Verse 4

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.1.4", "source": "וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃", "text": "*wa-yĕhî* *dĕbar*-*YHWH* *ʾēlay* *lēʾmōr*", "grammar": { "*wa-yĕhî*": "waw-consecutive with Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was/came", "*dĕbar*": "construct singular - word of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾēlay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*lēʾmōr*": "Qal infinitive construct - saying" }, "variants": { "*wa-yĕhî*": "and it was/and it came/and it happened", "*dĕbar*-*YHWH*": "word of YHWH/message from YHWH/oracle of YHWH" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Ezek 1:3 : 3 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.1.3", "source": "הָיֹ֣ה הָיָ֣ה דְבַר־יְ֠הוָה אֶל־יְחֶזְקֵ֨אל בֶּן־בּוּזִ֧י הַכֹּהֵ֛ן בְּאֶ֥רֶץ כַּשְׂדִּ֖ים עַל־נְהַר־כְּבָ֑ר וַתְּהִ֥י עָלָ֛יו שָׁ֖ם יַד־יְהוָֽה׃", "text": "*hāyō hāyâ dəbar-YHWH* unto-*yəḥezqēʾl ben-bûzî ha-kōhēn bə-ʾereṣ kaśdîm* upon-river-of-*kəbār wa-təhî* upon-him there *yad-YHWH*", "grammar": { "*hāyō hāyâ*": "infinitive absolute + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - surely came/definitely came [emphatic construction]", "*dəbar-YHWH*": "masculine singular construct + divine name - word of YHWH/the LORD", "*yəḥezqēʾl*": "proper noun - Ezekiel", "*ben-bûzî*": "masculine singular construct + proper noun - son of Buzi", "*ha-kōhēn*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the priest", "*bə-ʾereṣ*": "preposition + feminine singular construct - in the land of", "*kaśdîm*": "proper noun plural - Chaldeans", "*kəbār*": "proper noun - [river] Chebar", "*wa-təhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and it came/was", "*yad-YHWH*": "feminine singular construct + divine name - hand of YHWH/the LORD" }, "variants": { "*hāyō hāyâ*": "surely came/certainly came/absolutely came [emphatic form]", "*yad-YHWH*": "hand of the LORD [idiom for divine power/inspiration/prophetic enablement]" } }
  • Ezek 3:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Ezekiel.3.16", "source": "וַיְהִ֕י מִקְצֵ֖ה שִׁבְעַ֣ת יָמִ֑ים פ וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃", "text": "And *wayehî* at *miqqeṣēh* seven *šiḇʿaṯ* *yāmîm*, and *wayehî* *deḇar*-*yehwāh* to me *ʾēlay* *lēʾmōr*.", "grammar": { "*wayehî*": "waw consecutive + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened", "*miqqeṣēh*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - at end of", "*šiḇʿaṯ*": "feminine singular construct - seven of", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days", "*deḇar*": "masculine singular construct - word of", "*yehwāh*": "proper noun - LORD", "*ʾēlay*": "preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying" }, "variants": { "*wayehî*": "and it happened/came to pass/occurred", "*miqqeṣēh*": "at end of/after/at the conclusion of", "*šiḇʿaṯ*": "seven of", "*yāmîm*": "days/time period", "*deḇar*": "word/message/command of", "*lēʾmōr*": "saying/speaking/declaring" } }
  • Jer 1:2 : 2 { "verseID": "Jeremiah.1.2", "source": "אֲשֶׁ֨ר הָיָ֤ה דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ אֵלָ֔יו בִּימֵ֛י יֹאשִׁיָּ֥הוּ בֶן־אָמ֖וֹן מֶ֣לֶךְ יְהוּדָ֑ה בִּשְׁלֹשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֥ה שָׁנָ֖ה לְמָלְכֽוֹ׃", "text": "*ʾăšer* *hāyāh* *dĕbar*-*YHWH* *ʾēlāyw* in-*yĕmê* *Yōʾšiyyāhû* *ben*-*ʾĀmôn* *melek* *Yĕhûdāh* in-*šĕlōš*-*ʿeśrēh* *šānāh* to-*mālkô*", "grammar": { "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - who/which/that", "*hāyāh*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - was/came", "*dĕbar*": "construct singular - word of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - Yahweh/LORD", "*ʾēlāyw*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him", "*yĕmê*": "construct plural of *yôm* - days of", "*Yōʾšiyyāhû*": "proper name - Josiah", "*ben*": "construct singular - son of", "*ʾĀmôn*": "proper name - Amon", "*melek*": "construct singular - king of", "*Yĕhûdāh*": "proper name - Judah", "*šĕlōš*-*ʿeśrēh*": "cardinal number - thirteen", "*šānāh*": "singular - year", "*mālkô*": "infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his reigning" }, "variants": { "*hāyāh*": "was/came/happened/occurred", "*dĕbar*-*YHWH*": "word of YHWH/message from YHWH/oracle of YHWH", "*lĕmālkô*": "of his reign/of his ruling/of his kingship" } }