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Jeremiah 40:9-12

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.

10As for meוַאֲנִ֗יva.'a.NiH589,I willהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005stayיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709to representלַֽעֲמֹד֙la.'a.ModH5975you beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834comeיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935to usאֵלֵ֑ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413.As for youוְאַתֶּ֡םve.'a.TemH859,gatherאִסְפוּ֩'is.FuH622wineיַ֨יִןYa.yinH3196grapes,summer fruitוְקַ֜יִץve.Ka.yitzH7019,and oilוְשֶׁ֗מֶןve.She.menH8081,place themוְשִׂ֙מוּ֙ve.Si.muH7760in your storage jarsבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םbikh.lei.KhemH3627,and liveוּשְׁב֖וּu.she.VuH3427in the citiesבְּעָרֵיכֶ֥םbe.'a.rei.KhemH5892אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you have takenתְּפַשְׂתֶּֽם׃te.fas.TemH8610.”

11Whenוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571allכָּֽל־kal-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834in Moabבְּמוֹאָ֣ב׀be.mo.'AvH4124,Ammonוּבִבְנֵֽי־ עַמּ֨וֹןu.viv.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983,Edomוּבֶאֱד֜וֹםu.ve.'e.DomH123וַאֲשֶׁ֤רva.'a.SherH834,and allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the other landsהָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894had leftנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414a remnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611in Judahלִֽיהוּדָ֑ה וְכִי֙li.hu.Dah ve.KhiH3063 H3588and had appointedהִפְקִ֣ידhif.KidH6485Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֥ם'a.chi.KamH296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָֽן׃sha.FanH8227,over themעֲלֵיהֶ֔ם'a.lei.HemH5921אֶת־'et-H853,

12theyהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064allכָל־khol-H3605returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the placesהַמְּקֹמוֹת֙ha.me.ko.mOtH4725to whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834they had been banishedנִדְּחוּ־ שָׁ֔םni.de.chu- ShamH5080 H8033and cameוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to the landאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776of Judahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063,toאֶל־'el-H413Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709.And they gatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֛וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622an abundanceהַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ פhar.Beh me.'OdH7235 H3966of wineיַ֥יִןYa.yinH3196grapesand summer fruitוָקַ֖יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019.

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