New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 29:4-7

4“Thusכֹּ֥הkohH3541saysאָמַ֛ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478,to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the exilesהַ֨גּוֹלָ֔הha.go.LahH1473whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I havesentH1540into exileהִגְלֵ֥יתִיhig.Lei.tiH1540from Jerusalemמִירוּשָׁלִַ֖םmi.ru.sha.LimH3389to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894,

5‘Buildבְּנ֥וּbe.NuH1129housesבָתִּ֖יםva.TimH1004and liveוְשֵׁ֑בוּve.She.vuH3427in them;and plantוְנִטְע֣וּve.nit.'UH5193gardensגַנּ֔וֹתga.NotH1593and eatוְאִכְל֖וּve.'ikh.LuH398theirproduceפִּרְיָֽן׃pir.YanH6529.

6Takeקְח֣וּke.ChuH3947wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802andbecomeH3205the fathersוְהוֹלִידוּ֮ve.ho.li.DuH3205of sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנוֹת֒u.va.nOtH1323,and takeוּקְח֨וּu.ke.ChuH3947wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802for your sonsלִבְנֵיכֶ֜םliv.nei.KhemH1121and giveתְּנ֣וּte.NuH5414your daughtersבְּנֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙be.no.tei.KhemH1323to husbandsH376,that they may bearוְתֵלַ֖דְנָהve.te.Lad.nahH3205sonsבָּנִ֣יםba.NimH1121and daughtersוּבָנ֑וֹתu.va.NotH1323;and multiplyוּרְבוּ־u.re.vu-H7235thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033and do not decreaseתִּמְעָֽטוּ׃tim.'A.tuH4591.

7Seekוְדִרְשׁ֞וּve.dir.ShuH1875thewelfareשְׁל֣וֹםshe.LomH7965of the cityהָעִ֗ירha.'IrH5892whereאֲשֶׁ֨ר שָׁ֔מָּה'a.Sher Sha.mahH834 H8033I have sentH1540you into exileהִגְלֵ֤יתִיhig.Lei.tiH1540, andprayוְהִתְפַּֽלְל֥וּve.hit.pa.LuH6419to the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068on its behalfבַעֲדָ֖הּva.'a.DahH1157; for in itswelfareבִשְׁלוֹמָ֔הּvish.lo.MahH7965you will haveיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961welfareשָׁלֽוֹם׃ פsha.LomH7965.’

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