Jeremiah 34:13

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel: I made a covenant with your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage, saying,

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

כֹּֽה־אָמַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אָנֹכִ֗י כָּרַ֤תִּֽי בְרִית֙ אֶת־אֲב֣וֹתֵיכֶ֔ם בְּי֨וֹם הוֹצִאִ֤י אוֹתָם֙ מֵאֶ֣רֶץ מִצְרַ֔יִם מִבֵּ֥ית עֲבָדִ֖ים לֵאמֹֽר׃

Transliteration

Thus-ʾāmar yhwh ʾĕlōhê yiśrāʾēl, ʾānōkî kārattî bərît ʾet-ʾăbôtêkem in yôm hôṣîʾî ʾôtām from ʾereṣ miṣrayim, from bêt ʿăbādîm lēʾmōr

Grammar Details

*ʾāmar*: verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said
*yhwh*: proper noun, divine name - YHWH/LORD
*ʾĕlōhê*: noun, masculine, plural construct - God of
*yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
*ʾānōkî*: pronoun, 1st common singular - I
*kārattî*: verb, qal perfect, 1st common singular - I cut/made
*bərît*: noun, feminine, singular - covenant
*ʾăbôtêkem*: noun, masculine, plural with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your fathers
*yôm*: noun, masculine, singular - day
*hôṣîʾî*: verb, hiphil infinitive construct with 1st common singular suffix - my bringing out
*ʾôtām*: direct object marker with 3rd masculine plural suffix - them
*ʾereṣ*: noun, feminine, singular, construct - land of
*miṣrayim*: proper noun - Egypt
*bêt*: noun, masculine, singular, construct - house of
*ʿăbādîm*: noun, masculine, plural - slaves/servants
*lēʾmōr*: preposition with qal infinitive construct - saying

Word Meanings

*ʾāmar*: said/spoke/declared
*ʾĕlōhê*: God of/deity of
*kārattî*: I cut/I made [covenant]/I established
*bərît*: covenant/agreement/treaty
*hôṣîʾî*: my bringing out/my leading out
*bêt*: house/place/dwelling
*ʿăbādîm*: slaves/servants/bondmen

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Referenced Verses

Josh 24:17 : 17 for Jehovah our God, he it is that brought us and our fathers up out of the land of Egypt, from the house of bondage, and that did those great signs in our sight, and preserved us in all the way wherein we went, and among all the peoples through the midst of whom we passed;
Judg 6:8 : 8 that Jehovah sent a prophet unto the children of Israel: and he said unto them, Thus saith Jehovah, the God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;
Exod 24:3 : 3 And Moses came and told the people all the words of Jehovah, and all the ordinances: and all the people answered with one voice, and said, All the words which Jehovah hath spoken will we do.
Exod 24:7-8 : 7 And he took the book of the covenant, and read in the audience of the people: and they said, All that Jehovah hath spoken will we do, and be obedient. 8 And Moses took the blood, and sprinkled it on the people, and said, Behold the blood of the covenant, which Jehovah hath made with you concerning all these words.
Deut 5:2-3 : 2 Jehovah our God made a covenant with us in Horeb. 3 Jehovah made not this covenant with our fathers, but with us, even us, who are all of us here alive this day.
Deut 5:27 : 27 Go thou near, and hear all that Jehovah our God shall say: and speak thou unto us all that Jehovah our God shall speak unto thee; and we will hear it, and do it.
Jer 31:32 : 32 not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day that I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was a husband unto them, saith Jehovah.
Heb 8:10-11 : 10 For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel After those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, And on their heart also will I write them: And I will be to them {G1519} a God, And they shall be to me {G1519} a people: 11 And they shall not {G3361} teach every man his fellow-citizen, And every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: For all shall know me, From the least to the greatest of them.
Exod 13:3 : 3 And Moses said unto the people, Remember this day, in which ye came out from Egypt, out of the house of bondage; for by strength of hand Jehovah brought you out from this place: there shall no leavened bread be eaten.
Exod 13:14 : 14 And it shall be, when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What is this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand Jehovah brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage:
Exod 20:2 : 2 I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Deut 6:12 : 12 then beware lest thou forget Jehovah, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Deut 7:8 : 8 but because Jehovah loveth you, and because he would keep the oath which he sware unto your fathers, hath Jehovah brought you out with a mighty hand, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, from the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt.
Deut 8:14 : 14 then thy heart be lifted up, and thou forget Jehovah thy God, who brought thee forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage;
Deut 13:10 : 10 And you shall stone him to death with stones, because he has sought to draw you away from Jehovah your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Deut 15:15 : 15 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in the land of Egypt, and Jehovah thy God redeemed thee: therefore I command thee this thing to-day.
Deut 16:12 : 12 And thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt: and thou shalt observe and do these statutes.
Deut 24:18 : 18 but thou shalt remember that thou wast a bondman in Egypt, and Jehovah thy God redeemed thee thence: therefore I command thee to do this thing.
Deut 29:1 : 1 These are the words of the covenant which Jehovah commanded Moses to make with the children of Israel in the land of Moab, besides the covenant which he made with them in Horeb.
Deut 5:6 : 6 I am Jehovah thy God, who brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Jer 7:22 : 22 For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt-offerings or sacrifices:
Jer 11:4 : 4 which I commanded your fathers in the day that I brought them forth out of the land of Egypt, out of the iron furnace, saying, Obey my voice, and do them, according to all which I command you: so shall ye be my people, and I will be your God;
Jer 11:7 : 7 For I earnestly protested unto your fathers in the day that I brought them up out of the land of Egypt, even unto this day, rising early and protesting, saying, Obey my voice.

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