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Jeremiah 52:34

וַאֲרֻחָתֹ֗ו אֲרֻחַת֩ תָּמִ֨יד נִתְּנָה־לֹּ֜ו מֵאֵ֧ת מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל דְּבַר־יֹ֥ום בְּיֹומֹ֖ו עַד־יֹ֣ום מֹותֹ֑ו כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽיו׃ And his meal, a continual meal, was given to him from the king of Bavel, the matter of a day in its day, until the day of … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:33

וְשִׁנָּ֕ה אֵ֖ת בִּגְדֵ֣י כִלְאֹ֑ו וְאָכַ֨ל לֶ֧חֶם לְפָנָ֛יו תָּמִ֖יד כָּל־יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽו׃ And he changed the garments of his imprisonment, and he ate bread before him continually all the days of his life.   Morphology וְשִׁנָּה (ve-shinnah) – Root: שנה (shanah); Form: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:32

וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתֹּ֖ו טֹבֹ֑ות וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־כִּסְאֹ֔ו מִמַּ֗עַל לְכִסֵּ֧א מלכים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתֹּ֖ו בְּבָבֶֽל׃ *    כ  מְּלָכִ֛ים *    ק  הַמְּלָכִ֛ים וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתֹּ֖ו טֹבֹ֑ות וַיִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־כִּסְאֹ֔ו מִמַּ֗עַל לְכִסֵּ֧א הַמְּלָכִ֛ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר אִתֹּ֖ו בְּבָבֶֽל׃ And he spoke with him good things, and he set … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:31

וַיְהִי֩ בִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וָשֶׁ֜בַע שָׁנָ֗ה לְגָלוּת֙ יְהֹויָכִ֣ן מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֔ה בִּשְׁנֵ֤ים עָשָׂר֙ חֹ֔דֶשׁ בְּעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה לַחֹ֑דֶשׁ נָשָׂ֡א אֱוִ֣יל מְרֹדַךְ֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ בָּבֶ֜ל בִּשְׁנַ֣ת מַלְכֻתֹ֗ו אֶת־רֹאשׁ֙ יְהֹויָכִ֣ין מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֔ה וַיֹּצֵ֥א אֹותֹ֖ו מִבֵּ֥ית הכליא: * כ הַכְּלֽיּא * ק הַכְּלֽוּא וַיְהִי֩ בִשְׁלֹשִׁ֨ים וָשֶׁ֜בַע שָׁנָ֗ה לְגָלוּת֙ יְהֹויָכִ֣ן מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֔ה … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:30

בִּשְׁנַ֨ת שָׁלֹ֣שׁ וְעֶשְׂרִים֮ לִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּר֒ הֶגְלָ֗ה נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ רַב־טַבָּחִ֔ים יְהוּדִ֕ים נֶ֕פֶשׁ שְׁבַ֥ע מֵאֹ֖ות אַרְבָּעִ֣ים וַחֲמִשָּׁ֑ה כָּל־נֶ֕פֶשׁ אַרְבַּ֥עַת אֲלָפִ֖ים וְשֵׁ֥שׁ מֵאֹֽות׃ In the twenty-third year of Nevukhadretstsar, Nevuzar’adan, the captain of the guards, exiled Yehudim—seven hundred forty-five persons. All the persons were four … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:29

בִּשְׁנַ֛ת שְׁמֹונֶ֥ה עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה לִנְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֑ר מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם נֶ֕פֶשׁ שְׁמֹנֶ֥ה מֵאֹ֖ות שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וּשְׁנָֽיִם׃ In the eighteenth year of Nevukhadretstsar, from Yerushalayim, eight hundred thirty-two persons.   Morphology בִּשְׁנַ֛ת (bishnat) – Root: שׁנה; Form: Preposition + construct noun feminine singular; Translation: “in the year … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:28

