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Jeremiah 35:14

הוּקַ֡ם אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֣י יְהֹונָדָ֣ב בֶּן־֠רֵכָב אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֨ה אֶת־בָּנָ֜יו לְבִלְתִּ֣י שְׁתֹֽות־יַ֗יִן וְלֹ֤א שָׁתוּ֙ עַד־הַיֹּ֣ום הַזֶּ֔ה כִּ֣י שָֽׁמְע֔וּ אֵ֖ת מִצְוַ֣ת אֲבִיהֶ֑ם וְאָ֨נֹכִ֜י דִּבַּ֤רְתִּי אֲלֵיכֶם֙ הַשְׁכֵּ֣ם וְדַבֵּ֔ר וְלֹ֥א שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם אֵלָֽי׃ The words of Yehonadav son of Rekhav, who commanded his sons not to drink wine, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:13

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הָלֹ֤ךְ וְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ לְאִ֣ישׁ יְהוּדָ֔ה וּלְיֹֽושְׁבֵ֖י יְרֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם הֲלֹ֨וא תִקְח֥וּ מוּסָ֛ר לִשְׁמֹ֥עַ אֶל־דְּבָרַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ “Thus said YHWH of Hosts, the God of Yisraʾel: ‘Go and say to the man of Yehuda and to the inhabitants of Yerushalayim, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:12

וַֽיְהִי֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to Yirmeyahu, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִי (va-yehī) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to pass”; Notes: A narrative formula introducing a prophetic … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:11

וַיְהִ֗י בַּעֲלֹ֨ות נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּ֥ר מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֮ אֶל־הָאָרֶץ֒ וַנֹּ֗אמֶר בֹּ֚אוּ וְנָבֹ֣וא יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם מִפְּנֵי֙ חֵ֣יל הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים וּמִפְּנֵ֖י חֵ֣יל אֲרָ֑ם וַנֵּ֖שֶׁב בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ פ And it came to pass when Nevukhadretṣar king of Bavel came up against the land, then we said, “Come, and let us … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:10

וַנֵּ֖שֶׁב בָּֽאֳהָלִ֑ים וַנִּשְׁמַ֣ע וַנַּ֔עַשׂ כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֖נוּ יֹונָדָ֥ב אָבִֽינוּ׃ And we dwelled in tents, and we obeyed and we did according to all that Yonadav our father commanded us.   Morphology וַנֵּשֶׁב (va-nēshev) – Root: ישׁב; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 1st person … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:9

וּלְבִלְתִּ֛י בְּנֹ֥ות בָּתִּ֖ים לְשִׁבְתֵּ֑נוּ וְכֶ֧רֶם וְשָׂדֶ֛ה וָזֶ֖רַע לֹ֥א יִֽהְיֶה־לָּֽנוּ׃ And so as not to build houses for us to dwell in, and vineyard and field and seed we shall not have.   Morphology וּלְבִלְתִּי (u-ləviltī) – Root: בלע; Form: Conjunction … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:8

וַנִּשְׁמַ֗ע בְּקֹ֨ול יְהֹונָדָ֤ב בֶּן־רֵכָב֙ אָבִ֔ינוּ לְכֹ֖ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֑נוּ לְבִלְתִּ֤י שְׁתֹֽות־יַ֨יִן֙ כָּל־יָמֵ֔ינוּ אֲנַ֣חְנוּ נָשֵׁ֔ינוּ בָּנֵ֖ינוּ וּבְנֹתֵֽינוּ׃ And we have obeyed the voice of Yehonadav son of Rekhav our father, in all that he commanded us, not to drink wine all our … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:7

וּבַ֣יִת לֹֽא־תִבְנ֗וּ וְזֶ֤רַע לֹֽא־תִזְרָ֨עוּ֙ וְכֶ֣רֶם לֹֽא־תִטָּ֔עוּ וְלֹ֥א יִֽהְיֶ֖ה לָכֶ֑ם כִּ֠י בָּאֳהָלִ֤ים תֵּֽשְׁבוּ֙ כָּל־יְמֵיכֶ֔ם לְמַ֨עַן תִּֽחְי֜וּ יָמִ֤ים רַבִּים֙ עַל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתֶּ֖ם גָּרִ֥ים שָֽׁם׃ And house you shall not build, and seed you shall not sow, and vineyard you shall not … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:6

