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Jeremiah 37:11-16

11וְהָיָ֗הve.ha.YahH1961When the Chaldeanהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778armyחֵ֣ילcheilH2428withdrewבְּהֵֽעָלוֹת֙be.he.'a.lOtH5927fromמֵעַ֖לme.'AlH5921Jerusalemיְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389for fearמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃ סpar.'OhH6547armyחֵ֥ילcheilH2428,

12Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414started to leaveוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389to goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144to claim his portionלַחֲלִ֥קla.cha.LikH2505thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH8033amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

13But when heה֞וּאhu'H1931reachedוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961the Gateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,the captainבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of the guardפְּקִדֻ֔תpe.ki.DutH6488וְשָׁם֙ve.ShamH8033,whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034was Irijahיִרְאִיָּ֔יהyir.'i.YaihH3376sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הshe.lem.YahH8018,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֑הcha.nan.YahH2608,seizedוַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂvai.yit.PosH8610אֶֽת־'et-H853himיִרְמְיָ֤הוּ הַנָּבִיא֙yir.me.Ya.hu ha.na.Vi'H3414 H5030and saidלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Youאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859are desertingנֹפֵֽל׃no.FelH5307toאֶל־'el-H413the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778!”

14“That is a lieשֶׁ֗קֶרShe.kerH8267,”Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559. “I am notאֵינֶ֤נִּי'ei.Ne.niH369desertingנֹפֵל֙no.FelH5307toעַל־'al-H5921the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778!”But Irijahיִרְאִיָּיה֙yir.'i.YaihH3376would notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to himאֵלָ֑יו'e.LavH413;instead, he arrestedוַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Jeremiahבְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּbe.yir.me.Ya.huH3414and took himוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935toאֶל־'el-H413the officialsהַשָּׂרִֽים׃ha.sa.RimH8269.

15The officialsהַשָּׂרִ֛יםha.sa.RimH8269were angryוַיִּקְצְפ֧וּvai.yik.tze.FuH7107withעַֽל־'al-H5921Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,and they beatוְהִכּ֣וּve.hi.KuH5221himאֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853and placedוְנָתְנ֨וּve.na.te.NuH5414himאוֹת֜וֹ'o.ToH853in jailבֵּ֣ית הָאֵס֗וּרbeit ha.'e.SurH1004 H612in the houseבֵּ֚יתbeitH1004of Jonathanיְהוֹנָתָ֣ןye.ho.na.TanH3083the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588אֹת֥וֹ'o.ToH853it had been madeעָשׂ֖וּ'a.SuH6213into a prisonלְבֵ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃le.Veit ha.Ke.le'H1004 H3608.

16Soכִּ֣יkiH3588Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414wentבָ֧אva'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413a cellבֵּ֥ית הַבּ֖וֹרbeit ha.BorH1004 H953inוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413the dungeonהַֽחֲנֻ֑יוֹתha.cha.Nu.yotH2588and remainedוַיֵּֽשֶׁב־vai.ye.shev-H3427thereשָׁ֥ם יִרְמְיָ֖הוּsham yir.me.Ya.huH8033 H3414a long timeיָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃ פya.Mim ra.BimH7227 H3117.

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