New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 40:5-7

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.

6Then Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414wentוַיָּבֹ֧אvai.ya.Vo'H935toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הge.dal.YahH1436the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296and stayedוַיֵּ֤שֶׁבvai.Ye.shevH3427with him amongבְּת֣וֹךְbe.TokhH8432the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971who were leftהַנִּשְׁאָרִ֖יםha.nish.'a.RimH7604in the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ סba.'A.retzH776.

7Now allכָל־khol-H3605thecommandersשָׂרֵ֨יsa.ReiH8269of the forcesהַחֲיָלִ֜יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428that were in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֗הba.sa.DehH7704,they and their menH376,heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085that the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894had appointedH6485Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֖ם'a.chi.KamH296over the landבָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retzH776and that he had putH6485him in chargeH6485of the menH376,womenוְנָשִׁים֙ve.na.ShimH802andchildrenוָטָ֔ףva.TafH2945, those of thepoorestוּמִדַּלַּ֣תu.mi.da.LatH1803of the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776whoH834had not been exiledהָגְל֖וּha.ge.LuH1540to Babylonבָּבֶֽלָה׃ba.Ve.lahH894.

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