New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 40:2-5

2Now the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the bodyguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876had takenוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “TheLordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068your Godאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430promisedדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696thisH2088calamityH7463againstH413thisH2088placeהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725;

3and the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068has broughtוַיָּבֵ֥אvai.ya.Ve'H935iton and doneוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213justH3512as He promisedדִּבֵּ֑רdi.BerH1696.Becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588you peoplesinnedחֲטָאתֶ֤םcha.ta.TemH2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068and did not listenשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.TemH8085to His voiceבְּקוֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963,therefore thisהַזֶּֽה׃ha.ZehH2088thingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.varH1697has happenedוְהָיָ֥הve.ha.YahH1961to you.

4But nowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009, I amfreeingפִתַּחְתִּ֣יךָfi.tach.Ti.khaH6605you todayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117from the chainsהָאזִקִּים֮ha.zi.KimH246whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834are on your handsיָדֶךָ֒ya.de.KhaH3027.Ifאִם־'im-H518you would preferH7489 H5869to comeלָב֧וֹאla.Vo'H935with me to Babylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894,comeבֹּ֚אbo'H935along, and I willlookוְאָשִׂ֤יםve.'a.SimH7760 H5869afterH5921you; but ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518you would preferH7489 H5869not to comeלָבֽוֹא־la.Vo'-H935with me to Babylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH894,neverH2308mindH2308.Lookרְאֵה֙re.'EhH7200, thewholeכָּל־kol-H3605landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776is beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440you; goלָלֶ֥כֶתla.Le.khetH1980whereverשָׁ֖מָּהSha.mahH8033it seems goodט֨וֹבTovH2896and rightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477for you to goלֵֽךְ׃LekhH1980.”

5AsJeremiah was stillוְעוֹדֶ֣נּוּve.'o.De.nuH5750not goingH7725backH7725, he said, “GoH7725on backH7725then toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֣הge.dal.YahH1436the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֡ןsha.FanH8227,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894hasappointedהִפְקִ֨ידhif.KidH6485over the citiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892of Judahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063,and stayוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427with him amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971;orא֠וֹ'oH176else goלָלֶ֖כֶתla.Le.khetH1980anywhereכָּל־kol-H3605it seems rightהַיָּשָׁ֧רhai.ya.SharH3477for you to goלֵ֑ךְLekhH1980.”So the captainרַב־rav-H7227of the bodyguardטַבָּחִ֛יםta.ba.ChimH2876gaveוַיִּתֶּן־vai.yi.ten-H5414him arationאֲרֻחָ֥ה'a.ru.ChahH737and agiftוּמַשְׂאֵ֖תu.mas.'EtH4864and letH7971him goוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Vay.sha.le.Che.huH7971.

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