Jeremiah 40
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הַדָּבָ֞רthe wordאֲשֶׁר־whichהָיָ֤הit cameאֶֽל־toיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙Jeremiahמֵאֵ֣תfrom withיְהוָ֔הYahwehאַחַ֣ר׀afterשַׁלַּ֣חset freeאֹת֗וֹobj. himנְבוּזַרְאֲדָ֛ןNebuzaradanרַב־the chief ofטַבָּחִ֖יםthe bodyguardsמִן־fromהָֽרָמָ֑הthe Ramahבְּקַחְתּ֣וֹwhen took heאֹת֗וֹobj. himוְהֽוּא־and heאָס֤וּרwas boundבָּֽאזִקִּים֙with the chainsבְּת֨וֹךְin amongכָּל־allגָּל֤וּתthe exiles ofיְרוּשָׁלִַ֙ם֙Jerusalemוִֽיהוּדָ֔הand Judahהַמֻּגְלִ֖יםwho were being taken into exileבָּבֶֽלָה׃Babylon towards
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וְעַתָּ֞הand nowהִנֵּ֧הhere!פִתַּחְתִּ֣יךָI have set free youהַיּ֗וֹםthis dayמִֽן־fromהָאזִקִּים֮the chainsאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichעַל־are onיָדֶךָ֒hand yourאִם־ifט֨וֹבit is goodבְּעֵינֶ֜יךָin view yourלָב֧וֹאto comeאִתִּ֣יwith meבָבֶ֗לBabylonבֹּ֚אcomeוְאָשִׂ֤יםso I may setאֶת־obj.עֵינִי֙eye myעָלֶ֔יךָon youוְאִם־and ifרַ֧עis displeasingבְּעֵינֶ֛יךָin view yourלָבֽוֹא־to comeאִתִּ֥יwith meבָבֶ֖לBabylonחֲדָ֑לrefrainרְאֵה֙seeכָּל־allהָאָ֣רֶץthe landלְפָנֶ֔יךָis to before youאֶל־toט֨וֹבthe place goodוְאֶל־and toהַיָּשָׁ֧רthe place rightבְּעֵינֶ֛יךָin view yourלָלֶ֥כֶתto goשָׁ֖מָּהthere towardsלֵֽךְ׃go
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וְעוֹדֶ֣נּוּand still heלֹֽא־notיָשׁ֗וּבhe will returnוְשֻׁ֡בָהand return !אֶל־toגְּדַלְיָ֣הGedaliahבֶן־the son ofאֲחִיקָ֣םAhikamבֶּן־the son ofשָׁפָ֡ןShaphanאֲשֶׁר֩whomהִפְקִ֨ידhe has appointedמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֜לBabylonבְּעָרֵ֣יover the cities ofיְהוּדָ֗הJudahוְשֵׁ֤בand remainאִתּוֹ֙with himבְּת֣וֹךְin amongהָעָ֔םthe peopleא֠וֹorאֶל־toכָּל־anyהַיָּשָׁ֧רthe place rightבְּעֵינֶ֛יךָin view yourלָלֶ֖כֶתto goלֵ֑ךְgoוַיִּתֶּן־and he gaveל֧וֹto the himרַב־the chief ofטַבָּחִ֛יםthe bodyguardsאֲרֻחָ֥הa food allowanceוּמַשְׂאֵ֖תand a presentוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃and he let go him
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וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩and they heardכָל־allשָׂרֵ֨יthe commanders ofהַחֲיָלִ֜יםthe armiesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הwere in the open countryהֵ֚מָּהtheyוְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םand men theirכִּֽי־thatהִפְקִ֧ידhe had appointedמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֛לBabylonאֶת־obj.גְּדַלְיָ֥הוּGedaliahבֶן־the son ofאֲחִיקָ֖םAhikamבָּאָ֑רֶץover the landוְכִ֣י׀and thatהִפְקִ֣ידhe had appointedאִתּ֗וֹwith himאֲנָשִׁ֤יםmenוְנָשִׁים֙and womenוָטָ֔ףand little onesוּמִדַּלַּ֣תand some of the poor people ofהָאָ֔רֶץthe landמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רfrom those whoלֹֽא־notהָגְל֖וּthey had been taken into exileבָּבֶֽלָה׃Babylon towards
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וַיָּבֹ֥אוּand they cameאֶל־toגְּדַלְיָ֖הGedaliahהַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהthe Mizpah towardsוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלand Ishmaelבֶּן־the sonנְתַנְיָ֡הוּNethaniahוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןand Johananוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןand Jonathanבְּנֵֽי־the sons ofקָ֠רֵחַKareahוּשְׂרָיָ֨הand Seraiahבֶן־the son ofתַּנְחֻ֜מֶתTanhumethוּבְנֵ֣י׀and the sons ofעֵיפַ֣יEphaiהַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יthe Netophathiteוִֽיזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙and Jezaniahבֶּן־the son ofהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יthe Maacathiteהֵ֖מָּהtheyוְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃and men their
