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Jeremiah 36:22-26

22Now the kingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428satיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in the winterhouseבֵּ֣ית הַחֹ֔רֶףbeit ha.Cho.refH2779 H1004in the ninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֑יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320: and there was a fireon the hearthהָאָ֖חha.'AchH254burningמְבֹעָֽרֶת׃me.vo.'A.retH1197beforeלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440him.

23And it came to pass, thatwhen Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065had readכִּקְר֣וֹאkik.Ro'H7121threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969or fourוְאַרְבָּעָה֒ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702leavesדְּלָתוֹת֮de.la.tOtH1817,he cutיִֽקְרָעֶ֙הָ֙yik.ra.'E.haH7167it with the penknifeבְּתַ֣עַר הַסֹּפֵ֔רbe.Ta.'ar ha.so.FerH5608 H8593,and castוְהַשְׁלֵ֕ךְve.hash.LekhH7993itinto the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784that wason the hearthהָאָ֑חha.'AchH254,until all the rollהַמְּגִלָּ֔הha.me.gi.LahH4039was consumedתֹּם֙tomH8552in the fireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784that wason the hearthהָאָֽח׃ha.'AchH254.

24Yet they were not afraidפָחֲד֔וּfa.cha.DuH6342,nor rentקָרְע֖וּka.re.'UH7167their garmentsבִּגְדֵיהֶ֑םbig.dei.HemH899, neitherthe kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,nor any of his servantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650that heardהַשֹּׁ֣מְעִ֔יםha.Sho.me.'ImH8085all these wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

25Nevertheless Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֨ן'el.na.TanH494and Delaiahוּדְלָיָ֤הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806and Gemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587had made intercessionהִפְגִּ֣עוּhif.Gi.'uH6293to the kingבַמֶּ֔לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428that he would not burnשְׂרֹ֖ףse.RofH8313the rollהַמְּגִלָּ֑הha.me.gi.LahH4039:but he would not hearשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085them.

26But the kingH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Jerahmeelיְרַחְמְאֵ֨לye.rach.me.'ElH3396the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of HammelechH4429,and Seraiahשְׂרָיָ֣הוּse.ra.Ya.huH8304the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Azrielעַזְרִיאֵ֗ל'az.ri.'ElH5837,and Shelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֙הוּ֙she.lem.Ya.huH8018the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Abdeelעַבְדְּאֵ֔ל'av.de.'ElH5655,to takeלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947Baruchבָּר֣וּךְba.RukhH1263the scribeהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608and Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030:but the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068hidוַיַּסְתִּרֵ֖םvai.yas.ti.RemH5641them.

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