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Jeremiah 32:16

וָאֶתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָ֑ה אַחֲרֵ֤י תִתִּי֙ אֶת־סֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֔ה אֶל־בָּר֥וּךְ בֶּן־נֵרִיָּ֖ה לֵאמֹֽר׃ And I prayed to YHWH after I gave the deed of purchase to Barukh son of Neriyya, saying,   Morphology וָאֶתְפַּלֵּל (va-etpallel) – Root: פלל (palal); Form: Hitpael wayyiqtol (narrative past) … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 32:15

כִּ֣י כֹ֥ה אָמַ֛ר יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל עֹ֣וד יִקָּנ֥וּ בָתִּ֛ים וְשָׂדֹ֥ות וּכְרָמִ֖ים בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת׃ פ For thus says YHWH of hosts, the God of Yisraʾel: “Houses and fields and vineyards shall yet be bought in this land.”   Morphology כִּי … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 32:14

כֹּֽה־אָמַר֩ יְהוָ֨ה צְבָאֹ֜ות אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל לָקֹ֣וחַ אֶת־הַסְּפָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֡לֶּה אֵ֣ת סֵפֶר֩ הַמִּקְנָ֨ה הַזֶּ֜ה וְאֵ֣ת הֶחָת֗וּם וְאֵ֨ת סֵ֤פֶר הַגָּלוּי֙ הַזֶּ֔ה וּנְתַתָּ֖ם בִּכְלִי־חָ֑רֶשׂ לְמַ֥עַן יַעַמְד֖וּ יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃ ס ‘Thus says YHWH of hosts, the God of Yisraʾel: “Take these scrolls, this deed of … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 32:13

וָֽאֲצַוֶּה֙ אֶת־בָּר֔וּךְ לְעֵינֵיהֶ֖ם לֵאמֹֽר׃ And I commanded Barukh before their eyes, saying,   Morphology וָאֲצַוֶּה (va-ʾatsaveh) – Root: צוה (tsavah); Form: Piel wayyiqtol (narrative past) 1st person singular; Translation: “And I commanded”; Notes: Piel stem adds intensity, indicating a formal … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 32:12

וָאֶתֵּ֞ן אֶת־הַסֵּ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֗ה אֶל־בָּר֣וּךְ בֶּן־נֵרִיָּה֮ בֶּן־מַחְסֵיָה֒ לְעֵינֵי֙ חֲנַמְאֵ֣ל דֹּדִ֔י וּלְעֵינֵי֙ הָֽעֵדִ֔ים הַכֹּתְבִ֖ים בְּסֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֑ה לְעֵינֵי֙ כָּל־הַיְּהוּדִ֔ים הַיֹּשְׁבִ֖ים בַּחֲצַ֥ר הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃ And I gave the deed of purchase to Barukh son of Neriyya, son of Maḥseiya, before the eyes of Ḥanamel my … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 32:11

וָאֶקַּ֖ח אֶת־סֵ֣פֶר הַמִּקְנָ֑ה אֶת־הֶֽחָת֛וּם הַמִּצְוָ֥ה וְהַחֻקִּ֖ים וְאֶת־הַגָּלֽוּי׃ And I took the deed of purchase, the one that was sealed, containing the command and the statutes, and the one that was open.   Morphology וָאֶקַּח (va-eqqaḥ) – Root: לקח (laqach); Form: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 32:10

וָאֶכְתֹּ֤ב בַּסֵּ֨פֶר֙ וָֽאֶחְתֹּ֔ם וָאָעֵ֖ד עֵדִ֑ים וָאֶשְׁקֹ֥ל הַכֶּ֖סֶף בְּמֹאזְנָֽיִם׃ And I wrote in the scroll and sealed it, and I called witnesses, and I weighed the silver on the scales.   Morphology וָאֶכְתֹּב (va-ekhtov) – Root: כתב (katav); Form: Qal wayyiqtol … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 32:9

וָֽאֶקְנֶה֙ אֶת־הַשָּׂדֶ֔ה מֵאֵ֛ת חֲנַמְאֵ֥ל בֶּן־דֹּדִ֖י אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּעֲנָתֹ֑ות וָֽאֶשְׁקֲלָה־לֹּו֙ אֶת־הַכֶּ֔סֶף שִׁבְעָ֥ה שְׁקָלִ֖ים וַעֲשָׂרָ֥ה הַכָּֽסֶף׃ And I bought the field from Ḥanamel, the son of my uncle, which was in ʿAnatot, and I weighed out to him the silver, seventeen shekels of … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 32:8

