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Jeremiah 26:20-23

20And there was also a manאִ֗ישׁ'IshH376that prophesiedמִתְנַבֵּא֙mit.na.Be'H5012in the nameבְּשֵׁ֣םbe.ShemH8034of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Urijahאֽוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223the sonבֶּֽן־ben-H1121of Shemaiahשְׁמַעְיָ֔הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098of Kirjath–jearimH7157,who prophesiedוַיִּנָּבֵ֞אvai.yi.na.Ve'H5012against this cityהָעִ֤ירha.'IrH5892and against this landהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776according to all the wordsדִּבְרֵ֥יdiv.ReiH1697of Jeremiahיִרְמְיָֽהוּ׃yir.me.Ya.huH3414:

21And when Jehoiakimיְ֠הוֹיָקִיםYe.ho.ya.kimH3079the kingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ־ha.Me.lekh-H4428,with all his mighty menגִּבּוֹרָ֤יוgi.bo.RavH1368,and all the princesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269,heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֣עvai.yish.Ma'H8085his wordsדְּבָרָ֔יוde.va.RavH1697,the kingהַמֶּ֖לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428soughtוַיְבַקֵּ֥שׁvay.va.KeshH1245to put him to deathהֲמִית֑וֹha.mi.ToH4191:but when Urijahאוּרִיָּ֙הוּ֙'u.ri.Ya.huH223heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085it, he was afraidוַיִּרָ֔אvai.yi.Ra'H3372,and fledוַיִּבְרַ֖חvai.yiv.RachH1272,and wentוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935into Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714;

22And Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֛יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the kingהַמֶּ֧לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֞חvai.yish.LachH7971menאֲנָשִׁ֖ים'a.na.ShimH582into Egyptמִצְרָ֑יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, namely,Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֧ן'el.na.TanH494the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Achborעַכְבּ֛וֹרakh.BorH5907, and certainmenוַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםva.'a.na.ShimH582with him into Egyptמִצְרָֽיִם׃mitz.Ra.yimH4714.

23And they fetched forthוַיּוֹצִ֨יאוּvai.yo.Tzi.'uH3318Urijahאוּרִיָּ֜הוּ'u.ri.Ya.huH223out of Egyptמִמִּצְרַ֗יִםmi.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,and broughtוַיְבִאֻ֙הוּ֙vay.vi.'U.huH935him unto Jehoiakimיְהוֹיָקִ֔יםye.ho.ya.KimH3079the kingהַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428;who slewוַיַּכֵּ֖הוּvai.ya.Ke.huH5221him with the swordבֶּחָ֑רֶבbe.Cha.revH2719,and castוַיַּשְׁלֵךְ֙vai.yash.leKhH7993his dead bodyנִבְלָת֔וֹniv.la.ToH5038into the gravesקִבְרֵ֖יkiv.ReiH6913of the commonבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121peopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

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