Jeremiah 38
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֞עand he heardשְׁפַטְיָ֣הShephatiahבֶן־the son ofמַתָּ֗ןMattanוּגְדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙and Gedaliahבֶּן־the son ofפַּשְׁח֔וּרPashhurוְיוּכַל֙and Jucalבֶּן־the son ofשֶׁ֣לֶמְיָ֔הוּShelemiahוּפַשְׁח֖וּרand Pashhurבֶּן־the son ofמַלְכִּיָּ֑הMalkijahאֶ֨ת־obj.הַדְּבָרִ֔יםthe wordsאֲשֶׁ֧רwhichיִרְמְיָ֛הוּJeremiahמְדַבֵּ֥רwas speakingאֶל־toכָּל־allהָעָ֖םthe peopleלֵאמֹֽר׃ סto saying
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כֹּה֮thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָה֒Yahwehהַיֹּשֵׁב֙the one who remainsבָּעִ֣ירin the cityהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisיָמ֕וּתhe will dieבַּחֶ֖רֶבby the swordבָּרָעָ֣בby the famineוּבַדָּ֑בֶרand by the pestilenceוְהַיֹּצֵ֤אand the one who goes outאֶל־toהַכַּשְׂדִּים֙the Chaldeansוְחָיָ֔הand he will liveוְהָיְתָה־and it will belongלּ֥וֹto the himנַפְשׁ֛וֹlife hisלְשָׁלָ֖לto plunderוָחָֽי׃ סand he will live
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וַיֹּאמְר֨וּand they saidהַשָּׂרִ֜יםthe officialsאֶל־toהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingי֣וּמַתlet him be put to deathנָא֮pleaseאֶת־obj.הָאִ֣ישׁthe manהַזֶּה֒the thisכִּֽי־forעַל־sinceכֵּ֡ןthusהֽוּא־heמְרַפֵּ֡אis making dropאֶת־obj.יְדֵי֩the hands ofאַנְשֵׁ֨יthe men ofהַמִּלְחָמָ֜הthe warהַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים׀who remainבָּעִ֣ירin the cityהַזֹּ֗אתthe thisוְאֵת֙and obj.יְדֵ֣יthe hands ofכָל־allהָעָ֔םthe peopleלְדַבֵּ֣רby speakingאֲלֵיהֶ֔םto themכַּדְּבָרִ֖יםaccording to the wordsהָאֵ֑לֶּהthe theseכִּ֣י׀thatהָאִ֣ישׁthe manהַזֶּ֗הthe thisאֵינֶ֨נּוּnot heדֹרֵ֧שׁis seekingלְשָׁל֛וֹםfor welfareלָעָ֥םfor the peopleהַזֶּ֖הthe thisכִּ֥יthatאִם־exceptלְרָעָֽה׃for harm
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וַיִּקְח֣וּand they tookאֶֽת־obj.יִרְמְיָ֗הוּJeremiahוַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּand they threwאֹת֜וֹobj. himאֶל־intoהַבּ֣וֹר׀the cistern ofמַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּMalkijahבֶן־the son ofהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingאֲשֶׁר֙whichבַּחֲצַ֣רwas in the courtyard ofהַמַּטָּרָ֔הthe guardוַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּand they let downאֶֽת־obj.יִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiahבַּחֲבָלִ֑יםwith ropesוּבַבּ֤וֹרand in the cisternאֵֽין־there notמַ֙יִם֙was waterכִּ֣יthatאִם־exceptטִ֔יטmudוַיִּטְבַּ֥עand he sankיִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiahבַּטִּֽיט׃ סin the mud
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וַיִּשְׁמַ֡עand he heardעֶֽבֶד־Ebedמֶ֨לֶךְMelechהַכּוּשִׁ֜יthe Cushiteאִ֣ישׁa manסָרִ֗יסa court-officialוְהוּא֙and heבְּבֵ֣יתwas in the house ofהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingכִּֽי־thatנָתְנ֥וּthey had putאֶֽת־obj.יִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiahאֶל־intoהַבּ֑וֹרthe cisternוְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְand the kingיוֹשֵׁ֖בwas sittingבְּשַׁ֥עַרin the gate ofבִּנְיָמִֽן׃Benjamin
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אֲדֹנִ֣יO lord myהַמֶּ֗לֶךְthe kingהֵרֵ֜עוּthey have done evilהָאֲנָשִׁ֤יםthe menהָאֵ֙לֶּה֙the theseאֵ֣תobj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֤רthatעָשׂוּ֙they have doneלְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּto Jeremiahהַנָּבִ֔יאthe prophetאֵ֥תobj.אֲשֶׁר־whomהִשְׁלִ֖יכוּthey have thrownאֶל־intoהַבּ֑וֹרthe cisternוַיָּ֤מָתand he diedתַּחְתָּיו֙in itמִפְּנֵ֣יfrom because ofהָֽרָעָ֔בthe famineכִּ֣יforאֵ֥יןthere notהַלֶּ֛חֶםis the foodע֖וֹדyetבָּעִֽיר׃in the city
