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Jeremiah 38:22

וְהִנֵּ֣ה כָל־הַנָּשִׁ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר נִשְׁאֲרוּ֙ בְּבֵ֣ית מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֔ה מוּצָאֹ֕ות אֶל־שָׂרֵ֖י מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֑ל וְהֵ֣נָּה אֹמְרֹ֗ות הִסִּית֜וּךָ וְיָכְל֤וּ לְךָ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י שְׁלֹמֶ֔ךָ הָטְבְּע֥וּ בַבֹּ֛ץ רַגְלֶ֖ךָ נָסֹ֥גוּ אָחֹֽור׃ ‘And behold, all the women who are left in the house of the king of Yehuda shall be … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:21

וְאִם־מָאֵ֥ן אַתָּ֖ה לָצֵ֑את זֶ֣ה הַדָּבָ֔ר אֲשֶׁ֥ר הִרְאַ֖נִי יְהוָֽה׃ But if you refuse to go out, this is the thing that YHWH has shown me:   Morphology וְאִם (ve-ʾim) – Form: Conjunction + conditional particle; Translation: “But if”; Notes: Introduces an … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:20

וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ לֹ֣א יִתֵּ֑נוּ שְֽׁמַֽע־נָ֣א בְּקֹ֣ול יְהוָ֗ה לַאֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲנִי֙ דֹּבֵ֣ר אֵלֶ֔יךָ וְיִ֥יטַב לְךָ֖ וּתְחִ֥י נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ And Yirmeyahu said, “They shall not give you. Please listen to the voice of YHWH, to that which I am speaking to you, and it … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:19

וַיֹּ֛אמֶר הַמֶּ֥לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ אֲנִ֧י דֹאֵ֣ג אֶת־הַיְּהוּדִ֗ים אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽפְלוּ֙ אֶל־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים פֶּֽן־יִתְּנ֥וּ אֹתִ֛י בְּיָדָ֖ם וְהִתְעַלְּלוּ־בִֽי׃ פ And King Tsidqiyyahu said to Yirmeyahu, “I am afraid of the Yehudim who have fallen to the Kasdim, lest they give me into their hand … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:18

וְאִ֣ם לֹֽא־תֵצֵ֗א אֶל־שָׂרֵי֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל וְנִתְּנָ֞ה הָעִ֤יר הַזֹּאת֙ בְּיַ֣ד הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים וּשְׂרָפ֖וּהָ בָּאֵ֑שׁ וְאַתָּ֖ה לֹֽא־תִמָּלֵ֥ט מִיָּדָֽם׃ ס But if you will not go out to the officials of the king of Bavel, then this city shall be given into the hand … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:17

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ אֶל־צִדְקִיָּ֡הוּ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָה֩ אֱלֹהֵ֨י צְבָאֹ֜ות אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל אִם־יָצֹ֨א תֵצֵ֜א אֶל־שָׂרֵ֤י מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙ וְחָיְתָ֣ה נַפְשֶׁ֔ךָ וְהָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֔את לֹ֥א תִשָּׂרֵ֖ף בָּאֵ֑שׁ וְחָיִ֖תָה אַתָּ֥ה וּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ And Yirmeyahu said to Tsidqiyyahu, “Thus says YHWH, the God of Hosts, the God of Yisraʾel: ‘If … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:16

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֞ע הַמֶּ֧לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֛הוּ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ בַּסֵּ֣תֶר לֵאמֹ֑ר חַי־יְהוָ֞ה אֲשֶׁר֩ עָשָׂה־לָ֨נוּ אֶת־הַנֶּ֤פֶשׁ הַזֹּאת֙ אִם־אֲמִיתֶ֔ךָ וְאִם־אֶתֶּנְךָ֗ בְּיַד֙ הָאֲנָשִׁ֣ים הָאֵ֔לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֥ר מְבַקְשִׁ֖ים אֶת־נַפְשֶֽׁךָ׃ ס And King Tsidqiyyahu swore to Yirmeyahu in secret, saying, “As YHWH lives, who made for us this life, surely I … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:15