וַיָּבֹ֣א אֵ֠לַי חֲנַמְאֵ֨ל בֶּן־דֹּדִ֜י כִּדְבַ֣ר יְהוָה֮ אֶל־חֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָה֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלַ֡י קְנֵ֣ה נָ֠א אֶת־שָׂדִ֨י אֲשֶׁר־בַּעֲנָתֹ֜ות אֲשֶׁ֣ר בְּאֶ֣רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֗ין כִּֽי־לְךָ֞ מִשְׁפַּ֧ט הַיְרֻשָּׁ֛ה וּלְךָ֥ הַגְּאֻלָּ֖ה קְנֵה־לָ֑ךְ וָאֵדַ֕ע כִּ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה הֽוּא׃ And Ḥanamel, the son of my uncle, came to me according to the … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 32:7

הִנֵּ֣ה חֲנַמְאֵ֗ל בֶּן־שַׁלֻּם֙ דֹּֽדְךָ֔ בָּ֥א אֵלֶ֖יךָ לֵאמֹ֑ר קְנֵ֣ה לְךָ֗ אֶת־שָׂדִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר בַּעֲנָתֹ֔ות כִּ֥י לְךָ֛ מִשְׁפַּ֥ט הַגְּאֻלָּ֖ה לִקְנֹֽות׃ ‘Behold, Ḥanamel son of Shallum your uncle is coming to you, saying, “Buy for yourself my field that is in ʿAnatot, for yours … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 32:6

וַיֹּ֖אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֑הוּ הָיָ֥ה דְּבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃ And Yirmeyahu said, “The word of YHWH came to me, saying,   Morphology וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And he said”; Notes: Introduces … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 32:5

וּבָבֶ֞ל יֹולִ֤ךְ אֶת־צִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ וְשָׁ֣ם יִֽהְיֶ֔ה עַד־פָּקְדִ֥י אֹתֹ֖ו נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֧י תִֽלָּחֲמ֛וּ אֶת־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים לֹ֥א תַצְלִֽיחוּ׃ פ And to Bavel he shall bring Tsidqiyyahu, and there he shall be until I visit him,” declares YHWH, “for though you fight the Kasdim, you shall … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 32:4

וְצִדְקִיָּ֨הוּ֙ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֔ה לֹ֥א יִמָּלֵ֖ט מִיַּ֣ד הַכַּשְׂדִּ֑ים כִּ֣י הִנָּתֹ֤ן יִנָּתֵן֙ בְּיַ֣ד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֔ל וְדִבֶּר־פִּ֣יו עִם־פִּ֔יו וְעֵינָ֖יו אֶת־עֵינָ֥יו תִּרְאֶֽינָה׃ And Tsidqiyyahu king of Yehuda shall not escape from the hand of the Kasdim, for being surely given he shall be given into … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 32:3

אֲשֶׁ֣ר כְּלָאֹ֔ו צִדְקִיָּ֥הוּ מֶֽלֶךְ־יְהוּדָ֖ה לֵאמֹ֑ר מַדּוּעַ֩ אַתָּ֨ה נִבָּ֜א לֵאמֹ֗ר כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הִנְנִ֨י נֹתֵ֜ן אֶת־הָעִ֥יר הַזֹּ֛את בְּיַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל וּלְכָדָֽהּ׃ Which Tsidqiyyahu king of Yehuda had confined him, saying, “Why do you prophesy, saying, ‘Thus says YHWH: “Behold, I am giving … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 32:2

וְאָ֗ז חֵ֚יל מֶ֣לֶךְ בָּבֶ֔ל צָרִ֖ים עַל־יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם וְיִרְמְיָ֣הוּ הַנָּבִ֗יא הָיָ֤ה כָלוּא֙ בַּחֲצַ֣ר הַמַּטָּרָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בֵּֽית־מֶ֥לֶךְ יְהוּדָֽה׃ And then the army of the king of Bavel was besieging Yerushalayim, and Yirmeyahu the prophet was confined in the court of the guard that … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 32:1

