New American Standard Bible 1995

Jeremiah 41:2-7

2Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֜הne.tan.YahH5418and the tenוַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶתva.'a.Se.retH6235menH376whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him aroseוַיָּקָם֩vai.ya.KamH6965andstruckH5221downוַ֠יַּכּוּVai.ya.kuH5221Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָ֧ם'a.chi.KamH296,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Shaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227,with the swordבַּחֶ֖רֶבba.Che.revH2719andputH4191to deathH4191the onewhomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the kingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428of Babylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894had appointedהִפְקִ֥ידhif.KidH6485over the landבָּאָֽרֶץ׃ba.'A.retzH776.

3Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃yish.ma.'ElH3458also struckH5221downH5221allכָּל־kol-H3605the Jewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064whoאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834were with him, that iswith Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֙הוּ֙ge.dal.Ya.huH1436at Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709,and the Chaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֖יםha.kas.DimH3778whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834were foundנִמְצְאוּ־nim.tze.'u-H4672thereשָׁ֑םShamH8033,the menH376of warהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421.

4Now it happenedוַיְהִ֛יvay.HiH1961on thenextהַשֵּׁנִ֖יha.she.NiH8145dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117after the killingלְהָמִ֣יתle.ha.MitH4191of Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֑הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436,when noלֹ֥אlo'H3808oneוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376knewיָדָֽע׃ya.Da'H3045about it,

5that eightyשְׁמֹנִ֣יםshe.mo.NimH8084menאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376cameוַיָּבֹ֣אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935fromShechemמִשְּׁכֶ֞םmi.she.KhemH7927, fromShilohמִשִּׁל֤וֹmi.shi.LoH7887, and fromSamariaוּמִשֹּֽׁמְרוֹן֙u.mi.sho.me.rOnH8111withtheir beardsזָקָ֛ןza.KanH2206shavedH1548offH1548and their clothesבְגָדִ֖יםve.ga.DimH899tornוּקְרֻעֵ֥יu.ke.ru.'EiH7167and their bodiesgashedוּמִתְגֹּֽדְדִ֑יםu.mit.go.de.DimH1413,having grain offeringsוּמִנְחָ֤הu.min.ChahH4503and incenseוּלְבוֹנָה֙u.le.vo.NahH3828in their handsבְּיָדָ֔םbe.ya.DamH3027to bringלְהָבִ֖יאle.ha.Vi'H935to thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6Then Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֨אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָ֤הne.tan.YahH5418wentוַ֠יֵּצֵאVai.ye.tze'H3318out from Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔הha.mitz.PahH4709to meetלִקְרָאתָם֙lik.ra.TamH7122them,weepingוּבֹכֶ֑הu.vo.KhehH1058as he wentH1980;and as he metכִּפְגֹ֣שׁkif.GoshH6298them, he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Comeבֹּ֖אוּBo.'uH935to Gedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֥הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436the sonבֶן־ven-H1121of Ahikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃ ס'a.chi.KamH296!”

7Yet it turnedוַיְהִ֕יvay.HiH1961out that as soon as they cameכְּבוֹאָ֖םke.vo.'AmH935insideH8432the cityהָעִ֑ירha.'IrH5892,Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֤אלyish.ma.'ElH3458the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Nethaniahנְתַנְיָה֙ne.tan.YahH5418and the menH376that were with himslaughteredוַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֞םvai.yish.cha.TemH7819them and cast theminto the cisternהַבּ֔וֹרha.BorH953.

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