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Jeremiah 36:12-25

12he went downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381toעַל־'al-H5921the scribe’sהַסֹּפֵ֔ר וְהִ֨נֵּה־ha.so.Fer ve.Hi.neh-H5608 H2009chamberלִשְׁכַּ֣תlish.KatH3957in the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428palaceבֵּית־beit-H1004,whereשָׁ֔םShamH8033allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269were sittingיֽוֹשְׁבִ֑יםyo.she.VimH3427:Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֡רha.so.FerH5608,Delaiahוּדְלָיָ֣הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806sonבֶן־ve.noSh-H1121of Shemaiahשְׁ֠מַעְיָהוּShe.ma'.ya.huH8098,Elnathanוְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןve.'el.na.TanH494sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Achborעַכְבּ֜וֹרakh.BorH5907,Gemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֧הוּu.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227,Zedekiahוְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּve.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הוּcha.nan.Ya.huH2608,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the other officialsהַשָּׂרִֽים׃ha.sa.RimH8269.

13And Micaiahמִכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321אֵ֥ת'etH853reportedוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046to themallכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834he had heardשָׁמֵ֑עַsha.Me.a'H8085Baruchבָר֛וּךְva.RukhH1263readבִּקְרֹ֥אbik.Ro'H7121from the scrollבַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferH5612in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

14Then allכָל־khol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֜יםha.sa.RimH8269sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971word toאֶל־'el-H413Baruchבָּר֗וּךְba.RukhH1263אֶת־'et-H853through Jehudiיְהוּדִ֡יye.hu.DiH3065sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְ֠תַנְיָהוּNe.tan.ya.huH5418,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָ֣הוּshe.lem.Ya.huH8018,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Cushiכּוּשִׁי֮ku.ShiH3570,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Bringקָחֶ֥נָּה בְיָדְךָ֖ka.Che.nah ve.ya.de.KhaH3947 H3027the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֗הha.me.gi.LahH4039thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you readקָרָ֤אתָka.Ra.taH7121inthe hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971,and comeוָלֵ֑ךְva.LekhH1980here.”So Baruchבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1263sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵרִיָּ֤הוּne.ri.Ya.huH5374אֶת־'et-H853tookוַ֠יִּקַּח בְּיָד֔וֹVai.yi.kach be.ya.DoH3947 H3027the scrollהַמְּגִלָּה֙ha.me.gi.LahH4039and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413.

15“Pleaseנָ֔אNa'H4994sit downשֵׁ֣בshevH3427,”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֵלָ֔יו'e.LavH413, “and readוּקְרָאֶ֖נָּהu.ke.ra.'E.nahH7121it in our hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֑ינוּbe.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.”So Baruchבָר֖וּךְva.RukhH1263readוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121it in their hearingבְּאָזְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.HemH241.

16וַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961When they had heardכְּשָׁמְעָם֙ke.sha.me.'AmH8085אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697,they turned toאֶל־'el-H413oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453in fearפָּחֲד֖וּpa.cha.DuH6342and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263, “Surely we must reportH5046אֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697to the kingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428.”

17“Tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046usnowנָ֣אna'H4994וְאֶ֨ת־ve.'EtH853,”they askedשָׁאֲל֖וּ לֵאמֹ֑רsha.'a.Lu le.MorH7592 H559Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263, “howאֵ֗יךְ'EikhH349did you writeכָּתַ֛בְתָּka.Tav.taH3789אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697? Was itat Jeremiah’s dictationמִפִּֽיו׃mi.PivH6310?”

18“It was athis dictationמִפִּיו֙mi.PivH6310,”Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263repliedוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “He recitedיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697to meאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413אֵ֥ת'etH853and Iוַאֲנִ֛יva.'a.NiH589wroteכֹּתֵ֥בko.TevH3789themin inkבַּדְּיֽוֹ׃ פba.de.YoH1773onעַל־'al-H5921the scrollהַסֵּ֖פֶרha.Se.ferH5612.”

