H9002–/וְ–v

And Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, went out from Mizpah with the purpose of meeting them, weeping on his way: and it came about that when he was face to face with them he said, Come to Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam.

וּבֹכֶ֑ה (וּ) u. “and”

And when they came inside the town, Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, and the men who were with him, put them to death and put their bodies into a deep hole.

וְהָאֲנָשִׁ֥ים (וְ) ve. “and”

But there were ten men among them who said to Ishmael, Do not put us to death, for we have secret stores, in the country, of grain and oil and honey. So he did not put them to death with their countrymen.

וַעֲשָׂרָ֨ה (וַ) va. “and”וּשְׂעֹרִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”וְשֶׁ֣מֶן (וְ) ve. “and”וּדְבָ֑שׁ (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the hole into which Ishmael had put the dead bodies of the men whom he had put to death, was the great hole which Asa the king had made for fear of Baasha, king of Israel: and Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, made it full of the bodies of those who had

וְהַבּ֗וֹר (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Ishmael took away as prisoners all the rest of the people who were in Mizpah, the king's daughters and all the people still in Mizpah, whom Nebuzaradan, the captain of the armed men, had put under the care of Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam: Ishmael, th

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But when Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the armed forces who were with him, had news of all the evil which Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had done,

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now when all the people who were with Ishmael saw Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces with him, then they were glad.

וְאֵ֛ת (וְ) ve. “and”

But Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, got away from Johanan, with eight men, and went to the children of Ammon.

וְיִשְׁמָעֵ֣אל (וְ) ve. “and”

Then Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were with him, took all the rest of the people whom Ishmael, the son of Nethaniah, had made prisoners, after he had put to death Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, the people from Mizpah,

וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנָשִׁ֤ים (וְ) ve. “and”וְטַף֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְסָ֣רִסִ֔ים (וְ) ve. “and”

Then all the captains of the forces, and Johanan, the son of Kareah, and Jezaniah, the son of Hoshaiah, and all the people from the least to the greatest, came near,

וְיֽוֹחָנָן֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וִֽיזַנְיָ֖ה (וִֽ) vi. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And said to Jeremiah the prophet, Let our request come before you, and make prayer for us to the Lord your God, even for this small band of us; for we are only a small band out of what was a great number, as your eyes may see:

וְהִתְפַּלֵּ֤ל (וְ) ve. “and”

That the Lord your God may make clear to us the way in which we are to go and what we are to do.

וְיַגֶּד־ (וְ) ve. “so”וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Then they said to Jeremiah, May the Lord be a true witness against us in good faith, if we do not do everything which the Lord your God sends you to say to us.

וְהֵ֙מָּה֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְנֶאֱמָ֑ן (וְ) ve. “and”

If it is good or if it is evil, we will be guided by the voice of the Lord our God, to whom we are sending you; so that it may be well for us when we give ear to the voice of the Lord our God.

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And he sent for Johanan, the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces who were still with him, and all the people, from the least to the greatest,

וְאֶ֛ל (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְכָ֨ל־ (וּ) u. “and”וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

If you still go on living in the land, then I will go on building you up and not pulling you down, planting you and not uprooting you: for my purpose of doing evil to you has been changed.

וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “and”

Have no fear of the king of Babylon, of whom you are now in fear; have no fear of him, says the Lord: for I am with you to keep you safe and to give you salvation from his hands.

וּלְהַצִּ֥יל (וּ) u. “and”

And I will have mercy on you, so that he may have mercy on you and let you go back to your land.

וְאֶתֵּ֥ן (וְ) ve. “so”

But if you say, We have no desire to go on living in this land; and do not give ear to the voice of the Lord your God,

וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Saying, No, but we will go into the land of Egypt, where we will not see war, or be hearing the sound of the horn, or be in need of food; there we will make our living-place;

וְק֥וֹל (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַלֶּ֥חֶם (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Then give ear now to the word of the Lord, O you last of Judah: the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said, If your minds are fixed on going into Egypt and stopping there;

וְעַתָּ֕ה (וְ) ve. “and”

Then it will come about that the sword, which is the cause of your fear, will overtake you there in the land of Egypt, and need of food, which you are fearing, will go after you there in Egypt; and there death will come to you.

וְהָרָעָ֞ב (וְ) ve. “and”וְשָׁ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”

Such will be the fate of all the men whose minds are fixed on going into Egypt and stopping there; they will come to their end by the sword, by being short of food, and by disease: not one of them will keep his life or get away from the evil which I will

וְיִֽהְי֣וּ (וְ) ve. “and”וּבַדָּ֑בֶר (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּפָלִ֔יט (וּ) u. “and”

For this is what the Lord of armies, the God of Israel, has said: As my wrath and passion have been let loose on the people of Jerusalem, so will my passion be let loose on you when you go into Egypt: and you will become an oath and a cause of wonder and

וַחֲמָתִ֗י (וַ) va. “and”וּלְשַׁמָּה֙ (וּ) u. “and”וְלִקְלָלָ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּלְחֶרְפָּ֔ה (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

For you have been acting with deceit in your hearts; for you sent me to the Lord your God, saying, Make prayer for us to the Lord our God, and give us word of everything he may say, and we will do it.

וּכְכֹל֩ (וּ) u. “and”