Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 36:12-25

12hewentH3381downוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381intoH5921theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,intoH5921the scribe’schamberלִשְׁכַּ֣תlish.KatH3957: and,loוְהִ֨נֵּה־ve.Hi.neh-H2009,allכָּל־kol-H3605theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269satיֽוֹשְׁבִ֑יםyo.she.VimH3427there,evenH5921Elishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476thescribeH5608, andDelaiahוּדְלָיָ֣הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806thesonבֶן־ve.noSh-H1121ofShemaiahשְׁ֠מַעְיָהוּShe.ma'.ya.huH8098, andElnathanוְאֶלְנָתָ֨ןve.'el.na.TanH494thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAchborעַכְבּ֜וֹרakh.BorH5907, andGemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֧הוּu.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֛ןsha.FanH8227, andZedekiahוְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּve.tzid.ki.Ya.huH6667thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofHananiahחֲנַנְיָ֖הוּcha.nan.Ya.huH2608, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theprincesהַשָּׂרִֽים׃ha.sa.RimH8269.

13ThenMicaiahמִכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321declaredוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046unto themallכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that he hadheardשָׁמֵ֑עַsha.Me.a'H8085, whenBaruchבָר֛וּךְva.RukhH1263readבִּקְרֹ֥אbik.Ro'H7121thebookבַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferH5612in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

14Thereforeallכָל־khol-H3605theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֜יםha.sa.RimH8269sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971Jehudiיְהוּדִ֡יye.hu.DiH3065thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְ֠תַנְיָהוּNe.tan.ya.huH5418, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָ֣הוּshe.lem.Ya.huH8018, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofCushiכּוּשִׁי֮ku.ShiH3570, untoBaruchבָּר֗וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,TakeH3947in thinehandבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027the rollwhereinאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thou hastreadקָרָ֤אתָka.Ra.taH7121in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andcomeH935.SoH3947Baruchבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1263thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNeriahנֵרִיָּ֤הוּne.ri.Ya.huH5374tookH3947the roll in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, andcameH935unto them.

15And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him,Sitשֵׁ֣בshevH3427downH3427nowנָ֔אNa'H4994, andreadוּקְרָאֶ֖נָּהu.ke.ra.'E.nahH7121it in ourearsבְּאָזְנֵ֑ינוּbe.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241.SoH7121Baruchבָר֖וּךְva.RukhH1263readוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121it in theirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.HemH241.

16NowH1961itcameH1961topassH1961, when they hadheardH8085allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697, theyturnedH1961infearפָּחֲד֖וּpa.cha.DuH6342onetowardH413anotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453, andsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559untoBaruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263,WeH8085willsurelyH1961tellH5046thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

17And theyaskedשָׁאֲל֖וּsha.'a.LuH7592Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046usH4994nowH4994,Howאֵ֗יךְ'EikhH349didst thouwriteכָּתַ֛בְתָּka.Tav.taH3789allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֖לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697at hismouthמִפִּֽיו׃mi.PivH6310?

18ThenBaruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, He pronouncedallכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697untomeאֵלַ֔י'e.LaiH413with hismouthמִפִּיו֙mi.PivH6310, and Iwroteכֹּתֵ֥בko.TevH3789them withinkבַּדְּיֽוֹ׃ פba.de.YoH1773in thebookהַסֵּ֖פֶרha.Se.ferH5612.

19Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559theprincesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269untoBaruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263, Go,hideהִסָּתֵ֖רhi.sa.TerH5641thee, thou andJeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414; andletH408noH408manוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376knowיֵדַ֖עye.Da'H3045whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375ye be.

20And theywentH935in to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428intoאֶל־'el-H413thecourtחָצֵ֔רָהcha.Tze.rahH2691; but they hadlaidH935upH935the roll in thechamberבְּלִשְׁכַּ֖תbe.lish.KatH3957ofElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608; and theytoldוַיַּגִּ֙ידוּ֙vai.ya.Gi.duH5046allכָּל־kol-H3605thewordsהַדְּבָרִֽים׃ha.de.va.RimH1697in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

21Soלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentH7971Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065to fetch the roll: and hetookוַיִּ֨קָּחֶ֔הָvai.Yi.ka.Che.haH3947itoutH7971of thechamberמִלִּשְׁכַּ֖תmi.lish.KatH3957ofElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608. AndJehudiיְהוּדִי֙ye.hu.DiH3065readוַיִּקְרָאֶ֤הָvai.yik.ra.'E.haH7121it in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428, and in theearsוּבְאָזְנֵי֙u.ve.'a.ze.NeiH241ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269whichstoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975besideמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

22Now thekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428satיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in thewinterהַחֹ֔רֶףha.Cho.refH2779houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004in theninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֑יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320: and there was a fire in the brasierburningמְבֹעָֽרֶת׃me.vo.'A.retH1197beforeלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440him.

23And itcameH1961topassH1961, whenJehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065hadreadכִּקְר֣וֹאkik.Ro'H7121threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969orfourוְאַרְבָּעָה֒ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702leavesדְּלָתוֹת֮de.la.tOtH1817, that thekingH5921cutיִֽקְרָעֶ֙הָ֙yik.ra.'E.haH7167it with the penknife, andcastוְהַשְׁלֵ֕ךְve.hash.LekhH7993itintoH413thefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784that was in the brasier,untilעַד־'ad-H5704allכָּל־kol-H3605the roll wasconsumedתֹּם֙tomH8552in thefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784that was in the brasier.

24And they werenotH3808afraidפָחֲד֔וּfa.cha.DuH6342,norH3808rent theirgarmentsבִּגְדֵיהֶ֑םbig.dei.HemH899,neitherH3808thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428,norH3808anyוְכָל־ve.kholH3605of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650thatheardהַשֹּׁ֣מְעִ֔יםha.Sho.me.'ImH8085allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428wordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

25Moreoverוְגַם֩ve.GamH1571Elnathanאֶלְנָתָ֨ן'el.na.TanH494andDelaiahוּדְלָיָ֤הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806andGemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587hadmadeH8085intercession to thekingבַמֶּ֔לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428that he wouldnotH3808burnשְׂרֹ֖ףse.RofH8313the roll: but he wouldnotH3808hearH8085them.

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