Jeremiah 26:14

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

But as for me, behold, I am in your hand: do with me as is good and right in your eyes.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַאֲנִ֖י הִנְנִ֣י בְיֶדְכֶ֑ם עֲשׂוּ־לִ֛י כַּטּ֥וֹב וְכַיָּשָׁ֖ר בְּעֵינֵיכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

And-ʾănî hinnənî in-yeḏḵem; ʿăśû-to-me as-the-ṭôḇ and-as-the-yāšār in-ʿênêḵem.

Grammar Details

*ʾănî*: 1st person singular independent pronoun - I
*hinnənî*: interjection with 1st person singular suffix - behold me/here I am
*yeḏḵem*: feminine singular with 2nd person masculine plural possessive suffix - your hand
*ʿăśû*: Qal imperative, masculine plural - do/make
*ṭôḇ*: masculine singular with definite article - the good
*yāšār*: masculine singular with definite article - the right/upright
*ʿênêḵem*: feminine dual with 2nd person masculine plural possessive suffix - your eyes

Word Meanings

*yāḏ*: hand/power/control
*ṭôḇ*: good/pleasant/agreeable
*yāšār*: straight/right/upright/just
*ʿayin*: eye/sight/appearance

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Jer 38:5 : 5 And Zedekiah the king said, Behold, he is in your hand; for the king is not he that can do anything against you.
Josh 9:25 : 25 And now, behold, we are in thy hand: as it seemeth good and right unto thee to do unto us, do.
2 Sam 15:26 : 26 but if he say thus, I have no delight in thee; behold, here am I, let him do to me as seemeth good unto him.
Dan 3:16 : 16 Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego answered and said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we have no need to answer thee in this matter.

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