Verse 19

{ "verseID": "Genesis.42.19", "source": "אִם־כֵּנִ֣ים אַתֶּ֔ם אֲחִיכֶ֣ם אֶחָ֔ד יֵאָסֵ֖ר בְּבֵ֣ית מִשְׁמַרְכֶ֑ם וְאַתֶּם֙ לְכ֣וּ הָבִ֔יאוּ שֶׁ֖בֶר רַעֲב֥וֹן בָּתֵּיכֶֽם׃", "text": "If-*kēnîm* you, *ʾăḥîkem* one *yēʾāsēr* in *bêt* your-*mišmarkem*; and you, go, *hābîʾû* *šeber* *raʿăbôn* your-*bāttêkem*.", "grammar": { "*kēnîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - honest/truthful", "*ʾăḥîkem*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your brother", "*yēʾāsēr*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will be bound", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*mišmarkem*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your guard/prison", "*hābîʾû*": "hiphil imperative, masculine plural - bring", "*šeber*": "noun, masculine singular - grain", "*raʿăbôn*": "noun, masculine singular - hunger/famine", "*bāttêkem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your houses" }, "variants": { "*kēnîm*": "honest/truthful/upright", "*šeber*": "grain/food/provisions", "*raʿăbôn*": "hunger/famine/starvation" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvis dere er ærlige menn, la en av brødrene bli tilbake i fengsel, mens dere andre tar med korn for å stille sulten i hjemmet deres.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hvis dere er oppriktige menn, la en av deres brødre bli værende bundet i huset hvor dere er innelåst; dere andre, gå, ta med korn for hungeren i deres hus.

• Norsk King James

  Hvis dere er ekte menn, la en av brødrene deres være bundet i fengselet; gå dere, og ta med korn for hungersnøden til husene deres.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvis dere er hederlige, så la en av brødrene deres bli igjen i fangenskap her, mens resten av dere drar og bringer korn til familiene deres som hungersnøden har rammet.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  19 Hvis dere er ærlige menn, la én av deres brødre bli i fengsel mens dere andre drar hjem med korn til sultne familier.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvis dere er ærlige mennesker, så la en av brødrene deres bli igjen i fengslet. Dere andre skal dra og bringe korn for hungersnøden i hjemmene deres.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Hvis dere er ærlige mennesker, så la en av brødrene deres bli igjen i fengslet. Dere andre skal dra og bringe korn for hungersnøden i hjemmene deres.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvis dere er ærlige, skal én av dere bli værende i forvaring, mens de andre kan dra hjem med korn til deres familier som sulter.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  If you are honest men, let one of your brothers stay here in prison, while the rest of you go and take grain to relieve the hunger of your households.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hvis dere er ærlige menn, la en av dere brødre bli værende fengslet i huset hvor dere har vært satt, og gå dere andre og bring mat for den hunger som er i deres hus.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Dersom I ere redelige, da lader een af eders Brødre bindes i eders Forvaringshuus; men farer I (andre) hen og fører (hjem) det, som I have kjøbt mod Hunger for eders Huse.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvis dere er ærlige menn, la en av brødrene deres være igjen i fengselet, mens dere andre reiser hjem med korn for å stagge hungersnøden i deres hjem.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  If you are honest men, let one of your brothers be bound in the house of your prison: go, carry grain for the famine of your houses:

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvis dere er ærlige menn, så la en av brødrene deres bli igjen som fange i deres fengsel; men gå dere, og ta med dere korn for hungersnøden i deres hjem.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hvis dere er hederlige, la én av deres brødre bli frihetsberøvet der hvor dere er holdt i forvaring, mens dere drar og henter korn for hungersnøden hjemme.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvis dere er ærlige menn, la én av deres brødre forbli fengslet i huset dere er holdt i, men dere andre kan dra og ta med korn til deres sultende hjem.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Dersom dere er ærlige menn, la en av dere holdes i fengsel, mens dere andre drar for å ta korn til deres sultende familier;

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  Yf ye meane no hurte let one of youre brethern be bounde in the preason and goo ye and brynge the necessarie foode vnto youre housholdes

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Yf ye be vnfayned, let one of youre brethren lye bounde in youre preson: but go ye youre waye, and cary home the necessary foode,

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bounde in your prison house, and goe ye, carie foode for the famine of your houses:

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bonde in the house of your pryson: and go ye, carry corne to put away the famine from your housholde.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  If ye [be] true [men], let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your prison: go ye, carry corn for the famine of your houses:

