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"
}
}
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"
}
}