12 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.37.12",
"source": "וַיֵּצֵ֤א יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ מִיר֣וּשָׁלִַ֔ם לָלֶ֖כֶת אֶ֣רֶץ בִּנְיָמִ֑ן לַחֲלִ֥ק מִשָּׁ֖ם בְּת֥וֹךְ הָעָֽם׃",
"text": "And-*wayyēṣēʾ* *Yirməyāhû* from-*Yərûšālaim* *lāleḵet* *ʾereṣ* *Binyāmin* *laḥăliq* from-there in-*tôḵ* the-*ʿām*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyēṣēʾ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went out",
"*Yirməyāhû*": "proper noun - Jeremiah",
"*Yərûšālaim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*lāleḵet*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - to go",
"*ʾereṣ*": "feminine singular construct - land of",
"*Binyāmin*": "proper noun - Benjamin",
"*laḥăliq*": "preposition + Hiphil infinitive construct - to receive a portion/to take his share",
"*tôḵ*": "masculine singular construct - midst of",
"*ʿām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the people"
},
"variants": {
"*laḥăliq*": "to receive property/to get his portion/to divide an inheritance",
"in-*tôḵ* the-*ʿām*": "among the people/in the midst of the people"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.37.13",
"source": "וַיְהִי־ה֞וּא בְּשַׁ֣עַר בִּנְיָמִ֗ן וְשָׁם֙ בַּ֣עַל פְּקִדֻ֔ת וּשְׁמוֹ֙ יִרְאִיָּ֔יה בֶּן־שֶֽׁלֶמְיָ֖ה בֶּן־חֲנַנְיָ֑ה וַיִּתְפֹּ֞שׂ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֤הוּ הַנָּבִיא֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר אֶל־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֖ים אַתָּ֥ה נֹפֵֽל׃",
"text": "And-*wayəhî*-he in-*šaʿar* *Binyāmin* and-there *baʿal* *pəqidut* and-*šəmô* *Yirʾiyyāh* son-of-*Šelemyāh* son-of-*Ḥănanyāh* and-*wayyitpōś* *ʾet*-*Yirməyāhû* the-*nāḇîʾ* *lēʾmōr* to-the-*Kaśdîm* you *nōp̄ēl*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he was",
"*šaʿar*": "masculine singular construct - gate of",
"*Binyāmin*": "proper noun - Benjamin",
"*baʿal*": "masculine singular construct - master of/officer of",
"*pəqidut*": "feminine singular noun - oversight/guard",
"*šəmô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name",
"*Yirʾiyyāh*": "proper noun - Irijah",
"*Šelemyāh*": "proper noun - Shelemiah",
"*Ḥănanyāh*": "proper noun - Hananiah",
"*wayyitpōś*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he seized",
"*Yirməyāhû*": "proper noun - Jeremiah",
"*nāḇîʾ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the prophet",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*Kaśdîm*": "proper noun with definite article - the Chaldeans",
"*nōp̄ēl*": "Qal participle masculine singular - falling/deserting"
},
"variants": {
"*baʿal* *pəqidut*": "captain of the guard/officer on duty",
"*nōp̄ēl*": "defecting/deserting/going over to"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.37.14",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֜הוּ שֶׁ֗קֶר אֵינֶ֤נִּי נֹפֵל֙ עַל־הַכַּשְׂדִּ֔ים וְלֹ֥א שָׁמַ֖ע אֵלָ֑יו וַיִּתְפֹּ֤שׂ יִרְאִיָּיה֙ בְּיִרְמְיָ֔הוּ וַיְבִאֵ֖הוּ אֶל־הַשָּׂרִֽים׃",
"text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *Yirməyāhû* *šeqer* *ʾênennî* *nōp̄ēl* to-the-*Kaśdîm* and-not *šāmaʿ* to-him and-*wayyitpōś* *Yirʾiyyāh* in-*Yirməyāhû* and-*wayḇiʾēhû* to-the-*śārîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Yirməyāhû*": "proper noun - Jeremiah",
"*šeqer*": "masculine singular noun - lie/falsehood",
"*ʾênennî*": "negative particle with 1st person singular suffix - I am not",
"*nōp̄ēl*": "Qal participle masculine singular - falling/deserting",
"*Kaśdîm*": "proper noun with definite article - the Chaldeans",
"*šāmaʿ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - listened/heeded",
"*wayyitpōś*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he seized",
"*Yirʾiyyāh*": "proper noun - Irijah",
"*wayḇiʾēhû*": "waw-consecutive + Hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he brought him",
