Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 40:2-5

2And thecaptainרַב־rav-H7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֖יםta.ba.ChimH2876tookוַיִּקַּ֥חvai.yi.KachH3947Jeremiahלְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּle.yir.me.Ya.huH3414, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֗יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430pronouncedדִּבֶּר֙di.BerH1696thisevilהָרָעָ֣הha.ra.'AhH7451uponH413thisplaceהַמָּק֖וֹםha.ma.KomH4725:

3and theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hathbroughtH935it, anddoneוַיַּ֛עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213according as he spake;becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588ye havesinnedH2398againstH2398theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, and havenotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808obeyedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.TemH8085hisvoiceבְּקוֹל֔וֹbe.ko.LoH6963, therefore thisthingהַדָּבָ֥רha.da.varH1697iscomeH935uponH935youכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834.

4Andnowוְעַתָּ֞הve.'a.TahH6258,beholdH2009, Ilooseעַל־'al-H5921thee thisdayהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117from thechainsהָאזִקִּים֮ha.zi.KimH246whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834areuponעָלֶ֔יךָ'a.Lei.khaH5921thinehandיָדֶךָ֒ya.de.KhaH3027.Ifאִם־'im-H518itseemH5869goodט֨וֹבTovH2896unto thee tocomeלָב֧וֹאla.Vo'H935withmeH413intoH413Babylonבָבֶ֗לva.VelH894,comeבֹּ֚אbo'H935, and I willlookH2009wellH2896unto thee: butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518itseemH5869ill unto thee tocomeלָבֽוֹא־la.Vo'-H935withmeH413intoH413Babylonבָבֶ֖לva.VelH894, forbear:beholdH2009,allכָּל־kol-H3605thelandהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776isbeforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee; whither it seemethgoodH2896and convenient unto thee togoH935, thithergoH935.

5NowH7227whileוְעוֹדֶ֣נּוּve.'o.De.nuH5750he wasnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808yetgoneH7725backH7725,Goוַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃Vay.sha.le.Che.huH7971backH7725then,saidH413he, toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֣הge.dal.YahH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֣ם'a.chi.KamH296, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָ֡ןsha.FanH8227,whomאֲשֶׁר֩'a.SherH834thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֜לba.VelH894hathmadeH5414governor over thecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֗הye.hu.DahH3063, anddwellוְשֵׁ֤בve.ShevH3427with him among thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971: orgoH7971wheresoever it seemeth convenient unto thee togoH7971.SoH7971thecaptainH7227of theguardטַבָּחִ֛יםta.ba.ChimH2876gaveH5414him victuals and apresentH5414, andletH7971himgoH7971.

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