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וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עand he swore an oathלָהֶ֜םto the themגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּGedaliahבֶן־the son ofאֲחִיקָ֤םAhikamבֶּן־the son ofשָׁפָן֙Shaphanוּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣םand to men theirלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingאַל־may notתִּֽירְא֖וּyou be afraidמֵעֲב֣וֹדfrom servingהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםthe Chaldeansשְׁב֣וּremainבָאָ֗רֶץin the landוְעִבְד֛וּand serveאֶת־obj.מֶ֥לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonוְיִיטַ֥בso it may go wellלָכֶֽם׃for the you
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וַאֲנִ֗יand Iהִנְנִ֤יhere Iיֹשֵׁב֙will be dwellingבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הat the Mizpahלַֽעֲמֹד֙to standלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםthe Chaldeansאֲשֶׁ֥רwhoיָבֹ֖אוּthey will comeאֵלֵ֑ינוּto usוְאַתֶּ֡םand youאִסְפוּ֩gatherיַ֨יִןwineוְקַ֜יִץand summer fruitוְשֶׁ֗מֶןand oilוְשִׂ֙מוּ֙and put themבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םin vessels yourוּשְׁב֖וּand dwellבְּעָרֵיכֶ֥םin cities yourאֲשֶׁר־whichתְּפַשְׂתֶּֽם׃you have taken hold of
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וְגַ֣םand alsoכָּֽל־allהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםthe Jewsאֲשֶׁר־whoבְּמוֹאָ֣ב׀were in Moabוּבִבְנֵֽי־and among the people ofעַמּ֨וֹןAmmonוּבֶאֱד֜וֹםand in Edomוַאֲשֶׁ֤רand whoבְּכָל־were in allהָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙the landsשָֽׁמְע֔וּthey heardכִּֽי־thatנָתַ֧ןhe had givenמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֛לBabylonשְׁאֵרִ֖יתa remnantלִֽיהוּדָ֑הto Judahוְכִי֙and thatהִפְקִ֣ידhe had appointedעֲלֵיהֶ֔םover themאֶת־obj.גְּדַלְיָ֖הוּGedaliahבֶּן־the son ofאֲחִיקָ֥םAhikamבֶּן־the son ofשָׁפָֽן׃Shaphan
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וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּand they returnedכָל־allהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםthe Jewsמִכָּל־from allהַמְּקֹמוֹת֙the placesאֲשֶׁ֣רwhereנִדְּחוּ־they had been driven awayשָׁ֔םthereוַיָּבֹ֧אוּand they cameאֶֽרֶץ־the land ofיְהוּדָ֛הJudahאֶל־toגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּGedaliahהַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהthe Mizpah towardsוַיַּאַסְפ֛וּand they gatheredיַ֥יִןwineוָקַ֖יִץand summer fruitהַרְבֵּ֥הmuchמְאֹֽד׃ פexceedingly
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וַיֹּאמְר֣וּand they saidאֵלָ֗יוto himהֲיָדֹ֤עַ¿ really to knowתֵּדַע֙do you knowכִּ֞יthatבַּעֲלִ֣יס׀Baalisמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofבְּנֵֽי־the people ofעַמּ֗וֹןAmmonשָׁלַח֙he has sentאֶת־obj.יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלIshmaelבֶּן־the son ofנְתַנְיָ֔הNethaniahלְהַכֹּתְךָ֖to strike youנָ֑פֶשׁlifeוְלֹא־and notהֶאֱמִ֣יןhe believedלָהֶ֔םto the themגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּGedaliahבֶּן־the son ofאֲחִיקָֽם׃Ahikam
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וְיוֹחָנָ֣ןand Johananבֶּן־the son ofקָרֵ֡חַKareahאָמַ֣רhe saidאֶל־toגְּדַלְיָהוּ֩Gedaliahבַסֵּ֨תֶרin the secrecyבַּמִּצְפָּ֜הat the Mizpahלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingאֵ֤לְכָהlet me goנָּא֙pleaseוְאַכֶּה֙and let me strike downאֶת־obj.יִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלIshmaelבֶּן־the son ofנְתַנְיָ֔הNethaniahוְאִ֖ישׁand anyoneלֹ֣אnotיֵדָ֑עhe will knowלָ֧מָּהto why?יַכֶּ֣כָּהwill he strike youנֶּ֗פֶשׁlifeוְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙and will they be scatteredכָּל־allיְהוּדָ֔הJewsהַנִּקְבָּצִ֣יםwho have gatheredאֵלֶ֔יךָto youוְאָבְדָ֖הand will it perishשְׁאֵרִ֥יתthe remnant ofיְהוּדָֽה׃Judah
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