H9003–/ב–b

and all the heads send unto Baruch, Jehudi son of Nethaniah, son of Shelemiah, son of Cushi, saying, `The roll in which thou hast read in the ears of the people take in thy hand, and come.' And Baruch son of Neriah taketh the roll in his hand and cometh in unto them,

בָּהּ֙ (בָּ) ba “in <the>”בְּאָזְנֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”בְיָדְךָ֖ (בְ) ve. “in”בְּיָד֔וֹ (בְּ) be. “in”

and they say unto him, `Sit down, we pray thee, and read it in our ears,' and Baruch readeth in their ears,

בְּאָזְנֵ֑ינוּ (בְּ) be. “in”בְּאָזְנֵיהֶֽם׃ (בְּ) be. “in”

And Baruch saith to them, `From his mouth, he pronounceth unto me all these words, and I am writing on the book with ink.'

בַּדְּיֽוֹ׃ (בַּ) ba. “with <the>”

And they go in unto the king, to the court, and the roll they have laid up in the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and they declare in the ears of the king all the words.

בְּלִשְׁכַּ֖ת (בְּ) be. “in”בְּאָזְנֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”

And the king sendeth Jehudi to take the roll, and he taketh it out of the chamber of Elishama the scribe, and Jehudi readeth it in the ears of the king, and in the ears of all the heads who are standing by the king;

בְּאָזְנֵ֣י (בְּ) be. “in”וּבְאָזְנֵי֙ (בְ) ve. “in”

and the king is sitting in the winter-house, in the ninth month, and the stove before him is burning,

בַּחֹ֖דֶשׁ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

and it cometh to pass, when Jehudi readeth three or four leaves, he cutteth it out with the scribe's knife, and hath cast unto the fire, that `is' on the stove, till the consumption of all the roll by the fire that `is' on the stove.

בְּתַ֣עַר (בְּ) be. “with”

And also Elnathan, and Delaiah, and Gemariah have interceded with the king not to burn the roll, and he hath not hearkened unto them.

בַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (בַ) va. “with the”

`Therefore, thus said Jehovah, concerning Jehoiakim king of Judah: He hath none sitting on the throne of David, and his carcase is cast out to heat by day, and to cold by night;

בַּיּ֖וֹם (בַּ) ba “in the”בַּלָּֽיְלָה׃ (בַּ) ba. “in the”

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.

בָּאֵ֑שׁ (בָּ) ba. “in the”

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,

בְּאֶ֥רֶץ (בְּ) be. “in”

and he hath not hearkened, he, and his servants, and the people of the land, unto the words of Jehovah, that He spake by the hand of Jeremiah the prophet.

בְּיַ֖ד (בְּ) be. “by”

And Jeremiah is coming in and going out in the midst of the people, (and they have not put him in the prison-house),

בְּת֣וֹךְ (בְּ) be. “in”

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

בָאֵֽשׁ׃ (בָ) va. “with <the>”

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.'

בָ֔ם (בָ֔) Va “among <the>”בְּאָהֳלוֹ֙ (בְּ) be. “in”בָּאֵֽשׁ׃ (בָּ) ba. “with <the>”

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,

בְּהֵֽעָלוֹת֙ (בְּ) be. “when”

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

בְּת֥וֹךְ (בְּ) be. “in”

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.'

בְּשַׁ֣עַר (בְּ) be. “[was] at”

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,

בְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּ (בְּ) be. “<in>”

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.'

בְּבֵיתוֹ֙ (בְּ) be. “in”בַּסֵּ֔תֶר (בַּ) ba. “in <the>”בְּיַ֥ד (בְּ) be. “in”

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.

בַּחֲצַ֣ר (בַּ) ba. “in”בַּחֲצַ֖ר (בַּ) ba. “in”

`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.

בָּעִ֣יר (בָּ) ba. “in the”בַּחֶ֖רֶב (בַּ) ba. “by the”בָּרָעָ֣ב (בָּ) ba. “by <the>”וּבַדָּ֑בֶר (בַ) va. “by <the>”

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

בְּיַ֛ד (בְּ) be. “in”

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.'

בָּעִ֣יר (בָּ) ba. “in the”

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

בְּיֶדְכֶ֑ם (בְּ) be. “[is] in”