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֨הוּ֙ אֶל־צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ כִּ֚י אַגִּ֣יד לְךָ֔ הֲלֹ֖וא הָמֵ֣ת תְּמִיתֵ֑נִי וְכִי֙ אִיעָ֣צְךָ֔ לֹ֥א תִשְׁמַ֖ע אֵלָֽי׃ And Yirmeyahu said to Tsidqiyyahu, “If I declare it to you, will you not surely put me to death? And if I counsel you, you will … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:14

וַיִּשְׁלַ֞ח הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּ וַיִּקַּ֞ח אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֤הוּ הַנָּבִיא֙ אֵלָ֔יו אֶל־מָבֹוא֙ הַשְּׁלִישִׁ֔י אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הַמֶּ֜לֶךְ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ שֹׁאֵ֨ל אֲנִ֤י אֹֽתְךָ֙ דָּבָ֔ר אַל־תְּכַחֵ֥ד מִמֶּ֖נִּי דָּבָֽר׃ And King Tsidqiyyahu sent and took Yirmeyahu the prophet to him, to the third entrance which was in … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:13

וַיִּמְשְׁכ֤וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֨הוּ֙ בַּֽחֲבָלִ֔ים וַיַּעֲל֥וּ אֹתֹ֖ו מִן־הַבֹּ֑ור וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ בַּחֲצַ֖ר הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ ס And they drew Yirmeyahu with the ropes, and they brought him up from the pit, and Yirmeyahu dwelt in the court of the guard.   Morphology וַיִּמְשְׁכוּ (va-yimshkhu) – … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:12

וַיֹּ֡אמֶר עֶבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְ הַכּוּשִׁ֜י אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ שִׂ֣ים נָ֠א בְּלֹואֵ֨י הַסְּחָבֹ֤ות וְהַמְּלָחִים֙ תַּ֚חַת אַצִּלֹ֣ות יָדֶ֔יךָ מִתַּ֖חַת לַחֲבָלִ֑ים וַיַּ֥עַשׂ יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ כֵּֽן׃ And ʿEved-melekh the Kushi said to Yirmeyahu, “Please put the worn-out rags and the garments under the joints of your hands, beneath the … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:11

וַיִּקַּ֣ח עֶֽבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְ אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁ֜ים בְּיָדֹ֗ו וַיָּבֹ֤א בֵית־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ אֶל־תַּ֣חַת הָאֹוצָ֔ר וַיִּקַּ֤ח מִשָּׁם֙ בְּלֹויֵ֣ הַסְּחָבֹות וּבְלֹויֵ֖ מְלָחִ֑ים וַיְשַׁלְּחֵ֧ם אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ אֶל־הַבֹּ֖ור בַּחֲבָלִֽים׃ And ʿEved-melekh took the men in his hand and came to the house of the king, to under the treasury, and he … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:10

וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֛ת עֶֽבֶד־מֶ֥לֶךְ הַכּוּשִׁ֖י לֵאמֹ֑ר קַ֣ח בְּיָדְךָ֤ מִזֶּה֙ שְׁלֹשִׁ֣ים אֲנָשִׁ֔ים וְֽהַעֲלִ֜יתָ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֧הוּ הַנָּבִ֛יא מִן־הַבֹּ֖ור בְּטֶ֥רֶם יָמֽוּת׃ And the king commanded ʿEved-melekh the Kushi, saying, “Take in your hand from here thirty men, and you shall bring up Yirmeyahu the … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:9

אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הֵרֵ֜עוּ הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הָאֵ֨לֶּה֙ אֵ֣ת כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר עָשׂוּ֙ לְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֔יא אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־הִשְׁלִ֖יכוּ אֶל־הַבֹּ֑ור וַיָּ֤מָת תַּחְתָּיו֙ מִפְּנֵ֣י הָֽרָעָ֔ב כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין הַלֶּ֛חֶם עֹ֖וד בָּעִֽיר׃ “My lord the king, these men have done evil in all that they have done to Yirmeyahu the … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:8

