וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֛וּ הַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים וְהַנְּבִאִ֖ים וְכָל־הָעָ֑ם אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ מְדַבֵּ֛ר אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים הָאֵ֖לֶּה בְּבֵ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃
And the priests and the prophets and all the people heard Yirmeyahu speaking these words in the house of YHWH.
Morphology
- וַיִּשְׁמְע֛וּ (va-yishmeʿu) – Root: שׁמע (shamaʿ); Form: Qal wayyiqtol (narrative past) 3rd person masculine plural; Translation: “And they heard”; Notes: Introduces a past narrative event.
- הַכֹּהֲנִ֥ים (ha-kohanim) – Root: כהן (kohen); Form: Definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “the priests”; Notes: Religious leaders who served in the temple.
- וְהַנְּבִאִ֖ים (ve-ha-neviʾim) – Root: נבא (naviʾ); Form: Definite noun masculine plural with conjunction; Translation: “and the prophets”; Notes: Religious figures claiming to speak YHWH’s message.
- וְכָל־הָעָ֑ם (ve-khol ha-ʿam) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Conjunction + noun “all” + definite noun masculine singular; Translation: “and all the people”; Notes: Refers to the general populace of Yehudah.
- אֶת־יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ (et-Yirmeyahu) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Direct object marker + proper noun masculine singular; Translation: “Yirmeyahu”; Notes: The prophet Jeremiah, object of hearing.
- מְדַבֵּ֛ר (medabber) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Piel participle masculine singular; Translation: “speaking”; Notes: Describes continuous or current prophetic speech.
- אֶת־הַדְּבָרִ֥ים (et-ha-devarim) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Direct object marker + definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “the words”; Notes: Refers to the prophetic message being proclaimed.
- הָאֵ֖לֶּה (ha-elleh) – Root: אלה (ʾelleh); Form: Demonstrative pronoun masculine plural; Translation: “these”; Notes: Modifies “words,” pointing to what was just delivered.
- בְּבֵ֥ית (be-veit) – Root: בית (bayit); Form: Preposition בְּ + construct noun masculine singular; Translation: “in the house of”; Notes: Introduces the location of the prophetic speech.
- יְהוָֽה (YHWH) – Root: Divine name; Form: Proper noun; Translation: “YHWH”; Notes: Refers to the temple, the earthly dwelling place of the God of Yisraʾel.