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Jeremiah 41:2-7

2Then Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֜הne.tan.YahH5418and the tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀ha.'a.na.ShimH582whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wereהָי֣וּha.YuH1961with himאִתּ֗וֹ'i.ToH854got upוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965and struck downוַ֠יַּכּוּVai.ya.kuH5221אֶת־'et-H853Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֧ם'a.chi.KamH296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227,with the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,killingוַיָּ֣מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191the oneאֹת֑וֹ'o.ToH853whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894had appointed to governהִפְקִ֥ידhif.KidH6485the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

3Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃yish.ma.'ElH3458alsoוְאֵ֣תve.'EtH853killedהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834wereהָי֨וּha.YuH1961withH854Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436at Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,as well as the Chaldeanהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778soldiersהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר נִמְצְאוּ־'a.Sher nim.tze.'u-H834 H4672were thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033אֵ֚ת'etH853אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582.

4וַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961On the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117after the murderלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191אֶת־'et-H853of Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֑הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436,when noלֹ֥אlo'H3808oneוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376yet knew about itיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045,

5eightyשְׁמֹנִ֣ים אִ֔ישׁshe.mo.Nim 'IshH8084 H376menאֲ֠נָשִׁים'A.na.shimH582who had shaved offמְגֻלְּחֵ֥יme.gu.le.CheiH1548their beardsזָקָ֛ןza.KanH2206,tornוּקְרֻעֵ֥יu.ke.ru.'EiH7167their garmentsבְגָדִ֖יםve.ga.DimH899,and cut themselvesוּמִתְגֹּֽדְדִ֑יםu.mit.go.de.DimH1413cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935from Shechemמִשְּׁכֶ֞םmi.she.KhemH7927,Shilohמִשִּׁל֤וֹmi.shi.LoH7887,and Samariaוּמִשֹּֽׁמְרוֹן֙u.mi.sho.me.rOnH8111,carryingבְּיָדָ֔ם לְהָבִ֖יאbe.ya.Dam le.ha.Vi'H3027 H935grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֤הu.min.ChahH4503and frankincenseוּלְבוֹנָה֙u.le.vo.NahH3828for the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֤הne.tan.YahH5418went outוַ֠יֵּצֵאVai.ye.tze'H3318fromמִן־min-H4480Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔הha.mitz.PahH4709to meet themלִקְרָאתָם֙lik.ra.TamH7122,weepingוּבֹכֶ֑ה וַֽיְהִי֙u.vo.Kheh vay.HiH1058 H1961as he wentH1980.When Ishmael encounteredכִּפְגֹ֣שׁkif.GoshH6298the menאֹתָ֔ם'o.TamH853,he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Comeאֲלֵיהֶ֔ם בֹּ֖אוּ'a.lei.Hem Bo.'uH935 H413toאֶל־'el-H413Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃ ס'a.chi.KamH296.”

7וַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961And when they cameכְּבוֹאָ֖םke.vo.'AmH935intoאֶל־ תּ֣וֹךְ'el- TokhH413 H8432the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֤אלyish.ma.'ElH3458sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָה֙ne.tan.YahH5418and the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834with himאִתּֽוֹ׃'i.ToH854slaughtered themוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֞םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819and threw them intoאֶל־ תּ֣וֹךְ'el- TokhH413 H8432a cisternהַבּ֔וֹר ה֖וּאha.Bor hu'H953 H1931.

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