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"
}
}
8{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.8",
"source": "וַיִּרְדְּפ֤וּ חֵיל־כַּשְׂדִּים֙ אַחֲרֵ֣י הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּשִּׂ֥יגוּ אֶת־צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ בְּעַֽרְבֹ֣ת יְרֵח֑וֹ וְכָל־חֵיל֔וֹ נָפֹ֖צוּ מֵעָלָֽיו׃",
"text": "*wa*-*yirdəpû* *ḥêl*-*kaśdîm* *ʾaḥărê* *ha*-*melek* *wa*-*yaśśîgû* *ʾet*-*ṣidqîyāhû* *bə*-*ʿarbôt* *yərēḥô* *wə*-*kāl*-*ḥêlô* *nāpōṣû* *mē*-*ʿālāyw*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*yirdəpû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they pursued",
"*ḥêl*-*kaśdîm*": "noun construct + proper noun, plural - army of Chaldeans",
"*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after",
"*ha*-*melek*": "definite article + noun - the king",
"*wa*-*yaśśîgû*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they overtook",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ṣidqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah",
"*bə*-*ʿarbôt*": "preposition + noun, plural construct - in plains of",
"*yərēḥô*": "proper noun - Jericho",
"*wə*-*kāl*-*ḥêlô*": "conjunction + noun construct + noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and all his army",
"*nāpōṣû*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine plural - were scattered",
"*mē*-*ʿālāyw*": "preposition + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from him"
},
"variants": {
"*yirdəpû*": "pursued/chased",
"*yaśśîgû*": "overtook/caught up to/reached",
"*ʿarbôt*": "plains/deserts/steppes",
"*nāpōṣû*": "were scattered/dispersed/spread out"
}
}
9{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.9",
"source": "וַֽיִּתְפְּשׂוּ֙ אֶת־הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיַּעֲל֨וּ אֹת֜וֹ אֶל־מֶ֧לֶךְ בָּבֶ֛ל רִבְלָ֖תָה בְּאֶ֣רֶץ חֲמָ֑ת וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אִתּ֖וֹ מִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃",
"text": "*wa*-*yitpəśû* *ʾet*-*ha*-*melek* *wa*-*yaʿălû* *ʾōtô* *ʾel*-*melek* *bābel* *riblātâ* *bə*-*ʾereṣ* *ḥămāt* *wa*-*yədabbēr* *ʾittô* *mišpāṭîm*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*yitpəśû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they seized",
"*ʾet*-*ha*-*melek*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun - the king",
"*wa*-*yaʿălû*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - and they brought up",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*ʾel*-*melek*": "preposition + noun construct - to king of",
"*bābel*": "proper noun - Babylon",
"*riblātâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - to Riblah",
"*bə*-*ʾereṣ*": "preposition + noun construct - in land of",
"*ḥămāt*": "proper noun - Hamath",
"*wa*-*yədabbēr*": "waw consecutive + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he pronounced",
"*ʾittô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - with him",
"*mišpāṭîm*": "noun, plural - judgments"
},
"variants": {
"*yitpəśû*": "seized/captured/took hold of",
"*yaʿălû*": "brought up/led up/took up",
"*yədabbēr*": "spoke/declared/pronounced",
"*mišpāṭîm*": "judgments/sentences/legal decisions"
}
}
10{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.10",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁחַ֧ט מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֛ל אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ לְעֵינָ֑יו וְגַ֛ם אֶת־כָּל־שָׂרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה שָׁחַ֥ט בְּרִבְלָֽתָה׃",
"text": "*wa*-*yišḥaṭ* *melek*-*bābel* *ʾet*-*bənê* *ṣidqîyāhû* *lə*-*ʿênāyw* *wə*-*gam* *ʾet*-*kāl*-*śārê* *yəhûdâ* *šāḥaṭ* *bə*-*riblātâ*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*yišḥaṭ*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he slaughtered",
"*melek*-*bābel*": "noun construct + proper noun - king of Babylon",
"*ʾet*-*bənê*": "direct object marker + noun construct plural - sons of",
"*ṣidqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah",
"*lə*-*ʿênāyw*": "preposition + noun plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - before his eyes",
"*wə*-*gam*": "conjunction + adverb - and also",
"*ʾet*-*kāl*-*śārê*": "direct object marker + noun construct + noun construct plural - all princes/officials of",
"*yəhûdâ*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*šāḥaṭ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he slaughtered",
"*bə*-*riblātâ*": "preposition + proper noun - in Riblah"
},
"variants": {
"*yišḥaṭ*": "slaughtered/slew/killed",
"*bənê*": "sons/children",
"*śārê*": "princes/officials/nobles"
}
}
11{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.11",
"source": "וְאֶת־עֵינֵ֥י צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ עִוֵּ֑ר וַיַּאַסְרֵ֣הוּ בַֽנְחֻשְׁתַּ֗יִם וַיְבִאֵ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙ בָּבֶ֔לָה וַיִּתְּנֵ֥הוּ בבית־בֵֽית־הַפְּקֻדֹּ֖ת עַד־י֥וֹם מוֹתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*wə*-*ʾet*-*ʿênê* *ṣidqîyāhû* *ʿiwwēr* *wa*-*yaʾasrēhû* *ba*-*nəḥuštayim* *wa*-*yəbiʾēhû* *melek*-*bābel* *bābelâ* *wa*-*yittənēhû* *bêt*-*ha*-*pəquddōt* *ʿad*-*yôm* *môtô*",
