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Jeremiah 29:1-7

1Thisוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428is the textדִּבְרֵ֣יdiv.ReiH1697of the letterהַסֵּ֔פֶרha.Se.ferH5612thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֥הyir.me.YahH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֖יאha.na.Vi'H5030sentשָׁלַ֛חsha.LachH7971from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָ֑םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389toאֶל־'el-H413the survivingיֶ֜תֶרYe.terH3499eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205among the exilesהַגּוֹלָ֗הha.go.LahH1473and toוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים וְאֶל־ha.ko.ha.Nim ve.'el-H3548 H413,the prophetsהַנְּבִיאִים֙ וְאֶל־ha.ne.vi.'Im ve.'el-H5030 H413,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the othersהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Nebuchadnezzarנְבֽוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֛רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019had carried into exileהֶגְלָ֧הheg.LahH1540from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

2(This was afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Kingהַ֠מֶּלֶךְHa.Me.lekhH4428Jeconiahיְכָנְיָֽה־ye.kha.ne.yah-H3204,the queen motherוְהַגְּבִירָ֨הve.ha.ge.vi.RahH1377,the court officialsוְהַסָּרִיסִ֜יםve.ha.sa.ri.SimH5631,the officialsשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of Judahיְהוּדָ֧הye.hu.DahH3063and Jerusalemוִירוּשָׁלִַ֛םvi.ru.sha.LimH3389,the craftsmenוְהֶחָרָ֥שׁve.he.cha.RashH2796,and the metalsmithsוְהַמַּסְגֵּ֖רve.ha.mas.GerH4525had been exiledצֵ֣אתtzetH3318from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃mi.ru.sha.LimH3389.)

3The letter was entrusted toבְּיַד֙be.YadH3027Elasahאֶלְעָשָׂ֣ה'el.'a.SahH501sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֔ןsha.FanH8227and Gemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֖הu.ge.mar.YahH1587sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hilkiahחִלְקִיָּ֑הchil.ki.YahH2518,whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֣הtzid.ki.YahH6667kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063sentשָׁלַ֜חsha.LachH7971toאֶל־'el-H413Kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428Nebuchadnezzarנְבוּכַדְנֶאצַּ֛רne.vu.khad.ne.TzarH5019in BabylonH894.It statedלֵאמֹֽר׃ סle.MorH559:

4This is whatכֹּ֥הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the exilesהַ֨גּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834who were carried awayהִגְלֵ֥יתִיhig.Lei.tiH1540from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894:

5“Buildבְּנ֥וּbe.NuH1129housesבָתִּ֖יםva.TimH1004and settle downוְשֵׁ֑בוּve.She.vuH3427.Plantוְנִטְע֣וּve.nit.'UH5193gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593and eatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398אֶת־'et-H853their produceפִּרְיָֽן׃pir.YanH6529.

6Takeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802and haveוְהוֹלִידוּ֮ve.ho.li.DuH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנוֹת֒u.va.nOtH1323.Takeוּקְח֨וּu.ke.ChuH3947wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853for your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֜םliv.nei.KhemH1121and giveתְּנ֣וּte.NuH5414your daughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙be.no.tei.KhemH1323in marriageלַֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםla.'a.na.ShimH582,so that they too may haveוְתֵלַ֖דְנָהve.te.Lad.nahH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323.Multiplyוּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-H7235thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033;do notוְאַל־ve.'al-H408decreaseתִּמְעָֽטוּ׃tim.'A.tuH4591.

7Seekוְדִרְשׁ֞וּve.dir.ShuH1875אֶת־'et-H853the prosperityשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965of the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892to whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834I have sent you as exilesהִגְלֵ֤יתִיhig.Lei.tiH1540אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853שָׁ֔מָּהSha.mahH8033.Prayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֥וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068on its behalfבַעֲדָ֖הּva.'a.DahH1157,forכִּ֣יkiH3588if it prospersבִשְׁלוֹמָ֔הּ יִהְיֶ֥הvish.lo.Mah yih.YehH7965 H1961, you toowill prosperשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פsha.LomH7965.”

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