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Jeremiah 36:18

וַיֹּ֤אמֶר לָהֶם֙ בָּר֔וּךְ מִפִּיו֙ יִקְרָ֣א אֵלַ֔י אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה וַאֲנִ֛י כֹּתֵ֥ב עַל־הַסֵּ֖פֶר בַּדְּיֹֽו׃ פ And Barukh said to them, “From his mouth he would read to me all these words, and I write them on the scroll with ink.”   … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:17

וְאֶ֨ת־בָּר֔וּךְ שָׁאֲל֖וּ לֵאמֹ֑ר הַגֶּד־נָ֣א לָ֔נוּ אֵ֗יךְ כָּתַ֛בְתָּ אֶת־כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה מִפִּֽיו׃ And they questioned Barukh, saying, “Please tell us, how did you write all these words from his mouth?”   Morphology וְאֶת (ve-et) – Root: את; Form: Conjunction + direct object … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:16

וַיְהִ֗י כְּשָׁמְעָם֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֔ים פָּחֲד֖וּ אִ֣ישׁ אֶל־רֵעֵ֑הוּ וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אֶל־בָּר֔וּךְ הַגֵּ֤יד נַגִּיד֙ לַמֶּ֔לֶךְ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ And it happened, when they heard all the words, they were afraid, each man to his companion, and they said to Barukh, “We will surely report … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:15

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ אֵלָ֔יו שֵׁ֣ב נָ֔א וּקְרָאֶ֖נָּה בְּאָזְנֵ֑ינוּ וַיִּקְרָ֥א בָר֖וּךְ בְּאָזְנֵיהֶֽם׃ And they said to him, “Please sit and read it in our ears.” And Barukh read in their ears.   Morphology וַיֹּאמְרוּ (va-yomru) – Root: אמר; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:14

וַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּ כָל־הַשָּׂרִ֜ים אֶל־בָּר֗וּךְ אֶת־יְהוּדִ֡י בֶּן־֠נְתַנְיָהוּ בֶּן־שֶׁלֶמְיָ֣הוּ בֶן־כּוּשִׁי֮ לֵאמֹר֒ הַמְּגִלָּ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר קָרָ֤אתָ בָּהּ֙ בְּאָזְנֵ֣י הָעָ֔ם קָחֶ֥נָּה בְיָדְךָ֖ וָלֵ֑ךְ וַ֠יִּקַּח בָּר֨וּךְ בֶּן־נֵרִיָּ֤הוּ אֶת־הַמְּגִלָּה֙ בְּיָדֹ֔ו וַיָּבֹ֖א אֲלֵיהֶֽם׃ And all the officials sent Yehudi son of Netanyahu son of Shelemyahu son of Kushi to … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:13

וַיַּגֵּ֤ד לָהֶם֙ מִכָ֔יְהוּ אֵ֥ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֖ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָׁמֵ֑עַ בִּקְרֹ֥א בָר֛וּךְ בַּסֵּ֖פֶר בְּאָזְנֵ֥י הָעָֽם׃ And Mikhayhu recounted to them all the words that he had heard when Barukh read in the scroll in the ears of the people.   Morphology וַיַּגֵּד (va-yagged) … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:12

וַיֵּ֤רֶד בֵּית־הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ֙ עַל־לִשְׁכַּ֣ת הַסֹּפֵ֔ר וְהִ֨נֵּה־שָׁ֔ם כָּל־הַשָּׂרִ֖ים יֹֽושְׁבִ֑ים אֱלִישָׁמָ֣ע הַסֹּפֵ֡ר וּדְלָיָ֣הוּ בֶן־֠שְׁמַעְיָהוּ וְאֶלְנָתָ֨ן בֶּן־עַכְבֹּ֜ור וּגְמַרְיָ֧הוּ בֶן־שָׁפָ֛ן וְצִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ בֶן־חֲנַנְיָ֖הוּ וְכָל־הַשָּׂרִֽים׃ And the house of the king went down to the chamber of the scribe, and behold, there were all the officials sitting, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:11

וַ֠יִּשְׁמַ֗ע מִכָ֨יְהוּ בֶן־גְּמַרְיָ֧הוּ בֶן־שָׁפָ֛ן אֶת־כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה מֵעַ֥ל הַסֵּֽפֶר׃ And Mikhayhu son of Gemaryahu son of Shaphan heard all the words of YHWH from upon the scroll.   Morphology וַיִּשְׁמַע (va-yishmaʿ) – Root: שׁמע; Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:10