וַיֹּאמְר֖וּ לֹ֣א נִשְׁתֶּה־יָּ֑יִן כִּי֩ יֹונָדָ֨ב בֶּן־רֵכָ֜ב אָבִ֗ינוּ צִוָּ֤ה עָלֵ֨ינוּ֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֧א תִשְׁתּוּ־יַ֛יִן אַתֶּ֥ם וּבְנֵיכֶ֖ם עַד־עֹולָֽם׃ And they said, “We will not drink wine, for Yonadav son of Rekhav our father commanded us, saying, ‘You shall not drink wine, you or … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:5

וָאֶתֵּ֞ן לִפְנֵ֣י בְּנֵ֣י בֵית־הָרֵכָבִ֗ים גְּבִעִ֛ים מְלֵאִ֥ים יַ֖יִן וְכֹסֹ֑ות וָאֹמַ֥ר אֲלֵיהֶ֖ם שְׁתוּ־יָֽיִן׃ And I set before the sons of the house of the Rekhavim goblets full of wine and goblets, and I said to them, “Drink wine.”   Morphology וָאֶתֵּן (va-etten) … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:4

וָאָבִ֤א אֹתָם֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־לִשְׁכַּ֗ת בְּנֵ֛י חָנָ֥ן בֶּן־יִגְדַּלְיָ֖הוּ אִ֣ישׁ הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים אֲשֶׁר־אֵ֨צֶל֙ לִשְׁכַּ֣ת הַשָּׂרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר מִמַּ֗עַל לְלִשְׁכַּ֛ת מַעֲשֵׂיָ֥הוּ בֶן־שַׁלֻּ֖ם שֹׁמֵ֥ר הַסַּֽף׃ And I brought them into the house of YHWH, to the chamber of the sons of Ḥanan son of Yigdalyahu, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:3

וָאֶקַּ֞ח אֶת־יַאֲזַנְיָ֤ה בֶֽן־יִרְמְיָ֨הוּ֙ בֶּן־חֲבַצִּנְיָ֔ה וְאֶת־אֶחָ֖יו וְאֶת־כָּל־בָּנָ֑יו וְאֵ֖ת כָּל־בֵּ֥ית הָרֵכָבִֽים׃ And I took Yaʾazanya son of Yirmeyahu son of Ḥavatsinya, and his brothers, and all his sons, and all the house of the Rekhavim.   Morphology וָאֶקַּח (va-eqqaḥ) – Root: לקח; … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:2

הָלֹוךְ֮ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הָרֵכָבִים֒ וְדִבַּרְתָּ֣ אֹותָ֔ם וַהֲבִֽאֹותָם֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה אֶל־אַחַ֖ת הַלְּשָׁכֹ֑ות וְהִשְׁקִיתָ֥ אֹותָ֖ם יָֽיִן׃ “Go to the house of the Rekhavim and speak with them, and bring them into the house of YHWH, to one of the chambers, and give them … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:1

הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה בִּימֵ֨י יְהֹויָקִ֧ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֛הוּ מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ The word that came to Yirmeyahu from YHWH in the days of Yehoyaqim son of Yoshiyahu king of Yehuda, saying,   Morphology הַדָּבָר (ha-dāvar) – Root: דבר; Form: Definite … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:22

הִנְנִ֨י מְצַוֶּ֜ה נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה וַהֲשִׁ֨בֹתִ֜ים אֶל־הָעִ֤יר הַזֹּאת֙ וְנִלְחֲמ֣וּ עָלֶ֔יהָ וּלְכָד֖וּהָ וּשְׂרָפֻ֣הָ בָאֵ֑שׁ וְאֶת־עָרֵ֧י יְהוּדָ֛ה אֶתֵּ֥ן שְׁמָמָ֖ה מֵאֵ֥ין יֹשֵֽׁב׃ פ Behold, I am commanding,’ declares YHWH, ‘and I will bring them back against this city, and they will fight against it and … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:21

