Jeremiah 35
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וָאָבִ֤אand I broughtאֹתָם֙obj. themבֵּ֣יתthe house ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehאֶל־toלִשְׁכַּ֗תthe room ofבְּנֵ֛יthe sons ofחָנָ֥ןHananבֶּן־the sonיִגְדַּלְיָ֖הוּIgdaliahאִ֣ישׁthe man ofהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe Godאֲשֶׁר־whichאֵ֙צֶל֙was besideלִשְׁכַּ֣תthe room ofהַשָּׂרִ֔יםthe officialsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichמִמַּ֗עַלwas from aboveלְלִשְׁכַּ֛תto the room ofמַעֲשֵׂיָ֥הוּMaaseiahבֶן־the son ofשַׁלֻּ֖םShallumשֹׁמֵ֥רthe keeper ofהַסַּֽף׃the threshold
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וּבַ֣יִתand a houseלֹֽא־notתִבְנ֗וּyou must buildוְזֶ֤רַעand seedלֹֽא־notתִזְרָ֙עוּ֙you must sowוְכֶ֣רֶםand a vineyardלֹֽא־notתִטָּ֔עוּyou must plantוְלֹ֥אand notיִֽהְיֶ֖הit will belongלָכֶ֑םto the youכִּ֠יforבָּאֳהָלִ֤יםin tentsתֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙you will dwellכָּל־allיְמֵיכֶ֔םdays yourלְמַ֨עַןso thatתִּֽחְי֜וּyou may liveיָמִ֤יםdaysרַבִּים֙manyעַל־onפְּנֵ֣יthe surface ofהָאֲדָמָ֔הthe groundאֲשֶׁ֥רwhereאַתֶּ֖םyouגָּרִ֥יםare sojourningשָֽׁם׃there
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וַנִּשְׁמַ֗עand we have listenedבְּק֨וֹלto the voice ofיְהוֹנָדָ֤בJonadabבֶּן־the son ofרֵכָב֙Rechabאָבִ֔ינוּancestor ourלְכֹ֖לto allאֲשֶׁ֣רthatצִוָּ֑נוּhe commanded usלְבִלְתִּ֤יto notשְׁתֽוֹת־to drinkיַ֙יִן֙wineכָּל־allיָמֵ֔ינוּdays ourאֲנַ֣חְנוּweנָשֵׁ֔ינוּwives ourבָּנֵ֖ינוּsons ourוּבְנֹתֵֽינוּ׃and daughters our
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וַיְהִ֗יand it wasבַּעֲל֨וֹתwhen came upנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶל֮Babylonאֶל־againstהָאָרֶץ֒the landוַנֹּ֗אמֶרand we saidבֹּ֚אוּcomeוְנָב֣וֹאso we may goיְרוּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemמִפְּנֵי֙from because ofחֵ֣ילthe army ofהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםthe Chaldeansוּמִפְּנֵ֖יand from beforeחֵ֣ילthe army ofאֲרָ֑םAramוַנֵּ֖שֶׁבand we have dweltבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פin Jerusalem
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כֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֞רhe saysיְהוָ֤הYahwehצְבָאוֹת֙of hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelהָלֹ֤ךְgoוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙and you will sayלְאִ֣ישׁto the man ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahוּלְיֽוֹשְׁבֵ֖יand to the inhabitants ofיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םJerusalemהֲל֨וֹא¿ notתִקְח֥וּwill you acceptמוּסָ֛רcorrectionלִשְׁמֹ֥עַto listenאֶל־toדְּבָרַ֖יwords myנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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הוּקַ֡םit was carried outאֶת־obj.דִּבְרֵ֣יthe words ofיְהוֹנָדָ֣בJonadabבֶּן־the son ofרֵ֠כָבRechabאֲשֶׁר־whichצִוָּ֨הhe commandedאֶת־obj.בָּנָ֜יוchildren hisלְבִלְתִּ֣יto notשְׁתֽוֹת־to drinkיַ֗יִןwineוְלֹ֤אand notשָׁתוּ֙they have drunkעַד־untilהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֔הthe thisכִּ֣יforשָֽׁמְע֔וּthey have obeyedאֵ֖תobj.מִצְוַ֣תthe commandment ofאֲבִיהֶ֑םancestor theirוְאָ֨נֹכִ֜יand Iדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיI have spokenאֲלֵיכֶם֙to youהַשְׁכֵּ֣םrising earlyוְדַבֵּ֔רand speakingוְלֹ֥אand notשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םyou have listenedאֵלָֽי׃to me
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וָאֶשְׁלַ֣חand I sentאֲלֵיכֶ֣םto youאֶת־obj.כָּל־allעֲבָדַ֣יservants myהַנְּבִאִ֣ים׀the prophetsהַשְׁכֵּ֣יםrising earlyוְשָׁלֹ֣חַ׀and sendingלֵאמֹ֡רto sayingשֻׁבוּ־turn backנָ֡אpleaseאִישׁ֩everyoneמִדַּרְכּ֨וֹfrom way hisהָרָעָ֜הthe evilוְהֵיטִ֣יבוּand make goodמַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֗םdeeds yourוְאַל־and may notתֵּ֨לְכ֜וּyou walkאַחֲרֵ֨יafterאֱלֹהִ֤יםgodsאֲחֵרִים֙otherלְעָבְדָ֔םto serve themוּשְׁבוּ֙and dwellאֶל־toהָ֣אֲדָמָ֔הthe landאֲשֶׁר־whichנָתַ֥תִּיI gaveלָכֶ֖םto youוְלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑םand to ancestors yourוְלֹ֤אand notהִטִּיתֶם֙you inclinedאֶֽת־obj.אָזְנְכֶ֔םear yourוְלֹ֥אand notשְׁמַעְתֶּ֖םyou listenedאֵלָֽי׃to me
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לָ֠כֵןto thereforeכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֨רhe saysיְהוָ֜הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֤יthe God ofצְבָאוֹת֙hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelהִנְנִ֧יhere Iמֵבִ֣יאam about to bringאֶל־toיְהוּדָ֗הJudahוְאֶ֤לand toכָּל־allיֽוֹשְׁבֵי֙the inhabitants ofיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemאֵ֚תobj.כָּל־allהָ֣רָעָ֔הthe calamityאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיI spokeעֲלֵיהֶ֑םon themיַ֣עַןbecauseדִּבַּ֤רְתִּיI spokeאֲלֵיהֶם֙to themוְלֹ֣אand notשָׁמֵ֔עוּthey listenedוָאֶקְרָ֥אand I calledלָהֶ֖םto the themוְלֹ֥אand notעָנֽוּ׃they answered
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וּלְבֵ֨יתand to the house ofהָרֵכָבִ֜יםthe Rechabitesאָמַ֣רhe saidיִרְמְיָ֗הוּJeremiahכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֞רhe saysיְהוָ֤הYahwehצְבָאוֹת֙of hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelיַ֚עַןbecauseאֲשֶׁ֣רthatשְׁמַעְתֶּ֔םyou have listenedעַל־toמִצְוַ֖תthe commandment ofיְהוֹנָדָ֣בJonadabאֲבִיכֶ֑םancestor yourוַֽתִּשְׁמְרוּ֙and you have keptאֶת־obj.כָּל־allמִצְוֹתָ֔יוcommandments hisוַֽתַּעֲשׂ֔וּand you have doneכְּכֹ֥לaccording to allאֲשֶׁר־thatצִוָּ֖הhe commandedאֶתְכֶֽם׃ סobj. you
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