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Jeremiah 34:8-11

8This isthe wordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697that came unto Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,afterאַחֲרֵ֡י'a.cha.ReiH310that the kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667had madeכְּרֹת֩ke.RotH3772a covenantבְּרִ֗יתbe.RitH1285with all the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971which wereat Jerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389,to proclaimלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְּרֽוֹר׃de.RorH1865unto them;

9That every manH376should let his manservantעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650,and every manH376his maidservantשִׁפְחָת֛וֹshif.cha.ToH8198, beingan Hebrewהָעִבְרִ֥יha.'iv.RiH5680or an Hebrewessוְהָעִבְרִיָּ֖הve.ha.'iv.ri.YahH5680,goלְ֠שַׁלַּחLe.sha.lachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֑יםcha.fe.ShimH2670;that none should serveעֲבָד־'a.vod-H5647himself of them, to wit,of a Jewבִּיהוּדִ֥יbi.hu.DiH3064his brotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251.

10Now when all the princesהַשָּׂרִ֨יםha.sa.RimH8269,and all the peopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971,which had enteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into the covenantבַבְּרִ֗יתva.be.RitH1285,heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085that every oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376should let his manservantעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650,and every oneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376his maidservantשִׁפְחָתוֹ֙shif.cha.ToH8198,goלְ֠שַׁלַּחLe.sha.lachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670,that none should serveעֲבָד־'a.vod-H5647themselves of them any more, then they obeyedוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085, and let themgoוַיְשַׁלֵּֽחוּ׃vay.sha.Le.chuH7971.

11But afterwardאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310they turnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,and caused the servantsהָֽעֲבָדִים֙ha.'a.va.DimH5650and the handmaidsהַשְּׁפָח֔וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198,whom they had let goשִׁלְּח֖וּshi.le.ChuH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֑יםcha.fe.ShimH2670,to returnוַיָּשִׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725,and brought them into subjectionוַֽיִּכְבְּשׁ֔וּםvai.yakh.bi.shumH3533for servantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and for handmaidsוְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.fa.ChotH8198.

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