4 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.16.4",
"source": "מְמוֹתֵ֨י תַחֲלֻאִ֜ים יָמֻ֗תוּ לֹ֤א יִסָּֽפְדוּ֙ וְלֹ֣א יִקָּבֵ֔רוּ לְדֹ֛מֶן עַל־פְּנֵ֥י הָאֲדָמָ֖ה יִֽהְי֑וּ וּבַחֶ֤רֶב וּבָֽרָעָב֙ יִכְל֔וּ וְהָיְתָ֤ה נִבְלָתָם֙ לְמַאֲכָ֔ל לְע֥וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֖יִם וּלְבֶהֱמַ֥ת הָאָֽרֶץ׃",
"text": "*məmôṯê* *ṯaḥălūʾîm* *yāmuṯû* not *yissāp̄əḏû* and-not *yiqqāḇērû* for-*ḏōmen* upon *pənê* *hā-ʾăḏāmāh* *yihyû* and-with-*ḥereḇ* and-with-*rāʿāḇ* *yiḵlû* and-*hāyəṯāh* *niḇlāṯām* for-*maʾăḵāl* for-*ʿôp̄* *ha-ššāmayim* and-for-*behĕmaṯ* *hā-ʾāreṣ*",
"grammar": {
"*məmôṯê*": "masculine plural construct noun - deaths of",
"*ṯaḥălūʾîm*": "masculine plural noun - diseases/sicknesses",
"*yāmuṯû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall die",
"*yissāp̄əḏû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall be lamented/mourned",
"*yiqqāḇērû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall be buried",
"*ḏōmen*": "masculine singular noun - dung/manure",
"*pənê*": "masculine plural construct - face/surface of",
"*hā-ʾăḏāmāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the ground/land/earth",
"*yihyû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall be",
"*ḥereḇ*": "feminine singular noun - sword",
"*rāʿāḇ*": "masculine singular noun - famine/hunger",
"*yiḵlû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall be consumed/perish",
"*hāyəṯāh*": "qal perfect with waw consecutive, 3rd feminine singular - and it shall be",
"*niḇlāṯām*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their corpse/carcass",
"*maʾăḵāl*": "masculine singular noun - food/eating",
"*ʿôp̄*": "masculine singular construct - bird of",
"*ha-ššāmayim*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the heavens",
"*behĕmaṯ*": "feminine singular construct - beast/animal of",
"*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the earth/land"
},
"variants": {
"*ṯaḥălūʾîm*": "diseases/sicknesses/grievous deaths",
"*ḏōmen*": "dung/refuse/manure",
"*ḥereḇ*": "sword/warfare",
"*rāʿāḇ*": "famine/hunger/starvation"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.16.5",
"source": "כִּֽי־כֹ֣ה ׀ אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה אַל־תָּבוֹא֙ בֵּ֣ית מַרְזֵ֔חַ וְאַל־תֵּלֵ֣ךְ לִסְפּ֔וֹד וְאַל־תָּנֹ֖ד לָהֶ֑ם כִּֽי־אָסַ֨פְתִּי אֶת־שְׁלוֹמִ֜י מֵאֵ֨ת הָעָ֤ם הַזֶּה֙ נְאֻם־יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־הַחֶ֖סֶד וְאֶת־הָֽרַחֲמִֽים׃",
"text": "For *kōh* *ʾāmar* *YHWH* not *tāḇôʾ* *bêṯ* *marzēaḥ* and-not *tēlēḵ* to-*səp̄ôḏ* and-not *tānōḏ* to-them for *ʾāsap̄tî* *ʾeṯ*-*šəlômî* from-with *hā-ʿām* *ha-zzeh* *nəʾum*-*YHWH* *ʾeṯ*-*ha-ḥeseḏ* and-*ʾeṯ*-*hā-raḥămîm*",
"grammar": {
"*kōh*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*ʾāmar*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he said/spoke",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD/Yahweh",
"*tāḇôʾ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular jussive - you shall enter/come",
"*bêṯ*": "construct state, masculine singular - house of",
"*marzēaḥ*": "masculine singular noun - funeral feast/mourning feast",
"*tēlēḵ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular jussive - you shall go",
"*səp̄ôḏ*": "qal infinitive construct - to lament/mourn",
"*tānōḏ*": "qal imperfect, 2nd masculine singular jussive - you shall show sympathy/console",
