Revised Version 1895

Jeremiah 40:8-16

8then theycameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הge.dal.YahH1436toMizpahH4708, evenIshmaelוְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלve.yish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֡הוּne.tan.Ya.huH5418, andJohananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110andJonathanוְיוֹנָתָ֣ןve.yo.na.TanH3129thesonsבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofKareahקָ֠רֵחַKa.re.achH7143, andSeraiahוּשְׂרָיָ֨הu.se.ra.YahH8304thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofTanhumethתַּנְחֻ֜מֶתtan.Chu.metH8576, and thesonsוּבְנֵ֣י׀u.ve.NeiH1121ofEphaiעֵיפַ֣יo.faiH5778theNetophathiteהַנְּטֹפָתִ֗יha.ne.to.fa.TiH5200, andJezaniahH3153thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121of theMaacathiteהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יha.Ma.'a.kha.TiH4602, they and theirmenH376.

9AndGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֤ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָן֙sha.FanH8227sware unto them and to theirmenH376,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Fearתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372notאַל־'al-H408toserveמֵעֲב֣וֹדme.'a.VodH5647theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778:dwellשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427in thelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776, andserveוְעִבְד֛וּve.'iv.DuH5647thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, and it shall bewellוְיִיטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190withyouאֶת־'et-H853.

10As formeH413,beholdהִנְנִ֤יhi.NiH2005, I willdwellיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427atMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709, tostandלַֽעֲמֹד֙la.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778,whichH834shallcomeיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935untousH413: but ye,gatherאִסְפוּ֩'is.FuH622yewineיַ֨יִןYa.yinH3196andsummerוְקַ֜יִץve.Ka.yitzH7019fruits andoilוְשֶׁ֗מֶןve.She.menH8081, andputוְשִׂ֙מוּ֙ve.Si.muH7760them in yourvesselsבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םbikh.lei.KhemH3627, anddwellוּשְׁב֖וּu.she.VuH3427in yourcitiesבְּעָרֵיכֶ֥םbe.'a.rei.KhemH5892that ye havetakenH622.

11Likewise whenallכָּֽל־kal-H3605theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that were inMoabבְּמוֹאָ֣ב׀be.mo.'AvH4124, and among thechildrenוּבִבְנֵֽי־u.viv.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֨וֹןa.MonH5983, and inEdomוּבֶאֱד֜וֹםu.ve.'e.DomH123, and that were inallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605thecountriesהָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776,heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894hadleftH5414aremnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063, and that he hadsetH5414over themGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֥ם'a.chi.KamH296, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָֽן׃sha.FanH8227;

12thenallכָל־khol-H3605theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725outאֶל־'el-H413ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605placesהַמְּקֹמוֹת֙ha.me.ko.mOtH4725whither they weredrivenנִדְּחוּ־ni.de.chu-H5080, andcameוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063, toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436, untoMizpahH4708, andgatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֛וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622wineיַ֥יִןYa.yinH3196andsummerוָקַ֖יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019fruitsveryמְאֹֽד׃ פme.'OdH3966muchהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235.

13MoreoverJohananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֥יsa.ReiH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֖יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428that were in thefieldsבַּשָּׂדֶ֑הba.sa.DehH7704,cameבָּ֥אוּBa.'uH935toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436toMizpahH4708,

14andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559unto him, Dost thouknowH3045thatBaalisבַּעֲלִ֣יס׀ba.'a.LisH1185thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of thechildrenבְּנֵֽי־be.nei-H1121ofAmmonעַמּ֗וֹןa.MonH5983hathsentשָׁלַח֙sha.LachH7971Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418totakeלְהַכֹּתְךָ֖le.ha.ko.te.KhaH5221thylifeנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315? ButGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃'a.chi.KamH296believedהֶאֱמִ֣יןhe.'e.MinH539themnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808.

15ThenJohananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֡חַka.Re.achH7143spake toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָהוּ֩ge.dal.ya.HuH1436inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֜הba.mitz.PahH4709secretly,sayingH559,LetH4994meH413goH4994, IprayH4994thee, and I willslayוְאַכֶּה֙ve.'a.KehH5221Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418, andnoלֹ֣אlo'H3808manוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376shallknowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045it: wherefore should hetakeיַכֶּ֣כָּהya.Ke.kahH5221thylifeנֶּ֗פֶשׁNe.feshH5315, thatallכָּל־kol-H3605theJewsיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063whichלָ֧מָּהLa.mahH4100aregatheredהַנִּקְבָּצִ֣יםha.nik.ba.TzimH6908unto thee should bescatteredוְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙ve.na.Fo.tzuH6327, and theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063perishוְאָבְדָ֖הve.'a.ve.DahH6?

16ButGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֤הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָם֙'a.chi.KamH296saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoJohananיוֹחָנָ֣ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, Thou shaltnotאַֽל־'al-H408doתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'asH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697: for thou speakestfalselyשֶׁ֛קֶרShe.kerH8267ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ סyish.ma.'ElH3458.

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