| 6. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Jeremiah 39:6:1 ⧉וַיִּשְׁחַט֩vayishkhatand he slaughtered Jeremiah 39:6:2 ⧉מֶ֨לֶךְmelekhking of Jeremiah 39:6:3 ⧉בָּבֶ֜לbavelBabylon Jeremiah 39:6:4 ⧉אֶת־בְּנֵ֧יetbene{direct object} the sons of Jeremiah 39:6:5 ⧉צִדְקִיָּ֛הוּtsidkiyahuZedekiah Jeremiah 39:6:6 ⧉בְּרִבְלָ֖הberivlain Riblah Jeremiah 39:6:7 ⧉לְעֵינָ֑יוleenaivbefore his eyes Jeremiah 39:6:8 ⧉וְאֵת֙veetand Jeremiah 39:6:9 ⧉כָּל־חֹרֵ֣יkolkhoreall the nobles of Jeremiah 39:6:10 ⧉יְהוּדָ֔הyehudaJudah Jeremiah 39:6:11 ⧉שָׁחַ֖טshakhathe slaughtered Jeremiah 39:6:12 ⧉מֶ֥לֶךְmelekhking of Jeremiah 39:6:13 ⧉בָּבֶֽל׃bavelBabylon |
| 6. Formal Translation And the king of Babylon slaughtered the sons of Zedekiah in Riblah before his eyes and slaughtered all the nobles of Judah. |
| 6. Dynamic Translation The king of Babylon killed Zedekiah’s sons at Riblah while Zedekiah was forced to watch, and he also killed all the important officials of Judah. |