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Jeremiah 36:4-14

4So Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414אֶת־'et-H853calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Baruchבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1263sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵֽרִיָּ֑הne.ri.YahH5374אֵ֣ת'etH853,and at the dictationמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,Baruchבָּר֜וּךְba.RukhH1263wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֨בvai.yikh.ToH3789onעַל־'al-H5921a scrollמְגִלַּת־ סֵֽפֶר׃me.gi.lat- Se.ferH4039 H5612allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to Jeremiahאֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413.

5Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414אֶת־'et-H853commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Baruchבָּר֖וּךְ לֵאמֹ֑רba.Rukh le.MorH1263 H559, “Iאֲנִ֣י'a.NiH589am restrictedעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113;I cannotלֹ֣א אוּכַ֔לlo' 'u.KhalH3808 H3201enterלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068;

6so youאַתָּ֡ה'a.TahH859are to goוּבָאתָ֣u.va.TaH935to the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068on a dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117of fastingצ֑וֹםTzomH6685אֶת־'et-H853,and in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971you are to readוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121the wordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068from the scrollבַמְּגִלָּ֣הva.me.gi.LahH4039אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have writtenכָּתַֽבְתָּ־ka.tav.ta-H3789at my dictationמִפִּי֩mi.PiH6310וְגַ֨םve.GamH1571.Read themתִּקְרָאֵֽם׃tik.ra.'EmH7121in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֧יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of allכָל־khol-H3605the people ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063who are comingהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935from their citiesמֵעָרֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.rei.HemH5892.

7Perhapsאוּלַ֞י'u.LaiH194they will bringתִּפֹּ֤לti.PolH5307their petitionתְּחִנָּתָם֙te.chi.na.TamH8467beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and eachאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376one will turnוְיָשֻׁ֕בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725from his wickedהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870;forכִּֽי־ki-H3588great areגָד֤וֹלga.DolH1419the angerהָאַף֙ha.'AfH639and furyוְהַ֣חֵמָ֔הve.Ha.che.MahH2534thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has pronouncedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696againstאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.”

8So Baruchבָּרוּךְ֙ba.ruKhH1263sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵ֣רִיָּ֔הne.ri.YahH5374didוַיַּ֗עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213everythingכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030had commanded himצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680.In the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068he readלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the LORDיְהֹוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068from the scrollבַסֵּ֛פֶרva.Se.ferH5612.

9Nowוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961in the ninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֔יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320of the fifthהַ֠חֲמִשִׁיתHa.cha.mi.shitH2549yearבַשָּׁנָ֣הva.sha.NahH8141of Jehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֨יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֤הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063,a fastצ֜וֹםTzomH6685beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was proclaimedקָרְא֨וּka.re.'UH7121to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971of Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389and allוְכָל־ הָעָ֗םve.khol ha.'AmH3605 H5971who had comeהַבָּאִ֛יםha.ba.'ImH935thereבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389from the citiesמֵעָרֵ֥יme.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063.

10יְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068בֵּ֣יתbeitH1004From the chamberבְּלִשְׁכַּ֡תbe.lish.KatH3957of Gemariahגְּמַרְיָהוּ֩ge.mar.ya.HuH1587sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanH8227the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֜רha.so.FerH5608,which was in the upperהָעֶלְי֗וֹןha.'el.YonH5945courtyardבֶּחָצֵ֣רbe.cha.TzerH2691at the openingפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the Newהֶֽחָדָ֔שׁhe.cha.DashH2319Gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,Baruchבָר֥וּךְva.RukhH1263readוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121from the scrollבַּסֵּ֛פֶרba.Se.ferH5612אֶת־'et-H853the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in the hearingבְּאָזְנֵ֖יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

11When Micaiahמִכָ֨יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Gemariahגְּמַרְיָ֧הוּge.mar.Ya.huH1587,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227אֶת־'et-H853,heardוַ֠יִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068fromמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921the scrollהַסֵּֽפֶר׃ha.Se.ferH5612,

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.

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