זֶ֣ה הָעָ֔ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֶגְלָ֖ה נְבֽוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֑ר בִּשְׁנַת־שֶׁ֕בַע יְהוּדִ֕ים שְׁלֹ֥שֶׁת אֲלָפִ֖ים וְעֶשְׂרִ֥ים וּשְׁלֹשָֽׁה׃ This is the people whom Nevukhadretstsar exiled in the seventh year—Yehudim, three thousand and twenty-three.   Morphology זֶ֣ה (zeh) – Root: זה; Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine singular; Translation: “this”; … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:27

וַיַּכֶּ֣ה אֹותָם֩ מֶ֨לֶךְ בָּבֶ֧ל וַיְמִתֵ֛ם בְּרִבְלָ֖ה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת וַיִּ֥גֶל יְהוּדָ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל אַדְמָתֹֽו׃ And the king of Bavel struck them and put them to death at Rivla in the land of Ḥamat, and Yehuda was exiled from upon its soil.   … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:26

וַיִּקַּ֣ח אֹותָ֔ם נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֑ים וַיֹּ֧לֶךְ אֹותָ֛ם אֶל־מֶ֥לֶךְ בָּבֶ֖ל רִבְלָֽתָה׃ And Nevuzarʾadan the chief of the guards took them and brought them to the king of Bavel at Rivla.   Morphology וַיִּקַּ֣ח (va-yiqqaḥ) – Root: לקח; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:25

וּמִן־הָעִ֡יר לָקַח֩ סָרִ֨יס אֶחָ֜ד אֲֽשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה פָקִ֣יד עַל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וְשִׁבְעָ֨ה אֲנָשִׁ֜ים מֵרֹאֵ֤י פְנֵי־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נִמְצְא֣וּ בָעִ֔יר וְאֵ֗ת סֹפֵר֙ שַׂ֣ר הַצָּבָ֔א הַמַּצְבִּ֖א אֶת־עַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ וְשִׁשִּׁ֥ים אִישׁ֙ מֵעַ֣ם הָאָ֔רֶץ הַֽנִּמְצְאִ֖ים בְּתֹ֥וךְ הָעִֽיר׃ And from the city he took one eunuch who was appointed … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:24

וַיִּקַּ֣ח רַב־טַבָּחִ֗ים אֶת־שְׂרָיָה֙ כֹּהֵ֣ן הָרֹ֔אשׁ וְאֶת־צְפַנְיָ֖ה כֹּהֵ֣ן הַמִּשְׁנֶ֑ה וְאֶת־שְׁלֹ֖שֶׁת שֹׁמְרֵ֥י הַסַּֽף׃ And the chief of the guards took Serayah the chief priest, and Tsefanya the second priest, and the three doorkeepers.   Morphology וַיִּקַּ֣ח (va-yiqqaḥ) – Root: לקח; Form: Qal … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:23

וַיִּֽהְיוּ֙ הָֽרִמֹּנִ֔ים תִּשְׁעִ֥ים וְשִׁשָּׁ֖ה ר֑וּחָה כָּל־הָרִמֹּונִ֥ים מֵאָ֛ה עַל־הַשְּׂבָכָ֖ה סָבִֽיב׃ And the pomegranates were ninety-six on the side; all the pomegranates were a hundred upon the latticework round about.   Morphology וַיִּֽהְיוּ (va-yehiyu) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:22

וְכֹתֶ֨רֶת עָלָ֜יו נְחֹ֗שֶׁת וְקֹומַ֨ת הַכֹּתֶ֥רֶת הָאַחַת֮ חָמֵ֣שׁ אַמֹּות֒ וּשְׂבָכָ֨ה וְרִמֹּונִ֧ים עַֽל־הַכֹּותֶ֛רֶת סָבִ֖יב הַכֹּ֣ל נְחֹ֑שֶׁת וְכָאֵ֛לֶּה לַֽעַמּ֥וּד הַשֵּׁנִ֖י וְרִמֹּונִֽים׃ And a capital of bronze was upon it, and the height of the one capital was five cubits, and latticework and pomegranates … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:21

