New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 37:12-14

12that Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙yir.me.Ya.huH3414wentוַיֵּצֵ֤אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out from Jerusalemמִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔םmi.Ru.sha.LimH3389to goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980to the landאֶ֣רֶץ'E.retzH776of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֑ןbin.ya.MinH1144in order totakeH2505possessionH2505of somepropertyH2505thereמִשָּׁ֖םmi.ShamH4480 H8033amongבְּת֥וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

13While he was at theGateבְּשַׁ֣עַרbe.Sha.'arH8179of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִ֗ןbin.ya.MinH1144,a captainבַּ֣עַלBa.'alH1167of the guardפְּקִדֻ֔תpe.ki.DutH6488whose nameוּשְׁמוֹ֙u.she.MoH8034was Irijahיִרְאִיָּ֔יהyir.'i.YaihH3376,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shelemiahשֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖הshe.lem.YahH8018the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Hananiahחֲנַנְיָ֑הcha.nan.YahH2608was thereוְשָׁם֙ve.ShamH8033; and hearrestedוַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “You aregoingH5307overH5307to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778!”

14But Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֜הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “A lieשֶׁ֗קֶרShe.kerH8267! I am notgoingH5307overH5307to the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778”;yet he would not listenשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085to him. So Irijahיִרְאִיָּיה֙yir.'i.YaihH3376arrestedוַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂvai.yit.PosH8610Jeremiahבְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּbe.yir.me.Ya.huH3414and broughtוַיְבִאֵ֖הוּvay.vi.'E.huH935him to the officialsהַשָּׂרִֽים׃ha.sa.RimH8269.

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