Jeremiah 41
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וַיְהִ֣י׀and it wasבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁin the monthהַשְּׁבִיעִ֗יthe seventhבָּ֣אhe cameיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלIshmaelבֶּן־the son ofנְתַנְיָ֣הNethaniahבֶן־the son ofאֱלִישָׁמָ֣עElishamaמִזֶּ֣רַעone of the offspring ofהַ֠מְּלוּכָהthe royaltyוְרַבֵּ֨יand the chiefs ofהַמֶּ֜לֶךְthe kingוַעֲשָׂרָ֨הand tenאֲנָשִׁ֥יםmenאִתּ֛וֹwho were with the himאֶל־toגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּGedaliahבֶן־the son ofאֲחִיקָ֖םAhikamהַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהthe Mizpah towardsוַיֹּ֨אכְלוּand they were eatingשָׁ֥םthereלֶ֛חֶםfoodיַחְדָּ֖וtogetherבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃at the Mizpah
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וַיָּקָם֩and he aroseיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלIshmaelבֶּן־the son ofנְתַנְיָ֜הNethaniahוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתand the tenהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀the menאֲשֶׁר־whoהָי֣וּthey wereאִתּ֗וֹwith himוַ֠יַּכּוּand they struck downאֶת־obj.גְּדַלְיָ֨הוּGedaliahבֶן־the son ofאֲחִיקָ֧םAhikamבֶּן־the son ofשָׁפָ֛ןShaphanבַּחֶ֖רֶבwith the swordוַיָּ֣מֶתand he killedאֹת֑וֹobj. himאֲשֶׁר־whomהִפְקִ֥ידhe had appointedמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonבָּאָֽרֶץ׃over the land
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וְאֵ֣תand obj.כָּל־allהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםthe Jewsאֲשֶׁר־whoהָי֨וּthey wereאִתּ֤וֹwith himאֶת־withגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙Gedaliahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הat the Mizpahוְאֶת־and obj.הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםthe Chaldeansאֲשֶׁ֣רwhoנִמְצְאוּ־they were foundשָׁ֑םthereאֵ֚תobj.אַנְשֵׁ֣יthe men ofהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הthe warהִכָּ֖הhe struck downיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃Ishmael
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וַיָּבֹ֣אוּand they cameאֲ֠נָשִׁיםmenמִשְּׁכֶ֞םfrom Shechemמִשִּׁל֤וֹfrom Shilohוּמִשֹּֽׁמְרוֹן֙and from Samariaשְׁמֹנִ֣יםeightyאִ֔ישׁmanמְגֻלְּחֵ֥יshaven ofזָקָ֛ןbeardוּקְרֻעֵ֥יand torn ofבְגָדִ֖יםclothesוּמִתְגֹּֽדְדִ֑יםand having cut themselvesוּמִנְחָ֤הand an offeringוּלְבוֹנָה֙and frankincenseבְּיָדָ֔םin hand theirלְהָבִ֖יאto bringבֵּ֥יתthe house ofיְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
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וַ֠יֵּצֵאand he went outיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלIshmaelבֶּן־the son ofנְתַנְיָ֤הNethaniahלִקְרָאתָם֙to meet themמִן־fromהַמִּצְפָּ֔הthe Mizpahהֹלֵ֥ךְgoingהָלֹ֖ךְcontinually to goוּבֹכֶ֑הand weepingוַֽיְהִי֙and it wasכִּפְגֹ֣שׁwhen metאֹתָ֔םobj. themוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵיהֶ֔םto themבֹּ֖אוּcomeאֶל־toגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּGedaliahבֶן־the son ofאֲחִיקָֽם׃ סAhikam
