Jeremiah 42
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וַיֹּאמְר֞וּand they saidאֶֽל־toיִרְמְיָ֣הוּJeremiahהַנָּבִ֗יאthe prophetתִּפָּל־may it fallנָ֤אpleaseתְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙supplication ourלְפָנֶ֔יךָto before youוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤לand prayבַּעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙for usאֶל־toיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָGod yourבְּעַ֖דforכָּל־allהַשְּׁאֵרִ֣יתthe remnantהַזֹּ֑אתthe thisכִּֽי־forנִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּwe are leftמְעַט֙a fewמֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔הfrom manyכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asעֵינֶ֖יךָeyes yourרֹא֥וֹתare seeingאֹתָֽנוּ׃obj. us
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֲלֵיהֶ֜םto themיִרְמְיָ֤הוּJeremiahהַנָּבִיא֙the prophetשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיI have heardהִנְנִ֧יhere Iמִתְפַּלֵּ֛לam about to prayאֶל־toיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖םGod yourכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֑םaccording to words yourוְֽהָיָ֡הand it will beכָּֽל־everyהַדָּבָר֩the wordאֲשֶׁר־whichיַעֲנֶ֨הhe will answerיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֶתְכֶם֙obj. youאַגִּ֣ידI will tellלָכֶ֔םto the youלֹֽא־notאֶמְנַ֥עI will withholdמִכֶּ֖םfrom the youדָּבָֽר׃a word
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וְהֵ֙מָּה֙and theyאָמְר֣וּthey saidאֶֽל־toיִרְמְיָ֔הוּJeremiahיְהִ֤יmay he becomeיְהוָה֙Yahwehבָּ֔נוּon the usלְעֵ֖דinto a witness ofאֱמֶ֣תtruthוְנֶאֱמָ֑ןand faithfulאִם־ifלֹ֡אnotכְּֽכָל־according to everyהַ֠דָּבָרthe wordאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichיִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜he will send youיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָGod yourאֵלֵ֖ינוּto usכֵּ֥ןsoנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃we will do
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אִם־whetherט֣וֹבgoodוְאִם־and orרָ֔עbadבְּק֣וֹל׀to the voice ofיְהוָ֣הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּGod ourאֲשֶׁ֨רwhomאֲנַ֜חְנוּweשֹׁלְחִ֥יםare sendingאֹתְךָ֛obj. youאֵלָ֖יוto himנִשְׁמָ֑עwe will listenלְמַ֙עַן֙so thatאֲשֶׁ֣רthisיִֽיטַב־it may go wellלָ֔נוּfor the usכִּ֣יforנִשְׁמַ֔עwe will listenבְּק֖וֹלto the voice ofיְהוָ֥הYahwehאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ סGod our
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אִם־ifשׁ֤וֹבcertainly if to returnתֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙you will remainבָּאָ֣רֶץin the landהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisוּבָנִ֤יתִיand I will build upאֶתְכֶם֙obj. youוְלֹ֣אand notאֶהֱרֹ֔סI will tear you downוְנָטַעְתִּ֥יand I will plantאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youוְלֹ֣אand notאֶתּ֑וֹשׁI will pluck you upכִּ֤יforנִחַ֙מְתִּי֙I am grievedאֶל־concerningהָ֣רָעָ֔הthe harmאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichעָשִׂ֖יתִיI have doneלָכֶֽם׃to the you
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אַל־may notתִּֽירְא֗וּyou be afraidמִפְּנֵי֙of the face ofמֶ֣לֶךְthe king ofבָּבֶ֔לBabylonאֲשֶׁר־whomאַתֶּ֥םyouיְרֵאִ֖יםare afraidמִפָּנָ֑יוof before himאַל־may notתִּֽירְא֤וּyou be afraidמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙from himנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehכִּֽי־thatאִתְּכֶ֣םam with youאָ֔נִיIלְהוֹשִׁ֧יעַto saveאֶתְכֶ֛םobj. youוּלְהַצִּ֥ילand to deliverאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youמִיָּדֽוֹ׃from hand his
