9 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.31.9",
"source": "בִּבְכִ֣י יָבֹ֗אוּ וּֽבְתַחֲנוּנִים֮ אֽוֹבִילֵם֒ אֽוֹלִיכֵם֙ אֶל־נַ֣חֲלֵי מַ֔יִם בְּדֶ֣רֶךְ יָשָׁ֔ר לֹ֥א יִכָּשְׁל֖וּ בָּ֑הּ כִּֽי־הָיִ֤יתִי לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לְאָ֔ב וְאֶפְרַ֖יִם בְּכֹ֥רִי הֽוּא׃ ס",
"text": "With *bəkî* *yābōʾû* and with *taḥănûnîm* *ʾôbîlēm*; *ʾôlîkēm* unto-*naḥălê* *mayim*, in *derek* *yāšār* not *yikkāšəlû* on it; for-*hāyîtî* to *Yiśrāʾēl* for *ʾāb*, and *ʾEprayim* *bəkōrî* he.",
"grammar": {
"*bəkî*": "noun, masculine singular - weeping",
"*yābōʾû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will come",
"*taḥănûnîm*": "noun, masculine plural - supplications/entreaties",
"*ʾôbîlēm*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will lead them",
"*ʾôlîkēm*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 1st person singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - I will cause them to walk",
"*naḥălê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - streams/rivers",
"*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural - water",
"*derek*": "noun, masculine singular - way/path",
"*yāšār*": "adjective, masculine singular - straight/right",
"*yikkāšəlû*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - they will stumble",
"*hāyîtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have been/become",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*ʾāb*": "noun, masculine singular - father",
"*ʾEprayim*": "proper noun - Ephraim",
"*bəkōrî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my firstborn"
},
"variants": {
"*bəkî*": "weeping/crying",
"*yābōʾû*": "they will come/arrive/enter",
"*taḥănûnîm*": "supplications/entreaties/pleas for mercy",
"*ʾôbîlēm*": "I will lead them/bring them/guide them",
"*ʾôlîkēm*": "I will cause them to walk/lead them/guide them",
"*naḥălê*": "streams/rivers/brooks",
"*derek*": "way/path/road/journey",
"*yāšār*": "straight/level/right/upright",
"*yikkāšəlû*": "they will stumble/totter/stagger",
"*hāyîtî*": "I have been/become/existed as",
"*ʾāb*": "father/ancestor/originator",
"*bəkōrî*": "my firstborn/my chief son"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.31.10",
"source": "שִׁמְע֤וּ דְבַר־יְהוָה֙ גּוֹיִ֔ם וְהַגִּ֥ידוּ בָאִיִּ֖ים מִמֶּרְחָ֑ק וְאִמְר֗וּ מְזָרֵ֤ה יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ יְקַבְּצֶ֔נּוּ וּשְׁמָר֖וֹ כְּרֹעֶ֥ה עֶדְרֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*Šimʿû* *dəbar*-*YHWH* *gôyim*, and *haggîdû* in the *ʾiyyîm* from *merḥāq*, and *ʾimrû*: *məzāreh* *Yiśrāʾēl* *yəqabbəṣennû* and *šəmārô* as *rōʿeh* *ʿedrô*.",
"grammar": {
"*Šimʿû*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - hear",
"*dəbar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - word",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD/Yahweh",
"*gôyim*": "noun, masculine plural - nations",
"*haggîdû*": "verb, hiphil imperative, masculine plural - declare/tell",
"*ʾiyyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - islands/coastlands",
"*merḥāq*": "noun, masculine singular - distance/far place",
"*ʾimrû*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine plural - say",
"*məzāreh*": "verb, piel participle, masculine singular - one who scatters",
"*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*yəqabbəṣennû*": "verb, piel imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he will gather him",
"*šəmārô*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he will keep/guard him",
"*rōʿeh*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - shepherd",
"*ʿedrô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his flock"
},
"variants": {
"*Šimʿû*": "hear/listen to/obey",
"*dəbar*": "word/speech/message",
"*gôyim*": "nations/peoples/gentiles",
"*haggîdû*": "declare/tell/proclaim",
"*ʾiyyîm*": "islands/coastlands/distant shores",
"*merḥāq*": "distance/far place/remote region",
"*məzāreh*": "one who scatters/disperses/winnows",
"*yəqabbəṣennû*": "he will gather him/collect him/assemble him",
"*šəmārô*": "he will keep him/guard him/watch over him",
"*rōʿeh*": "shepherd/pastor/herdsman",
"*ʿedrô*": "his flock/his herd"
}
}