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Jeremiah 41:5-9

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.

8But tenוַעֲשָׂרָ֨הva.'a.sa.RahH6235of the menאֲנָשִׁ֜ים'a.na.ShimH582נִמְצְאוּ־nim.tze.'u-H4672among themsaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458, “Do notאַל־'al-H408kill usתְּמִתֵ֔נוּte.mi.Te.nuH4191,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588we haveיֶשׁ־yesh-H3426hidden treasureמַטְמֹנִים֙mat.mo.NimH4301in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704—wheatחִטִּ֥יםchi.TimH2406,barleyוּשְׂעֹרִ֖יםu.se.'o.RimH8184,oilוְשֶׁ֣מֶןve.She.menH8081,and honeyוּדְבָ֑שׁu.de.VashH1706!”So he refrainedוַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל וְלֹ֥אvai.yech.Dal ve.Lo'H2308 H3808from killing themהֱמִיתָ֖םhe.mi.TamH4191withבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the othersאֲחֵיהֶֽם׃'a.chei.HemH251.

9Now the cisternוְהַבּ֗וֹרve.ha.BorH953into whichאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵאל֙yish.ma.'eLH3458אֵ֣ת׀'etH853had thrownהִשְׁלִ֨יךְ שָׁ֤םhish.Likh shamH7993 H8033allכָּל־kol-H3605the bodiesפִּגְרֵ֣יpig.ReiH6297of the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֗יםha.'a.na.ShimH582he had struck downהִכָּה֙hi.KahH5221along withבְּיַד־be.yad-H3027Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֔הוּ ה֗וּאge.dal.Ya.hu Hu'H1436 H1931אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834was a large one thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Asaאָסָ֔א'a.Sa'H609had madeעָשָׂה֙'a.SahH6213for fearמִפְּנֵ֖יmi.pe.NeiH6440of Baashaבַּעְשָׁ֣אba'.Sha'H1201kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֹת֗וֹ'o.ToH853.Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֥אלyish.ma.'ElH3458sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֖הוּne.tan.Ya.huH5418filled itמִלֵּ֛אmi.Le'H4390with the slainחֲלָלִֽים׃cha.la.LimH2491.

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