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  If you are honest men, then let one of your brothers be bound in your prison-house; but you go, carry grain for the famine of your houses.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  if ye `are' right men, let one of your brethren be bound in the house of your ward, and ye, go, carry in corn `for' the famine of your houses,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  if ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound in your prison-house; but go ye, carry grain for the famine of your houses:

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  If you are true men, let one of you be kept in prison, while you go and take grain for the needs of your families;

• World English Bible (2000)

  If you are honest men, then let one of your brothers be bound in your prison; but you go, carry grain for the famine of your houses.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  If you are honest men, leave one of your brothers confined here in prison while the rest of you go and take grain back for your hungry families.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 40:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Genesis.40.3", "source": "וַיִּתֵּ֨ן אֹתָ֜ם בְּמִשְׁמַ֗ר בֵּ֛ית שַׂ֥ר הַטַבָּחִ֖ים אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הַסֹּ֑הַר מְק֕וֹם אֲשֶׁ֥ר יוֹסֵ֖ף אָס֥וּר שָֽׁם׃", "text": "And *wayyittēn* them in-*mišmar* house-of *śar* the-*ṭabbāḥîm* unto-house-of the-*sōhar* *məqôm* which *yôsēp̄* *'āsûr* there", "grammar": { "*wayyittēn*": "waw-consecutive + qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he gave/placed/put", "*mišmar*": "masculine singular - custody/guard/prison/watch", "*śar*": "masculine singular construct - chief/prince/ruler", "*ṭabbāḥîm*": "masculine plural - guards/executioners/cooks/slaughterers", "*sōhar*": "masculine singular - prison/roundhouse", "*məqôm*": "masculine singular construct - place/location", "*yôsēp̄*": "proper noun - Joseph", "*'āsûr*": "qal passive participle masculine singular - bound/imprisoned" }, "variants": { "*wayyittēn*": "gave/placed/put", "*mišmar*": "custody/guard/ward/prison", "*śar*": "chief/officer/captain/prince", "*ṭabbāḥîm*": "guards/executioners/slaughterers/bodyguards/cooks", "*sōhar*": "prison/roundhouse", "*'āsûr*": "bound/imprisoned/confined" } }
• Gen 41:56 : 56 { "verseID": "Genesis.41.56", "source": "וְהָרָעָ֣ב הָיָ֔ה עַ֖ל כָּל־פְּנֵ֣י הָאָ֑רֶץ וַיִּפְתַּ֨ח יוֹסֵ֜ף אֶֽת־כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֤ר בָּהֶם֙ וַיִּשְׁבֹּ֣ר לְמִצְרַ֔יִם וַיֶּחֱזַ֥ק הָֽרָעָ֖ב בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃", "text": "*Wə-hārāʿāb* *hāyāh* upon all-*pənê* the-*ʾāreṣ*. *Wə-yip̄taḥ* *Yôsēp̄* *ʾet*-all-that in-them, *wə-yišbōr* to-*Miṣrayim*. *Wə-yeḥĕzaq* the-*rāʿāb* in-*ʾereṣ* *Miṣrāyim*.", "grammar": { "*Wə-hārāʿāb*": "conjunction + common noun, masculine singular with definite article - and the famine", "*hāyāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was/existed", "*pənê*": "common noun, masculine plural construct - faces of/surface of", "*ʾāreṣ*": "common noun, feminine singular with definite article - the land/earth", "*Wə-yip̄taḥ*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and opened", "*Yôsēp̄*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Joseph", "*ʾet*": "direct object marker", "*wə-yišbōr*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and sold/provided grain", "*Miṣrayim*": "proper noun, masculine plural form - Egypt", "*Wə-yeḥĕzaq*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and became strong/severe", "*rāʿāb*": "common noun, masculine singular with definite article - the famine", "*ʾereṣ*": "common noun, feminine singular construct - land of" }, "variants": { "*rāʿāb*": "famine/hunger/scarcity", "*hāyāh*": "was/existed/came to be", "*pənê*": "face/surface/front", "*yip̄taḥ*": "opened/unlocked/unsealed", "*yišbōr*": "sold grain/provided food/supplied provisions", "*yeḥĕzaq*": "became strong/grew severe/intensified" } }
