15{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.44.15",
"source": "וַיַּעֲנ֣וּ אֶֽת־יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ כָּל־הָאֲנָשִׁ֤ים הַיֹּֽדְעִים֙ כִּֽי־מְקַטְּר֤וֹת נְשֵׁיהֶם֙ לֵאלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וְכָל־הַנָּשִׁ֥ים הָעֹמְד֖וֹת קָהָ֣ל גָּד֑וֹל וְכָל־הָעָ֛ם הַיֹּשְׁבִ֥ים בְּאֶֽרֶץ־מִצְרַ֖יִם בְּפַתְר֥וֹס לֵאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "*wayyaʿănû ʾet-yirməyāhû* all the *ʾănāšîm hayyōdəʿîm* that *məqaṭṭərôt nəšêhem lēʾlōhîm ʾăḥērîm*, and all the *nāšîm hāʿōmədôt qāhāl gādôl*, and all the *ʿām hayyōšəbîm* in *ʾereṣ-miṣrayim* in *patrôs* saying:",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿănû*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural consecutive - and they answered",
"*ʾet-yirməyāhû*": "direct object marker + proper noun - Jeremiah",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "noun masculine plural - men",
"*hayyōdəʿîm*": "definite article + qal participle masculine plural - the ones knowing",
"*məqaṭṭərôt*": "piel participle feminine plural - burning incense/offering sacrifices",
"*nəšêhem*": "noun feminine plural construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their wives",
"*lēʾlōhîm*": "preposition + noun masculine plural - to gods",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "adjective masculine plural - other/foreign",
"*nāšîm*": "noun feminine plural - women",
"*hāʿōmədôt*": "definite article + qal participle feminine plural - the ones standing",
"*qāhāl*": "noun masculine singular - assembly/congregation",
"*gādôl*": "adjective masculine singular - great/large",
"*ʿām*": "noun masculine singular - people",
"*hayyōšəbîm*": "definite article + qal participle masculine plural - the ones dwelling",
"*patrôs*": "proper noun - Pathros (region in Egypt)"
},
"variants": {
"*məqaṭṭərôt*": "burning incense/making smoke offerings/sacrificing",
"*ʾělōhîm*": "gods/deities/divine beings",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "other/foreign/strange",
"*qāhāl*": "assembly/congregation/gathering",
"*patrôs*": "Pathros (region in southern Egypt)"
}
}
16{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.44.16",
"source": "הַדָּבָ֛ר אֲשֶׁר־דִּבַּ֥רְתָּ אֵלֵ֖ינוּ בְּשֵׁ֣ם יְהוָ֑ה אֵינֶ֥נּוּ שֹׁמְעִ֖ים אֵלֶֽיךָ׃",
"text": "The *dābār* which *dibbartā* to us in *šēm YHWH*, *ʾênennû šōməʿîm* to you.",
"grammar": {
"*dābār*": "noun masculine singular - word/matter/thing",
"*dibbartā*": "piel perfect 2nd masculine singular - you have spoken",
"*šēm*": "noun masculine singular construct - name of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - Yahweh/LORD",
"*ʾênennû*": "negative particle + 1st person plural suffix - we are not",
"*šōməʿîm*": "qal participle masculine plural - hearing/listening/obeying"
},
"variants": {
"*dābār*": "word/matter/thing/speech",
"*šēm*": "name/reputation/authority",
"*šōməʿîm*": "hearing/listening/obeying/heeding"
}
}
17{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.44.17",
"source": "כִּי֩ עָשֹׂ֨ה נַעֲשֶׂ֜ה אֶֽת־כָּל־הַדָּבָ֣ר ׀ אֲשֶׁר־יָצָ֣א מִפִּ֗ינוּ לְקַטֵּ֞ר לִמְלֶ֣כֶת הַשָּׁמָיִם֮ וְהַסֵּֽיךְ־לָ֣הּ נְסָכִים֒ כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר עָשִׂ֜ינוּ אֲנַ֤חְנוּ וַאֲבֹתֵ֙ינוּ֙ מְלָכֵ֣ינוּ וְשָׂרֵ֔ינוּ בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וּבְחֻצ֖וֹת יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וַנִּֽשְׂבַּֽע־לֶ֙חֶם֙ וַנִּֽהְיֶ֣ה טוֹבִ֔ים וְרָעָ֖ה לֹ֥א רָאִֽינוּ׃",
"text": "For *ʿāśōh naʿăśeh* *ʾet-kol-haddābār* which *yāṣāʾ* from *pînû* to *ləqaṭṭēr* to *meleket haššāmayim* and *hassêk-lāh nəsākîm*, as *kaʾăšer ʿāśînû ʾănaḥnû* and our *ʾăbōtênû*, our *məlākênû* and our *śārênû* in the cities of *yəhûdāh* and in the streets of *yərûšālāim*, and *wanniśbaʿ-leḥem* and *wannihyeh ṭôbîm* and *rāʿāh* not *rāʾînû*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿāśōh naʿăśeh*": "qal infinitive absolute + qal imperfect 1st person plural - we will certainly do",
