Jeremiah 37
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וַיִּ֨מְלָךְ־and he reignedמֶ֔לֶךְkingצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּZedekiahבֶּן־the son ofיֹֽאשִׁיָּ֑הוּJosiahתַּ֗חַתin place ofכָּנְיָ֙הוּ֙Coniahבֶּן־the son ofיְה֣וֹיָקִ֔יםJehoiakimאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomהִמְלִ֛יךְhe made kingנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥רNebuchadnezzarמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonבְּאֶ֥רֶץin the land ofיְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
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וַיִּשְׁלַח֩and he sentהַמֶּ֨לֶךְthe kingצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּZedekiahאֶת־obj.יְהוּכַ֣לJehucalבֶּן־the son ofשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֗הShelemiahוְאֶת־and obj.צְפַנְיָ֤הוּZephaniahבֶן־the son ofמַֽעֲשֵׂיָה֙Maaseiahהַכֹּהֵ֔ןthe priestאֶל־toיִרְמְיָ֥הוּJeremiahהַנָּבִ֖יאthe prophetלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingהִתְפַּלֶּל־prayנָ֣אpleaseבַעֲדֵ֔נוּfor usאֶל־toיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃God our
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וְחֵ֥ילand the army ofפַּרְעֹ֖הPharaohיָצָ֣אit had come forthמִמִּצְרָ֑יִםfrom Egyptוַיִּשְׁמְע֨וּand they had heardהַכַּשְׂדִּ֜יםthe Chaldeansהַצָּרִ֤יםwho were laying siegeעַל־onיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙Jerusalemאֶת־obj.שִׁמְעָ֔םreport theirוַיֵּ֣עָל֔וּand they had taken themselves upמֵעַ֖לfrom onיְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פJerusalem
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כֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֤רhe saysיְהוָה֙Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelכֹּ֤הthusתֹֽאמְרוּ֙you will sayאֶל־toמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahהַשֹּׁלֵ֧חַwho sentאֶתְכֶ֛םobj. youאֵלַ֖יto meלְדָרְשֵׁ֑נִיto consult meהִנֵּ֣ה׀there!חֵ֣ילthe army ofפַּרְעֹ֗הPharaohהַיֹּצֵ֤אwhich was coming outלָכֶם֙to the youלְעֶזְרָ֔הto helpשָׁ֥בis about to returnלְאַרְצ֖וֹto own land itsמִצְרָֽיִם׃Egypt
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כִּ֣יthatאִם־exceptהִכִּיתֶ֞םyou struck downכָּל־allחֵ֤ילthe army ofכַּשְׂדִּים֙the Chaldeansהַנִּלְחָמִ֣יםwho are fightingאִתְּכֶ֔םwith youוְנִ֨שְׁאֲרוּand they survivedבָ֔םamong the themאֲנָשִׁ֖יםmenמְדֻקָּרִ֑יםpierced throughאִ֤ישׁeveryoneבְּאָהֳלוֹ֙in tent hisיָק֔וּמוּthey will ariseוְשָֽׂרְפ֛וּand they will burnאֶת־obj.הָעִ֥ירthe cityהַזֹּ֖אתthe thisבָּאֵֽשׁ׃with the fire
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וַיְהִי־and it wasה֞וּאheבְּשַׁ֣עַרwas at the gate ofבִּנְיָמִ֗ןBenjaminוְשָׁם֙and was thereבַּ֣עַלa captain ofפְּקִדֻ֔תthe guardוּשְׁמוֹ֙and name hisיִרְאִיָּ֔יהwas Irijahבֶּן־the son ofשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הShelemiahבֶּן־the son ofחֲנַנְיָ֑הHananiahוַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂand he arrestedאֶֽת־obj.יִרְמְיָ֤הוּJeremiahהַנָּבִיא֙the prophetלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingאֶל־toהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםthe Chaldeansאַתָּ֥הyouנֹפֵֽל׃are falling
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וַיִּקְצְפ֧וּand they were angryהַשָּׂרִ֛יםthe officialsעַֽל־towardsיִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiahוְהִכּ֣וּand they struckאֹת֑וֹobj. himוְנָתְנ֨וּand they putאוֹת֜וֹobj. himבֵּ֣יתthe house ofהָאֵס֗וּרthe fettersבֵּ֚יתthe house ofיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןJonathanהַסֹּפֵ֔רthe scribeכִּֽי־forאֹת֥וֹobj. itעָשׂ֖וּthey had madeלְבֵ֥יתinto the house ofהַכֶּֽלֶא׃the imprisonment
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וַיִּשְׁלַח֩and he sentהַמֶּ֨לֶךְthe kingצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּZedekiahוַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּand he took himוַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּand he asked himהַמֶּ֤לֶךְthe kingבְּבֵיתוֹ֙in house hisבַּסֵּ֔תֶרin the secrecyוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidהֲיֵ֥שׁ¿ is thereדָּבָ֖רa wordמֵאֵ֣תfrom withיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיֹּ֤אמֶרand he saidיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙Jeremiahיֵ֔שׁthere isוַיֹּ֕אמֶרand he saidבְּיַ֥דin the hand ofמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonתִּנָּתֵֽן׃ סyou will be given
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidיִרְמְיָ֔הוּJeremiahאֶל־toהַמֶּ֖לֶךְthe kingצִדְקִיָּ֑הוּZedekiahמֶה֩what?חָטָ֨אתִֽיhave I sinnedלְךָ֤to youוְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙and to servants yourוְלָעָ֣םand to the peopleהַזֶּ֔הthe thisכִּֽי־thatנְתַתֶּ֥םyou have putאוֹתִ֖יobj. meאֶל־intoבֵּ֥יתthe house ofהַכֶּֽלֶא׃the imprisonment
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וְעַתָּ֕הand thereforeשְֽׁמַֽע־listenנָ֖אpleaseאֲדֹנִ֣יO lord myהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingתִּפָּל־may it fallנָ֤אpleaseתְחִנָּתִי֙supplication myלְפָנֶ֔יךָto before youוְאַל־and may notתְּשִׁבֵ֗נִיyou make go back meבֵּ֚יתthe house ofיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןJonathanהַסֹּפֵ֔רthe scribeוְלֹ֥אand notאָמ֖וּתI will dieשָֽׁם׃there
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וַיְצַוֶּ֞הand he commandedהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּZedekiahוַיַּפְקִ֣דוּand they depositedאֶֽת־obj.יִרְמְיָהוּ֮Jeremiahבַּחֲצַ֣רin the courtyard ofהַמַּטָּרָה֒the guardוְנָתֹן֩and they gaveל֨וֹto the himכִכַּר־a round loaf ofלֶ֤חֶםbreadלַיּוֹם֙to the dayמִח֣וּץfrom the street ofהָאֹפִ֔יםthe bakersעַד־untilתֹּ֥םwas finishedכָּל־allהַלֶּ֖חֶםthe breadמִן־fromהָעִ֑ירthe cityוַיֵּ֣שֶׁבand he remainedיִרְמְיָ֔הוּJeremiahבַּחֲצַ֖רin the courtyard ofהַמַּטָּרָֽה׃the guard
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