19Then the officialsהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Baruchבָּר֔וּךְ לֵ֥ךְba.Rukh lekhH1263 H1980, “Youאַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH859and Jeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414must hide yourselvesהִסָּתֵ֖רhi.sa.TerH5641and tellיֵדַ֖עye.Da'H3045noאַל־'al-H408oneוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375you areאַתֶּֽם׃'a.TemH859.”

20So the officials wentוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428in the courtyardחָצֵ֔רָהcha.Tze.rahH2691.Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853having storedהִפְקִ֔דוּhif.Ki.duH6485the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.LahH4039in the chamberבְּלִשְׁכַּ֖תbe.lish.KatH3957of Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608,they reportedוַיַּגִּ֙ידוּ֙vai.ya.Gi.duH5046everythingכָּל־ הַדְּבָרִֽים׃kol- ha.de.va.RimH3605 H1697toבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֵ֖ת'etH853.

21Then the kingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428אֶת־'et-H853sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065to getלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947אֶת־'et-H853the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֔הha.me.gi.LahH4039,and he took itוַיִּ֨קָּחֶ֔הָvai.Yi.ka.Che.haH3947from the chamberמִלִּשְׁכַּ֖תmi.lish.KatH3957of Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608.And Jehudiיְהוּדִי֙ye.hu.DiH3065read itוַיִּקְרָאֶ֤הָvai.yik.ra.'E.haH7121in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וּבְאָזְנֵי֙ha.Me.lekh u.ve.'a.ze.NeiH4428 H241and allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269who were standingהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975besideמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921himהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

22Since it was the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֑יha.te.shi.'IH8671וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,the kingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428was sittingיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in his winterהַחֹ֔רֶףha.Cho.refH2779quartersבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004with a fireהָאָ֖חha.'AchH254burningמְבֹעָֽרֶת׃me.vo.'A.retH1197before himלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440.

23Andוַיְהִ֣י׀vay.HiH1961as soon as Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065had readכִּקְר֣וֹאkik.Ro'H7121threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969or fourוְאַרְבָּעָה֒ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702columnsדְּלָתוֹת֮de.la.tOtH1817,Jehoiakim would cutיִֽקְרָעֶ֙הָ֙yik.ra.'E.haH7167them offwith a scribe’sהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608knifeבְּתַ֣עַרbe.Ta.'arH8593and throwוְהַשְׁלֵ֕ךְve.hash.LekhH7993themintoאֶל־'el-H413the firepotהָאֵ֖שׁ הָאָ֑חha.'Esh ha.'AchH254 H784אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834אֶל־'el-H413,untilעַד־'ad-H5704the entireכָּל־kol-H3605scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֔הha.me.gi.LahH4039had been consumedתֹּם֙tomH8552byעַל־'al-H5921the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834עַל־'al-H5921הָאָֽח׃ha.'AchH254.

24Yet in hearingהַשֹּׁ֣מְעִ֔יםha.Sho.me.'ImH8085אֶת־'et-H853allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697,the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428andכָּל־kol-H3605his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650did notוְלֹ֣אve.Lo'H3808become frightenedפָחֲד֔וּ וְלֹ֥אfa.cha.Du ve.Lo'H6342 H3808or tearקָרְע֖וּka.re.'UH7167אֵ֥ת'etH853their garmentsבִּגְדֵיהֶ֑םbig.dei.HemH899.

25Even thoughוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֨ן'el.na.TanH494,Delaiahוּדְלָיָ֤הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806,and Gemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587urgedהִפְגִּ֣עוּhif.Gi.'uH6293the kingבַמֶּ֔לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428notלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115to burnשְׂרֹ֖ףse.RofH8313אֶת־'et-H853the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֑הha.me.gi.LahH4039,he would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to themאֲלֵיהֶֽם׃'a.lei.HemH413.

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