H9001–/וַ–v

even they sent, and took Jeremiah out of the court of the guard and committed him to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, that he should conduct him away home. And he dwelt among the people.

וַיִּשְׁלְחוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְח֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּתְּנ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֖שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

Go and speak to Ebed-melech the Ethiopian, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, the God of Israel: Behold, I will bring my words upon this city for evil, and not for good, and they shall come to pass before thy face in that day.

וְאָמַרְתָּ֡ (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָי֥וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And I will deliver thee in that day, saith Jehovah; and thou shalt not be given into the hand of the men of whom thou art afraid;

וְהִצַּלְתִּ֥יךָ (וְ) ve. “and”

for I will certainly save thee, and thou shalt not fall by the sword, but thou shalt have thy life for a prey; for thou hast put thy confidence in me, saith Jehovah.

וְהָיְתָ֨ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And the captain of the body-guard took Jeremiah, and said unto him, Jehovah thy God pronounced this evil upon this place,

וַיִּקַּ֥ח (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

and Jehovah hath brought [ergänzt: it about] and done according as he said; for ye have sinned against Jehovah, and have not hearkened unto his voice, therefore this thing is come upon you.

וַיָּבֵ֥א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֛עַשׂ (וַ) va “and”וְהָיָ֥ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And while he had not yet given answer; [ergänzt: he said,] Yea, go back to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan, whom the king of Babylon hath appointed over the cities of Judah, and abide with him in the midst of the people; or go wheresoever it seemeth right in thy sight to go. And the captain of the body-guard gave him provisions and a present, and let him go.

וַיִּתֶּן־ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיְשַׁלְּחֵֽהוּ׃ (וַֽ) Va “and”

And Jeremiah came unto Gedaliah the son of Ahikam to Mizpah, and abode with him among the people that remained in the land.

וַיָּבֹ֧א (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֤שֶׁב (וַ) va “and”

And all the captains of the forces that were in the fields, they and their men, heard that the king of Babylon had appointed Gedaliah the son of Ahikam over the land, and had committed unto him men, and women, and children, and of the poor of the land, of them that had not been carried away captive to Babylon.

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”

And they came to Gedaliah to Mizpah; even Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and Johanan and Jonathan the sons of Kareah, and Seraiah the son of Tanhumeth, and the sons of Ephai the Netophathite, and Jezaniah the son of a Maachathite, they and their men.

וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan swore unto them and to their men, saying, Fear not to serve the Chaldeans: dwell in the land, and serve the king of Babylon, and it shall be well with you.

וַיִּשָּׁבַ֨ע (וַ) va “and”

and all the Jews returned out of all the places whither they had been driven, and came to the land of Judah to Gedaliah, unto Mizpah, and gathered wine and summer fruits in great abundance.

וַיָּשֻׁ֣בוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֧אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּאַסְפ֛וּ (וַ) va “and”

and said unto him, Dost thou indeed know that Baalis the king of the children of Ammon hath sent Ishmael the son of Nethaniah to smite thee to death? But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam believed them not.

וַיֹּאמְר֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Johanan the son of Kareah spoke to Gedaliah in Mizpah secretly, saying, Let me go, I pray thee, and I will smite Ishmael the son of Nethaniah and no man shall know it: why should he take thy life, and all they of Judah who are gathered unto thee be scattered, and the remnant of Judah perish?

וְנָפֹ֙צוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאָבְדָ֖ה (וְ) ve. “and”

But Gedaliah the son of Ahikam said unto Johanan the son of Kareah, Thou shalt not do this thing; for thou speakest falsely of Ishmael.

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass in the seventh month, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah the son of Elishama, of the royal seed, and [ergänzt: one] of the king's chief men, and ten men with him, came to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam unto Mizpah, and there they ate bread together, in Mizpah.

וַיְהִ֣י׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֨אכְלוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah arose, and the ten men that were with him, and smote Gedaliah the son of Ahikam the son of Shaphan with the sword, and killed him, whom the king of Babylon had appointed over the land.

וַיָּקָם֩ (וַ) va “and”וַ֠יַּכּוּ (וַ֠) Va “and”וַיָּ֣מֶת (וַ) va “and”

And it came to pass the second day after he had killed Gedaliah, and no man knew it,

וַיְהִ֛י (וַ) va “and”

that there came men from Shechem, from Shiloh, and from Samaria, eighty men, having their beards shaven and their clothes rent, and having cut themselves; with oblations and incense in their hand, to bring them to the house of Jehovah.

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And Ishmael the son of Nethaniah went forth from Mizpah to meet them, weeping all along as he went; and it came to pass when he met them, he said unto them, Come to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam.

וַ֠יֵּצֵא (וַ֠) Va “and”וַֽיְהִי֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And it was so, when they came into the midst of the city, that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, he and the men that were with him, slew them, [ergänzt: and cast them] into the midst of the pit.

וַיְהִ֕י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁחָטֵ֞ם (וַ) va “and”

But ten men were found among them that said unto Ishmael, Do not kill us, for we have hidden stores in the field, of wheat, and of barley, and of oil, and of honey. So he forbore, and did not kill them among their brethren.

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל (וַ) va “and”

And Ishmael carried away captive all the remnant of the people that were in Mizpah, the king's daughters, and all the people that remained in Mizpah, whom Nebuzar-adan the captain of the body-guard had committed to Gedaliah the son of Ahikam: Ishmael the son of Nethaniah carried them away captive, and departed to go over to the children of Ammon.

וַיִּ֣שְׁבְּ׀ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁבֵּם֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֕לֶךְ (וַ) va “and”

And Johanan the son of Kareah, and all the captains of the forces that were with him, heard of all the evil that Ishmael the son of Nethaniah had done;

וַיִּשְׁמַע֙ (וַ) va “and”

and they took all the men, and went to fight with Ishmael the son of Nethaniah, and found him by the great waters that are at Gibeon.

וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֵּ֣לְכ֔וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּמְצְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”