Jer 52:4-7 : 4 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.4",
"source": "וַיְהִי֩ בַשָּׁנָ֨ה הַתְּשִׁעִ֜ית לְמָלְכ֗וֹ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הָעֲשִׂירִי֮ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹדֶשׁ֒ בָּ֠א נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֜ל ה֤וּא וְכָל־חֵילוֹ֙ עַל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וַֽיַּחֲנ֖וּ עָלֶ֑יהָ וַיִּבְנ֥וּ עָלֶ֛יהָ דָּיֵ֖ק סָבִֽיב׃",
"text": "*wa*-*yəhî* *ba*-*šānâ* *ha*-*təšîʿît* *lə*-*mālkô* *ba*-*ḥōdeš* *hā*-*ʿăśîrî* *be*-*ʿāśôr* *la*-*ḥōdeš* *bāʾ* *nəbûkadreʾṣṣar* *melek*-*bābel* *hûʾ* *wə*-*kāl*-*ḥêlô* *ʿal*-*yərûšālaim* *wa*-*yaḥănû* *ʿāleyhā* *wa*-*yibnû* *ʿāleyhā* *dāyēq* *sābîb*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*yəhî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened",
"*ba*-*šānâ*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the year",
"*ha*-*təšîʿît*": "definite article + ordinal number, feminine - the ninth",
"*lə*-*mālkô*": "preposition + infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - of his reign",
"*ba*-*ḥōdeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the month",
"*hā*-*ʿăśîrî*": "definite article + ordinal number - the tenth",
"*be*-*ʿāśôr*": "preposition + cardinal number - on the tenth [day]",
"*la*-*ḥōdeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun - of the month",
"*bāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came",
"*nəbûkadreʾṣṣar*": "proper noun - Nebuchadnezzar",
"*melek*-*bābel*": "noun construct + proper noun - king of Babylon",
"*hûʾ*": "3rd masculine singular pronoun - he",
"*wə*-*kāl*-*ḥêlô*": "conjunction + noun construct + noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and all his army",
"*ʿal*-*yərûšālaim*": "preposition + proper noun - against Jerusalem",
"*wa*-*yaḥănû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they encamped",
"*ʿāleyhā*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - against it",
"*wa*-*yibnû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they built",
"*ʿāleyhā*": "preposition with 3rd feminine singular suffix - against it",
"*dāyēq*": "noun - siege wall/rampart",
"*sābîb*": "adverb - around"
},
"variants": {
"*dāyēq*": "siege wall/battering ram/siege works",
"*yaḥănû*": "encamped/pitched camp",
"*sābîb*": "around/surrounding/on all sides"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.5",
"source": "וַתָּבֹ֥א הָעִ֖יר בַּמָּצ֑וֹר עַ֚ד עַשְׁתֵּ֣י עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּֽהוּ׃",
"text": "*wa*-*tābōʾ* *hā*-*ʿîr* *ba*-*māṣôr* *ʿad* *ʿaštê* *ʿeśrê* *šānâ* *la*-*melek* *ṣidqîyāhû*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*tābōʾ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and it came",
"*hā*-*ʿîr*": "definite article + noun, feminine - the city",
"*ba*-*māṣôr*": "preposition + definite article + noun - under siege",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*ʿaštê* *ʿeśrê*": "cardinal number, construct state - eleven",
"*šānâ*": "noun, feminine - year",
"*la*-*melek*": "preposition + noun - of the king",
"*ṣidqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah"
},
"variants": {
"*tābōʾ*": "came/entered",
"*māṣôr*": "siege/distress",
"*ʿaštê* *ʿeśrê*": "eleven (feminine form)"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.6",