• Gen 42:1-2 : 1 { "verseID": "Genesis.42.1", "source": "וַיַּ֣רְא יַעֲקֹ֔ב כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־שֶׁ֖בֶר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יַעֲקֹב֙ לְבָנָ֔יו לָ֖מָּה תִּתְרָאֽוּ׃", "text": "And *wayyarʾ* *yaʿăqōb* that there-is *šeber* in *miṣrāyim*, and *wayyōʾmer* *yaʿăqōb* to-*bānāw*: why *titrāʾû*?", "grammar": { "*wayyarʾ*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he saw", "*yaʿăqōb*": "proper noun, masculine singular - Jacob", "*šeber*": "noun, masculine singular - grain/food/provisions", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun, locative - Egypt", "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*bānāw*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person suffix - his sons", "*titrāʾû*": "hitpael imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you look at one another" }, "variants": { "*šeber*": "grain/corn/food/provisions/produce", "*titrāʾû*": "look at one another/gaze at each other/stare at each other/hesitate" } } 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.42.2", "source": "וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הִנֵּ֣ה שָׁמַ֔עְתִּי כִּ֥י יֶשׁ־שֶׁ֖בֶר בְּמִצְרָ֑יִם רְדוּ־שָׁ֙מָּה֙ וְשִׁבְרוּ־לָ֣נוּ מִשָּׁ֔ם וְנִחְיֶ֖ה וְלֹ֥א נָמֽוּת׃", "text": "And *wayyōʾmer*: *hinnēh* *šāmaʿtî* that there-is *šeber* in *miṣrāyim*; *rědû*-*šāmmāh* and *šibrû*-for-us from-there, and *wěniḥyeh* and not *nāmût*.", "grammar": { "*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/look", "*šāmaʿtî*": "qal perfect, 1st singular - I have heard", "*šeber*": "noun, masculine singular - grain/food/provisions", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun, locative - Egypt", "*rědû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - go down", "*šāmmāh*": "adverb - there/to there", "*šibrû*": "qal imperative, masculine plural - buy grain", "*wěniḥyeh*": "waw-consecutive qal imperfect, 1st plural - and we will live", "*nāmût*": "qal imperfect, 1st plural - we will die" }, "variants": { "*šeber*": "grain/corn/food/provisions/produce", "*šibrû*": "buy grain/purchase food" } }
• Gen 42:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Genesis.42.26", "source": "וַיִּשְׂא֥וּ אֶת־שִׁבְרָ֖ם עַל־חֲמֹרֵיהֶ֑ם וַיֵּלְכ֖וּ מִשָּֽׁם׃", "text": "And *yiśʾû* *ʾeṯ*-*šiḇrām* on-*ḥămōrêhem*; and *yēləḵû* from-there.", "grammar": { "*yiśʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they lifted", "*šiḇrām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their grain", "*ḥămōrêhem*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their donkeys", "*yēləḵû*": "verb, qal imperfect with waw consecutive, 3rd person masculine plural - they went" }, "variants": { "*yiśʾû*": "lifted/carried/loaded", "*šiḇrām*": "their grain/provisions/purchase", "*ḥămōrêhem*": "their donkeys/asses", "*yēləḵû*": "went/departed/left" } }
• Gen 43:1-2 : 1 { "verseID": "Genesis.43.1", "source": "וְהָרָעָ֖ב כָּבֵ֥ד בָּאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "And the *rāʿāb* [was] *kābēd* in the *ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*wə-*": "conjunction - and", "*rāʿāb*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the famine", "*kābēd*": "adjective, masculine singular - heavy/severe", "*bā-ʾāreṣ*": "preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the land" }, "variants": { "*rāʿāb*": "famine/hunger", "*kābēd*": "heavy/severe/intense", "*ʾāreṣ*": "land/earth/ground/territory" } } 2 { "verseID": "Genesis.43.2", "source": "וַיְהִ֗י כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר כִּלּוּ֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל אֶת־הַשֶּׁ֔בֶר אֲשֶׁ֥ר הֵבִ֖יאוּ מִמִּצְרָ֑יִם וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֲלֵיהֶם֙ אֲבִיהֶ֔ם שֻׁ֖בוּ שִׁבְרוּ־לָ֥נוּ מְעַט־אֹֽכֶל׃", "text": "And *wayəhî* when *killû* to eat *ʾet*-the *šeber* which they *hēbîʾû* from *miṣrayim*; and *wayyōʾmer* to them their *ʾăbîhem*: *šûbû* *šibrû*-for us a little-*ʾōkel*", "grammar": { "*wayəhî*": "conjunction + preterite 3rd masculine singular from *hāyâ* - and it came to pass", "*kaʾăšer*": "conjunction - when/as", "*killû*": "piel perfect 3rd person plural - they finished/completed", "*leʾĕkōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*ʾet-haššeber*": "direct object marker + definite article + masculine singular noun - the grain/food", "*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that", "*hēbîʾû*": "hiphil perfect 3rd person plural - they brought", "*mimmiṣrayim*": "preposition + proper noun - from Egypt", "*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said", "*ʾălêhem*": "preposition + 3rd masculine plural suffix - to them", "*ʾăbîhem*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their father", "*šûbû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - return", "*šibrû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - buy", "*lānû*": "preposition + 1st person plural suffix - for us", "*məʿaṭ-ʾōkel*": "adjective construct + masculine singular noun - little food" }, "variants": { "*šeber*": "grain/food/provisions", "*hēbîʾû*": "brought/carried", "*šûbû*": "return/go back", "*šibrû*": "buy/purchase [grain]", "*ʾōkel*": "food/provisions" } }
• Gen 45:23 : 23 { "verseID": "Genesis.45.23", "source": "וּלְאָבִ֞יו שָׁלַ֤ח כְּזֹאת֙ עֲשָׂרָ֣ה חֲמֹרִ֔ים נֹשְׂאִ֖ים מִטּ֣וּב מִצְרָ֑יִם וְעֶ֣שֶׂר אֲתֹנֹ֡ת נֹֽ֠שְׂאֹת בָּ֣ר וָלֶ֧חֶם וּמָז֛וֹן לְאָבִ֖יו לַדָּֽרֶךְ׃", "text": "*û-lə-ʾābîw* *šālaḥ* *kə-zōʾt* *ʿăśārāh* *ḥămōrîm* *nōśəʾîm* *mi-ṭṭûb* *miṣrāyim* *wə-ʿeśer* *ʾătōnōt* *nōśəʾōt* *bār* *wā-leḥem* *û-māzôn* *lə-ʾābîw* *la-dārek*", "grammar": { "*û-lə-ʾābîw*": "conjunction + preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - and to his father", "*šālaḥ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he sent", "*kə-zōʾt*": "preposition + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - like this/as follows", "*ʿăśārāh*": "number, masculine - ten", "*ḥămōrîm*": "noun, masculine plural - donkeys", "*nōśəʾîm*": "verb, qal participle, masculine plural - carrying", "*mi-ṭṭûb*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from good of", "*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt", "*wə-ʿeśer*": "conjunction + number, feminine - and ten", "*ʾătōnōt*": "noun, feminine plural - female donkeys", "*nōśəʾōt*": "verb, qal participle, feminine plural - carrying", "*bār*": "noun, masculine singular - grain", "*wā-leḥem*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and bread", "*û-māzôn*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and food/sustenance", "*lə-ʾābîw*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - for his father", "*la-dārek*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - for the journey" }, "variants": { "*ṭṭûb*": "good things/best things/finest products", "*bār*": "grain/corn", "*māzôn*": "food/sustenance/nourishment/provisions" } }
• Isa 42:7 : 7 { "verseID": "Isaiah.42.7", "source": "לִפְקֹ֖חַ עֵינַ֣יִם עִוְר֑וֹת לְהוֹצִ֤יא מִמַּסְגֵּר֙ אַסִּ֔יר מִבֵּ֥ית כֶּ֖לֶא יֹ֥שְׁבֵי חֹֽשֶׁךְ׃", "text": "*lip̄qōaḥ* *ʿênayim* *ʿiwrôṯ* *ləhôṣîʾ* *mimmasgēr* *ʾassîr* *mibbêṯ* *keleʾ* *yōšəḇê* *ḥōšeḵ*", "grammar": { "*lip̄qōaḥ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to open", "*ʿênayim*": "noun, feminine dual construct - eyes", "*ʿiwrôṯ*": "adjective, feminine plural - blind", "*ləhôṣîʾ*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to bring out", "*mimmasgēr*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - from prison/confinement", "*ʾassîr*": "noun, masculine singular - prisoner", "*mibbêṯ*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular construct - from house of", "*keleʾ*": "noun, masculine singular - prison/confinement", "*yōšəḇê*": "qal participle, masculine plural construct - dwellers of/those who sit in", "*ḥōšeḵ*": "noun, masculine singular - darkness" }, "variants": { "*lip̄qōaḥ*": "to open/to give sight to", "*ʿênayim*": "eyes/sight", "*ʿiwrôṯ*": "blind/sightless", "*ləhôṣîʾ*": "to bring out/to lead out/to release", "*masgēr*": "prison/dungeon/confinement", "*ʾassîr*": "prisoner/captive/bound one", "*bêṯ*": "house/place/dwelling", "*keleʾ*": "prison/confinement/dungeon", "*yōšəḇê*": "dwellers of/those who sit in/inhabitants of", "*ḥōšeḵ*": "darkness/obscurity/gloom" } }