הַדָּבָ֞ר אֲשֶׁר־הָיָ֤ה אֶֽל־יִרְמְיָ֨הוּ֙ מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֔ה בִּשְׁנַת הָעֲשִׂירִ֔ית לְצִדְקִיָּ֖הוּ מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה הִ֧יא הַשָּׁנָ֛ה שְׁמֹנֶֽה־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָ֖ה לִנְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּֽר׃ The word that came to Yirmeyahu from YHWH in the tenth year of Tsidqiyyahu king of Yehuda, that was the eighteenth year of Nevukhadretstsar.   … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 31:40

וְכָל־הָעֵ֣מֶק הַפְּגָרִ֣ים וְהַדֶּ֡שֶׁן וְכָֽל־הַשְּׂרָמֹות עַד־נַ֨חַל קִדְרֹ֜ון עַד־פִּנַּ֨ת שַׁ֤עַר הַסּוּסִים֙ מִזְרָ֔חָה קֹ֖דֶשׁ לַֽיהוָ֑ה לֹֽא־יִנָּתֵ֧שׁ וְֽלֹא־יֵהָרֵ֛ס עֹ֖וד לְעֹולָֽם׃ ס And all the valley of the corpses and of the ashes, and all the terraces up to the wadi Qidron, to the corner … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 31:39

וְיָצָ֨א עֹ֜וד קוה הַמִּדָּה֙ נֶגְדֹּ֔ו עַ֖ל גִּבְעַ֣ת גָּרֵ֑ב וְנָסַ֖ב גֹּעָֽתָה׃ And the measuring line shall yet go out before it upon the hill Garev, and it shall turn to Goʿath.   Morphology וְיָצָא (ve-yatsaʾ) – Root: יצא; Form: Qal perfect … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 31:38

הִנֵּ֛ה יָמִ֥ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְנִבְנְתָ֤ה הָעִיר֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה מִמִּגְדַּ֥ל חֲנַנְאֵ֖ל שַׁ֥עַר הַפִּנָּֽה׃ “Behold, days are coming,” declares YHWH, “when the city shall be built for YHWH from the Tower of Ḥananel to the Corner Gate.   Morphology הִנֵּה (hinneh) – Root: הנה; … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 31:37

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אִם־יִמַּ֤דּוּ שָׁמַ֨יִם֙ מִלְמַ֔עְלָה וְיֵחָקְר֥וּ מֹֽוסְדֵי־אֶ֖רֶץ לְמָ֑טָּה גַּם־אֲנִ֞י אֶמְאַ֨ס בְּכָל־זֶ֧רַע יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל עַֽל־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר עָשׂ֖וּ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס Thus says YHWH, “If the heavens above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth below can be searched out, then also … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 31:36

אִם־יָמֻ֜שׁוּ הַחֻקִּ֥ים הָאֵ֛לֶּה מִלְּפָנַ֖י נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה גַּם֩ זֶ֨רַע יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל יִשְׁבְּת֗וּ מִֽהְיֹ֥ות גֹּ֛וי לְפָנַ֖י כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ ס “If these fixed orders should depart from before Me,” declares YHWH, “then also the offspring of Yisraʾel shall cease from being a nation before Me all … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 31:35

כֹּ֣ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה נֹתֵ֥ן שֶׁ֨מֶשׁ֙ לְאֹ֣ור יֹומָ֔ם חֻקֹּ֛ת יָרֵ֥חַ וְכֹוכָבִ֖ים לְאֹ֣ור לָ֑יְלָה רֹגַ֤ע הַיָּם֙ וַיֶּהֱמ֣וּ גַלָּ֔יו יְהוָ֥ה צְבָאֹ֖ות שְׁמֹֽו׃ Thus says YHWH, who gives the sun for light by day, the fixed orders of the moon and stars for light … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 31:34

