Jeremiah 39:4 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 39:4 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֡י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
רָ֠אָם
râʼâh
H7200
to see
צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ
Tsidqîyâh
H6667
Zedekiah
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
יְהוּדָ֜ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
H3063
Judah
וְכֹ֣ל
kôl
H3605
all
אַנְשֵׁ֣י
ʼîysh
H376
man
הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
וַֽ֠יִּבְרְחוּ
bârach
H1272
to flee
וַיֵּצְא֨וּ
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
לַ֤יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
מִן
min
H4480
from
הָעִיר֙
ʻîyr
H5892
city
דֶּ֚רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
גַּ֣ן
gan
H1588
garden
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בְּשַׁ֖עַר
shaʻar
H8179
gate
בֵּ֣ין
bêyn
H996
between
הַחֹמֹתָ֑יִם
chôwmâh
H2346
wall
וַיֵּצֵ֖א
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
דֶּ֥רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
הָעֲרָבָֽה
ʻărâbâh
H6160
wilderness
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World English Bible Public Domain
It happened that, when Zedekiah the king of Judah and all the men of war saw them, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, through the gate between the two walls; and he went out toward the Arabah.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it came to pass, that when Zedekiah the king of Judah saw them, and all the men of war, then they fled, and went forth out of the city by night, by the way of the king's garden, by the gate betwixt the two walls: and he went out the way of the plain.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
It happened that when Zedekiah, king of Judah, and all his fighting men saw them, they fled. They went out at night from the city by the king’s garden path, through the gate between the two walls. The king went out in the direction of the Arabah.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).