וַיִּקְרָ֨א בָר֥וּךְ בַּסֵּ֛פֶר אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֥י יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ בֵּ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה בְּלִשְׁכַּ֡ת גְּמַרְיָהוּ֩ בֶן־שָׁפָ֨ן הַסֹּפֵ֜ר בֶּחָצֵ֣ר הָעֶלְיֹ֗ון פֶּ֣תַח שַׁ֤עַר בֵּית־יְהוָה֙ הֶֽחָדָ֔שׁ בְּאָזְנֵ֖י כָּל־הָעָֽם׃ And Barukh read in the scroll the words of Yirmeyahu in the house of YHWH, in the chamber of Gemaryahu son … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:9

וַיְהִ֣י בַשָּׁנָ֣ה הַ֠חֲמִשִׁית לִיהֹויָקִ֨ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֤הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה֙ בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַתְּשִׁעִ֔י קָרְא֨וּ צֹ֜ום לִפְנֵ֧י יְהוָ֛ה כָּל־הָעָ֖ם בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְכָל־הָעָ֗ם הַבָּאִ֛ים מֵעָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ And it came to pass in the fifth year of Yehoyaqim son of Yoshiyahu, king of Yehuda, in the ninth month, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:8

וַיַּ֗עַשׂ בָּרוּךְ֙ בֶּן־נֵ֣רִיָּ֔ה כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֖הוּ יִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֑יא לִקְרֹ֥א בַסֵּ֛פֶר דִּבְרֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה בֵּ֥ית יְהֹוָֽה׃ ס And Barukh son of Neriyya did according to all that Yirmeyahu the prophet had commanded him, to read in the scroll the words of YHWH in … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:7

אוּלַ֞י תִּפֹּ֤ל תְּחִנָּתָם֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְיָשֻׁ֕בוּ אִ֖ישׁ מִדַּרְכֹּ֣ו הָרָעָ֑ה כִּֽי־גָדֹ֤ול הָאַף֙ וְהַ֣חֵמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֶל־הָעָ֥ם הַזֶּֽה׃ Perhaps their supplication will fall before YHWH, and each man will turn from his evil way, for great is the anger and the wrath … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:6

וּבָאתָ֣ אַתָּ֡ה וְקָרָ֣אתָ בַמְּגִלָּ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־כָּתַֽבְתָּ־מִפִּי֩ אֶת־דִּבְרֵ֨י יְהוָ֜ה בְּאָזְנֵ֥י הָעָ֛ם בֵּ֥ית יְהוָ֖ה בְּיֹ֣ום צֹ֑ום וְגַ֨ם בְּאָזְנֵ֧י כָל־יְהוּדָ֛ה הַבָּאִ֥ים מֵעָרֵיהֶ֖ם תִּקְרָאֵֽם׃ And you shall go, you, and read in the scroll that you have written from my mouth the words of YHWH, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:5

וַיְצַוֶּ֣ה יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ אֶת־בָּר֖וּךְ לֵאמֹ֑ר אֲנִ֣י עָצ֔וּר לֹ֣א אוּכַ֔ל לָבֹ֖וא בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃ And Yirmeyahu commanded Barukh, saying, “I am restrained; I cannot go into the house of YHWH.   Morphology וַיְצַוֶּה (va-yetsaveh) – Root: צוה; Form: Piel wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:4

וַיִּקְרָ֣א יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ אֶת־בָּר֖וּךְ בֶּן־נֵֽרִיָּ֑ה וַיִּכְתֹּ֨ב בָּר֜וּךְ מִפִּ֣י יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ אֵ֣ת כָּל־דִּבְרֵ֧י יְהוָ֛ה אֲשֶׁר־דִּבֶּ֥ר אֵלָ֖יו עַל־מְגִלַּת־סֵֽפֶר׃ And Yirmeyahu called Barukh son of Neriyya, and Barukh wrote from the mouth of Yirmeyahu all the words of YHWH that He had spoken to him … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:3

אוּלַ֤י יִשְׁמְעוּ֙ בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֔ה אֵ֚ת כָּל־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֛ר אָנֹכִ֥י חֹשֵׁ֖ב לַעֲשֹׂ֣ות לָהֶ֑ם לְמַ֣עַן יָשׁ֗וּבוּ אִ֚ישׁ מִדַּרְכֹּ֣ו הָרָעָ֔ה וְסָלַחְתִּ֥י לַעֲוֹנָ֖ם וּלְחַטָּאתָֽם׃ ס Perhaps the house of Yehuda will listen to all the evil that I am planning to do to them, so … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:2

