וַיֹּאמֶר יִרְמְיָהוּ אֶל־כָּל־הָעָם עַל־הַגְּבָרִים וְעַל־הַנָּשִׁים וְעַל־כָּל־הָעָם הָעֹנִים אֹתוֹ דָּבָר לֵאמֹר׃
And Yirmeyahu said to all the people, upon the men and upon the women and upon all the people who were answering him a word, saying,
Morphology
- וַיֹּאמֶר (va-yomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal wayyiqtol 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “and he said”; Notes: Marks continuation of the narrative.
- יִרְמְיָהוּ (Yirmeyahu) – Root: Proper noun; Form: Proper name; Translation: “Yirmeyahu”; Notes: The prophet Jeremiah.
- אֶל־ (ʾel) – Root: אל; Form: Preposition; Translation: “to”; Notes: Introduces the addressee.
- כָּל־הָעָם (kol-ha-ʿam) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Noun masculine singular construct + definite article; Translation: “all the people”; Notes: The collective audience.
- עַל־הַגְּבָרִים (ʿal-ha-gevārim) – Root: גבר (gever); Form: Preposition + definite noun masculine plural; Translation: “upon the men”; Notes: Identifies male respondents.
- וְעַל־הַנָּשִׁים (ve-ʿal-ha-nashim) – Root: אשה (ishah); Form: Conjunction + preposition + definite noun feminine plural; Translation: “and upon the women”; Notes: Identifies female respondents.
- וְעַל־כָּל־הָעָם (ve-ʿal-kol-ha-ʿam) – Root: עם (ʿam); Form: Conjunction + preposition + noun construct + definite noun; Translation: “and upon all the people”; Notes: Comprehensive inclusion of the group.
- הָעֹנִים (ha-ʿonim) – Root: ענה (ʿanah); Form: Qal participle masculine plural with definite article; Translation: “who were answering”; Notes: Marks those actively responding.
- אֹתוֹ (ʾoto) – Root: את; Form: Direct object marker + 3rd person masculine singular suffix; Translation: “him”; Notes: Refers to Yirmeyahu as the one addressed.
- דָּבָר (davar) – Root: דבר (davar); Form: Noun masculine singular; Translation: “a word”; Notes: Refers to a response or statement.
- לֵאמֹר (leʾemor) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Preposition + infinitive construct; Translation: “saying”; Notes: Introduces direct speech.