וְאֶת־צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֜ה וְאֶת־שָׂרָ֗יו אֶתֵּן֙ בְּיַ֣ד אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְיַ֖ד מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשָׁ֑ם וּבְיַד חֵ֚יל מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל הָעֹלִ֖ים מֵעֲלֵיכֶֽם׃ And Tsidqiyyahu king of Yehuda and his officials I will give into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:20

וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֹותָם֙ בְּיַ֣ד אֹֽיְבֵיהֶ֔ם וּבְיַ֖ד מְבַקְשֵׁ֣י נַפְשָׁ֑ם וְהָיְתָ֤ה נִבְלָתָם֙ לְמַֽאֲכָ֔ל לְעֹ֥וף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃ And I will give them into the hand of their enemies and into the hand of those who seek their life, and their carcasses shall be … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:19

שָׂרֵ֨י יְהוּדָ֜ה וְשָׂרֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלִַ֗ם הַסָּֽרִסִים֙ וְהַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים וְכֹ֖ל עַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ הָעֹ֣בְרִ֔ים בֵּ֖ין בִּתְרֵ֥י הָעֵֽגֶל׃ The officials of Yehuda and the officials of Yerushalayim, the eunuchs and the priests, and all the people of the land, those who passed between the parts … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:18

וְנָתַתִּ֣י אֶת־הָאֲנָשִׁ֗ים הָעֹֽבְרִים֙ אֶת־בְּרִתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־הֵקִ֨ימוּ֙ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֣י הַבְּרִ֔ית אֲשֶׁ֥ר כָּרְת֖וּ לְפָנָ֑י הָעֵ֨גֶל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר כָּרְת֣וּ לִשְׁנַ֔יִם וַיַּעַבְר֖וּ בֵּ֥ין בְּתָרָֽיו׃ And I will give the men who transgressed My covenant, who did not establish the words of the covenant that they cut … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:17

לָכֵן֮ כֹּה־אָמַ֣ר יְהוָה֒ אַתֶּם֙ לֹֽא־שְׁמַעְתֶּ֣ם אֵלַ֔י לִקְרֹ֣א דְרֹ֔ור אִ֥ישׁ לְאָחִ֖יו וְאִ֣ישׁ לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ הִנְנִ֣י קֹרֵא֩ לָכֶ֨ם דְּרֹ֜ור נְאֻם־יְהוָ֗ה אֶל־הַחֶ֨רֶב֙ אֶל־הַדֶּ֣בֶר וְאֶל־הָרָעָ֔ב וְנָתַתִּ֤י אֶתְכֶם֙ לְזוּעָה לְכֹ֖ל מַמְלְכֹ֥ות הָאָֽרֶץ׃ Therefore, thus says YHWH: ‘You have not listened to Me to proclaim liberty, each … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:16

וַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּ֙ וַתְּחַלְּל֣וּ אֶת־שְׁמִ֔י וַתָּשִׁ֗בוּ אִ֤ישׁ אֶת־עַבְדֹּו֙ וְאִ֣ישׁ אֶת־שִׁפְחָתֹ֔ו אֲשֶׁר־שִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥ם חָפְשִׁ֖ים לְנַפְשָׁ֑ם וַתִּכְבְּשׁ֣וּ אֹתָ֔ם לִֽהְיֹ֣ות לָכֶ֔ם לַעֲבָדִ֖ים וְלִשְׁפָחֹֽות׃ ס But you turned back and profaned My Name, and you brought back each man his male servant and each man his female … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:15

וַתָּשֻׁ֨בוּ אַתֶּ֜ם הַיֹּ֗ום וַתַּעֲשׂ֤וּ אֶת־הַיָּשָׁר֙ בְּעֵינַ֔י לִקְרֹ֥א דְרֹ֖ור אִ֣ישׁ לְרֵעֵ֑הוּ וַתִּכְרְת֤וּ בְרִית֙ לְפָנַ֔י בַּבַּ֕יִת אֲשֶׁר־נִקְרָ֥א שְׁמִ֖י עָלָֽיו׃ But you turned back today and did what is right in My eyes, to proclaim liberty each man to his fellow. And you … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:14

