New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 40:13-16

13Now JohananH3076the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the commandersשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428that were in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704cameבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935to Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּֽתָה׃ha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709

14and saidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, “Are you wellהֲיָדֹ֤עַha.ya.Do.a'H3045awareתֵּדַע֙te.Da'H3045that Baalisבַּעֲלִ֣יס׀ba.'a.LisH1185the kingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of the sonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983has sentשָׁלַח֙sha.LachH7971Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418to takeלְהַכֹּתְךָ֖le.ha.ko.te.KhaH5221your lifeנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315?”But Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃'a.chi.KamH296did not believeהֶאֱמִ֣יןhe.'e.MinH539them.

15Then JohananH3076the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֡חַka.Re.achH7143spokeאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559secretlyבַסֵּ֨תֶרva.Se.terH5643to Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָהוּ֩ge.dal.ya.HuH1436in Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֜הba.mitz.PahH4709,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “Let me goאֵ֤לְכָה'E.le.khahH1980and killוְאַכֶּה֙ve.'a.KehH5221Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418,and not a manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376will knowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045!Whyלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100should hetakeיַכֶּ֣כָּהya.Ke.kahH5221your lifeנֶּ֗פֶשׁNe.feshH5315,so that allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063who are gatheredהַנִּקְבָּצִ֣יםha.nik.ba.TzimH6908to you would be scatteredוְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙ve.na.Fo.tzuH6327and theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611of Judahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063would perishוְאָבְדָ֖הve.'a.ve.DahH6?”

16But Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֤הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָם֙'a.chi.KamH296saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to JohananH3076the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Kareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, “Do not doתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'asH6213thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,for you are tellingדֹבֵ֖רdo.VerH1696a lieשֶׁ֛קֶרShe.kerH8267aboutH413Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ סyish.ma.'ElH3458.”

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