"grammar": {
"*wə*-*ʾet*-*ʿênê*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun construct plural - and eyes of",
"*ṣidqîyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah",
"*ʿiwwēr*": "Piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he blinded",
"*wa*-*yaʾasrēhû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he bound him",
"*ba*-*nəḥuštayim*": "preposition + noun, dual - with bronze fetters",
"*wa*-*yəbiʾēhû*": "waw consecutive + Hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he brought him",
"*melek*-*bābel*": "noun construct + proper noun - king of Babylon",
"*bābelâ*": "proper noun with directional heh - to Babylon",
"*wa*-*yittənēhû*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he put him",
"*bêt*-*ha*-*pəquddōt*": "noun construct + definite article + noun, plural - house of custody/prison",
"*ʿad*-*yôm*": "preposition + noun construct - until day of",
"*môtô*": "noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his death"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿiwwēr*": "blinded/made blind",
"*nəḥuštayim*": "bronze fetters/chains/shackles (dual form)",
"*bêt*-*ha*-*pəquddōt*": "prison house/house of custody/house of visitation",
"*bêt*": "appears as both בבית and בֵֽית in text"
}
}
12{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.12",
"source": "וּבַחֹ֤דֶשׁ הֽ͏ַחֲמִישִׁי֙ בֶּעָשׂ֣וֹר לַחֹ֔דֶשׁ הִ֗יא שְׁנַת֙ תְּשַֽׁע־עֶשְׂרֵ֣ה שָׁנָ֔ה לַמֶּ֖לֶךְ נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֣ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֑ל בָּ֗א נְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙ רַב־טַבָּחִ֔ים עָמַ֛ד לִפְנֵ֥י מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃",
"text": "*û*-*ba*-*ḥōdeš* *ha*-*ḥămîšî* *be*-*ʿāśôr* *la*-*ḥōdeš* *hîʾ* *šənat* *təšaʿ*-*ʿeśrê* *šānâ* *la*-*melek* *nəbûkadreʾṣṣar* *melek*-*bābel* *bāʾ* *nəbûzarʾădān* *rab*-*ṭabbāḥîm* *ʿāmad* *li*-*pnê* *melek*-*bābel* *bî*-*rûšālāim*",
"grammar": {
"*û*-*ba*-*ḥōdeš*": "conjunction + preposition + definite article + noun - and in the month",
"*ha*-*ḥămîšî*": "definite article + ordinal number - the fifth",
"*be*-*ʿāśôr*": "preposition + cardinal number - on the tenth [day]",
"*la*-*ḥōdeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun - of the month",
"*hîʾ*": "3rd feminine singular pronoun - it [was]",
"*šənat*": "noun construct - year of",
"*təšaʿ*-*ʿeśrê*": "cardinal number - nineteen",
"*šānâ*": "noun, feminine - year",
"*la*-*melek*": "preposition + noun - for the king",
"*nəbûkadreʾṣṣar*": "proper noun - Nebuchadnezzar",
"*melek*-*bābel*": "noun construct + proper noun - king of Babylon",
"*bāʾ*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - came",
"*nəbûzarʾădān*": "proper noun - Nebuzaradan",
"*rab*-*ṭabbāḥîm*": "noun construct + noun, plural - chief of guards/executioners",
"*ʿāmad*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - stood",
"*li*-*pnê*": "preposition + noun construct plural - before",
"*melek*-*bābel*": "noun construct + proper noun - king of Babylon",
"*bî*-*rûšālāim*": "preposition + proper noun - in Jerusalem"
},
"variants": {
"*rab*-*ṭabbāḥîm*": "captain of the guard/chief executioner/chief of bodyguards",
"*ʿāmad*": "stood/served/attended",
"*li*-*pnê*": "before/in the presence of"
}
}
13{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.52.13",
"source": "וַיִּשְׂרֹ֥ף אֶת־בֵּית־יְהוָ֖ה וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וְאֵ֨ת כָּל־בָּתֵּ֧י יְרוּשָׁלַ֛͏ִם וְאֶת־כָּל־בֵּ֥ית הַגָּד֖וֹל שָׂרַ֥ף בָּאֵֽשׁ׃",
"text": "*wa*-*yiśrōp* *ʾet*-*bêt*-*yhwh* *wə*-*ʾet*-*bêt* *ha*-*melek* *wə*-*ʾēt* *kāl*-*bāttê* *yərûšālaim* *wə*-*ʾet*-*kāl*-*bêt* *ha*-*gādôl* *śārap* *bā*-*ʾēš*",
"grammar": {
"*wa*-*yiśrōp*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he burned",
"*ʾet*-*bêt*-*yhwh*": "direct object marker + noun construct + divine name - house of YHWH",
"*wə*-*ʾet*-*bêt*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun construct - and house of",
"*ha*-*melek*": "definite article + noun - the king",
"*wə*-*ʾēt*": "conjunction + direct object marker",
"*kāl*-*bāttê*": "noun construct + noun construct plural - all houses of",
"*yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*wə*-*ʾet*-*kāl*-*bêt*": "conjunction + direct object marker + noun construct + noun construct - and every house",
"*ha*-*gādôl*": "definite article + adjective - the great",
"*śārap*": "Qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he burned",
"*bā*-*ʾēš*": "preposition + definite article + noun - with the fire"
},
"variants": {
"*yiśrōp*": "burned/set on fire",
"*bêt*-*yhwh*": "house of YHWH/temple",
"*bêt* *ha*-*gādôl*": "great house/important building/palace"
}
}