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וַיְצַוֶּ֣הand he commandedהַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe kingאֵ֛תobj.עֶֽבֶד־Ebedמֶ֥לֶךְMelechהַכּוּשִׁ֖יthe Cushiteלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingקַ֣חtakeבְּיָדְךָ֤in hand yourמִזֶּה֙from hereשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםthirtyאֲנָשִׁ֔יםmenוְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָand you will bring upאֶֽת־obj.יִרְמְיָ֧הוּJeremiahהַנָּבִ֛יאthe prophetמִן־fromהַבּ֖וֹרthe cisternבְּטֶ֥רֶםin beforeיָמֽוּת׃he will die
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וַיִּקַּ֣ח׀and he tookעֶֽבֶד־Ebedמֶ֨לֶךְMelechאֶת־obj.הָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםthe menבְּיָד֗וֹin hand hisוַיָּבֹ֤אand he wentבֵית־the house ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingאֶל־toתַּ֣חַתunderהָאוֹצָ֔רthe storehouseוַיִּקַּ֤חand he tookמִשָּׁם֙from thereבְּלוֹיֵ֣worn out things ofסְחָב֔וֹתclothesוּבְלוֹיֵ֖and worn out things ofמְלָחִ֑יםragsוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֧םand he let down themאֶֽל־toיִרְמְיָ֛הוּJeremiahאֶל־intoהַבּ֖וֹרthe cisternבַּחֲבָלִֽים׃with ropes
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וַיֹּ֡אמֶרand he saidעֶבֶד־Ebedמֶ֨לֶךְMelechהַכּוּשִׁ֜יthe Cushiteאֶֽל־toיִרְמְיָ֗הוּJeremiahשִׂ֣יםputנָ֠אpleaseבְּלוֹאֵ֨יthe worn out things ofהַסְּחָב֤וֹתthe clothesוְהַמְּלָחִים֙and the ragsתַּ֚חַתunderאַצִּל֣וֹתthe joints ofיָדֶ֔יךָhands yourמִתַּ֖חַתfrom underלַחֲבָלִ֑יםto the ropesוַיַּ֥עַשׂand he didיִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiahכֵּֽן׃thus
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וַיִּשְׁלַ֞חand he sentהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingצִדְקִיָּ֗הוּZedekiahוַיִּקַּ֞חand he broughtאֶֽת־obj.יִרְמְיָ֤הוּJeremiahהַנָּבִיא֙the prophetאֵלָ֔יוto himאֶל־toמָבוֹא֙an entranceהַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔יthe thirdאֲשֶׁ֖רwhichבְּבֵ֣יתwas in the house ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingאֶֽל־toיִרְמְיָ֗הוּJeremiahשֹׁאֵ֨לam about to askאֲנִ֤יIאֹֽתְךָ֙obj. youדָּבָ֔רa matterאַל־may notתְּכַחֵ֥דyou hideמִמֶּ֖נִּיfrom meדָּבָֽר׃anything
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וַיִּשָּׁבַ֞עand he sworeהַמֶּ֧לֶךְthe kingצִדְקִיָּ֛הוּZedekiahאֶֽל־toיִרְמְיָ֖הוּJeremiahבַּסֵּ֣תֶרin the secrecyלֵאמֹ֑רto sayingחַי־by the lifeיְהוָ֞הof Yahwehאֲשֶׁר֩whoעָשָׂה־he has madeלָ֨נוּfor the usאֶת־obj.הַנֶּ֤פֶשׁthe lifeהַזֹּאת֙the thisאִם־ifאֲמִיתֶ֔ךָI will put to death youוְאִם־and ifאֶתֶּנְךָ֗I will give youבְּיַד֙in the hand ofהָאֲנָשִׁ֣יםthe menהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoמְבַקְשִׁ֖יםare seekingאֶת־obj.נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ סlife your
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וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidיִרְמְיָ֣הוּJeremiahאֶל־toצִדְקִיָּ֡הוּZedekiahכֹּֽה־thusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָה֩Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֨יthe God ofצְבָא֜וֹתhostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelאִם־ifיָצֹ֨אcertainly if to go outתֵצֵ֜אyou will go outאֶל־toשָׂרֵ֤יthe commanders ofמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶל֙Babylonוְחָיְתָ֣הand you will liveנַפְשֶׁ֔ךָself yourוְהָעִ֣ירand the cityהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisלֹ֥אnotתִשָּׂרֵ֖ףit will be burnedבָּאֵ֑שׁwith the fireוְחָיִ֖תָהand you will liveאַתָּ֥הyouוּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃and household your
