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Jeremiah 1:5-7

5“Beforeבְּטֶ֨רֶםbe.Te.remH2962I formedאֶצָּרְךָ֤'e.tzor.khaH3335you in the wombבַבֶּ֙טֶן֙va.Be.tenH990I knew youיְדַעְתִּ֔יךָye.da'.Ti.khaH3045,and beforeוּבְטֶ֛רֶםu.ve.Te.remH2962you were bornתֵּצֵ֥א מֵרֶ֖חֶםte.Tze' me.Re.chemH3318 H7358I set you apartהִקְדַּשְׁתִּ֑יךָhik.dash.Ti.chaH6942andappointed youנְתַתִּֽיךָ׃ne.ta.Ti.khaH5414as a prophetנָבִ֥יאna.Vi'H5030to the nationsלַגּוֹיִ֖םla.go.YimH1471.”

6“Ahאֲהָהּ֙'a.HahH162,Lordאֲדֹנָ֣י'a.do.NaiH136GODיְהֹוִ֔הYah.wehH3069,”I saidוָאֹמַ֗רva.'o.MarH559, “I surelyהִנֵּ֥הhi.NehH2009do notלֹא־lo'-H3808knowיָדַ֖עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045how to speakדַּבֵּ֑רda.BerH1696,forכִּי־ki-H3588Iאָנֹֽכִי׃ פ'a.No.khiH595amonly a childנַ֖עַרNa.'arH5288!”

7But the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068toldוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413: “Do notאַל־'al-H408sayתֹּאמַ֖רto.MarH559, ‘Iאָנֹ֑כִי'a.No.khiH595amonly a childנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288.’Forכִּ֠יkiH3588toעַֽל־'al-H5921everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834I send youאֶֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֙'esh.la.cha.KhaH7971,you must goתֵּלֵ֔ךְte.LekhH1980וְאֵ֛תve.'EtH853,and allכָּל־kol-H3605thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I command youאֲצַוְּךָ֖'a.tza.ve.KhaH6680,you must speakתְּדַבֵּֽר׃te.da.BerH1696.

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