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Jeremiah 42:1-6

1Then all thecaptainsשָׂרֵ֣יsa.ReiH8269of theforcesהַחֲיָלִ֔יםha.cha.ya.LimH2428, andJohananוְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ve.yo.cha.NanH3110thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofKareahקָרֵ֔חַka.Re.achH7143, andJezaniahוִֽיזַנְיָ֖הvi.zan.YahH3153thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofHoshaiahהוֹשַֽׁעְיָ֑הho.sha'.YahH1955, and all thepeopleהָעָ֖םha.'AmH5971from theleastמִקָּטֹ֥ןmi.ka.TonH6996even to thegreatestגָּדֽוֹל׃ga.DolH1419, camenearוַֽיִּגְּשׁוּ֙vai.yi.ge.ShuH5066,

2Andsaidוַיֹּאמְר֞וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֣הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִ֗יאha.na.Vi'H5030, We beseech thee, let oursupplicationתְחִנָּתֵ֙נוּ֙te.chi.na.Te.nuH8467beacceptedתִּפָּל־ti.pol-H5307beforeלְפָנֶ֔יךָle.fa.Nei.khaH6440thee, andprayוְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤לve.hit.pa.LelH6419for us to theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430, even for all thisremnantהַשְּׁאֵרִ֣יתha.she.'e.RitH7611; (for we areleftנִשְׁאַ֤רְנוּnish.'Ar.nuH7604but afewמְעַט֙me.'AtH4592ofmanyמֵֽהַרְבֵּ֔הme.har.BehH7235, as thyeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869dobeholdרֹא֥וֹתro.'otH7200us:)

3That theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֔יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430mayshowוְיַגֶּד־ve.ya.ged-H5046us thewayהַדֶּ֖רֶךְha.De.rekhH1870in which we maywalkH3212, and thethingהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that we maydoנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213.

4ThenJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֤הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414theprophetהַנָּבִיא֙ha.na.Vi'H5030saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, I haveheardשָׁמַ֔עְתִּיsha.Ma'.tiH8085you ; behold, I willprayמִתְפַּלֵּ֛לmit.pa.LelH6419to theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068yourGodאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430according to yourwordsכְּדִבְרֵיכֶ֑םke.div.rei.KhemH1697; and it shall come to pass, that whateverthingהַדָּבָר֩ha.da.VarH1697theLORDיְהוָ֤הYah.wehH3068shallanswerיַעֲנֶ֨הya.'a.NehH6030you, I willdeclareאַגִּ֣יד'a.GidH5046it to you; I willkeepH4513nothingדָּבָֽר׃da.VarH1697backH4513from you.

5Then theysaidאָמְר֣וּ'a.me.RuH559toJeremiahיִרְמְיָ֔הוּyir.me.Ya.huH3414, TheLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068be atrueאֱמֶ֣ת'e.MetH571andfaithfulוְנֶאֱמָ֑ןve.ne.'e.ManH539witnessלְעֵ֖דle.'EdH5707between us, if wedoנַעֲשֶֽׂה׃na.'a.SehH6213not even according to allthingsהַ֠דָּבָרHa.da.vorH1697for which theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068thyGodאֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ'e.lo.Hei.khaH430shallsendיִֽשְׁלָחֲךָ֜yish.la.cha.KhaH7971thee to us.

6Whether it begoodט֣וֹבTovH2896, or whether it beevilרָ֔עRa'H7451, we willobeyנִשְׁמָ֑עnish.Ma'H8085thevoiceבְּק֣וֹל׀be.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430, to whomweH580sendשֹׁלְחִ֥יםsho.le.ChimH7971thee; that it may bewellיִֽיטַב־yi.tav-H3190with us, when weobeyנִשְׁמַ֔עnish.Ma'H8085thevoiceבְּק֖וֹלbe.KolH6963of theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ ס'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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