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וְאִ֣םand ifלֹֽא־notתֵצֵ֗אyou will go outאֶל־toשָׂרֵי֙the commanders ofמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֔לBabylonוְנִתְּנָ֞הand it will be givenהָעִ֤ירthe cityהַזֹּאת֙the thisבְּיַ֣דin the hand ofהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםthe Chaldeansוּשְׂרָפ֖וּהָand they will burn itבָּאֵ֑שׁwith the fireוְאַתָּ֖הand youלֹֽא־notתִמָּלֵ֥טyou will escapeמִיָּדָֽם׃ סfrom hand their
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וַיֹּ֛אמֶרand he saidהַמֶּ֥לֶךְthe kingצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּZedekiahאֶֽל־toיִרְמְיָ֑הוּJeremiahאֲנִ֧יIדֹאֵ֣גam dreadingאֶת־obj.הַיְּהוּדִ֗יםthe Jewsאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoנָֽפְלוּ֙they have fallenאֶל־toהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםthe Chaldeansפֶּֽן־lestיִתְּנ֥וּthey should giveאֹתִ֛יobj. meבְּיָדָ֖םin hand theirוְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־and they will deal wantonlyבִֽי׃ פwith the me
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וְהִנֵּ֣הand there!כָל־allהַנָּשִׁ֗יםthe womenאֲשֶׁ֤רwhoנִשְׁאֲרוּ֙they are leftבְּבֵ֣יתin the house ofמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיְהוּדָ֔הJudahמוּצָא֕וֹתare about to be brought outאֶל־toשָׂרֵ֖יthe commanders ofמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֑לBabylonוְהֵ֣נָּהand theyאֹמְר֗וֹתwill be sayingהִסִּית֜וּךָthey misled youוְיָכְל֤וּand they prevailedלְךָ֙to the youאַנְשֵׁ֣יthe people ofשְׁלֹמֶ֔ךָpeace yourהָטְבְּע֥וּthey are sunkבַבֹּ֛ץin the mireרַגְלֶ֖ךָfeet yourנָסֹ֥גוּthey have turnedאָחֽוֹר׃backwards
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וְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allנָשֶׁ֣יךָwives yourוְאֶת־and obj.בָּנֶ֗יךָchildren yourמֽוֹצִאִים֙people will bring outאֶל־toהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםthe Chaldeansוְאַתָּ֖הand youלֹא־notתִמָּלֵ֣טyou will escapeמִיָּדָ֑םfrom hand theirכִּ֣יforבְיַ֤דby the hand ofמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶל֙Babylonתִּתָּפֵ֔שׂyou will be capturedוְאֶת־and obj.הָעִ֥ירthe cityהַזֹּ֖אתthe thisתִּשְׂרֹ֥ףit will burnבָּאֵֽשׁ׃ פwith the fire
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וְכִֽי־and ifיִשְׁמְע֣וּthey will hearהַשָּׂרִים֮the officialsכִּֽי־thatדִבַּ֣רְתִּיI have spokenאִתָּךְ֒with youוּבָ֣אוּand they will comeאֵלֶ֣יךָto youוְֽאָמְר֪וּand they will sayאֵלֶ֟יךָto youהַגִּֽידָה־tell !נָּ֨אpleaseלָ֜נוּto the usמַה־what?דִּבַּ֧רְתָּdid you sayאֶל־toהַמֶּ֛לֶךְthe kingאַל־may notתְּכַחֵ֥דyou hide itמִמֶּ֖נּוּfrom usוְלֹ֣אand notנְמִיתֶ֑ךָwe will put to death youוּמַה־and what?דִּבֶּ֥רdid he sayאֵלֶ֖יךָto youהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃the king
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וַיָּבֹ֨אוּand they cameכָל־allהַשָּׂרִ֤יםthe officialsאֶֽל־toיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙Jeremiahוַיִּשְׁאֲל֣וּand they askedאֹת֔וֹobj. himוַיַּגֵּ֤דand he toldלָהֶם֙to the themכְּכָל־according to allהַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe wordsהָאֵ֔לֶּהthe theseאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichצִוָּ֖הhe had commandedהַמֶּ֑לֶךְthe kingוַיַּחֲרִ֣שׁוּand they kept silentמִמֶּ֔נּוּfrom himכִּ֥יforלֹֽא־notנִשְׁמַ֖עit had been heardהַדָּבָֽר׃ פthe matter
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