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Jeremiah 34:8-16

8Afterאַחֲרֵ֡י'a.cha.ReiH310Kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667had madeכְּרֹת֩ke.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֗יתbe.RitH1285withמֵאֵ֣תme.'EtH854allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389to proclaimלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְּרֽוֹר׃de.RorH1865,the wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834cameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414fromאֶת־'et-H854the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068

9that each manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853should freeלְ֠שַׁלַּח חָפְשִׁ֑יםLe.sha.lach cha.fe.ShimH7971 H2670his Hebrewהָעִבְרִ֥יha.'iv.RiH5680slavesעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650, both maleand femaleשִׁפְחָת֛וֹ וְהָעִבְרִיָּ֖הshif.cha.To ve.ha.'iv.ri.YahH5680 H8198,and noלְבִלְתִּ֧יle.vil.TiH1115oneוְאִ֧ישׁve.'IshH376אֶת־'et-H853should holdעֲבָד־'a.vod-H5647his fellowאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251Jew in bondageבִּיהוּדִ֥יbi.hu.DiH3064אִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

10So allכָל־khol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֨יםha.sa.RimH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834enteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into this covenantבַבְּרִ֗יתva.be.RitH1285agreedוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085that they would freeלְ֠שַׁלַּח אִ֣ישׁLe.sha.lach 'ishH7971 H376אֶת־'et-H853חָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670their menservantsעַבְדּ֞וֹ וְאִ֤ישׁav.Do ve.'IshH5650 H376אֶת־'et-H853and maidservantsשִׁפְחָתוֹ֙shif.cha.ToH8198and no longerלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115hold them in bondageעֲבָד־'a.vod-H5647ע֑וֹדodH5750.They obeyedוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085and released themוַיְשַׁלֵּֽחוּ׃vay.sha.Le.chuH7971,

11but laterאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310כֵ֔ןKhenH3651they changed their mindsוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725and took backוַיָּשִׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725אֶת־'et-H853the menservantsהָֽעֲבָדִים֙ha.'a.va.DimH5650andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853maidservantsהַשְּׁפָח֔וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they had freedשִׁלְּח֖וּ חָפְשִׁ֑יםshi.le.Chu cha.fe.ShimH7971 H2670,and they forced themוַֽיִּכְבְּשׁ֔וּםvai.yakh.bi.shumH3533to become slavesלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650againוְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.fa.ChotH8198.

12Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414מֵאֵ֥תme.'EtH854from the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13“This is whatכֹּֽה־koh-H3541the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559:Iאָנֹכִ֗י'a.no.KhiH595madeכָּרַ֤תִּֽיka.Ra.tiH3772a covenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285withאֶת־'et-H854your forefathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1whenבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117I brought them outהוֹצִאִ֤יho.tzi.'IH3318אוֹתָם֙'o.TamH853of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,out of the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of slaveryעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559:

14Everyמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH7093seventhשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141,eachאִישׁ֩'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853of you must freeתְּֽשַׁלְּח֡וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971his Hebrewהָעִבְרִ֜יha.'iv.RiH5680brotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834has sold himselfיִמָּכֵ֣רyi.ma.KherH4376to you.He may serveוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647you sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,but then you must let him goוְשִׁלַּחְתּ֥וֹve.shi.lach.ToH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670מֵֽעִמָּ֑ךְme.'i.MakhH5973.But your fathersוְלֹֽא־ אֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙ אֵלַ֔יve.lo'- 'a.vo.tei.Khem 'e.LaiH1 H413 H3808did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085or inclineהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186אֶת־'et-H853their earאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241.

15Recentlyהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117youאַתֶּ֜ם'a.TemH859repentedוַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּva.ta.Shu.vuH7725and didוַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213אֶת־'et-H853what pleasedהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477Meבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869;eachאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376of you proclaimedלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121freedomדְר֖וֹרde.RorH1865for his neighborלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453.You madeוַתִּכְרְת֤וּva.tikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285before Meלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440in the houseבַּבַּ֕יִתba.Ba.yitH1004thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834bearsנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121My Nameשְׁמִ֖י עָלָֽיו׃she.Mi 'a.LavH8034 H5921.

16But now you have changed your mindsוַתָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙va.ta.Shu.vuH7725and profanedוַתְּחַלְּל֣וּva.te.cha.le.LuH2490אֶת־'et-H853My nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034.Each of youאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376אֶת־'et-H853has taken backוַתָּשִׁ֗בוּva.ta.Shi.vuH7725the menservants and maidservantsעַבְדּוֹ֙ וְאִ֣ישׁav.Do ve.'IshH5650 H376אֶת־'et-H853שִׁפְחָת֔וֹshif.cha.ToH8198whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you had setשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םshi.lach.TemH7971at libertyחָפְשִׁ֖יםcha.fe.ShimH2670to go wherever they wantedלְנַפְשָׁ֑םle.naf.ShamH5315,and you have again forcedוַתִּכְבְּשׁ֣וּva.tikh.be.ShuH3533themאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853to beלִֽהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961yourslavesלַעֲבָדִ֖ים וְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סla.'a.va.Dim ve.lish.fa.ChotH5650 H8198.

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