וַיֵּצֵ֥א עֶֽבֶד־מֶ֖לֶךְ מִבֵּ֣ית הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ לֵאמֹֽר׃ And ʿEved-melekh went out from the house of the king, and he spoke to the king, saying,   Morphology וַיֵּצֵא (va-yetse) – Root: יצא; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:7

וַיִּשְׁמַ֡ע עֶֽבֶד־מֶ֨לֶךְ הַכּוּשִׁ֜י אִ֣ישׁ סָרִ֗יס וְהוּא֙ בְּבֵ֣ית הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ כִּֽי־נָתְנ֥וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ אֶל־הַבֹּ֑ור וְהַמֶּ֥לֶךְ יֹושֵׁ֖ב בְּשַׁ֥עַר בִּנְיָמִֽן׃ And ʿEved-melekh the Kushi, a man who was a eunuch, heard—now he was in the house of the king—that they had put Yirmeyahu into the … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:6

וַיִּקְח֣וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ וַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּ אֹתֹ֜ו אֶל־הַבֹּ֣ור מַלְכִּיָּ֣הוּ בֶן־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ אֲשֶׁר֙ בַּחֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה וַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ בַּחֲבָלִ֑ים וּבַבֹּ֤ור אֵֽין־מַ֨יִם֙ כִּ֣י אִם־טִ֔יט וַיִּטְבַּ֥ע יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ בַּטִּֽיט׃ ס And they took Yirmeyahu and they threw him into the pit of Malkiyyahu son of the king which was … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:5

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר֙ הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֔הוּ הִנֵּה־ה֖וּא בְּיֶדְכֶ֑ם כִּֽי־אֵ֣ין הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ יוּכַ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֖ם דָּבָֽר׃ And King Tsidqiyyahu said, “Behold, he is in your hand, for the king is not able against you a thing.”   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:4

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ הַשָּׂרִ֜ים אֶל־הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ י֣וּמַת נָא֮ אֶת־הָאִ֣ישׁ הַזֶּה֒ כִּֽי־עַל־כֵּ֡ן הֽוּא־מְרַפֵּ֡א אֶת־יְדֵי֩ אַנְשֵׁ֨י הַמִּלְחָמָ֜ה הַֽנִּשְׁאָרִ֣ים בָּעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֗את וְאֵת֙ יְדֵ֣י כָל־הָעָ֔ם לְדַבֵּ֣ר אֲלֵיהֶ֔ם כַּדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה כִּ֣י הָאִ֣ישׁ הַזֶּ֗ה אֵינֶ֨נּוּ דֹרֵ֧שׁ לְשָׁלֹ֛ום לָעָ֥ם הַזֶּ֖ה כִּ֥י אִם־לְרָעָֽה׃ And the princes said to the king: “Let … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:3

כֹּ֖ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֑ה הִנָּתֹ֨ן תִּנָּתֵ֜ן הָעִ֣יר הַזֹּ֗את בְּיַ֛ד חֵ֥יל מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל וּלְכָדָֽהּ׃ Thus says YHWH: ‘Surely this city shall be given into the hand of the army of the king of Bavel, and he shall capture it.’”   Morphology כֹּה (koh) … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:2

כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה הַיֹּשֵׁב בָּעִיר הַזֹּאת יָמוּת בַּחֶרֶב בָּרָעָב וּבַדָּבֶר וְהַיֹּצֵא אֶל־הַכַּשְׂדִּים יִחְיֶה וְהָיְתָה־לֹּו נַפְשֹׁו לְשָׁלָל וָחָי׃ ס “Thus says YHWH: ‘He who dwells in this city shall die by the sword, by the famine, and by the pestilence; but … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 38:1

וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע שְׁפַטְיָ֣ה בֶן־מַתָּ֗ן וּגְדַלְיָ֨הוּ֙ בֶּן־פַּשְׁח֔וּר וְיוּכַל֙ בֶּן־שֶׁ֣לֶמְיָ֔הוּ וּפַשְׁח֖וּר בֶּן־מַלְכִּיָּ֑ה אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֧ר יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ מְדַבֵּ֥ר אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃ ס And Shefatya son of Mattan, and Gedalyahu son of Pashḥur, and Yukhal son of Shelemyahu, and Pashḥur son of Malkiyya, heard the words that … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 37:21

