Verse 23

{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.8.23", "source": "מִֽי־יִתֵּ֤ן רֹאשִׁי֙ מַ֔יִם וְעֵינִ֖י מְק֣וֹר דִּמְעָ֑ה וְאֶבְכֶּה֙ יוֹמָ֣ם וָלַ֔יְלָה אֵ֖ת חַֽלְלֵ֥י בַת־עַמִּֽי׃", "text": "*Mî*-*yittēn* *rōʾšî* *mayim* and-*ʿênî* *mᵊqôr* *dimʿāh*, and-I would *wᵊʾebkeh* *yômām* *wālaylāh* *ʾēt* *ḥalᵊlê* *bat*-*ʿammî*.", "grammar": { "*Mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yittēn*": "qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - will give", "*rōʾšî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my head", "*mayim*": "plural noun - water", "*ʿênî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my eye", "*mᵊqôr*": "construct state - fountain/spring of", "*dimʿāh*": "noun - tear", "*wᵊʾebkeh*": "qal imperfect 1st person singular with waw conjunction - and I would weep", "*yômām*": "adverb - by day", "*wālaylāh*": "noun with waw conjunction - and night", "*ʾēt*": "direct object marker", "*ḥalᵊlê*": "construct plural of *ḥālāl* - slain ones of", "*bat*": "construct state - daughter of", "*ʿammî*": "noun with 1st person singular suffix - my people" }, "variants": { "*Mî*-*yittēn*": "who will give/oh that/would that", "*rōʾšî*": "my head", "*mayim*": "water/waters", "*ʿênî*": "my eye", "*mᵊqôr*": "fountain/spring/source", "*dimʿāh*": "tear/weeping", "*wᵊʾebkeh*": "and I would weep/mourn/lament", "*yômām*": "by day/daytime", "*ḥalᵊlê*": "slain ones/wounded ones/pierced ones" } }

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