מִקֵּ֣ץ שֶׁ֣בַע שָׁנִ֡ים תְּֽשַׁלְּח֡וּ אִישׁ֩ אֶת־אָחִ֨יו הָעִבְרִ֜י אֲשֶֽׁר־יִמָּכֵ֣ר לְךָ֗ וַעֲבָֽדְךָ֙ שֵׁ֣שׁ שָׁנִ֔ים וְשִׁלַּחְתֹּ֥ו חָפְשִׁ֖י מֵֽעִמָּ֑ךְ וְלֹֽא־שָׁמְע֤וּ אֲבֹֽותֵיכֶם֙ אֵלַ֔י וְלֹ֥א הִטּ֖וּ אֶת־אָזְנָֽם׃ At the end of seven years you shall release each man his ʿIvri brother who has been sold to … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:13

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אָנֹכִ֗י כָּרַ֤תִּֽי בְרִית֙ אֶת־אֲבֹ֣ותֵיכֶ֔ם בְּיֹ֨ום הֹוצִאִ֤י אֹותָם֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם מִבֵּ֥ית עֲבָדִ֖ים לֵאמֹֽר׃ “Thus said YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel: ‘I made a covenant with your fathers on the day I brought them out from the land … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:12

וַיְהִ֤י דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ מֵאֵ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ And the word of YHWH came to Yirmeyahu from YHWH, saying,   Morphology וַיְהִ֤י (va-yehī) – Root: היה; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it came to be”; Notes: Standard narrative … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:11

וַיָּשׁ֨וּבוּ֙ אַחֲרֵי־כֵ֔ן וַיָּשִׁ֗בוּ אֶת־הָֽעֲבָדִים֙ וְאֶת־הַשְּׁפָחֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֥ר שִׁלְּח֖וּ חָפְשִׁ֑ים וַיַּכְבִּשֻׁ֙ם֙ לַעֲבָדִ֖ים וְלִשְׁפָחֹֽות׃ ס But afterward they turned back and took back the male servants and the female servants whom they had released free, and they subdued them to be male servants … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:10

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩ כָל־הַשָּׂרִ֨ים וְכָל־הָעָ֜ם אֲשֶׁר־בָּ֣אוּ בַבְּרִ֗ית לְ֠שַׁלַּח אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־עַבְדֹּ֞ו וְאִ֤ישׁ אֶת־שִׁפְחָתֹו֙ חָפְשִׁ֔ים לְבִלְתִּ֥י עֲבָד־בָּ֖ם עֹ֑וד וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ וַיְשַׁלֵּֽחוּ׃ And all the officials and all the people who had entered into the covenant heard, to release each man his male servant and each … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:9

לְ֠שַׁלַּח אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־עַבְדֹּ֞ו וְאִ֧ישׁ אֶת־שִׁפְחָתֹ֛ו הָעִבְרִ֥י וְהָעִבְרִיָּ֖ה חָפְשִׁ֑ים לְבִלְתִּ֧י עֲבָד־בָּ֛ם בִּיהוּדִ֥י אָחִ֖יהוּ אִֽישׁ׃ To release each man his male servant, and each man his female servant, the ʿIvri man and the ʿIvri woman, free, so that no one should enslave … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:8

הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֥ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה אַחֲרֵ֡י כְּרֹת֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ בְּרִ֗ית אֶת־כָּל־הָעָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם לִקְרֹ֥א לָהֶ֖ם דְּרֹֽור׃ The word that came to Yirmeyahu from YHWH after King Tsidqiyyahu had cut a covenant with all the people who were in Yerushalayim, to … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 34:7

וְחֵ֣יל מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֗ל נִלְחָמִים֙ עַל־יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם וְעַ֛ל כָּל־עָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה הַנֹּֽותָרֹ֑ות אֶל־לָכִישׁ֙ וְאֶל־עֲזֵקָ֔ה כִּ֣י הֵ֗נָּה נִשְׁאֲר֛וּ בְּעָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה עָרֵ֥י מִבְצָֽר׃ פ And the army of the king of Bavel was fighting against Yerushalayim and against all the cities of Yehuda that remained, against … Continue reading

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