New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 34:9-14

9that eachH376manH376should setלְ֠שַׁלַּחLe.sha.lachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֑יםcha.fe.ShimH2670his maleעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650servantH5650and eachH376manH376his femaleשִׁפְחָת֛וֹshif.cha.ToH8198servantH8198, aHebrewהָעִבְרִ֥יha.'iv.RiH5680manH5680or a Hebrewוְהָעִבְרִיָּ֖הve.ha.'iv.ri.YahH5680womanH5680; so thatnoלְבִלְתִּ֧יle.vil.TiH1115oneH1097should keepH5647them, a Jewבִּיהוּדִ֥יbi.hu.DiH3064his brotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251,in bondageH5647.

10And allכָל־khol-H3605theofficialsהַשָּׂרִ֨יםha.sa.RimH8269and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971obeyedוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834had enteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into the covenantבַבְּרִ֗יתva.be.RitH1285that eachH376manH376should setלְ֠שַׁלַּחLe.sha.lachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670his maleעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650servantH5650and eachH376manH376his femaleשִׁפְחָתוֹ֙shif.cha.ToH8198servantH8198,so that noלְבִלְתִּ֥יle.vil.TiH1115oneH1097should keepH5647them anyH5750longerH5750in bondageH5647;they obeyedוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085,and setוַיְשַׁלֵּֽחוּ׃vay.sha.Le.chuH7971them free.

11But afterwardאַחֲרֵי־ כֵ֔ן'a.cha.rei- KhenH310 H3651they turnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725aroundH7725and tookH7725backוַיָּשִׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725the maleהָֽעֲבָדִים֙ha.'a.va.DimH5650servantsH5650and the femaleהַשְּׁפָח֔וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198servantsH8198whomאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834they had setשִׁלְּח֖וּshi.le.ChuH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֑יםcha.fe.ShimH2670,and broughtH3533them into subjectionH3533for maleלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650servantsH5650and for femaleוְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.fa.ChotH8198servantsH8198.

12Then the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13“Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478, ‘Imadeכָּרַ֤תִּֽיka.Ra.tiH3772a covenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285with your forefathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1in the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117that Ibroughtהוֹצִאִ֤יho.tzi.'IH3318them out of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

14“At the endמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH7093of sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141eachאִישׁ֩'ishH376of you shall setH7971freeH7971his Hebrewהָעִבְרִ֜יha.'iv.RiH5680brotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834has been soldיִמָּכֵ֣רyi.ma.KherH4376to you and has servedוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647you sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,you shall sendH7971him out freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670from you; but your forefathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1did not obeyשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085Me or inclineהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241to Me.

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