וְלֹ֧א יְלַמְּד֣וּ עֹ֗וד אִ֣ישׁ אֶת־רֵעֵ֜הוּ וְאִ֤ישׁ אֶת־אָחִיו֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר דְּע֖וּ אֶת־יְהוָ֑ה כִּֽי־כוּלָּם֩ יֵדְע֨וּ אֹותִ֜י לְמִקְטַנָּ֤ם וְעַד־גְּדֹולָם֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה כִּ֤י אֶסְלַח֙ לַֽעֲוֹנָ֔ם וּלְחַטָּאתָ֖ם לֹ֥א אֶזְכָּר־עֹֽוד׃ ס And they shall no longer teach each man his neighbor and each man his brother, saying, ‘Know … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 31:33

כִּ֣י זֹ֣את הַבְּרִ֡ית אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶכְרֹת֩ אֶת־בֵּ֨ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל אַחֲרֵ֨י הַיָּמִ֤ים הָהֵם֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה נָתַ֤תִּי אֶת־תֹּֽורָתִי֙ בְּקִרְבָּ֔ם וְעַל־לִבָּ֖ם אֶכְתֲּבֶ֑נָּה וְהָיִ֤יתִי לָהֶם֙ לֵֽאלֹהִ֔ים וְהֵ֖מָּה יִֽהְיוּ־לִ֥י לְעָֽם׃ “For this is the covenant that I will cut with the house of Yisraʾel after those days,” declares … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 31:32

לֹ֣א כַבְּרִ֗ית אֲשֶׁ֤ר כָּרַ֨תִּי֙ אֶת־אֲבֹותָ֔ם בְּיֹום֙ הֶחֱזִיקִ֣י בְיָדָ֔ם לְהֹוצִיאָ֖ם מֵאֶ֖רֶץ מִצְרָ֑יִם אֲשֶׁר־הֵ֜מָּה הֵפֵ֣רוּ אֶת־בְּרִיתִ֗י וְאָנֹכִ֛י בָּעַ֥לְתִּי בָ֖ם נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ not like the covenant which I cut with their fathers on the day I took hold of their hand to bring them … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 31:31

הִנֵּ֛ה יָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְכָרַתִּ֗י אֶת־בֵּ֧ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֛ל וְאֶת־בֵּ֥ית יְהוּדָ֖ה בְּרִ֥ית חֲדָשָֽׁה׃ “Behold, days are coming,” declares YHWH, “when I will cut a new covenant with the house of Yisraʾel and with the house of Yehuda,   Morphology הִנֵּה (hinneh) – … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 31:30

כִּ֛י אִם־אִ֥ישׁ בַּעֲוֹנֹ֖ו יָמ֑וּת כָּל־הָֽאָדָ֛ם הָאֹכֵ֥ל הַבֹּ֖סֶר תִּקְהֶ֥ינָה שִׁנָּֽיו׃ ס But each man shall die for his own iniquity; every person who eats the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.   Morphology כִּי (ki) – Root: כי; … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 31:29

בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם לֹא־יֹאמְר֣וּ עֹ֔וד אָבֹ֖ות אָ֣כְלוּ בֹ֑סֶר וְשִׁנֵּ֥י בָנִ֖ים תִּקְהֶֽינָה׃ In those days they shall no longer say, ‘The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the teeth of the sons are set on edge.’   Morphology בַּיָּמִים (ba-yamim) – Root: … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 31:28

וְהָיָ֞ה כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר שָׁקַ֣דְתִּי עֲלֵיהֶ֗ם לִנְתֹ֧ושׁ וְלִנְתֹ֛וץ וְלַהֲרֹ֖ס וּלְהַאֲבִ֣יד וּלְהָרֵ֑עַ כֵּ֣ן אֶשְׁקֹ֧ד עֲלֵיהֶ֛ם לִבְנֹ֥ות וְלִנְטֹ֖ועַ נְאֻם־יְהוָֽה׃ And it shall be that just as I have watched over them to uproot and to pull down and to destroy and to cause to … Continue reading

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Jeremiah 31:27

הִנֵּ֛ה יָמִ֥ים בָּאִ֖ים נְאֻם־יְהוָ֑ה וְזָרַעְתִּ֗י אֶת־בֵּ֤ית יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְאֶת־בֵּ֣ית יְהוּדָ֔ה זֶ֥רַע אָדָ֖ם וְזֶ֥רַע בְּהֵמָֽה׃ “Behold, days are coming,” declares YHWH, “when I will sow the house of Yisraʾel and the house of Yehuda with the seed of man and the seed … Continue reading

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