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Jeremiah 34:8-17

8This is thewordהַדָּבָ֛רha.da.VarH1697that came toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֖הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,afterאַחֲרֵ֡י'a.cha.ReiH310kingהַמֶּ֨לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428Zedekiahצִדְקִיָּ֜הוּtzid.ki.Ya.huH6667hadmadeכְּרֹת֩ke.RotH3772acovenantבְּרִ֗יתbe.RitH1285with all thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971who were atJerusalemבִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֔םbi.ru.sha.LimH3389, toproclaimלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְּרֽוֹר׃de.RorH1865to them;

9That everymanH376shouldreleaseלְ֠שַׁלַּח חָפְשִׁ֑יםLe.sha.lach cha.fe.ShimH7971 H2670his maleservantעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650, and everymanH376his femaleservantשִׁפְחָת֛וֹshif.cha.ToH8198, being a Hebrewmanהָעִבְרִ֥יha.'iv.RiH5680orwomanוְהָעִבְרִיָּ֖הve.ha.'iv.ri.YahH5680; that none shouldretainעֲבָד־'a.vod-H5647them in service, that is, aJewבִּיהוּדִ֥יbi.hu.DiH3064hisbrotherאָחִ֖יהוּ'a.Chi.huH251.

10Now when all theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֨יםha.sa.RimH8269, and all thepeopleהָעָ֜םha.'AmH5971, who hadenteredבָּ֣אוּBa.'uH935into thecovenantבַבְּרִ֗יתva.be.RitH1285,heardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩vai.yish.me.'UH8085that everyoneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376shouldreleaseלְ֠שַׁלַּח חָפְשִׁ֔יםLe.sha.lach cha.fe.ShimH7971 H2670his maleservantsעַבְדּ֞וֹav.DoH5650, and everyoneוְאִ֤ישׁve.'IshH376his femaleservantsשִׁפְחָתוֹ֙shif.cha.ToH8198, that none shouldretainעֲבָד־'a.vod-H5647them in service any more, then theyobeyedוַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085, and let themgoוַיְשַׁלֵּֽחוּ׃vay.sha.Le.chuH7971.

11Butafterwardsאַחֲרֵי־'a.cha.rei-H310theyturnedוַיָּשׁ֙וּבוּ֙vai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, and caused themaleהָֽעֲבָדִים֙ha.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleservantsהַשְּׁפָח֔וֹתha.she.fa.ChotH8198, whom they hadreleasedשִׁלְּח֖וּ חָפְשִׁ֑יםshi.le.Chu cha.fe.ShimH7971 H2670toreturnוַיָּשִׁ֗בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725, and brought them intosubjectionוַֽיִּכְבְּשׁ֔וּםvai.yakh.bi.shumH3533formaleלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleservantsוְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.fa.ChotH8198.

12Therefore thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068came toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414from theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

13Thussaithאָמַ֥ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; Imadeכָּרַ֤תִּֽיka.Ra.tiH3772acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285with yourfathersאֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם'a.Vo.tei.KhemH1in thedayבְּי֨וֹםbe.YomH3117that I brought themforthהוֹצִאִ֤יho.tzi.'IH3318from thelandמֵאֶ֣רֶץme.'E.retzH776ofEgyptמִצְרַ֔יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714, out of thehouseמִבֵּ֥יתmi.BeitH1004ofbondageעֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.DimH5650,sayingלֵאמֹֽר׃le.MorH559,

14At theendמִקֵּ֣ץmi.KetzH7093ofsevenשֶׁ֣בַעShe.va'H7651yearsשָׁנִ֡יםsha.NimH8141releaseyeתְּֽשַׁלְּח֡וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971everymanאִישׁ֩'ishH376hisbrotherאָחִ֨יו'a.ChivH251anHebrewהָעִבְרִ֜יha.'iv.RiH5680, who hath beensoldיִמָּכֵ֣רyi.ma.KherH4376to thee; and when he hathservedוַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙va.'a.va.de.KhaH5647theesixשֵׁ֣שׁsheshH8337yearsשָׁנִ֔יםsha.NimH8141, thou shalt let himgoוְשִׁלַּחְתּ֥וֹve.shi.lach.ToH7971freeחָפְשִׁ֖יcha.fe.ShiH2670from thee: but yourfathersאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙'a.vo.tei.KhemH1hearkenedשָׁמְע֤וּsha.me.'UH8085not to me, neitherinclinedהִטּ֖וּhi.TuH5186theirearאָזְנָֽם׃'a.ze.NamH241.

15And ye hadnowהַיּ֗וֹםhai.YomH3117turnedוַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּva.ta.Shu.vuH7725, and haddoneוַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּva.ta.'a.SuH6213rightהַיָּשָׁר֙hai.ya.SharH3477in mysightבְּעֵינַ֔יbe.'ei.NaiH5869, inproclaimingלִקְרֹ֥אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְר֖וֹרde.RorH1865everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to hisneighbourלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453; and ye hadmadeוַתִּכְרְת֤וּva.tikh.re.TuH3772acovenantבְרִית֙ve.RitH1285beforeלְפָנַ֔יle.fa.NaiH6440me in thehouseבַּבַּ֕יִתba.Ba.yitH1004which iscalledנִקְרָ֥אnik.Ra'H7121by mynameשְׁמִ֖יshe.MiH8034:

16But yeturnedוַתָּשֻׁ֙בוּ֙va.ta.Shu.vuH7725andprofanedוַתְּחַלְּל֣וּva.te.cha.le.LuH2490mynameשְׁמִ֔יshe.MiH8034, and caused everymanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376his maleservantעַבְדּוֹ֙av.DoH5650, and everymanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376his femaleservantשִׁפְחָת֔וֹshif.cha.ToH8198, whom he hadsetשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םshi.lach.TemH7971atlibertyחָפְשִׁ֖יםcha.fe.ShimH2670at theirpleasureלְנַפְשָׁ֑םle.naf.ShamH5315, toreturnוַתָּשִׁ֗בוּva.ta.Shi.vuH7725, and brought them intosubjectionוַתִּכְבְּשׁ֣וּva.tikh.be.ShuH3533, to be to you formaleלַעֲבָדִ֖יםla.'a.va.DimH5650and femaleservantsוְלִשְׁפָחֽוֹת׃ סve.lish.fa.ChotH8198.

17Therefore thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָה֒Yah.wehH3068; Ye have nothearkenedשְׁמַעְתֶּ֣םshe.ma'.TemH8085to me, inproclaimingלִקְרֹ֣אlik.Ro'H7121libertyדְר֔וֹרde.RorH1865, everyoneאִ֥ישׁ'ishH376to hisbrotherלְאָחִ֖יוle.'a.ChivH251, and everymanוְאִ֣ישׁve.'IshH376to hisneighbourלְרֵעֵ֑הוּle.re.'E.huH7453: behold, Iproclaimקֹרֵא֩ko.Re'H7121alibertyדְּר֜וֹרde.RorH1865for you,saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, to theswordהַחֶ֙רֶב֙ha.Che.revH2719, to thepestilenceהַדֶּ֣בֶרha.De.verH1698, and to thefamineהָרָעָ֔בha.ra.'AvH7458; and I willmakeוְנָתַתִּ֤יve.na.ta.TiH5414you to beremovedלְזַעֲוָ֔הliz.va.'ahH2189 H2113into all thekingdomsמַמְלְכ֥וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467of theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.

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