"*śārîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the officials/princes"
},
"variants": {
"*šeqer*": "falsehood/lie/untrue",
"*nōp̄ēl* to": "deserting to/defecting to/going over to"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.37.15",
"source": "וַיִּקְצְפ֧וּ הַשָּׂרִ֛ים עַֽל־יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ וְהִכּ֣וּ אֹת֑וֹ וְנָתְנ֨וּ אוֹת֜וֹ בֵּ֣ית הָאֵס֗וּר בֵּ֚ית יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן הַסֹּפֵ֔ר כִּֽי־אֹת֥וֹ עָשׂ֖וּ לְבֵ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃",
"text": "And-*wayyiqṣəp̄û* the-*śārîm* on-*Yirməyāhû* and-*wəhikkû* *ʾōtô* and-*wənātənû* *ʾôtô* *bêt* the-*ʾēsûr* *bêt* *Yəhônātān* the-*sōp̄ēr* for-*ʾōtô* *ʿāśû* to-*bêt* the-*keleʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyiqṣəp̄û*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they were angry",
"*śārîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the officials/princes",
"*Yirməyāhû*": "proper noun - Jeremiah",
"*wəhikkû*": "waw + Hiphil perfect 3rd common plural - and they struck/beat",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*wənātənû*": "waw + Qal perfect 3rd common plural - and they put",
"*ʾôtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of",
"*ʾēsûr*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the prison/confinement",
"*Yəhônātān*": "proper noun - Jonathan",
"*sōp̄ēr*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the scribe",
"*ʿāśû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - they had made",
"*keleʾ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the prison"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyiqṣəp̄û* on": "were angry with/were furious against",
"*bêt* the-*ʾēsûr*": "house of bondage/prison house",
"*bêt* the-*keleʾ*": "prison house/place of confinement"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.37.16",
"source": "כִּ֣י בָ֧א יִרְמְיָ֛הוּ אֶל־בֵּ֥ית הַבּ֖וֹר וְאֶל־הַֽחֲנֻ֑[t]יוֹת וַיֵּֽשֶׁב־שָׁ֥ם יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ יָמִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃ פ",
"text": "For *bāʾ* *Yirməyāhû* to-*bêt* the-*bôr* and-to-the-*ḥănûyôt* and-*wayyēšeḇ*-there *Yirməyāhû* *yāmîm* *rabbîm*. פ",
"grammar": {
"*bāʾ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he entered/came",
"*Yirməyāhû*": "proper noun - Jeremiah",
"*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of",
"*bôr*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the pit/dungeon",
"*ḥănûyôt*": "feminine plural noun with definite article - the cells/vaults",
"*wayyēšeḇ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he remained",
"*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun - days",
"*rabbîm*": "masculine plural adjective - many",
"פ": "paragraph marker"
},
"variants": {
"*bêt* the-*bôr*": "dungeon house/cistern house",
"*ḥănûyôt*": "cells/vaults/small rooms",
"*yāmîm* *rabbîm*": "many days/a long time"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.37.17",
"source": "וַיִּשְׁלַח֩ הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ וַיִּקָּחֵ֗הוּ וַיִּשְׁאָלֵ֨הוּ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ בְּבֵיתוֹ֙ בַּסֵּ֔תֶר וַיֹּ֕אמֶר הֲיֵ֥שׁ דָּבָ֖ר מֵאֵ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ יֵ֔שׁ וַיֹּ֕אמֶר בְּיַ֥ד מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶ֖ל תִּנָּתֵֽן׃ ס",
"text": "And-*wayyišlaḥ* the-*meleḵ* *Ṣidqiyyāhû* and-*wayyiqqāḥēhû* and-*wayyišʾālēhû* the-*meleḵ* in-*bêtô* in-the-*sēter* and-*wayyōʾmer* is-there *dāḇār* from-*ʾēt* *YHWH* and-*wayyōʾmer* *Yirməyāhû* there-is and-*wayyōʾmer* in-*yad* *meleḵ*-*Bāḇel* *tinnātēn*. ס",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišlaḥ*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sent",
