Hebrew Interlinear

Jeremiah 39:5 Interlinear

pursued army But the Chaldeans 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

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיִּרְדְּפ֨וּH7291pursuedto run after (usually with hostile intent; figuratively [of time] gone by)
2חֵילH2428armyprobably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
3כַּשְׂדִּ֜יםH3778But the Chaldeansa kasdite, or descendant of kesed; by implication, a chaldaean (as if so descended); also an astrologer (as if proverbial of that people
4אַחֲרֵיהֶ֗םH310afterproperly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
5וַיַּשִּׂ֣גוּH5381them and overtookto reach (literally or figuratively)
6אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
7צִדְקִיָּהוּ֮H6667Zedekiahtsidkijah, the name of six israelites
8בְּעַֽרְב֣וֹתH6160in the plainsa desert; especially (with the article prefix) the (generally) sterile valley of the jordan and its continuation to the red sea
9יְרֵחוֹ֒H3405of Jerichojericho or jerecho, a place in palestine
10וַיִּקְח֣וּH3947and when they had takento take (in the widest variety of applications)
11אֹת֗וֹH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
12וַֽ֠יַּעֲלֻהוּH5927him they brought him upto ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
13אֶלH413near, with or among; often in general, to
14נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֧רH5019to Nebuchadnezzarnebukadnetstsar (or nebukadretsts(-ar, or)), king of babylon
15מֶֽלֶךְH4428kinga king
16בָּבֶ֛לH894of Babylonbabel (i.e., babylon), including babylonia and the babylonian empire
17רִבְלָ֖תָהH7247to Riblahriblah, a place in syria
18בְּאֶ֣רֶץH776in the landthe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
19חֲמָ֑תH2574of Hamathchamath, a place in syria
20וַיְדַבֵּ֥רH1696where he gaveperhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
21אִתּ֖וֹH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
22מִשְׁפָּטִֽים׃H4941judgmentproperly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind

Verse Context

Jeremiah 39:4 saw And it came to pass that when Zedekiah of the king's of Judah...
Jeremiah 39:5 (current)pursued army But the Chaldeans 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
Jeremiah 39:6slew Then the king of Babylon the sons of Zedekiah...

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