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Jeremiah 40:13-16

13AndJohananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,andallthecaptainsoftheforcesthatwereinthefieldsH7704,cameH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436untoMizpahH4708,

14andsaidH559untohim, Dost thouindeedknowH3045thatBaalisthekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofthechildrenofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983hathsentH7971Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonH1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418tosmitetheetodeath?ButGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonH1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃'a.chi.KamH296believedH539themnot.

15AndJohananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֡חַka.Re.achH7143spoketoGedaliahגְּדַלְיָהוּ֩ge.dal.ya.HuH1436inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֜הba.mitz.PahH4709secretly,sayingH559,Letmego,Ipraythee,andIwillsmiteIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418andnomanH376shallknowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045it:whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100shouldhetakethylifeנֶּ֗פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,andalltheyofJudahH3063whoaregatheredהַנִּקְבָּצִ֣יםha.nik.ba.TzimH6908unto theebescatteredוְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙ve.na.Fo.tzuH6327,andtheremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahH3063perishוְאָבְדָ֖הve.'a.ve.DahH6?

16ButGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֤הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָם֙'a.chi.KamH296saidH559untoJohananיוֹחָנָ֣ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, Thou shaltnotdothisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697;forthou speakestfalselyofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ סyish.ma.'ElH3458.

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