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Jeremiah 40:11-15

11LikewisewhenalltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064thatwereinMoabבְּמוֹאָ֣ב׀be.mo.'AvH4124,andamongthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֨וֹןa.MonH5983,andinEdomוּבֶאֱד֜וֹםu.ve.'e.DomH123,andthatwereinallthecountries,heardH8085thatthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894hadleftaremnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063,andthathehadsetH5414overthemGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonH1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֥ם'a.chi.KamH296,thesonH1121ofShaphanשָׁפָֽן׃sha.FanH8227;

12thenalltheJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725outofallplacesH4725whithertheyweredrivenH5080,andcameH935tothelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436, untoMizpahH4708,andgatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֛וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622wineיַ֥יִןYa.yinH3196andsummerוָקַ֖יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019fruitsveryH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235.

13MoreoverJohananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,andallthecaptainsoftheforcesthatwereinthefieldsH7704,cameH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436toMizpahH4708,

14andsaidH559untohim, Dost thouknowH3045thatBaalisthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983hathsentH7971Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonH1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418totakethylifeנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315?ButGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonH1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃'a.chi.KamH296believedH539themnot.

15ThenJohananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֡חַka.Re.achH7143spaketoGedaliahגְּדַלְיָהוּ֩ge.dal.ya.HuH1436inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֜הba.mitz.PahH4709secretly,sayingH559,Letmego,Ipraythee,andIwillslayIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418,andnomanH376shallknowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045it: whereforeshouldhetakethylifeנֶּ֗פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,thatalltheJewsthataregatheredהַנִּקְבָּצִ֣יםha.nik.ba.TzimH6908unto theeshouldbescatteredוְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙ve.na.Fo.tzuH6327,andtheremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahH3063perishוְאָבְדָ֖הve.'a.ve.DahH6?

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