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לֵאמֹ֗רto sayingלֹ֚אIn-כִּ֣יdeedאֶ֤רֶץthe land ofמִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egyptנָב֔וֹאwe will goאֲשֶׁ֤רwhereלֹֽא־notנִרְאֶה֙we will seeמִלְחָמָ֔הwarfareוְק֥וֹלand the sound ofשׁוֹפָ֖רa trumpetלֹ֣אnotנִשְׁמָ֑עwe will hearוְלַלֶּ֥חֶםand for the breadלֹֽא־notנִרְעָ֖בwe will be hungryוְשָׁ֥םand thereנֵשֵֽׁב׃we will dwell
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וְעַתָּ֕הand nowלָכֵ֛ןto thereforeשִׁמְע֥וּhearדְבַר־the word ofיְהוָ֖הYahwehשְׁאֵרִ֣יתO remnant ofיְהוּדָ֑הJudahכֹּֽה־thusאָמַר֩he saysיְהוָ֨הYahwehצְבָא֜וֹתof hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לIsraelאִם־ifאַ֠תֶּםyouשׂ֣וֹםreally setתְּשִׂמ֤וּןyou will set !פְּנֵיכֶם֙faces yourלָבֹ֣אto goמִצְרַ֔יִםEgyptוּבָאתֶ֖םand you will goלָג֥וּרto sojournשָֽׁם׃there
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וְהָיְתָ֣הand it will beהַחֶ֗רֶבthe swordאֲשֶׁ֤רwhichאַתֶּם֙youיְרֵאִ֣יםare afraidמִמֶּ֔נָּהfrom itשָׁ֛םthereתַּשִּׂ֥יגit will overtakeאֶתְכֶ֖םobj. youבְּאֶ֣רֶץin the land ofמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptוְהָרָעָ֞בand the famineאֲשֶׁר־whichאַתֶּ֣ם׀youדֹּאֲגִ֣יםare anxiousמִמֶּ֗נּוּfrom itשָׁ֣םthereיִדְבַּ֧קit will pursue closelyאַחֲרֵיכֶ֛םbehind youמִצְרַ֖יִםEgyptוְשָׁ֥םand thereתָּמֻֽתוּ׃you will die
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וְיִֽהְי֣וּand they may beכָל־allהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםthe peopleאֲשֶׁר־whoשָׂ֨מוּthey have setאֶת־obj.פְּנֵיהֶ֜םfaces theirלָב֤וֹאto goמִצְרַ֙יִם֙Egyptלָג֣וּרto sojournשָׁ֔םthereיָמ֕וּתוּthey will dieבַּחֶ֖רֶבby the swordבָּרָעָ֣בby the famineוּבַדָּ֑בֶרand by the pestilenceוְלֹֽא־and notיִהְיֶ֤הhe will belongלָהֶם֙to the themשָׂרִ֣ידa survivorוּפָלִ֔יטand an escapeeמִפְּנֵי֙from beforeהָֽרָעָ֔הthe calamityאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichאֲנִ֖יIמֵבִ֥יאwill bringעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ סon them
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כִּי֩forכֹ֨הthusאָמַ֜רhe saysיְהוָ֣הYahwehצְבָאוֹת֮of hostsאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israelכַּאֲשֶׁר֩just asנִתַּ֨ךְit was poured outאַפִּ֜יanger myוַחֲמָתִ֗יand rage myעַל־onיֹֽשְׁבֵי֙the inhabitants ofיְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םJerusalemכֵּ֣ןsoתִּתַּ֤ךְit will pour outחֲמָתִי֙rage myעֲלֵיכֶ֔םon youבְּבֹאֲכֶ֖םwhen go youמִצְרָ֑יִםEgyptוִהְיִיתֶ֞םand you will becomeלְאָלָ֤הinto an curseוּלְשַׁמָּה֙and into a horrorוְלִקְלָלָ֣הand into a curseוּלְחֶרְפָּ֔הand into a reproachוְלֹֽא־and notתִרְא֣וּyou will seeע֔וֹדagainאֶת־obj.הַמָּק֖וֹםthe placeהַזֶּֽה׃the this
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כִּ֣יforהִתְעֵיתֶם֮you caused to errבְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶם֒in selves yourכִּֽי־forאַתֶּ֞םyouשְׁלַחְתֶּ֣םyou sentאֹתִ֗יobj. meאֶל־toיְהוָ֤הYahwehאֱלֹֽהֵיכֶם֙God yourלֵאמֹ֔רto sayingהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לprayבַּעֲדֵ֔נוּfor usאֶל־toיְהוָ֖הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּGod ourוּכְכֹל֩and according to allאֲשֶׁ֨רthatיֹאמַ֜רhe will sayיְהוָ֧הYahwehאֱלֹהֵ֛ינוּGod ourכֵּ֥ןsoהַגֶּד־tellלָ֖נוּto the usוְעָשִֽׂינוּ׃and we will do it
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