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Jeremiah 39:2

And in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, the city was broken up.

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בְּעַשְׁתֵּֽיbeashtein eleven or (ordinal) eleventhעַשְׁתֵּיpreposition, adjective, cardinal, both genders, singular, construct — “in eleven or (ordinal) eleventh”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6249eleven or (ordinal) eleventh[phrase] eleven(-th).עֶשְׂרֵ֤הesrehteenעָשָׂרadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “teen”, the ordinary formH6240ten (only in combination), i.e. -teen; also (ordinal) -teenth(eigh-, fif-, four-, nine-, seven-, six-, thir-) teen(-th), [phrase] eleven(-th), [phrase] sixscore thousand, [phrase] twelve(-th).שָׁנָה֙shanahyearשָׁנֶהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “year”, the ordinary formH8141a year (as a revolution of time)[phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).לְצִדְקִיָּ֔הוּletsidqiyahvto Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Zedekiah”H6667Tsidkijah, the name of six IsraelitesZedekiah, Zidkijah.בַּחֹ֥דֶשׁbachodeshin monthחֹדֶשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “in month”, the ordinary formH2320the new moon; by implication, a monthmonth(-ly), new moon.הָרְבִיעִ֖יhareviithe fourthרְבִיעִיdefinite article, adjective, ordinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “the fourth”, the ordinary formH7243fourth; also (fractionally) a fourthfoursquare, fourth (part).בְּתִשְׁעָ֣הbetishahin nineתֵּשַׁעpreposition, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “in nine”, the ordinary formH8672nine or (ordinal) ninthnine ([phrase] -teen, [phrase] -teenth, -th).לַחֹ֑דֶשׁlachodeshto monthחֹדֶשׁpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to month”, the ordinary formH2320the new moon; by implication, a monthmonth(-ly), new moon.הָבְקְעָ֖הhaveqeahbreak forthבָּקַעverb, hophal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “break forth”, a completed actionH1234to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or openmake a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.הָעִֽירhairthe cityעִירdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the city”, the ordinary formH5892a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city —

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American Standard Version (1901)

in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city),

Young’s Literal Translation

in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, in the ninth of the month, hath the city been broken up;

World English Bible

In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city.

Darby Translation

In the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, on the ninth of the month, the city was broken into;

Douay-Rheims

And in the I eleventh year of Sedecias, in the fourth month, the fifth day of the month, the city was opened.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

in the eleventh year of Zedekiah, in the fourth month, the ninth day of the month, a breach was made in the city —

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the host of the king of Babylon had made a rampart against Jerusalem: and Jeremias was kept in the court of the prison, which is in the king's house;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ δύναμις βασιλέως Βαβυλῶνος ἐχαράκωσεν ἐπὶ Ἱερουσαλὴμ, καὶ Ἱερεμίας ἐφυλάσσετο ἐν αὐλῇ τῆς φυλακῆς, ἥ ἐστιν ἐν οἴκῳ βασιλέως,