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Jeremiah 36:20-26

20AndtheywentH935intothekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428intothecourtחָצֵ֔רָהcha.Tze.rahH2691;buttheyhadlaiduptherollinthechamberofElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608;andtheytoldH5046allthewordsH1697intheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

21Sothekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065tofetchtheroll;andhetookH3947itoutofthechamberofElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608.AndJehudiיְהוּדִי֙ye.hu.DiH3065readוַיִּקְרָאֶ֤הָvai.yik.ra.'E.haH7121itintheearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241ofthekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,andintheearsוּבְאָזְנֵי֙u.ve.'a.ze.NeiH241ofalltheprincesH8269thatstoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975besidethekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

22Nowthekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428wassittingH3427inthewinter-houseintheninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֑יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320:andtherewasafireinthebrazierburningH1197beforehim.

23Anditcametopass,whenJehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065hadreadכִּקְר֣וֹאkik.Ro'H7121threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969orfourוְאַרְבָּעָה֒ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702leaves,thatthekingcutitwiththepenknife,andcastH7993itintothefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784thatwasH1961inthebrazier,untilalltherollwasH1961consumedinthefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784thatwasH1961inthebrazier.

24Andtheywerenotafraidפָחֲד֔וּfa.cha.DuH6342,norrenttheirgarmentsH899,neitherthekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,noranyofhisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650thatheardH8085allthesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

25MoreoverElnathanאֶלְנָתָ֨ן'el.na.TanH494andDelaiahוּדְלָיָ֤הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806andGemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587hadmadeH8085intercessiontothekingבַמֶּ֔לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428thathewouldnotburnשְׂרֹ֖ףse.RofH8313theroll;buthewouldnothearH8085them.

26Andthekingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Jerahmeelיְרַחְמְאֵ֨לye.rach.me.'ElH3396theking’sהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sonבֶּן־ben-H1121,andSeraiahשְׂרָיָ֣הוּse.ra.Ya.huH8304thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAzrielעַזְרִיאֵ֗ל'az.ri.'ElH5837,andShelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֙הוּ֙she.lem.Ya.huH8018thesonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121ofAbdeel,totakeH3947Baruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608andJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030;butJehovahhidוַיַּסְתִּרֵ֖םvai.yas.ti.RemH5641them.

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