וְהָעַמּוּדִ֗ים שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה אַמָּה֙ קומה הָעַמֻּ֣ד הָאֶחָ֔ד וְח֛וּט שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה אַמָּ֖ה יְסֻבֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָבְיֹ֛ו אַרְבַּ֥ע אַצְבָּעֹ֖ות נָבֽוּב׃ *    כ קוֹמַה֙ *    ק קוֹמַת֙ וְהָעַמּוּדִ֗ים שְׁמֹנֶ֨ה עֶשְׂרֵ֤ה אַמָּה֙ קוֹמַת֙ הָעַמֻּ֣ד הָאֶחָ֔ד וְח֛וּט שְׁתֵּים־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה אַמָּ֖ה יְסֻבֶּ֑נּוּ וְעָבְיֹ֛ו אַרְבַּ֥ע אַצְבָּעֹ֖ות נָבֽוּב׃ And the … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:20

הָעַמּוּדִ֣ים שְׁנַ֗יִם הַיָּ֤ם אֶחָד֙ וְהַבָּקָ֞ר שְׁנֵים־עָשָׂ֤ר נְחֹ֨שֶׁת֙ אֲשֶׁר־תַּ֣חַת הַמְּכֹנֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשָׂ֛ה הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה לֹא־הָיָ֣ה מִשְׁקָ֔ל לִנְחֻשְׁתָּ֖ם כָּל־הַכֵּלִ֥ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ The two pillars, the one sea, and the twelve bronze oxen beneath the stands that King Shelomo made for the … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:19

וְאֶת־֠הַסִּפִּים וְאֶת־הַמַּחְתֹּ֨ות וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקֹ֜ות וְאֶת־הַסִּירֹ֣ות וְאֶת־הַמְּנֹרֹ֗ות וְאֶת־הַכַּפֹּות֙ וְאֶת־הַמְּנַקִיֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֤ר זָהָב֙ זָהָ֔ב וַאֲשֶׁר־כֶּ֖סֶף כָּ֑סֶף לָקַ֖ח רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃ And the basins, and the firepans, and the bowls, and the pots, and the lampstands, and the ladles, and the snuffers, what was gold, gold, and … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:18

וְאֶת־֠הַסִּרֹות וְאֶת־הַיָּעִ֨ים וְאֶת־הַֽמְזַמְּרֹ֜ות וְאֶת־הַמִּזְרָקֹ֣ות וְאֶת־הַכַּפֹּ֗ות וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־כְּלֵ֧י הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת אֲשֶׁר־יְשָׁרְת֥וּ בָהֶ֖ם לָקָֽחוּ׃ And the pots, and the shovels, and the snuffers, and the bowls, and the ladles, and all the vessels of bronze with which they served, they took.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:17

וְאֶת־עַמּוּדֵ֨י הַנְּחֹ֜שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֣ר לְבֵית־יְהוָ֗ה וְֽאֶת־הַמְּכֹנֹ֞ות וְאֶת־יָ֧ם הַנְּחֹ֛שֶׁת אֲשֶׁ֥ר בְּבֵית־יְהוָ֖ה שִׁבְּר֣וּ כַשְׂדִּ֑ים וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ אֶת־כָּל־נְחֻשְׁתָּ֖ם בָּבֶֽלָה׃ And the pillars of bronze that were for the house of YHWH, and the stands, and the bronze sea that was in the house of YHWH, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:16

וּמִדַּלֹּ֣ות הָאָ֔רֶץ הִשְׁאִ֕יר נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב־טַבָּחִ֑ים לְכֹרְמִ֖ים וּלְיֹגְבִֽים׃ And from the poorest of the land, Nevuzarʾadan the chief of the guards left for vinedressers and for plowmen.   Morphology וּמִדַּלֹּ֣ות (u-mi-dallot) – Root: דלל; Form: Conjunction וּ + preposition מִן + … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:15

וּמִדַּלֹּ֨ות הָעָ֜ם וְֽאֶת־יֶ֥תֶר הָעָ֣ם הַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים בָּעִ֗יר וְאֶת־הַנֹּֽפְלִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽפְלוּ֙ אֶל־מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל וְאֵ֖ת יֶ֣תֶר הָֽאָמֹ֑ון הֶגְלָ֕ה נְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֖ן רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃ And from the poorest of the people, and the rest of the people who remained in the city, and the defectors who had … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:14

