Berean Standard Bible

Jeremiah 40:13-16

13Meanwhile, Johananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the armiesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704cameבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽתָה׃ha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709

14and said to himוַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֗יוvai.yo.me.Ru 'e.LavH559 H413, “Are you awareH3045thatכִּ֞יkiH3588Baalisבַּעֲלִ֣יס׀ba.'a.LisH1185kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the Ammonitesבְּנֵֽי־ עַמּ֗וֹןbe.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983has sentשָׁלַח֙sha.LachH7971אֶת־'et-H853Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418to takeלְהַכֹּתְךָ֖le.ha.ko.te.KhaH5221your lifeנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315?”But Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃'a.chi.KamH296did notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808believeהֶאֱמִ֣יןhe.'e.MinH539them.

15Then Johananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֡חַka.Re.achH7143spokeאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559privatelyבַסֵּ֨תֶרva.Se.terH5643toאֶל־'el-H413Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָהוּ֩ge.dal.ya.HuH1436at Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֜הba.mitz.PahH4709. “Let me goאֵ֤לְכָה נָּא֙'E.le.khah na'H1980 H4994and killוְאַכֶּה֙ve.'a.KehH5221אֶת־'et-H853Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418,”he saidלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559. “Noלֹ֣אlo'H3808oneוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376will know itיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045.Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100should he takeיַכֶּ֣כָּהya.Ke.kahH5221your lifeנֶּ֗פֶשׁNe.feshH5315and scatterוְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙ve.na.Fo.tzuH6327allכָּל־kol-H3605the people of Judahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063who have gatheredהַנִּקְבָּצִ֣יםha.nik.ba.TzimH6908to youאֵלֶ֔יךָ'e.Lei.khaH413,so that the remnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063would perishוְאָבְדָ֖הve.'a.ve.DahH6?”

16But Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֤הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָם֙'a.chi.KamH296saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Johananיוֹחָנָ֣ןyo.cha.NanH3110sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, “Do notאַֽל־'al-H408doתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'asH6213אֶת־'et-H853such a thingהַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֑ה כִּֽי־ha.da.Var ha.Zeh ki-H1697 H2088 H3588!What you areאַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859sayingדֹבֵ֖רdo.VerH1696aboutאֶל־'el-H413Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ סyish.ma.'ElH3458is a lieשֶׁ֛קֶרShe.kerH8267.”

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