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Jeremiah 39:4

When Zedekiah king of Judah and all the soldiers saw them, they fled. They left the city at night by way of the king’s garden, through the gate between the two walls, and they went out along the route to the Arabah.
Jeremiah 39:4
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיְהִ֡י כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר רָ֠אָם צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֜ה וְכֹ֣ל׀ אַנְשֵׁ֣י הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה וַֽ֠יִּבְרְחוּ וַיֵּצְא֨וּ לַ֤יְלָה מִן־הָעִיר֙ דֶּ֚רֶךְ גַּ֣ן הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ בְּשַׁ֖עַר בֵּ֣ין הַחֹמֹתָ֑יִם וַיֵּצֵ֖א דֶּ֥רֶךְ הָעֲרָבָֽה׃

  1. וַיְהִ֡יvay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.Sher“just when”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  3. רָ֠אָםRa.'om“he saw them”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  4. צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּtzid.ki.Ya.hu“Zedekiah”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from צִדְקִיָּ֫הוּ · “Zedekiah” · Strong's H6667H
  5. מֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-“[the] king of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  6. יְהוּדָ֜הye.hu.Dah“Judah”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יְהוּדָה · “Judah” · Strong's H3063G
  7. וְכֹ֣ל׀ve.Khol“and all”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  8. אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei“[the] men of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from אֱנוֹשׁ · “human” · Strong's H0582
  9. הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הha.mil.cha.Mah“<the> war”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מִלְחָמָה · “battle” · Strong's H4421
  10. וַֽ֠יִּבְרְחוּVai.yiv.re.chu“and they fled”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בָּרַח · “to flee” · Strong's H1272
  11. וַיֵּצְא֨וּvai.ye.tze.'U“and they went out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  12. לַ֤יְלָהLay.lah“night”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  13. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  14. הָעִיר֙ha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  15. דֶּ֚רֶךְDe.rekh“[the] way of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “road” · Strong's H1870K
  16. גַּ֣ןgan“[the] garden of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from גַּן · “garden” · Strong's H1588M
  17. הַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekh“the king”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מֶ֫לֶךְ · “king” · Strong's H4428G
  18. בְּשַׁ֖עַרbe.Sha.'ar“in a gate”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  19. בֵּ֣יןbein“between”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, construct · from בַּ֫יִן · “between” · Strong's H0996G
  20. הַחֹמֹתָ֑יִםha.cho.mo.Ta.yim“the two walls”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, dual, absolute · from חוֹמָה · “wall” · Strong's H2346G
  21. וַיֵּצֵ֖אvai.ye.Tze'“and he went out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָצָא · “come” · Strong's H3318G
  22. דֶּ֥רֶךְDe.rekh“[the] way of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “road” · Strong's H1870K
  23. הָעֲרָבָֽה׃ha.'a.ra.Vah“the Arabah”
    Definite article + Noun, proper name of a place · from עֲרָבָה · “Arabah” · Strong's H6160G
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)