"*ʾāsap̄tî*": "qal perfect, 1st person singular - I have taken away/gathered",
"*ʾeṯ*": "direct object marker",
"*šəlômî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person singular suffix - my peace",
"*hā-ʿām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the people",
"*ha-zzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*nəʾum*": "construct state, masculine singular - declaration of",
"*ha-ḥeseḏ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the lovingkindness/loyalty",
"*hā-raḥămîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the compassion/mercy"
},
"variants": {
"*marzēaḥ*": "funeral feast/house of mourning/wake",
"*šālôm*": "peace/welfare/prosperity/completeness",
"*ḥeseḏ*": "lovingkindness/loyalty/faithfulness/covenant love",
"*raḥămîm*": "compassion/mercy/deep love"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.16.6",
"source": "וּמֵ֨תוּ גְדֹלִ֧ים וּקְטַנִּ֛ים בָּאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּ֖את לֹ֣א יִקָּבֵ֑רוּ וְלֹֽא־יִסְפְּד֣וּ לָהֶ֔ם וְלֹ֣א יִתְגֹּדַ֔ד וְלֹ֥א יִקָּרֵ֖חַ לָהֶֽם׃",
"text": "And-*mēṯû* *gəḏōlîm* and-*qəṭannîm* in-*hā-ʾāreṣ* *ha-zzōʾṯ* not *yiqqāḇērû* and-not *yispəḏû* for-them and-not *yiṯgōḏaḏ* and-not *yiqqārēaḥ* for-them",
"grammar": {
"*mēṯû*": "qal perfect, 3rd common plural - they shall die",
"*gəḏōlîm*": "masculine plural adjective - great ones/important ones",
"*qəṭannîm*": "masculine plural adjective - small ones/insignificant ones",
"*hā-ʾāreṣ*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the land/earth",
"*ha-zzōʾṯ*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this",
"*yiqqāḇērû*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall be buried",
"*yispəḏû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall lament/mourn",
"*yiṯgōḏaḏ*": "hithpael imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - one shall cut oneself",
"*yiqqārēaḥ*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - one shall make himself bald"
},
"variants": {
"*yiṯgōḏaḏ*": "cut oneself (as mourning ritual)",
"*yiqqārēaḥ*": "make oneself bald/shave head (as mourning ritual)"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.16.7",
"source": "וְלֹֽא־יִפְרְס֥וּ לָהֶ֛ם עַל־אֵ֖בֶל לְנַחֲמ֣וֹ עַל־מֵ֑ת וְלֹֽא־יַשְׁק֤וּ אוֹתָם֙ כּ֣וֹס תַּנְחוּמִ֔ים עַל־אָבִ֖יו וְעַל־אִמּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And-not *yip̄rəsû* for-them over *ʾēḇel* to-*naḥămô* over *mēṯ* and-not *yašqû* *ʾôṯām* *kôs* *tanḥûmîm* over *ʾāḇîw* and-over *ʾimmô*",
"grammar": {
"*yip̄rəsû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall break/distribute",
"*ʾēḇel*": "masculine singular noun - mourning",
"*naḥămô*": "piel infinitive construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - to comfort him",
"*mēṯ*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - dead person",
"*yašqû*": "hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall cause to drink",
"*ʾôṯām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them",
"*kôs*": "feminine singular construct - cup of",
"*tanḥûmîm*": "masculine plural noun - consolations/comfort",
"*ʾāḇîw*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father",
"*ʾimmô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mother"
},
"variants": {
"*yip̄rəsû*": "break bread/distribute food/divide",
"*ʾēḇel*": "mourning/grief",
"*tanḥûmîm*": "consolations/comfort"
}
}