthe way ofשַׁ֤עַרthe gateבֵּין־betweenהַחֹמֹתַ֙יִם֙the two wallsאֲשֶׁר֙whichעַל־was atגַּ֣ןthe garden ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingוְכַשְׂדִּ֥יםand the Chaldeansעַל־were onהָעִ֖ירthe cityסָבִ֑יבall aroundוַיֵּלְכ֖וּand they wentדֶּ֥רֶךְthe way ofהָעֲרָבָֽה׃the Arabah
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וְאֶת־and obj.עֵינֵ֥יthe eyes ofצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּZedekiahעִוֵּ֑רhe made blindוַיַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּand he bound himבַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִםwith the bronze fettersוַיְבִאֵ֤הוּand he brought himמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶל֙Babylonבָּבֶ֔לָהBabylon towardsוַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּand he put himבֵֽיתthe house ofהַפְּקֻדֹּ֖תthe punishmentsעַד־untilי֥וֹםthe day ofמוֹתֽוֹ׃death his
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וּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁand in the monthהַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙the fifthבֶּעָשׂ֣וֹרon the tenלַחֹ֔דֶשׁof the monthהִ֗יאitשְׁנַת֙was yearתְּשַֽׁע־nine-עֶשְׂרֵ֣הteenשָׁנָ֔הyearלַמֶּ֖לֶךְof the kingנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֑לBabylonבָּ֗אhe cameנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙Nebuzaradanרַב־the chief ofטַבָּחִ֔יםthe bodyguardsעָמַ֛דhe stoodלִפְנֵ֥יto beforeמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃in Jerusalem
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וּמִדַּלּ֨וֹתand some of the poor people ofהָעָ֜םthe peopleוְֽאֶת־and obj.יֶ֥תֶרthe rest ofהָעָ֣ם׀the peopleהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםwho remainedבָּעִ֗ירin the cityוְאֶת־and obj.הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙those who had fallenאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoנָֽפְלוּ֙they had fallenאֶל־toמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֔לBabylonוְאֵ֖תand obj.יֶ֣תֶרthe rest ofהָֽאָמ֑וֹןthe craftsmanהֶגְלָ֕הhe took into exileנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ןNebuzaradanרַב־the chief ofטַבָּחִֽים׃the bodyguards
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וְאֶת־and obj.עַמּוּדֵ֨יthe pillars ofהַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁתthe bronzeאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichלְבֵית־belonged to the house ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehוְֽאֶת־and obj.הַמְּכֹנ֞וֹתthe standsוְאֶת־and obj.יָ֧םthe sea ofהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתthe bronzeאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichבְּבֵית־were in the house ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehשִׁבְּר֣וּthey brokeכַשְׂדִּ֑יםthe Chaldeansוַיִּשְׂא֥וּand they carried offאֶת־obj.כָּל־allנְחֻשְׁתָּ֖םbronze theirבָּבֶֽלָה׃Babylon towards
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וְאֶת־and obj.הַ֠סִּרוֹתthe potsוְאֶת־and obj.הַיָּעִ֨יםthe shovelsוְאֶת־and obj.הַֽמְזַמְּר֜וֹתthe snuffersוְאֶת־and obj.הַמִּזְרָקֹ֣תthe bowlsוְאֶת־and obj.הַכַּפּ֗וֹתthe pansוְאֵ֨תand obj.כָּל־allכְּלֵ֧יthe articles ofהַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁתthe bronzeאֲשֶׁר־whichיְשָׁרְת֥וּthey servedבָהֶ֖םwith the themלָקָֽחוּ׃they took away