"*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the king",
"*Ṣidqiyyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah",
"*wayyiqqāḥēhû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he took him",
"*wayyišʾālēhû*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - and he asked him",
"*bêtô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his house",
"*sēter*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the secret/privately",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*dāḇār*": "masculine singular noun - word/message",
"*ʾēt*": "preposition - from",
"*YHWH*": "divine name - LORD",
"*Yirməyāhû*": "proper noun - Jeremiah",
"*yad*": "feminine singular construct - hand of",
"*Bāḇel*": "proper noun - Babylon",
"*tinnātēn*": "Niphal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you will be given",
"ס": "paragraph marker"
},
"variants": {
"in-the-*sēter*": "in secret/privately/confidentially",
"in-*yad*": "into the hand of/into the power of",
"*tinnātēn*": "you will be given/you will be delivered"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.37.18",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ אֶל־הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ צִדְקִיָּ֑הוּ מֶה֩ חָטָ֨אתִֽי לְךָ֤ וְלַעֲבָדֶ֙יךָ֙ וְלָעָ֣ם הַזֶּ֔ה כִּֽי־נְתַתֶּ֥ם אוֹתִ֖י אֶל־בֵּ֥ית הַכֶּֽלֶא׃",
"text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *Yirməyāhû* to-the-*meleḵ* *Ṣidqiyyāhû* what *ḥāṭāʾtî* to-you and-to-*ʿăḇāḏeḵā* and-to-the-*ʿām* the-*zeh* that-*nətattem* *ʾôtî* to-*bêt* the-*keleʾ*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "waw-consecutive + Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*Yirməyāhû*": "proper noun - Jeremiah",
"*meleḵ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the king",
"*Ṣidqiyyāhû*": "proper noun - Zedekiah",
"*ḥāṭāʾtî*": "Qal perfect 1st person singular - I have sinned",
"*ʿăḇāḏeḵā*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servants",
"*ʿām*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the people",
"*zeh*": "masculine singular demonstrative pronoun - this",
"*nətattem*": "Qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you have put",
"*ʾôtî*": "direct object marker with 1st person singular suffix - me",
"*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of",
"*keleʾ*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the prison"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥāṭāʾtî*": "I have sinned/what offense have I committed",
"*bêt* the-*keleʾ*": "prison house/place of confinement"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "Jeremiah.37.19",
"source": "*ואיו **וְאַיֵּה֙ נְבִ֣יאֵיכֶ֔ם אֲשֶׁר־נִבְּא֥וּ לָכֶ֖ם לּ[t]ֵאמֹ֑ר לֹֽא־יָבֹ֤א מֶֽלֶךְ־בָּבֶל֙ עֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וְעַ֖ל הָאָ֥רֶץ הַזֹּֽאת׃",
"text": "And-where *nəḇîʾêḵem* that-*nibbəʾû* to-you *lēʾmōr* not-*yāḇōʾ* *meleḵ*-*Bāḇel* on-you and-on the-*ʾāreṣ* the-*zōʾt*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəʾayyēh*": "waw + interrogative particle - and where are",
"*nəḇîʾêḵem*": "masculine plural noun with 2nd masculine plural suffix - your prophets",
"*nibbəʾû*": "Niphal perfect 3rd common plural - they prophesied",
"*lēʾmōr*": "preposition + Qal infinitive construct - saying",
"*yāḇōʾ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he will come",
"*meleḵ*": "masculine singular construct - king of",
"*Bāḇel*": "proper noun - Babylon",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "feminine singular noun with definite article - the land",
"*zōʾt*": "feminine singular demonstrative pronoun with definite article - this"
},
"variants": {
"*wəʾayyēh*": "and where/so where",
"*nibbəʾû*": "prophesied/predicted",
"*yāḇōʾ* on-you": "will come against you/will attack you"
}
}