• Isa 42:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Isaiah.42.22", "source": "וְהוּא֮ עַם־בָּז֣וּז וְשָׁסוּי֒ הָפֵ֤חַ בַּֽחוּרִים֙ כֻּלָּ֔ם וּבְבָתֵּ֥י כְלָאִ֖ים הָחְבָּ֑אוּ הָי֤וּ לָבַז֙ וְאֵ֣ין מַצִּ֔יל מְשִׁסָּ֖ה וְאֵין־אֹמֵ֥ר הָשַֽׁב׃", "text": "And he *ʿam-bāzûz* and *šāsûy*, *hāpēaḥ* *baḥûrîm* all of them and in *bātēy* *kelāʾîm* *hoḥbāʾû*; *hāyû* for *lābaz* and there is no *maṣṣîl*, *mešissâ* and there is none saying *hāšav*.", "grammar": { "*ʿam-bāzûz*": "masculine noun construct with passive participle - a plundered people", "*šāsûy*": "qal passive participle masculine singular - spoiled/robbed/plundered", "*hāpēaḥ*": "hophal infinitive absolute - trapped/ensnared", "*baḥûrîm*": "masculine plural noun - young men/choice men", "*bātēy*": "construct plural of *bayit* - houses of", "*kelāʾîm*": "masculine plural noun - prisons/dungeons", "*hoḥbāʾû*": "hophal perfect 3rd person plural - they were hidden/they were concealed", "*hāyû*": "qal perfect 3rd person plural - they have become", "*lābaz*": "preposition with masculine noun - for plunder", "*maṣṣîl*": "hiphil participle masculine singular - deliverer/rescuer", "*mešissâ*": "feminine singular noun - spoil/booty/plunder", "*hāšav*": "hiphil imperative masculine singular - restore/return" }, "variants": { "*bāzûz*": "plundered/spoiled/robbed", "*šāsûy*": "spoiled/looted/plundered", "*hāpēaḥ*": "trapped/ensnared/caught", "*baḥûrîm*": "young men/choice men/selected ones", "*kelāʾîm*": "prisons/dungeons/places of confinement", "*hoḥbāʾû*": "were hidden/were concealed/were imprisoned", "*lābaz*": "for plunder/for spoil/for looting", "*maṣṣîl*": "deliverer/rescuer/savior", "*mešissâ*": "spoil/plunder/booty/loot", "*hāšav*": "restore/return/give back" } }
• Jer 37:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.37.15", "source": "וַיִּקְצְפ֧וּ הַשָּׂרִ֛ים עַֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ וְהִכּ֣וּ אֹת֑וֹ וְנָתְנ֨וּ אוֹת֜וֹ בֵּ֣ית הָאֵס֗וּר בֵּ֚ית יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֔ר כִּֽי־אֹת֥וֹ עָשׂ֖וּ לְבֵ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃", "text": "And-*wayyiqṣəp̄û* the-*śārîm* on-*Yirməyāhû* and-*wəhikkû* *ʾōtô* and-*wənātənû* *ʾôtô* *bêt* the-*ʾēsûr* *bêt* *Yəhônātān* the-*sōp̄ēr* for-*ʾōtô* *ʿāśû* to-*bêt* the-*keleʾ*.", "grammar": { "*wayyiqṣəp̄û*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they were angry", "*śārîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the officials/princes", "*Yirməyāhû*": "proper noun - Jeremiah", "*wəhikkû*": "waw + Hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - and they struck/beat", "*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him", "*wənātənû*": "waw + Qal perfect 3rd common plural - and they put", "*ʾôtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him", "*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʾēsûr*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the prison/confinement", "*Yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan", "*sōp̄ēr*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the scribe", "*ʿāśû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they had made", "*keleʾ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the prison" }, "variants": { "*wayyiqṣəp̄û* on": "were angry with/were furious against", "*bêt* the-*ʾēsûr*": "house of bondage/prison house", "*bêt* the-*keleʾ*": "prison house/place of confinement" } }