"source": "בַּחֹ֤דֶשׁ הָֽרְבִיעִי֙ בְּתִשְׁעָ֣ה לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָרָעָ֖ב בָּעִ֑יר וְלֹא־הָיָ֥ה לֶ֖חֶם לְעַ֥ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "*ba*-*ḥōdeš* *hā*-*rəbîʿî* *bə*-*tišʿâ* *la*-*ḥōdeš* *wa*-*yeḥĕzaq* *hā*-*rāʿāb* *bā*-*ʿîr* *wə*-*lōʾ*-*hāyâ* *leḥem* *lə*-*ʿam* *hā*-*ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*ba*-*ḥōdeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the month",
"*hā*-*rəbîʿî*": "definite article + ordinal number - the fourth",
"*bə*-*tišʿâ*": "preposition + cardinal number - on the ninth [day]",
"*la*-*ḥōdeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun - of the month",
"*wa*-*yeḥĕzaq*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and became severe",
"*hā*-*rāʿāb*": "definite article + noun - the famine",
"*bā*-*ʿîr*": "preposition + definite article + noun - in the city",
"*wə*-*lōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*hāyâ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - there was",
"*leḥem*": "noun - bread/food",
"*lə*-*ʿam*": "preposition + noun construct - for people of",
"*hā*-*ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun - the land"
},
"variants": {
"*yeḥĕzaq*": "became strong/severe/intense",
"*rāʿāb*": "famine/hunger",
"*leḥem*": "bread/food/sustenance",
"*ʿam* *hā*-*ʾāreṣ*": "people of the land/common people"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.7",
"source": "וַתִּבָּקַ֣ע הָעִ֗יר וְכָל־אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֡ה יִבְרְחוּ֩ וַיֵּצְא֨וּ מֵהָעִ֜יר לַ֗יְלָה דֶּ֜רֶךְ שַׁ֤עַר בֵּין־הַחֹמֹתַ֙יִם֙ אֲשֶׁר֙ עַל־גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וְכַשְׂדִּ֥ים עַל־הָעִ֖יר סָבִ֑יב וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה׃",
"text": "*wa*-*tibbāqaʿ* *hā*-*ʿîr* *wə*-*kāl*-*ʾanšê* *ha*-*milḥāmâ* *yibrəḥû* *wa*-*yēṣəʾû* *mē*-*hā*-*ʿîr* *laylâ* *derek* *šaʿar* *bên*-*ha*-*ḥōmōtayim* *ʾăšer* *ʿal*-*gan* *ha*-*melek* *wə*-*kaśdîm* *ʿal*-*hā*-*ʿîr* *sābîb* *wa*-*yēlkû* *derek* *hā*-*ʿărābâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*tibbāqaʿ*": "waw consecutive + Niphal imperfect, 3rd feminine singular - and was broken into",
"*hā*-*ʿîr*": "definite article + noun, feminine - the city",
"*wə*-*kāl*-*ʾanšê*": "conjunction + noun construct + noun construct - and all men of",
"*ha*-*milḥāmâ*": "definite article + noun - the war/battle",
"*yibrəḥû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they fled",
"*wa*-*yēṣəʾû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went out",
"*mē*-*hā*-*ʿîr*": "preposition + definite article + noun - from the city",
"*laylâ*": "noun, adverbial use - at night",
"*derek*": "noun construct - way of",
"*šaʿar*": "noun construct - gate of",
"*bên*-*ha*-*ḥōmōtayim*": "preposition + definite article + noun, dual - between the two walls",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - which",
"*ʿal*-*gan*": "preposition + noun construct - by the garden of",
"*ha*-*melek*": "definite article + noun - the king",
"*wə*-*kaśdîm*": "conjunction + proper noun, plural - and Chaldeans",
"*ʿal*-*hā*-*ʿîr*": "preposition + definite article + noun - around the city",
"*sābîb*": "adverb - surrounding",
"*wa*-*yēlkû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they went",
"*derek*": "noun construct - way of",
"*hā*-*ʿărābâ*": "definite article + noun - the Arabah/plain"
},
"variants": {
"*tibbāqaʿ*": "was broken into/breached/penetrated",
"*ʾanšê* *ha*-*milḥāmâ*": "men of war/soldiers/warriors",
"*ḥōmōtayim*": "two walls/double wall",
"*kaśdîm*": "Chaldeans/Babylonians",
"*ʿărābâ*": "Arabah/Jordan Valley/desert plain"
}
}