H9001–/וַ–v

And Jeremiah hath taken another roll, and giveth it unto Baruch son of Neriah the scribe, and he writeth on it from the mouth of Jeremiah all the words of the book that Jehoiakim king of Judah hath burnt in the fire; and again there were added unto them many words like these.

וַֽיִּתְּנָהּ֮ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּכְתֹּ֤ב (וַ) va “and”

And reign doth king Zedekiah son of Josiah instead of Coniah son of Jehoiakim whom Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon had caused to reign in the land of Judah,

וַיִּ֨מְלָךְ־ (וַ) va “and”

And Zedekiah the king sendeth Jehucal son of Shelemiah, and Zephaniah son of Maaseiah the priest, unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying, `Pray, we beseech thee, for us unto Jehovah our God.'

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ (וַ) va “and”

and the force of Pharaoh hath come out of Egypt, and the Chaldeans, who are laying siege against Jerusalem, hear their report, and go up from off Jerusalem.

וַיִּשְׁמְע֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣עָל֔וּ (וַ) va “and”

And there is a word of Jehovah unto Jeremiah the prophet, saying:

וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

and the Chaldeans have turned back, and fought against this city, and captured it, and burnt it with fire.

וְשָׁ֙בוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנִלְחֲמ֖וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְכָדֻ֖הָ (וּ) u. “and”וּשְׂרָפֻ֥הָ (וּ) u. “and”

for though ye had smitten all the force of the Chaldeans who are fighting with you, and there were left of them wounded men -- each in his tent -- they rise, and have burnt this city with fire.'

וְנִ֨שְׁאֲרוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָֽׂרְפ֛וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And it hath come to pass, in the going up of the force of the Chaldeans from off Jerusalem, because of the force of Pharaoh,

וְהָיָ֗ה (וְ) ve. “and”

that Jeremiah goeth out from Jerusalem to go `to' the land of Benjamin, to receive a portion thence in the midst of the people.

וַיֵּצֵ֤א (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass, he is at the gate of Benjamin, and there `is' a master of the ward -- and his name is Irijah son of Shelemiah, son of Hananiah -- and he catcheth Jeremiah the prophet, saying, `Unto the Chaldeans thou art falling.'

וַיְהִי־ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂ (וַ) va “and”

And Jeremiah saith, `Falsehood -- I am not falling unto the Chaldeans;' and he hath not hearkened unto him, and Irijah layeth hold on Jeremiah, and bringeth him in unto the heads,

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂ (וַ) va “and”וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ (וַ) va “and”

and the heads are wroth against Jeremiah, and have smitten him, and put him in the prison-house -- the house of Jonathan the scribe, for it they had made for a prison-house.

וַיִּקְצְפ֧וּ (וַ) va “and”וְהִכּ֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָתְנ֨וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

When Jeremiah hath entered into the house of the dungeon, and unto the cells, then Jeremiah dwelleth there many days,

וַיֵּֽשֶׁב־ (וַ) va “and”

and the king Zedekiah sendeth, and taketh him, and the king asketh him in his house in secret, and saith, `Is there a word from Jehovah?' And Jeremiah saith, `There is,' and he saith, `Into the hand of the king of Babylon thou art given.'

וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֤אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And Jeremiah saith unto the king Zedekiah, `What have I sinned against thee, and against thy servants, and against this people, that ye have given me unto a prison-house?

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the king Zedekiah commandeth, and they commit Jeremiah into the court of the prison, also to give to him a cake of bread daily from the bakers' street, till the consumption of all the bread of the city, and Jeremiah dwelleth in the court of the prison.

וַיְצַוֶּ֞ה (וַ) va “and”וַיַּפְקִ֣דוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

And Shephatiah son of Mattan, and Gedaliah son of Pashhur, and Jucal son of Shelemiah, and Pashhur son of Malchiah, hear the words that Jeremiah is speaking unto all the people, saying,

וַיִּשְׁמַ֞ע (וַ) va “and”

`Thus said Jehovah: He who is remaining in this city dieth, by sword, by famine, and by pestilence, and he who is going forth unto the Chaldeans liveth, and his soul hath been to him for a prey, and he liveth.

וְחָיָ֔ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָיְתָה־ (וְ) ve. “and”וָחָֽי׃ (וָ) va. “and”

Thus said Jehovah: This city is certainly given into the hand of the force of the king of Babylon, and he hath captured it.'

וּלְכָדָֽהּ׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And the heads say unto the king, `Let, we pray thee, this man be put to death, because that he is making feeble the hands of the men of war, who are left in this city, and the hands of all the people, by speaking unto them according to these words, for this man is not seeking for the peace of this people, but for its evil.'

וַיֹּאמְר֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the king Zedekiah saith, `Lo, he `is' in your hand: for the king is not able for you `in' anything.'

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (וַ) va “and”

And they take Jeremiah, and cast him into the pit of Malchiah son of the king, that `is' in the court of the prison, and they send down Jeremiah with cords; and in the pit there is no water, but mire, and Jeremiah sinketh in the mire.

וַיִּקְח֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּשְׁלִ֨כוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיְשַׁלְּח֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּטְבַּ֥ע (וַ) va “and”

And Ebed-Melech the Cushite, a eunuch who `is' in the king's house, heareth that they have put Jeremiah into the pit; and the king is sitting at the gate of Benjamin,

וַיִּשְׁמַ֡ע (וַ) va “and”

and Ebed-Melech goeth forth from the king's house, and speaketh unto the king, saying,

וַיֵּצֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיְדַבֵּ֥ר (וַ) va “and”

`My lord, O king, these men have done evil `in' all that they have done to Jeremiah the prophet, whom they have cast into the pit, and he dieth in his place because of the famine, for there is no more bread in the city.'

וַיָּ֤מָת (וַ) va “and”