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Jeremiah 41:2-7

2Then aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֜הne.tan.YahH5418,and the tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235menהָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים׀ha.'a.na.ShimH582that were with him, and smoteוַ֠יַּכּוּVai.ya.kuH5221Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֧ם'a.chi.KamH296the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227with the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719,and slewוַיָּ֣מֶתvai.Ya.metH4191him, whom the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894had made governorהִפְקִ֥ידhif.KidH6485over the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

3Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃yish.ma.'ElH3458also slewהִכָּ֖הhi.KahH5221all the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that were with him, evenwith Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436,at Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709,and the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778that were foundנִמְצְאוּ־nim.tze.'u-H4672there, andthe menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

4And it came to pass the secondהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117after he had slainלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֑הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436,and no manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376knewיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045it,

5That there cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935certainאֲ֠נָשִׁים'A.na.shimH582from Shechemמִשְּׁכֶ֞םmi.she.KhemH7927,from Shilohמִשִּׁל֤וֹmi.shi.LoH7887,and from Samariaוּמִשֹּֽׁמְרוֹן֙u.mi.sho.me.rOnH8111, evenfourscoreשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,having their beardsזָקָ֛ןza.KanH2206shavenמְגֻלְּחֵ֥יme.gu.le.CheiH1548,and their clothesבְגָדִ֖יםve.ga.DimH899rentוּקְרֻעֵ֥יu.ke.ru.'EiH7167,and having cutוּמִתְגֹּֽדְדִ֑יםu.mit.go.de.DimH1413themselves, with offeringsוּמִנְחָ֤הu.min.ChahH4503and incenseוּלְבוֹנָה֙u.le.vo.NahH3828in their handבְּיָדָ֔םbe.ya.DamH3027,to bringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935themto the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֤הne.tan.YahH5418went forthוַ֠יֵּצֵאVai.ye.tze'H3318from Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔הha.mitz.PahH4709to meetH7125them, weepingוּבֹכֶ֑הu.vo.KhehH1058all alongהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980as he wentהָלֹ֖ךְha.LokhH1980:and it came to pass, as he metכִּפְגֹ֣שׁkif.GoshH6298them, he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Comeבֹּ֖אוּBo.'uH935to Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃ ס'a.chi.KamH296.

7And it was so,when they cameכְּבוֹאָ֖םke.vo.'AmH935into the midstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,that Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֤אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָה֙ne.tan.YahH5418slewוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֞םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them, and cast theminto the midstתּ֣וֹךְTokhH8432of the pitהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953,he, and the menוְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥יםve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582that were with him.

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