קַח־לְךָ֮ מְגִלַּת־סֵפֶר֒ וְכָתַבְתָּ֣ אֵלֶ֗יהָ אֵ֣ת כָּל־הַדְּבָרִ֞ים אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֧רְתִּי אֵלֶ֛יךָ עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל וְעַל־יְהוּדָ֖ה וְעַל־כָּל־הַגֹּויִ֑ם מִיֹּ֞ום דִּבַּ֤רְתִּי אֵלֶ֨יךָ֙ מִימֵ֣י יֹאשִׁיָּ֔הוּ וְעַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ “Take for yourself a scroll of a book, and you shall write upon it all the words that I have spoken … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 36:1

וַֽיְהִי֙ בַּשָּׁנָ֣ה הָרְבִיעִ֔ת לִיהֹויָקִ֥ים בֶּן־יֹאשִׁיָּ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה הָיָ֞ה הַדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ מֵאֵ֥ת יְהוָ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ And it came to pass in the fourth year of Yehoyaqim son of Yoshiyahu, king of Yehudah, that this word was to Yirmeyahu from YHWH, saying, … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:19

לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֥ה אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לֹֽא־יִכָּרֵ֨ת אִ֜ישׁ לְיֹונָדָ֧ב בֶּן־רֵכָ֛ב עֹמֵ֥ד לְפָנַ֖י כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ פ Therefore thus said YHWH of Hosts, God of Yisraʾel: “A man shall not be cut off from Yehonadav son of Rekhav, one standing before Me … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:18

וּלְבֵ֨ית הָרֵכָבִ֜ים אָמַ֣ר יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ כֹּֽה־אָמַ֞ר יְהוָ֤ה צְבָאֹות֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל יַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר שְׁמַעְתֶּ֔ם עַל־מִצְוַ֖ת יְהֹונָדָ֣ב אֲבִיכֶ֑ם וַֽתִּשְׁמְרוּ֙ אֶת־כָּל־מִצְוֹתָ֔יו וַֽתַּעֲשׂ֔וּ כְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֖ה אֶתְכֶֽם׃ ס And to the house of the Rekhavim Yirmeyahu said, “Thus said YHWH of hosts, God of Yisraʾel: ‘Because … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:17

לָ֠כֵן כֹּֽה־אָמַ֨ר יְהוָ֜ה אֱלֹהֵ֤י צְבָאֹות֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הִנְנִ֧י מֵבִ֣יא אֶל־יְהוּדָ֗ה וְאֶ֤ל כָּל־יֹֽושְׁבֵי֙ יְר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם אֵ֚ת כָּל־הָ֣רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי עֲלֵיהֶ֑ם יַ֣עַן דִּבַּ֤רְתִּי אֲלֵיהֶם֙ וְלֹ֣א שָׁמֵ֔עוּ וָאֶקְרָ֥א לָהֶ֖ם וְלֹ֥א עָנֽוּ׃ “Therefore thus said YHWH, God of Hosts, God of Yisraʾel: ‘Behold, I am … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:16

כִּ֣י הֵקִ֗ימוּ בְּנֵי֙ יְהֹונָדָ֣ב בֶּן־רֵכָ֔ב אֶת־מִצְוַ֥ת אֲבִיהֶ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר צִוָּ֑ם וְהָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה לֹ֥א שָׁמְע֖וּ אֵלָֽי׃ ס For the sons of Yehonadav son of Rekhav have upheld the command of their father which he commanded them, but this people has not listened … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 35:15

וָאֶשְׁלַ֣ח אֲלֵיכֶ֣ם אֶת־כָּל־עֲבָדַ֣י הַנְּבִאִ֣ים הַשְׁכֵּ֣ים וְשָׁלֹ֣חַ לֵאמֹ֡ר שֻׁבוּ־נָ֡א אִישׁ֩ מִדַּרְכֹּ֨ו הָרָעָ֜ה וְהֵיטִ֣יבוּ מַֽעַלְלֵיכֶ֗ם וְאַל־תֵּ֨לְכ֜וּ אַחֲרֵ֨י אֱלֹהִ֤ים אֲחֵרִים֙ לְעָבְדָ֔ם וּשְׁבוּ֙ אֶל־הָ֣אֲדָמָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥תִּי לָכֶ֖ם וְלַאֲבֹֽתֵיכֶ֑ם וְלֹ֤א הִטִּיתֶם֙ אֶֽת־אָזְנְכֶ֔ם וְלֹ֥א שְׁמַעְתֶּ֖ם אֵלָֽי׃ And I sent to you all My servants the prophets, rising … Continue reading

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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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