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וַעֲשָׂרָ֨הand tenאֲנָשִׁ֜יםmenנִמְצְאוּ־they were foundבָ֗םamong the themוַיֹּאמְר֤וּand they saidאֶל־toיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙Ishmaelאַל־may notתְּמִתֵ֔נוּyou kill usכִּֽי־forיֶשׁ־there isלָ֤נוּbelonging to the usמַטְמֹנִים֙treasuresבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הin the fieldחִטִּ֥יםwheatsוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםand barleysוְשֶׁ֣מֶןand oilוּדְבָ֑שׁand honeyוַיֶּחְדַּ֕לand he refrainedוְלֹ֥אand notהֱמִיתָ֖םhe killed themבְּת֥וֹךְin amongאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃relatives their
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וְהַבּ֗וֹרand the cisternאֲשֶׁר֩whereהִשְׁלִ֨יךְhe threwשָׁ֤םthereיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙Ishmaelאֵ֣ת׀obj.כָּל־allפִּגְרֵ֣יthe corpses ofהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםthe menאֲשֶׁ֤רwhomהִכָּה֙he had struck downבְּיַד־by the hand ofגְּדַלְיָ֔הוּGedaliahה֗וּאitאֲשֶׁ֤רwas the one whichעָשָׂה֙he had madeהַמֶּ֣לֶךְthe kingאָסָ֔אAsaמִפְּנֵ֖יfrom because ofבַּעְשָׁ֣אBaashaמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelאֹת֗וֹobj. itמִלֵּ֛אhe filledיִשְׁמָעֵ֥אלIshmaelבֶּן־the son ofנְתַנְיָ֖הוּNethaniahחֲלָלִֽים׃those slain
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וַיִּ֣שְׁבְּ׀and he took captiveיִ֠שְׁמָעֵאלIshmaelאֶת־obj.כָּל־allשְׁאֵרִ֨יתthe rest ofהָעָ֜םthe peopleאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichבַּמִּצְפָּ֗הwas in the Mizpahאֶת־obj.בְּנ֤וֹתthe daughters ofהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙the kingוְאֶת־and obj.כָּל־allהָעָם֙the peopleהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֣יםwho remainedבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הat the Mizpahאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomהִפְקִ֗ידhe had appointedנְבֽוּזַרְאֲדָן֙Nebuzaradanרַב־the chief ofטַבָּחִ֔יםthe bodyguardsאֶת־withגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּGedaliahבֶּן־the son ofאֲחִיקָ֑םAhikamוַיִּשְׁבֵּם֙and he took captive themיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלIshmaelבֶּן־the son ofנְתַנְיָ֔הNethaniahוַיֵּ֕לֶךְand he wentלַעֲבֹ֖רto pass overאֶל־toבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofעַמּֽוֹן׃ סAmmon
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וַיִּקַּח֩and he tookיוֹחָנָ֨ןJohananבֶּן־the son ofקָרֵ֜חַKareahוְכָל־and allשָׂרֵ֧יthe commanders ofהַחֲיָלִ֣יםthe armiesאֲשֶׁר־whoאִתּ֗וֹwere with himאֵ֣תobj.כָּל־allשְׁאֵרִ֤יתthe rest ofהָעָם֙the peopleאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichהֵ֠שִׁיבhe had brought backמֵאֵ֨תfrom withיִשְׁמָעֵ֤אלIshmaelבֶּן־the son ofנְתַנְיָה֙Nethaniahמִן־fromהַמִּצְפָּ֔הthe Mizpahאַחַ֣רafterהִכָּ֔הhe had struck downאֶת־obj.גְּדַלְיָ֖הGedaliahבֶּן־the son ofאֲחִיקָ֑םAhikamגְּבָרִ֞יםmenאַנְשֵׁ֣יthe men ofהַמִּלְחָמָ֗הthe warוְנָשִׁ֤יםand womenוְטַף֙and little onesוְסָ֣רִסִ֔יםand court-officialsאֲשֶׁ֥רwhomהֵשִׁ֖יבhe had brought backמִגִּבְעֽוֹן׃from Gibeon
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מִפְּנֵי֙from beforeהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםthe Chaldeansכִּ֥יforיָרְא֖וּthey were afraidמִפְּנֵיהֶ֑םof before themכִּֽי־forהִכָּ֞הhe had struck downיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלIshmaelבֶּן־the son ofנְתַנְיָ֗הNethaniahאֶת־obj.גְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙Gedaliahבֶּן־the son ofאֲחִיקָ֔םAhikamאֲשֶׁר־whomהִפְקִ֥ידhe had appointedמֶֽלֶךְ־the king ofבָּבֶ֖לBabylonבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סover the land
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