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Jeremiah 40:7-9

7When allכָל־khol-H3605the commandersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269הֵ֚מָּהHe.mahH1992and menוְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔םve.'an.shei.HemH582of the armiesהַחֲיָלִ֜יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894אֶת־'et-H853had appointedהִפְקִ֧ידhif.KidH6485Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296over the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776and thatוְכִ֣י׀ve.KhiH3588he had put him in chargeהִפְקִ֣יד אִתּ֗וֹhif.Kid 'i.ToH6485 H854of the menאֲנָשִׁ֤ים'a.na.ShimH582,womenוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802,and childrenוָטָ֔ףva.TafH2945who werethe poorestוּמִדַּלַּ֣תu.mi.da.LatH1803of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776andמֵאֲשֶׁ֥רme.'a.SherH834had notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808been exiledהָגְל֖וּha.ge.LuH1540to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894,

8they cameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toאֶל־'el-H413Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הge.dal.YahH1436at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709—Ishmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֡הוּne.tan.Ya.huH5418,Johananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110and Jonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121of Kareahקָ֠רֵחַKa.re.achH7143,Seraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֨הu.se.ra.YahH8304sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Tanhumethתַּנְחֻ֜מֶתtan.Chu.metH8576,the sonsוּבְנֵ֣י׀u.ve.NeiH1121of Ephaiעֵיפַ֣יo.faiH5778the Netophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200,and Jezaniahוִֽיזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙vi.zan.Ya.huH2970sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of the Maacathiteהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יha.Ma.'a.kha.TiH4602—theyהֵ֖מָּהHe.mahH1992and their menוְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ve.'an.shei.HemH582.

9Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֤ם'a.chi.KamH296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָן֙sha.FanH8227,swore an oathוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650to themand their menוּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣םu.le.'an.shei.HemH582,assuring themלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372to serveמֵעֲב֣וֹדme.'a.VodH5647the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778.Liveשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427in the landבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776and serveוְעִבְד֛וּve.'iv.DuH5647אֶת־'et-H853the kingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894,and it will go wellוְיִיטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190with you.

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