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Jeremiah 29:3-6

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.

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