וַיְצַוֶּ֞ה הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּ וַיַּפְקִ֣דוּ אֶת־יִרְמְיָהוּ בַּחֲצַר הַמַּטָּרָה וְנָתֹן לֹו כִכַּר־לֶחֶם לַיֹּום מִחוּץ הָאֹפִים עַד־תֹּם כָּל־הַלֶּחֶם מִן־הָעִיר וַיֵּשֶׁב יִרְמְיָהוּ בַּחֲצַר הַמַּטָּרָה׃ And King Tsidqiyyahu commanded, and they placed Yirmeyahu in the court of the guard, and a loaf of bread was … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 37:20

וְעַתָּ֕ה שְֽׁמַֽע־נָ֖א אֲדֹנִ֣י הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ תִּפָּל־נָ֤א תְחִנָּתִי֙ לְפָנֶ֔יךָ וְאַל־תְּשִׁבֵ֗נִי בֵּ֚ית יְהֹונָתָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֔ר וְלֹ֥א אָמ֖וּת שָֽׁם׃ And now, please hear, my lord the king, let my supplication fall before you, and do not cause me to return to the house of Yehonatan … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 37:19

וְאַיֵּו֙ נְבִיאֵיכֶם אֲשֶׁר־נִבְּאוּ לָכֶם לֵאמֹר לֹא־יָבֹא מֶלֶךְ־בָּבֶל עֲלֵיכֶם וְעַל הָאָרֶץ הַזֹּאת׃ * כ וְאַיֵּו֙ * ק וְאַיֵּה֙ And where are your prophets who prophesied to you, saying, ‘The king of Bavel shall not come against you and against this land’? … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 37:18

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֑הוּ מֶה֩ חָטָ֨אתִֽי לְךָ֤ וְלַעֲבָדֶ֨יךָ֙ וְלָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה כִּֽי־נְתַתֶּ֥ם אֹותִ֖י אֶל־בֵּ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃ And Yirmeyahu said to King Tsidqiyyahu, “What have I sinned against you, and against your servants, and against this people, that you have given me into … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 37:17

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ וַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּ וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ בְּבֵיתֹו֙ בַּסֵּ֔תֶר וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲיֵ֥שׁ דָּבָ֖ר מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֨הוּ֙ יֵ֔שׁ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בְּיַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל תִּנָּתֵֽן׃ ס And King Tsidqiyyahu sent and took him, and the king asked him in his house secretly, and said, “Is … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 37:16

כִּ֣י בָ֧א יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ אֶל־בֵּ֥ית הַבֹּ֖ור וְאֶל־הַֽחֲנֻיֹות וַיֵּֽשֶׁב־שָׁ֥ם יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃ פ For Yirmeyahu came into the house of the pit and into the cells, and Yirmeyahu sat there many days.   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי; Form: Conjunction; Translation: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 37:15

וַיִּקְצְפ֧וּ הַשָּׂרִ֛ים עַֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ וְהִכּ֣וּ אֹתֹ֑ו וְנָתְנ֨וּ אֹותֹ֜ו בֵּ֣ית הָאֵס֗וּר בֵּ֚ית יְהֹונָתָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֔ר כִּֽי־אֹתֹ֥ו עָשׂ֖וּ לְבֵ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃ And the officials were enraged against Yirmeyahu and struck him, and they put him in the house of confinement, in the house of Yehonatan … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 37:14

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֜הוּ שֶׁ֗קֶר אֵינֶ֤נִּי נֹפֵל֙ עַל־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖ע אֵלָ֑יו וַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂ יִרְאִיָּיה֙ בְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּ וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ אֶל־הַשָּׂרִֽים׃ And Yirmeyahu said, “Falsehood! I am not falling to the Kasdim.” But he did not listen to him, and Yirʾiyya seized Yirmeyahu and brought him to … Continue reading

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