New American Standard Bible 2020

Jeremiah 34:13-16

13“ThisH3541isH3541whatH3541the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478saysאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559: ‘Imadeכָּרַ֤תִּֽיka.Ra.tiH3772a covenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285with your forefathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1on the dayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117that IbroughtH3318them outH3318of the landמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776of Egyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,from the houseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004of bondageעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

14“At the endמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH7093of sevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141eachאִישׁ֩'ishH376of you shall setH7971freeH7971his Hebrewהָעִבְרִ֜יha.'iv.RiH5680brotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251whoאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834has been soldיִמָּכֵ֣רyi.ma.KherH4376to you and has servedוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647you for sixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141,and you shall sendH7971him outH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670from you.” But your forefathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1did not obeyשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085Me nor inclineהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186their earאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241to Me.

15Although recentlyהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117you hadturnedוַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּva.ta.Shu.vuH7725anddoneוַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213whatH3477isH3477rightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477in My sightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869,eachH376oneH376proclaimingלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121releaseדְר֖וֹרde.RorH1865to his neighborלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453, and you hadmadeוַתִּכְרְת֤וּva.tikh.re.TuH3772a covenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440Mein the houseבַּבַּ֕יִתba.Ba.yitH1004whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834is calledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121by My nameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034.

16Yet youturnedוַתָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙va.ta.Shu.vuH7725andprofanedוַתְּחַלְּל֣וּva.te.cha.le.LuH2490My nameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034,and eachH376personH376tookH7725backוַתָּשִׁ֗בוּva.ta.Shi.vuH7725his maleH5650servantH5650and eachH376his femaleשִׁפְחָת֔וֹshif.cha.ToH8198servantH8198whomאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834you had setשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םshi.lach.TemH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יםcha.fe.ShimH2670according to their desireלְנַפְשָׁ֑םle.naf.ShamH5315,and you broughtH3533them intoH3533subjectionH3533to be your maleH5650and femaleוְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.fa.ChotH8198servantsH5650 H8198.’

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