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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 aMaachathiteהַמַּ֣עֲכָתִ֔יha.Ma.'a.kha.TiH4602, they and theirmenוְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ve.'an.shei.HemH582.

9AndGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֨הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֤ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofShaphanשָׁפָן֙sha.FanH8227sworeוַיִּשָּׁבַ֨עvai.yi.sha.Va'H7650to them and to theirmenוּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣םu.le.'an.shei.HemH582,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Fearתִּֽירְא֖וּti.re.'UH3372not toserveמֵעֲב֣וֹדme.'a.VodH5647theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֑יםha.kas.DimH3778: dwellinשְׁב֣וּshe.VuH3427thelandבָאָ֗רֶץva.'A.retzH776, andserveוְעִבְד֛וּve.'iv.DuH5647thekingמֶ֥לֶךְMe.lekhH4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֖לba.VelH894, and it shall bewellוְיִיטַ֥בve.yi.TavH3190with you.

10As for me, behold, I willdwellיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427atMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֔הba.mitz.PahH4709toserveלַֽעֲמֹד֙ לִפְנֵ֣יla.'a.Mod lif.NeiH5975 H6440theChaldeansהַכַּשְׂדִּ֔יםha.kas.DimH3778, who willcomeיָבֹ֖אוּya.Vo.'uH935to us: but ye,gatherאִסְפוּ֩'is.FuH622yewineיַ֨יִןYa.yinH3196, and summerfruitsוְקַ֜יִץve.Ka.yitzH7019, andoilוְשֶׁ֗מֶןve.She.menH8081, andputוְשִׂ֙מוּ֙ve.Si.muH7760them in yourvesselsבִּכְלֵיכֶ֔םbikh.lei.KhemH3627, anddwellוּשְׁב֖וּu.she.VuH3427in yourcitiesבְּעָרֵיכֶ֥םbe.'a.rei.KhemH5892that ye havetakenתְּפַשְׂתֶּֽם׃te.fas.TemH8610.

11Likewise when all theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֡יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064that were inMoabבְּמוֹאָ֣ב׀be.mo.'AvH4124, and among theAmmonitesעַמּ֨וֹןa.MonH5983, and inEdomוּבֶאֱד֜וֹםu.ve.'e.DomH123, and that were in all thecountriesהָֽאֲרָצוֹת֙ha.'a.ra.tzOtH776,heardשָֽׁמְע֔וּsha.me.'UH8085that thekingמֶֽלֶךְ־Me.lekh-H4428ofBabylonבָּבֶ֛לba.VelH894hadleftנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414aremnantשְׁאֵרִ֖יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahלִֽיהוּדָ֑הli.hu.DahH3063, and that he hadsetהִפְקִ֣ידhif.KidH6485over themGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonH1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָ֥ם'a.chi.KamH296thesonH1121ofShaphanשָׁפָֽן׃sha.FanH8227;

12Even all theJewsהַיְּהוּדִ֗יםhai.ye.hu.DimH3064returnedoutוַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725of allplacesהַמְּקֹמוֹת֙ha.me.ko.mOtH4725where they weredrivenנִדְּחוּ־ni.de.chu-H5080, andcameוַיָּבֹ֧אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to thelandאֶֽרֶץ־'e.retz-H776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063, toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436, toMizpahH4708, andgatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֛וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622wineיַ֥יִןYa.yinH3196and summerfruitsוָקַ֖יִץva.Ka.yitzH7019inabundanceהַרְבֵּ֥ה מְאֹֽד׃ פhar.Beh me.'OdH3966 H7235.

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

14Andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֣וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to him, Dost thoucertainlyהֲיָדֹ֤עַha.ya.Do.a'H3045knowתֵּדַע֙te.Da'H3045thatBaalisבַּעֲלִ֣יס׀ba.'a.LisH1185thekingמֶ֣לֶךְMe.lekhH4428of theAmmonitesבְּנֵֽי־ עַמּ֗וֹןbe.nei- a.MonH1121 H5983hathsentשָׁלַח֙sha.LachH7971Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418toslayלְהַכֹּתְךָ֖ נָ֑פֶשׁle.ha.ko.te.Kha Na.feshH5221 H5315thee? ButGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֖הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָֽם׃'a.chi.KamH296believedהֶאֱמִ֣יןhe.'e.MinH539them not.

15ThenJohananוְיוֹחָנָ֣ןve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֡חַka.Re.achH7143spokeאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559toGedaliahגְּדַלְיָהוּ֩ge.dal.ya.HuH1436inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּ֜הba.mitz.PahH4709secretlyבַסֵּ֨תֶרva.Se.terH5643,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, Let megoH3212, I pray thee, and I willslayוְאַכֶּה֙ve.'a.KehH5221Ishmaelיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אלyish.ma.'ElH3458thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofNethaniahנְתַנְיָ֔הne.tan.YahH5418, and nomanוְאִ֖ישׁve.'IshH376shallknowיֵדָ֑עye.Da'H3045it : why should heslayיַכֶּ֣כָּה נֶּ֗פֶשׁya.Ke.kah Ne.feshH5221 H5315thee, that all theJewsH3064who aregatheredהַנִּקְבָּצִ֣יםha.nik.ba.TzimH6908to thee should bescatteredוְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙ve.na.Fo.tzuH6327, and theremnantשְׁאֵרִ֥יתshe.'e.RitH7611ofJudahH3063perishוְאָבְדָ֖הve.'a.ve.DahH6?

16ButGedaliahגְּדַלְיָ֤הוּge.dal.Ya.huH1436thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofAhikamאֲחִיקָם֙'a.chi.KamH296saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toJohananיוֹחָנָ֣ןyo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, Thou shalt notdoתַּעֲשֵׂ֖הta.'asH6213thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697: for thouspeakestדֹבֵ֖רdo.VerH1696falselyשֶׁ֛קֶרShe.kerH8267ofIshmaelיִשְׁמָעֵֽאל׃ סyish.ma.'ElH3458.

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