H9002–/וְ–v

But Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, let the poorest of the people, who had nothing whatever, go on living in the land of Judah, and gave them vine-gardens and fields at the same time.

וּמִן־ (וּ) u. “and”וִֽיגֵבִ֖ים (וִֽ) vi. “and”

Take him and keep an eye on him and see that no evil comes to him; but do with him whatever he says to you.

וְעֵינֶ֙יךָ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, sent Nebushazban, the Rab-saris, and Nergal-shar-ezer, the Rabmag, and all the chief captains of the king of Babylon,

וּנְבֽוּשַׁזְבָּן֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְנֵרְגַ֥ל (וְ) ve. “and”וְכֹ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the word of the Lord came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the place of the armed watchmen, saying,

וְאֶֽל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Go and say to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, This is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: See, my words will come true for this town, for evil and not for good: they will come about before your eyes on that day.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

But I will keep you safe on that day, says the Lord: you will not be given into the hands of the men you are fearing.

וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”

For I will certainly let you go free, and you will not be put to the sword, but your life will be given to you out of the hands of your attackers: because you have put your faith in me, says the Lord.

וּבַחֶ֖רֶב (וּ) u. “and”

The word which came to Jeremiah from the Lord, after Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, had let him go from Ramah, when he had taken him; for he had been put in chains, among all the prisoners of Jerusalem and Judah who were taken away prisoners

וְהֽוּא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽיהוּדָ֔ה (וִֽ) vi. “and”

*** and the Lord has made it come, and has done as he said; because of your sin against the Lord in not giving ear to his voice; and that is why this thing has come on you.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now see, this day I am freeing you from the chains which are on your hands. If it seems good to you to come with me to Babylon, then come, and I will keep an eye on you; but if it does not seem good to you to come with me to Babylon, then do not come: se

וְעַתָּ֞ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָשִׂ֤ים (וְ) ve. “so”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then go back to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon has made ruler over the towns of Judah, and make your living-place with him among the people; or go wherever it seems right to you to go. So the captain of the arme

וְעוֹדֶ֣נּוּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֻׁ֡בָה (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֵׁ֤ב (וְ) ve. “and”וּמַשְׂאֵ֖ת (וּ) u. “and”

Now when it came to the ears of all the captains of the forces who were in the field, and their men, that the king of Babylon had made Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, ruler in the land, and had put under his care the men and women and children, all the poor

וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֔ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְכִ֣י׀ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָשִׁים֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וָטָ֔ף (וָ) va. “and”וּמִדַּלַּ֣ת (וּ) u. “and”

Then they came to Gedaliah in Mizpah, even Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan, the son of Kareah, and Seraiah, the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah, the son of the Maacathite, they and their men.

וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל (וְ) ve. “and”וְיוֹחָנָ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְיוֹנָתָ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׂרָיָ֨ה (וּ) u. “and”וּבְנֵ֣י׀ (וּ) u. “and”וִֽיזַנְיָ֙הוּ֙ (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְאַנְשֵׁיהֶֽם׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, took an oath to them and their men, saying, Have no fear of the servants of the Chaldaeans: go on living in the land, and become the servants of the king of Babylon, and all will be well.

וּלְאַנְשֵׁיהֶ֣ם (וּ) u. “and”וְעִבְד֛וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וְיִיטַ֥ב (וְ) ve. “so”

As for me, I will be living in Mizpah as your representative before the Chaldaeans who come to us: but you are to get in your wine and summer fruits and oil and put them in your vessels, and make living-places for yourselves in the towns which you have t

וַאֲנִ֗י (וַ) va. “and”וְאַתֶּ֡ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְקַ֜יִץ (וְ) ve. “and”וְשֶׁ֗מֶן (וְ) ve. “and”וְשִׂ֙מוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁב֖וּ (וּ) u. “and”

In the same way, when all the Jews who were in Moab and among the children of Ammon and in Edom and in all the countries, had news that the king of Babylon had let Judah keep some of its people and that he had put over them Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, t

וְגַ֣ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּבִבְנֵֽי־ (וּ) u. “and”וּבֶאֱד֜וֹם (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר (וַ) va. “and”וְכִי֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then all the Jews came back from all the places to which they had gone in flight, and came to the land of Judah, to Gedaliah, to Mizpah, and got in a great store of wine and summer fruit.

וָקַ֖יִץ (וָ) va. “and”

Now Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces which were in the field, came to Gedaliah in Mizpah,

וְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And said to him, Has it come to your knowledge that Baalis, the king of the children of Ammon, has sent Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to take your life? But Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, put no faith in what they said.

וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Johanan, the son of Kareah, said to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, Let me now go and put Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, to death without anyone's knowledge: why let him take your life so that all the Jews who have come together to you may be sent in f

וְיוֹחָנָ֣ן (וְ) ve. “and”וְאַכֶּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִ֖ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now it came about in the seventh month that Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, the son of Elishama, of the king's seed, having with him ten men, came to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, in Mizpah; and they had a meal together in Mizpah.

וְרַבֵּ֨י (וְ) ve. “and”וַעֲשָׂרָ֨ה (וַ) va. “and”

Then Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and the ten men who were with him, got up, and attacking Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the son of Shaphan, with the sword, put to death him whom the king of Babylon had made ruler over the land.

וַעֲשֶׂ֥רֶת (וַ) va. “and”

And Ishmael put to death all the Jews who were with him, even with Gedaliah, at Mizpah, and the Chaldaean men of war.

וְאֵ֣ת (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now on the second day after he had put Gedaliah to death, when no one had knowledge of it,

וְאִ֖ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

Some people came from Shechem, from Shiloh and Samaria, eighty men, with the hair of their faces cut off and their clothing out of order, and with cuts on their bodies, and in their hands meal offerings and perfumes which they were taking to the house of

וּמִשֹּֽׁמְרוֹן֙ (וּ) u. “and”וּקְרֻעֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”וּמִתְגֹּֽדְדִ֑ים (וּ) u. “and”וּמִנְחָ֤ה (וּ) u. “and”וּלְבוֹנָה֙ (וּ) u. “and”