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Jeremiah 36:12-25

12Then he wentdownוַיֵּ֤רֶדvai.Ye.redH3381into theking’sהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428houseבֵּית־beit-H1004, into thescribe’sהַסֹּפֵ֔רha.so.FerH5608chamberלִשְׁכַּ֣תlish.KatH3957: and, lo, all theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֖יםha.sa.RimH8269satיֽוֹשְׁבִ֑יםyo.she.VimH3427there, evenElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֡רha.so.FerH5608, 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, and all theprincesהַשָּׂרִֽים׃ha.sa.RimH8269.

13ThenMichaiahמִכָ֔יְהוּmi.Kha.ye.huH4321declaredוַיַּגֵּ֤דvai.ya.GedH5046to them all thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697that he hadheardשָׁמֵ֑עַsha.Me.a'H8085, whenBaruchבָר֛וּךְva.RukhH1263readבִּקְרֹ֥אbik.Ro'H7121thebookבַּסֵּ֖פֶרba.Se.ferH5612in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֥יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleהָעָֽם׃ha.'AmH5971.

14Therefore all theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֜יםha.sa.RimH8269sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971Jehudiיְהוּדִ֡יye.hu.DiH3065thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְ֠תַנְיָהוּNe.tan.ya.huH5418, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShelemiahשֶׁלֶמְיָ֣הוּshe.lem.Ya.huH8018, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofCushiכּוּשִׁי֮ku.ShiH3570, toBaruchבָּר֗וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,Takeקָחֶ֥נָּהka.Che.nahH3947in thyhandבְיָדְךָ֖ve.ya.de.KhaH3027thescrollהַמְּגִלָּ֗הha.me.gi.LahH4039in which thou hastreadקָרָ֤אתָka.Ra.taH7121in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971, andcomeH3212. SoBaruchבָּר֨וּךְba.RukhH1263thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNeriahנֵרִיָּ֤הוּne.ri.Ya.huH5374tookוַ֠יִּקַּחVai.yi.kachH3947thescrollהַמְּגִלָּה֙ha.me.gi.LahH4039in hishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027, andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935to them.

15And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Sitdownשֵׁ֣בshevH3427now, andreadוּקְרָאֶ֖נָּהu.ke.ra.'E.nahH7121it in ourearsבְּאָזְנֵ֑ינוּbe.'a.ze.Nei.nuH241. SoBaruchבָר֖וּךְva.RukhH1263readוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121it in theirearsבְּאָזְנֵיהֶֽם׃be.'a.ze.nei.HemH241.

16Now it came to pass, when they hadheardכְּשָׁמְעָם֙ke.sha.me.'AmH8085all thewordsהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697, they wereafraidפָּחֲד֖וּpa.cha.DuH6342bothH413oneאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376andanotherרֵעֵ֑הוּre.'E.huH7453, andsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559toBaruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263, We willsurelyהַגֵּ֤ידha.GeidH5046tellנַגִּיד֙na.GidH5046thekingלַמֶּ֔לֶךְla.Me.lekhH4428of all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

17And theyaskedשָׁאֲל֖וּsha.'a.LuH7592Baruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,Tellהַגֶּד־ha.ged-H5046us now, How didst thouwriteכָּתַ֛בְתָּka.Tav.taH3789all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֥יםha.de.va.RimH1697at hismouthמִפִּֽיו׃mi.PivH6310?

18ThenBaruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559them, Hepronouncedיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697to me with hismouthמִפִּיו֙mi.PivH6310, and Iwroteכֹּתֵ֥בko.TevH3789them withinkבַּדְּיֽוֹ׃ פba.de.YoH1773in thebookהַסֵּ֖פֶרha.Se.ferH5612.

19Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559theprincesהַשָּׂרִים֙ha.sa.RimH8269toBaruchבָּר֔וּךְba.RukhH1263,GoH3212,hideהִסָּתֵ֖רhi.sa.TerH5641thyself, thou andJeremiahוְיִרְמְיָ֑הוּve.yir.me.Ya.huH3414; and let nomanוְאִ֥ישׁve.'IshH376knowיֵדַ֖עye.Da'H3045whereאֵיפֹ֥ה'ei.FohH375ye are.

