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Jeremiah 38:10-12

10Then the kingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428commandedוַיְצַוֶּ֣הvay.tza.VehH6680Ebed–melechH5663the Ethiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֖יha.ku.ShiH3569,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Takeקַ֣חkachH3947from hence thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֣יםshe.lo.ShimH7970menאֲנָשִׁ֔ים'a.na.ShimH582with theeבְּיָדְךָ֤be.ya.de.KhaH3027,and take upוְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָve.ha.'a.Li.taH5927Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֧הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414the prophetהַנָּבִ֛יאha.na.Vi'H5030out of the dungeonהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953,before he dieיָמֽוּת׃ya.MutH4191.

11So Ebed–melechH5663tookוַיִּקַּ֣ח׀vai.yi.KachH3947the menהָאֲנָשִׁ֜יםha.'a.na.ShimH582with himבְּיָד֗וֹbe.ya.DoH3027,and wentוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of the kingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428under the treasuryהָאוֹצָ֔רha.'o.TzarH214,and tookוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947thence oldבְּלוֹיֵ֣be.lo.YeH1094cast cloutsסְחָב֔וֹתse.cha.VotH5499and oldוּבְלוֹיֵ֖u.ve.lo.YeH1094rotten ragsמְלָחִ֑יםme.la.ChimH4418,and let them downוַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֧םvay.sha.le.ChemH7971by cordsבַּחֲבָלִֽים׃ba.cha.va.LimH2256into the dungeonהַבּ֖וֹרha.BorH953to Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֛הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414.

12And Ebed–melechH5663the Ethiopianהַכּוּשִׁ֜יha.ku.ShiH3569saidוַיֹּ֡אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֗הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414,Putשִׂ֣יםsimH7760now theseoldבְּלוֹאֵ֨יbe.lo.'EiH1094cast cloutsהַסְּחָב֤וֹתha.se.cha.VotH5499and rotten ragsוְהַמְּלָחִים֙ve.ha.me.la.ChimH4418under thine armholesאַצִּל֣וֹת יָדֶ֔יךָ'a.tzi.Lot ya.Dei.khaH3027 H679under the cordsלַחֲבָלִ֑יםla.cha.va.LimH2256.And Jeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414didוַיַּ֥עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213so.

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