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Jeremiah 40:7-10

7NowwhenallthecaptainsoftheforcesthatwereinthefieldsH7704,eventheyandtheirmenH376,heardH8085thatthekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894hadmadeGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296governorinthelandבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776,andhadcommitteduntohimmenH376,andwomenH802,andchildren,andofthepoorestofthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,ofthemthatwerenotcarriedawaycaptivetoBabylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894;

8thentheycameH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הge.dal.YahH1436toMizpahH4708,towit,Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֡הוּne.tan.Ya.huH5418,andJohananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofKareahקָ֠רֵחַKa.re.achH7143,andSeraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֨הu.se.ra.YahH8304thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofTanhumethתַּנְחֻ֜מֶתtan.Chu.metH8576,andthesonsוּבְנֵ֣י׀u.ve.NeiH1121ofEphaitheNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,andJezaniahthesonבֶּן־ben-H1121oftheMaacathiteהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יha.Ma.'a.kha.TiH4602,theyandtheirmenH376.

9AndGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֤ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָן֙sha.FanH8227sware untothemandtotheirmenH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,FearH3372nottoserveH5647theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778:dwellH3427inthelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776,andserveH5647thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,anditshallbewellוְיִיטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190withyou.

10Asforme,behold,Iwilldwellיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427atMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709,tostandלַֽעֲמֹד֙la.'a.ModH5975beforetheChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778thatshallcomeיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935untous:butye,gatherאִסְפוּ֩'is.FuH622yewineיַ֨יִןYa.yinH3196andsummerוְקַ֜יִץve.Ka.yitzH7019fruitsandoilוְשֶׁ֗מֶןve.She.menH8081,andputוְשִׂ֙מוּ֙ve.Si.muH7760theminyourvesselsבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םbikh.lei.KhemH3627,anddwellוּשְׁב֖וּu.she.VuH3427inyourcitiesבְּעָרֵיכֶ֥םbe.'a.rei.KhemH5892thatyehavetaken.

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