20And they wentinוַיָּבֹ֤אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428into thecourtחָצֵ֔רָהcha.Tze.rahH2691, but they laidupהִפְקִ֔דוּhif.Ki.duH6485thescrollהַמְּגִלָּ֣הha.me.gi.LahH4039in thechamberבְּלִשְׁכַּ֖תbe.lish.KatH3957ofElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476thescribeהַסֹּפֵ֑רha.so.FerH5608, andtoldוַיַּגִּ֙ידוּ֙vai.ya.Gi.duH5046all thewordsהַדְּבָרִֽים׃ha.de.va.RimH1697in theearsבְּאָזְנֵ֣יbe.'a.ze.NeiH241of thekingהַמֶּ֔לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428.

21So thekingהַמֶּ֜לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֨חvai.yish.LachH7971Jehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065tobringלָקַ֙חַת֙la.Ka.chatH3947thescrollהַמְּגִלָּ֔הha.me.gi.LahH4039: and hetookוַיִּ֨קָּחֶ֔הָvai.Yi.ka.Che.haH3947it out of 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.NeiH241of all theprincesהַשָּׂרִ֔יםha.sa.RimH8269whostoodהָעֹמְדִ֖יםha.'o.me.DimH5975besideמֵעַ֥לme.'AlH5921thekingהַמֶּֽלֶךְ׃ha.Me.lekhH4428.

22Now thekingוְהַמֶּ֗לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428satיוֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427in thewinterhouseבֵּ֣ית הַחֹ֔רֶףbeit ha.Cho.refH1004 H2779in theninthהַתְּשִׁיעִ֑יha.te.shi.'IH8671monthבַּחֹ֖דֶשׁba.Cho.deshH2320: and there was a fire on thehearthהָאָ֖חha.'AchH254burningמְבֹעָֽרֶת׃me.vo.'A.retH1197beforeלְפָנָ֥יוle.fa.NavH6440him.

23And it came to pass, that whenJehudiיְהוּדִ֗יye.hu.DiH3065hadreadכִּקְר֣וֹאkik.Ro'H7121threeשָׁלֹ֣שׁsha.LoshH7969orfourוְאַרְבָּעָה֒ve.'ar.ba.'AhH702leavesדְּלָתוֹת֮de.la.tOtH1817, hecutיִֽקְרָעֶ֙הָ֙yik.ra.'E.haH7167it with the scribe’spenknifeבְּתַ֣עַר הַסֹּפֵ֔רbe.Ta.'ar ha.so.FerH8593 H5608, andcastוְהַשְׁלֵ֕ךְve.hash.LekhH7993it into thefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784that was on thehearthהָאָ֑חha.'AchH254, until all therollהַמְּגִלָּ֔הha.me.gi.LahH4039wasconsumedתֹּם֙tomH8552in thefireהָאֵ֖שׁha.'EshH784that was on thehearthהָאָֽח׃ha.'AchH254.

24Yet they were notafraidפָחֲד֔וּfa.cha.DuH6342, nortoreקָרְע֖וּka.re.'UH7167theirgarmentsבִּגְדֵיהֶ֑םbig.dei.HemH899, neither thekingהַמֶּ֙לֶךְ֙ha.Me.lekhH4428, nor any of hisservantsעֲבָדָ֔יו'a.va.DavH5650thatheardהַשֹּׁ֣מְעִ֔יםha.Sho.me.'ImH8085all thesewordsהַדְּבָרִ֖יםha.de.va.RimH1697.

25NeverthelessElnathanאֶלְנָתָ֨ן'el.na.TanH494andDelaiahוּדְלָיָ֤הוּu.de.la.Ya.huH1806andGemariahוּגְמַרְיָ֙הוּ֙u.ge.mar.Ya.huH1587had madeintercessionהִפְגִּ֣עוּhif.Gi.'uH6293to thekingבַמֶּ֔לֶךְva.Me.lekhH4428that he would notburnשְׂרֹ֖ףse.RofH8313thescrollהַמְּגִלָּ֑הha.me.gi.LahH4039: but he would nothearשָׁמַ֖עsha.Ma'H8085them.

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