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Jeremiah 42:1-6

1Then allכָּל־kol-H3605the commandersשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֔יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428,along with Johananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,Jezaniahוִֽיזַנְיָ֖הvi.zan.YahH3153sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hoshaiahהוֹשַֽׁעְיָ֑הho.sha'.YahH1955,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from the leastמִקָּטֹ֥ןmi.ka.TonH6996toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704the greatestגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419,approachedוַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙vai.yi.ge.ShuH5066

2Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030and saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559אֶֽל־'el-H413, “May our petitionתְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙te.chi.na.Te.nuH8467comeתִּפָּל־ נָ֤אti.pol- na'H5307 H4994before youלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440;prayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל בַּעֲדֵ֙נוּ֙ve.hit.pa.Lel ba.'a.De.nuH6419 H1157toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430on behalf ofבְּעַ֖דbe.'AdH1157thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063entireכָּל־kol-H3605remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֣יתha.she.'e.RitH7611.Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588fewמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592of us remainנִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּnish.'Ar.nuH7604of the manyמֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔הme.har.BehH7235,asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834you can seeרֹא֥וֹתro.'otH7200אֹתָֽנוּ׃'o.Ta.nuH853with your own eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869.

3Praythat the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430אֶת־'et-H853will tellוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046usthe wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we should walkנֵֽלֶךְ־ne.lekh-H1980וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834we should doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.”

4“I have heard youשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085,”repliedוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559אֲלֵיהֶ֜ם'a.lei.HemH413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030. “I will surelyהִנְנִ֧יhi.NiH2005prayמִתְפַּלֵּ֛לmit.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430as you requestכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֑ם וְֽהָיָ֡הke.div.rei.Khem ve.ha.YahH1697 H1961,and I will tell youאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046everythingכָּֽל־ הַדָּבָר֩kal- ha.da.VarH3605 H1697thatאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the LORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068אֶתְכֶם֙'et.KhemH853answersיַעֲנֶ֨הya.'a.NehH6030.I will notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808withholdאֶמְנַ֥ע'em.Na'H4513a wordדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697from you.”

5Then theyוְהֵ֙מָּה֙ve.He.mahH1992saidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559toאֶֽל־'el-H413Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, “May the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068beיְהִ֤יye.HiH1961a trueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571and faithfulוְנֶאֱמָ֑ןve.ne.'e.ManH539witnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707against usifאִם־'im-H518we do notלֹ֡אlo'H3808act uponנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213everyכְּֽכָל־ke.khol-H3605wordהַ֠דָּבָרHa.da.vorH1697thatאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430sends youיִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜yish.la.cha.KhaH7971to tell usאֵלֵ֖ינוּ'e.Lei.nuH413כֵּ֥ןkenH3651.

6Whetherאִם־'im-H518it is pleasantט֣וֹבTovH2896orוְאִם־ve.'im-H518unpleasantרָ֔עRa'H7451,we will obeyנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֣וֹל׀be.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430to whomאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834weH580are sendingשֹׁלְחִ֥יםsho.le.ChimH7971youאֹתְךָ֛'o.te.KhaH853אֵלָ֖יו'e.LavH413,so thatלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834it may go well with usיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190whenכִּ֣יkiH3588we obeyנִשְׁמַ֔עnish.Ma'H8085the voiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of the LORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430!”

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