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Jeremiah 42:1-4

1Then all the captainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֔יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428,and Johananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143,and Jezaniahוִֽיזַנְיָ֖הvi.zan.YahH3153the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hoshaiahהוֹשַֽׁעְיָ֑הho.sha'.YahH1955,and all the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from the leastמִקָּטֹ֥ןmi.ka.TonH6996even unto the greatestגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419,came nearוַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙vai.yi.ge.ShuH5066,

2And saidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030,Let, we beseech thee, our supplicationתְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙te.chi.na.Te.nuH8467be acceptedתִּפָּל־ti.pol-H5307beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, and prayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤לve.hit.pa.LelH6419for us unto the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, evenfor all this remnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֣יתha.she.'e.RitH7611; (for we are leftנִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּnish.'Ar.nuH7604buta fewמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592of manyמֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔הme.har.BehH7235,as thine eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869do beholdרֹא֥וֹתro.'otH7200us:)

3That the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thy Godאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430may shewוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046us the wayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870wherein we may walkH3212,and the thingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that we may doנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.

4Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, I have heardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085you;behold, I will prayמִתְפַּלֵּ֛לmit.pa.LelH6419unto the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430according to your wordsכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֑םke.div.rei.KhemH1697; and it shall come to pass, thatwhatsoever thingהַדָּבָר֩ha.da.VarH1697the Lordיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068shall answerיַעֲנֶ֨הya.'a.NehH6030you, I will declareאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046itunto you; I will keepH4513nothingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697backH4513from you.

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