Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 34:8-16

8Thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697thatcameהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961untoJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,afterאַחֲרֵ֡י'a.cha.ReiH310that thekingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667hadmadeכְּרֹת֩ke.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֗יתbe.RitH1285withallכָּל־kol-H3605thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971whichH834were atJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, toproclaimלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְּרֽוֹר׃de.RorH1865unto them;

9thateveryH376manH376shouldletH7971his manservant, andeveryH376manH376hismaidservantשִׁפְחָת֛וֹshif.cha.ToH8198, being anHebrewH5680or an Hebrewess,goלְ֠שַׁלַּחLe.sha.lachH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֑יםcha.fe.ShimH2670; that none shouldserveעֲבָד־'a.vod-H5647himselfH376of them, to wit, of aJewבִּיהוּדִ֥יbi.hu.DiH3064hisbrotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251:

10AndallH3605theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֨יםha.sa.RimH8269andallH3605thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971obeyedH8085,whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834hadenteredH935intoH935thecovenantבַבְּרִ֗יתva.be.RitH1285, thateveryH3605one shouldletלְ֠שַׁלַּחLe.sha.lachH7971his manservant, andeveryH3605one hismaidservantשִׁפְחָתוֹ֙shif.cha.ToH8198,goH935freeחָפְשִׁ֔יםcha.fe.ShimH2670, thatnoneH3605shouldserveעֲבָד־'a.vod-H5647themselvesH8085of themanyH3605moreע֑וֹדodH5750; theyobeyedH8085, andletוַיְשַׁלֵּֽחוּ׃vay.sha.Le.chuH7971themgoH935:

11butafterwardsאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310theyturnedH7725, andcausedH834theservantsהָֽעֲבָדִים֙ha.'a.va.DimH5650and the handmaids,whomH834they hadletH7971goשִׁלְּח֖וּshi.le.ChuH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֑יםcha.fe.ShimH2670, toreturnH7725, andbroughtH7725themintoH3533subjectionH3533forservantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and for handmaids:

12Therefore thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיְהִ֤יvay.HiH1961toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Thusכֹּֽה־koh-H3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: Imadeכָּרַ֤תִּֽיka.Ra.tiH3772acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285with yourfathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1in thedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117that IbroughtH3318themforthH3318outH3318of thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714,outH3318of thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650,sayingH559,

14At theendמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH7093ofsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141ye shallletH7971goתְּֽשַׁלְּח֡וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971everyH376manH376hisbrotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251that is anHebrewהָעִבְרִ֜יha.'iv.RiH5680,whichאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834hath beensoldיִמָּכֵ֣רyi.ma.KherH4376unto thee, and hathservedוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647theesixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, thou shaltletH7971himgoוְשִׁלַּחְתּ֥וֹve.shi.lach.ToH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670from thee: but yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1hearkenednotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413,neitherוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808inclinedהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241.

15And ye werenowהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117turnedוַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּva.ta.Shu.vuH7725, and haddoneH6213thatwhichH834isrightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477in mineeyesבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, inproclaimingלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְר֖וֹרde.RorH1865everyH376manH376to his neighbour; and ye hadmadeH6213acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285beforeH6440meH6440in thehouseבַּבַּ֕יִתba.Ba.yitH1004whichH834iscalledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034:

16but yeturnedH7725andprofanedוַתְּחַלְּל֣וּva.te.cha.le.LuH2490mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034, andcausedלִֽהְי֣וֹתlih.YotH1961everyH376manH376hisservantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650, andeveryH376manH376his handmaid,whomH834ye hadletH7971goשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םshi.lach.TemH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יםcha.fe.ShimH2670at their pleasure, toreturnH7725; and yebroughtH7725themintoH376subjectionוַתִּכְבְּשׁ֣וּva.tikh.be.ShuH3533, to be untoyouH834forservantsלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and for handmaids.

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