New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 36:4-14

4Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414calledוַיִּקְרָ֣אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Baruchבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵֽרִיָּ֑הne.ri.YahH5374,and Baruchבָּר֜וּךְba.RukhH1263wroteוַיִּכְתֹּ֨בvai.yikh.ToH3789on ascrollמְגִלַּת־ סֵֽפֶר׃me.gi.lat- Se.ferH4039 H5612at the dictationמִפִּ֣יmi.PiH6310of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֧יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834He had spokenדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to him.

5Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Baruchבָּר֖וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, “I amrestrictedעָצ֔וּר'a.TzurH6113;I cannotלֹ֣א אוּכַ֔לlo' 'u.KhalH3201 H3808goלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6So you goוּבָאתָ֣u.va.TaH935andreadוְקָרָ֣אתָve.ka.Ra.taH7121from the scrollבַמְּגִלָּ֣הva.me.gi.LahH4039whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you havewrittenכָּתַֽבְתָּ־ka.tav.ta-H3789at my dictationמִפִּי֩mi.PiH6310the wordsדִּבְרֵ֨יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068to the peopleהָעָ֛םha.'AmH5971in the Lord’sיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004on afastצ֑וֹםTzomH6685dayבְּי֣וֹםbe.YomH3117.And alsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571you shall readתִּקְרָאֵֽם׃tik.ra.'EmH7121themto allכָל־khol-H3605the people ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063who comeהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935from their citiesמֵעָרֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.rei.HemH5892.

7Perhapsאוּלַ֞י'u.LaiH194their supplicationתְּחִנָּתָם֙te.chi.na.TamH8467willcomeתִּפֹּ֤לti.PolH5307beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and everyoneאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376will turnוְיָשֻׁ֕בוּve.ya.Shu.vuH7725from his evilהָרָעָ֑הha.ra.'AhH7451wayמִדַּרְכּ֣וֹmi.dar.KoH1870, forgreatגָד֤וֹלga.DolH1419is the angerהָאַף֙ha.'AfH639and the wrathוְהַ֣חֵמָ֔הve.Ha.che.MahH2534that the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has pronouncedדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696againstאֶל־'el-H413thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.”

8Baruchבָּרוּךְ֙ba.ruKhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵ֣רִיָּ֔הne.ri.YahH5374didוַיַּ֗עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according to allכְּכֹ֥לke.KholH3605that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֑יאha.na.Vi'H5030commandedצִוָּ֖הוּtzi.Va.huH6680him,readingלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121from the bookבַסֵּ֛פֶרva.Se.ferH5612the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in the Lord’sיְהֹוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004.

9Now in thefifthהַ֠חֲמִשִׁיתHa.cha.mi.shitH2549yearבַשָּׁנָ֣הva.sha.NahH8141of Jehoiakimלִיהוֹיָקִ֨יםli.ho.ya.KimH3079the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Josiahיֹאשִׁיָּ֤הוּyo.shi.Ya.huH2977,kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Judahיְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahH3063, in theninthהַתְּשִׁעִ֔יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320,allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971in Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the peopleהָעָ֗םha.'AmH5971whocameהַבָּאִ֛יםha.ba.'ImH935from the citiesמֵעָרֵ֥יme.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063to Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389proclaimedקָרְא֨וּka.re.'UH7121afastצ֜וֹםTzomH6685beforeלִפְנֵ֧יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068.

10Then Baruchבָר֥וּךְva.RukhH1263readוַיִּקְרָ֨אvai.yik.Ra'H7121from the bookבַּסֵּ֛פֶרba.Se.ferH5612the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414in the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068in thechamberבְּלִשְׁכַּ֡תbe.lish.KatH3957ofGemariahגְּמַרְיָהוּ֩ge.mar.ya.HuH1587the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֨ןsha.FanH8227thescribeH5613,in the upperהָעֶלְי֗וֹןha.'el.YonH5945courtבֶּחָצֵ֣רbe.cha.TzerH2691, at theentryפֶּ֣תַחPe.tachH6607of the Newהֶֽחָדָ֔שׁhe.cha.DashH2319Gateשַׁ֤עַרSha.'arH8179of the Lord’sיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,to allכָּל־kol-H3605the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

11Now whenMicaiahמִכָ֨יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Gemariahגְּמַרְיָ֧הוּge.mar.Ya.huH1587,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227,had heardוַ֠יִּשְׁמַ֗עvai.yish.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068from the bookהַסֵּֽפֶר׃ha.Se.ferH5612,

12he wentH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381to the king’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,into the scribe’sH5613chamberלִשְׁכַּ֣תlish.KatH3957.And beholdוְהִ֨נֵּה־ve.Hi.neh-H2009,allכָּל־kol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269were sittingיֽוֹשְׁבִ֑יםyo.she.VimH3427thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033--Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476the scribeH5613, andDelaiahוּדְלָיָ֣הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806the sonבֶן־ve.noSh-H1121of Shemaiahשְׁ֠מַעְיָהוּShe.ma'.ya.huH8098, andElnathanוְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןve.'el.na.TanH494the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Achborעַכְבּ֜וֹרakh.BorH5907,and Gemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֧הוּu.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227,and Zedekiahוְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּve.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הוּcha.nan.Ya.huH2608,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the otherofficialsהַשָּׂרִֽים׃ha.sa.RimH8269.

13Micaiahמִכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321declaredוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046to them allכָּל־kol-H3605the wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that he had heardשָׁמֵ֑עַsha.Me.a'H8085when Baruchבָר֛וּךְva.RukhH1263readבִּקְרֹ֥אbik.Ro'H7121from the bookבַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferH5612to the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

14Then allכָל־khol-H3605the officialsהַשָּׂרִ֜יםha.sa.RimH8269sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971Jehudiיְהוּדִ֡יye.hu.DiH3065the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְ֠תַנְיָהוּNe.tan.ya.huH5418,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָ֣הוּshe.lem.Ya.huH8018,the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Cushiכּוּשִׁי֮ku.ShiH3570,to Baruchבָּר֗וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Takeקָחֶ֥נָּהka.Che.nahH3947in your handבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027the scrollהַמְּגִלָּ֗הha.me.gi.LahH4039from whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you have readקָרָ֤אתָka.Ra.taH7121to the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971and comeוָלֵ֑ךְva.LekhH1980.”So Baruchבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1263the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Neriahנֵרִיָּ֤הוּne.ri.Ya.huH5374tookוַ֠יִּקַּחVai.yi.kachH3947the scrollהַמְּגִלָּה֙ha.me.gi.LahH4039in his handבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027and wentוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to them.

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