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וְאֶת־and obj.הַ֠סִּפִּיםthe basinsוְאֶת־and obj.הַמַּחְתּ֨וֹתthe fire-pansוְאֶת־and obj.הַמִּזְרָק֜וֹתthe bowlsוְאֶת־and obj.הַסִּיר֣וֹתthe potsוְאֶת־and obj.הַמְּנֹר֗וֹתthe lampstandsוְאֶת־and obj.הַכַּפּוֹת֙the pansוְאֶת־and obj.הַמְּנַקִי֔וֹתthe bowlsאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichזָהָב֙were goldזָהָ֔בgoldוַאֲשֶׁר־and whichכֶּ֖סֶףwere silverכָּ֑סֶףsilverלָקַ֖חhe took awayרַב־the chief ofטַבָּחִֽים׃the bodyguards
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הָעַמּוּדִ֣ים׀the pillarsשְׁנַ֗יִםtwoהַיָּ֤םthe seaאֶחָד֙oneוְהַבָּקָ֞רand the bullsשְׁנֵים־two plusעָשָׂ֤רtenנְחֹ֙שֶׁת֙bronzeאֲשֶׁר־whichתַּ֣חַתwere underהַמְּכֹנ֔וֹתthe standsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichעָשָׂ֛הhe had madeהַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe kingשְׁלֹמֹ֖הSolomonלְבֵ֣יתfor the house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehלֹא־notהָיָ֣הit belongedמִשְׁקָ֔לweightלִנְחֻשְׁתָּ֖םto bronze theirכָּל־allהַכֵּלִ֥יםthe articlesהָאֵֽלֶּה׃the these
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וְכֹתֶ֨רֶתand a capitalעָלָ֜יוon itנְחֹ֗שֶׁתwas bronzeוְקוֹמַ֨תand the height ofהַכֹּתֶ֥רֶתthe capitalהָאַחַת֮the oneחָמֵ֣שׁwas fiveאַמּוֹת֒cubitsוּשְׂבָכָ֨הand a networkוְרִמּוֹנִ֧יםand pomegranatesעַֽל־was onהַכּוֹתֶ֛רֶתthe capitalסָבִ֖יבall aroundהַכֹּ֣לthe everythingנְחֹ֑שֶׁתwas bronzeוְכָאֵ֛לֶּהand like theseלַֽעַמּ֥וּדbelonged to the pillarהַשֵּׁנִ֖יthe secondוְרִמּוֹנִֽים׃and pomegranates
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וּמִן־and fromהָעִ֡ירthe cityלָקַח֩he tookסָרִ֨יסa court-officialאֶחָ֜דoneאֲֽשֶׁר־whoהָיָ֥הhe wasפָקִ֣יד׀an officerעַל־overאַנְשֵׁ֣יthe men ofהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הthe warוְשִׁבְעָ֨הand sevenאֲנָשִׁ֜יםmenמֵרֹאֵ֤יfrom those who sawפְנֵי־of the face ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoנִמְצְא֣וּthey were foundבָעִ֔ירin the cityוְאֵ֗תand obj.סֹפֵר֙the scribe ofשַׂ֣רthe commander ofהַצָּבָ֔אthe armyהַמַּצְבִּ֖אwho musteredאֶת־obj.עַ֣םthe people ofהָאָ֑רֶץthe landוְשִׁשִּׁ֥יםand sixtyאִישׁ֙personsמֵעַ֣םfrom the people ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe landהַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖יםwho were foundבְּת֥וֹךְin the midst ofהָעִֽיר׃the city
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בִּשְׁנַ֨תin yearשָׁלֹ֣שׁthreeוְעֶשְׂרִים֮and twentyלִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֒of Nebuchadnezzarהֶגְלָ֗הhe took into exileנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙Nebuzaradanרַב־the chief ofטַבָּחִ֔יםthe bodyguardsיְהוּדִ֕יםJewsנֶ֕פֶשׁpersonsשְׁבַ֥עsevenמֵא֖וֹתhundredsאַרְבָּעִ֣יםfortyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֑הand fiveכָּל־everyנֶ֕פֶשׁpersonאַרְבַּ֥עַתwas fourאֲלָפִ֖יםthousandsוְשֵׁ֥שׁand sixמֵאֽוֹת׃ פhundreds
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וַיְהִי֩and it wasבִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨יםin thirtyוָשֶׁ֜בַעand sevenשָׁנָ֗הyearלְגָלוּת֙of the exile ofיְהוֹיָכִ֣ןJehoiachinמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahבִּשְׁנֵ֤יםin two plusעָשָׂר֙tenחֹ֔דֶשׁmonthבְּעֶשְׂרִ֥יםon day twentyוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הand fiveלַחֹ֑דֶשׁof the monthנָשָׂ֡אhe liftedאֱוִ֣ילEvil-מְרֹדַךְ֩Merodachמֶ֨לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֜לBabylonבִּשְׁנַ֣תin the year ofמַלְכֻת֗וֹkingdom hisאֶת־obj.רֹאשׁ֙the head ofיְהוֹיָכִ֣יןJehoiachinמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahוַיֹּצֵ֥אand he brought outאוֹת֖וֹobj. himמִבֵּ֥יתfrom the house ofהַכְּלֽוּא׃the imprisonment
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