Jeremiah 16:1
{ "verseID": "Jeremiah.16.1", "source": "וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֹֽר׃", "text": "*wə-yəhî* *dəḇar*-*YHWH* *ʾēlay* *lēʾmōr*", "grammar": { "*wə-yəhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it came/was", "*dəḇar*": "construct state, masculine singular - word of", "*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh", "*ʾēlay*": "preposition + 1st person singular suffix - to me", "*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying" }, "variants": { "*dəḇar*": "word/matter/thing/speech", "*lēʾmōr*": "to say/saying/speaking" } }