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Jeremiah 39:1

בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה
shâneh
in/with/by — a year (as a revolution of time)
הַ֠תְּשִׁעִית
tᵉshîyʻîy
the — ninth
לְצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ
Tsidqîyâh
to/for — Tsidkijah, the name of six Israelites
מֶלֶךְ
melek
a king
יְהוּדָ֜ה
Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ
chôdesh
in/with/by — the new moon; by implication, a month
הָעֲשִׂרִ֗י
ʻăsîyrîy
the — tenth; by abbreviation, tenth month or (feminine) part
בָּ֠א
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֨ר
Nᵉbûwkadneʼtstsar
Nebukadnetstsar (or -retstsar, or -retstsor), king of Babylon
מֶֽלֶךְ
melek
a king
בָּבֶ֤ל
Bâbel
Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empire
וְכָל
kôl
and — properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
חֵילוֹ֙
chayil
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
אֶל
ʼêl
near, with or among; often in general, to
יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine
וַיָּצֻ֖רוּ
tsûwr
and — to cramp, i.e. confine (in many applications, literally and figuratively, formative or hostile)
עָלֶֽיהָ
ʻal
above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
Jeremiah 39:1 · Masoretic Text (WLC)
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Now regarding the capture of Jerusalem: In the ninth year of [the reign of] Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and besieged it; [Jer 52:4-27]
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Now regarding the capture of Jerusalem: In the ninth year of [the reign of] Zedekiah king of Judah, in the tenth month, Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon and all his army came against Jerusalem and besieged it; [Jer 52:4-27]
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