וְאֶת־כָּל־חֹמֹ֥ות יְרוּשָׁלִַ֖ם סָבִ֑יב נָֽתְצוּ֙ כָּל־חֵ֣יל כַּשְׂדִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֖ר אֶת־רַב־טַבָּחִֽים׃ And all the walls of Yerushalayim round about, all the army of the Kasdim who were with the captain of the guards broke down.   Morphology וְאֶת־ (ve-et) – Root: את; Form: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:13

וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף אֶת־בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־בָּתֵּ֧י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֛ם וְאֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֥ית הַגָּדֹ֖ול שָׂרַ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ And he burned the house of YHWH, and the house of the king, and all the houses of Yerushalayim, and every great house he burned with fire.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:12

וּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁ הַֽחֲמִישִׁי֙ בֶּעָשֹׂ֣ור לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ הִ֗יא שְׁנַת֙ תְּשַֽׁע־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֑ל בָּ֗א נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ רַב־טַבָּחִ֔ים עָמַ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And in the fifth month, on the tenth of the month, that was the nineteenth year of King Nevukhadretstsar king of Bavel, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:11

וְאֶת־עֵינֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִוֵּ֑ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּ בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִם וַיְבִאֵ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙ בָּבֶ֔לָה וַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּ בבית־הַפְּקֻדֹּ֖ת עַד־יֹ֥ום מֹותֹֽו׃ * כ בבֵֽית *   ק בֵֽית וְאֶת־עֵינֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִוֵּ֑ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּ בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִם וַיְבִאֵ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙ בָּבֶ֔לָה וַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּ בֵֽית־הַפְּקֻדֹּ֖ת עַד־יֹ֥ום מֹותֹֽו׃ And the eyes of Tsidqiyyahu he blinded, and he bound … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:10

וַיִּשְׁחַ֧ט מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ לְעֵינָ֑יו וְגַ֛ם אֶת־כָּל־שָׂרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה שָׁחַ֥ט בְּרִבְלָֽתָה׃ And the king of Bavel slaughtered the sons of Tsidqiyyahu before his eyes, and also all the princes of Yehuda he slaughtered in Rivla.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁחַט (va-yishḥat) – Root: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:9

וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙ אֶת־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּעֲל֨וּ אֹתֹ֜ו אֶל־מֶ֧לֶךְ בָּבֶ֛ל רִבְלָ֖תָה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתֹּ֖ו מִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃ And they seized the king and brought him up to the king of Bavel, to Rivla in the land of Ḥamat, and he spoke judgments with him.   … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:8

וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ חֵיל־כַּשְׂדִּים֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּשִּׂ֥יגוּ אֶת־צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת יְרֵחֹ֑ו וְכָל־חֵילֹ֔ו נָפֹ֖צוּ מֵעָלָֽיו׃ And the army of the Kasdim pursued after the king, and they overtook Tsidqiyyahu in the plains of Yereḥo, and all his army was scattered from him.   Morphology … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:7

וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע הָעִ֗יר וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֡ה יִבְרְחוּ֩ וַיֵּצְא֨וּ מֵהָעִ֜יר לַ֗יְלָה דֶּ֜רֶךְ שַׁ֤עַר בֵּין־הַחֹמֹתַ֨יִם֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים עַל־הָעִ֖יר סָבִ֑יב וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה׃ And the city was breached, and all the men of war fled, and they went out from the city by … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:6

בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הָֽרְבִיעִי֙ בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בָּעִ֑יר וְלֹא־הָיָ֥ה לֶ֖חֶם לְעַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃ In the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the famine was severe in the city, and there was no bread for the people of the land.   … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 52:5

וַתָּבֹ֥א הָעִ֖יר בַּמָּצֹ֑ור עַ֚ד עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃ And the city came under siege until the eleventh year of King Tsidqiyyahu.   Morphology וַתָּבֹא (va-tavo) – Root: בוא (boʾ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person feminine singular; Translation: “and it … Continue reading

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