Jeremiah 39:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJeremiah 39:5 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 →
וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּ
râdaph
H7291
to pursue
חֵיל
chayil
H2428
strength
כַּשְׂדִּ֜ים
Kasdîy
H3778
Chaldea
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗ם
ʼachar
H310
after
וַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּ
nâsag
H5381
to overtake
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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צִדְקִיָּהוּ֮
Tsidqîyâh
H6667
Zedekiah
בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹת
ʻărâbâh
H6160
wilderness
יְרֵחוֹ֒
Yᵉrîychôw
H3405
Jericho
וַיִּקְח֣וּ
lâqach
H3947
to take
אֹת֗וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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וַֽ֠יַּעֲלֻהוּ
ʻâlâh
H5927
to go up
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧ר
Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar
H5019
Nebuchadnezzar
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
H4428
king
בָּבֶ֛ל
Bâbel
H894
Babylon
רִבְלָ֖תָה
Riblâh
H7247
Riblah
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
חֲמָ֑ת
Chămâth
H2574
Hamath
וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אִתּ֖וֹ
ʼêth
H854
with
מִשְׁפָּטִֽים
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
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World English Bible Public Domain
But the army of the Chaldeans pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath; and he gave judgment on him.
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King James Version Public Domain
But the Chaldeans' army pursued after them, and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of Jericho: and when they had taken him, they brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon to Riblah in the land of Hamath, where he gave judgment upon him.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But the army of Chaldeans pursued them and overtook Zedekiah in the plains of the Jordan River valley near Jericho. Then they captured him and brought him up to Nebuchadnezzar, king of Babylon, at Riblah in the land of Hamath, where Nebuchadnezzar passed sentence on him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).