Jeremiah 23:38

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But if ye say, The burden of Jehovah; therefore thus saith Jehovah: Because ye say this word, The burden of Jehovah, and I have sent unto you, saying, Ye shall not say, The burden of Jehovah;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְאִם־מַשָּׂ֣א יְהוָה֮ תֹּאמֵרוּ֒ לָכֵ֗ן כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה יַ֧עַן אֲמָרְכֶ֛ם אֶת־הַדָּבָ֥ר הַזֶּ֖ה מַשָּׂ֣א יְהוָ֑ה וָאֶשְׁלַ֤ח אֲלֵיכֶם֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר לֹ֥א תֹאמְר֖וּ מַשָּׂ֥א יְהוָֽה

Transliteration

And-if-massāʾ YHWH tōʾmērû, therefore thus ʾāmar YHWH: Because ʾămārkem ʾet-the-dābār the-this, "massāʾ YHWH," and-ʾešlaḥ to-you lēʾmōr, "Not tōʾmerû massāʾ YHWH,"

Grammar Details

*massāʾ*: noun, masculine singular - burden/oracle
*tōʾmērû*: qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you say
*ʾāmar*: qal perfect 3rd person masculine singular - he said
*ʾămārkem*: qal infinitive construct + 2nd person masculine plural suffix - your saying
*dābār*: noun, masculine singular - word
*ʾešlaḥ*: qal imperfect 1st person singular with waw consecutive - and I sent
*lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say
*tōʾmerû*: qal imperfect 2nd person masculine plural - you shall say

Word Meanings

*massāʾ*: burden/oracle/pronouncement
*tōʾmērû*: you say/you pronounce/you declare
*ʾāmar*: he said/he declared/he commanded
*ʾămārkem*: your saying/your speaking
*dābār*: word/matter/thing
*ʾešlaḥ*: and I sent/and I dispatched/and I commanded
*lēʾmōr*: saying/to say

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

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