"*ʾet-kol-haddābār*": "direct object marker + noun masculine singular - the whole word/matter",
"*yāṣāʾ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - came out/proceeded",
"*pînû*": "noun masculine singular construct + 1st person plural suffix - our mouth",
"*ləqaṭṭēr*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - to burn incense/sacrifice",
"*meleket*": "noun feminine singular construct - queen of",
"*haššāmayim*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the heavens",
"*hassêk-lāh*": "hiphil infinitive construct + preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - pour out to her",
"*nəsākîm*": "noun masculine plural - drink offerings/libations",
"*ʿāśînû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we did",
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "first person plural pronoun - we",
"*ʾăbōtênû*": "noun masculine plural construct + 1st person plural suffix - our fathers",
"*məlākênû*": "noun masculine plural construct + 1st person plural suffix - our kings",
"*śārênû*": "noun masculine plural construct + 1st person plural suffix - our princes/officials",
"*wanniśbaʿ-leḥem*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st person plural consecutive + noun masculine singular - and we were satisfied with bread",
"*wannihyeh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 1st person plural consecutive - and we were",
"*ṭôbîm*": "adjective masculine plural - good/well",
"*rāʿāh*": "noun feminine singular - evil/distress/misery",
"*rāʾînû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we saw/experienced"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿāśōh naʿăśeh*": "we will surely do/we will definitely do/we must do",
"*meleket haššāmayim*": "queen of heaven/work of heaven",
"*nəsākîm*": "drink offerings/libations/liquid offerings",
"*śārênû*": "princes/officials/nobles/leaders",
"*śābaʿ*": "to be satisfied/filled/have enough",
"*ṭôbîm*": "good/prosperous/well-off",
"*rāʿāh*": "evil/calamity/distress/misfortune"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.44.18",
"source": "וּמִן־אָ֡ז חָדַ֜לְנוּ לְקַטֵּ֨ר לִמְלֶ֧כֶת הַשָּׁמַ֛יִם וְהַסֵּֽךְ־לָ֥הּ נְסָכִ֖ים חָסַ֣רְנוּ כֹ֑ל וּבַחֶ֥רֶב וּבָרָעָ֖ב תָּֽמְנוּ׃",
"text": "*ûmin-ʾāz ḥādalnû ləqaṭṭēr limeleket haššāmayim wəhassêk-lāh nəsākîm ḥāsarnû kōl*, and by the *ḥereb* and by the *rāʿāb* *tāmnû*.",
"grammar": {
"*ûmin-ʾāz*": "conjunction + preposition + adverb - and from then",
"*ḥādalnû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we ceased/stopped",
"*ləqaṭṭēr*": "preposition + piel infinitive construct - to burn incense/sacrifice",
"*limeleket*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - to queen of",
"*haššāmayim*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the heavens",
"*wəhassêk-lāh*": "conjunction + hiphil infinitive construct + preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - and pour out to her",
"*nəsākîm*": "noun masculine plural - drink offerings",
"*ḥāsarnû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we have lacked/been in want of",
"*kōl*": "noun masculine singular - everything/all",
"*ḥereb*": "noun feminine singular - sword",
"*rāʿāb*": "noun masculine singular - famine/hunger",
"*tāmnû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we have been consumed/finished"
},
"variants": {
"*ḥādal*": "ceased/stopped/left off",
"*ḥāsar*": "lacked/were in want of/were without",
"*kōl*": "everything/all things/the whole",
"*tāmam*": "consumed/finished/completed/ended"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.44.19",
"source": "וְכִֽי־אֲנַ֤חְנוּ מְקַטְּרִים֙ לִמְלֶ֣כֶת הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם וּלְהַסֵּ֥ךְ לָ֖הּ נְסָכִ֑ים הֲמִֽבַּלְעֲדֵ֣י אֲנָשֵׁ֗ינוּ עָשִׂ֨ינוּ לָ֤הּ כַּוָּנִים֙ לְהַ֣עֲצִבָ֔הֿ וְהַסֵּ֥ךְ לָ֖הּ נְסָכִֽים׃",
"text": "And when *ʾănaḥnû məqaṭṭərîm limeleket haššāmayim* and *ləhassēk lāh nəsākîm*, *hămibbalʿădê ʾănāšênû ʿāśînû lāh kawwānîm ləhaʿăṣibāh* and *hassēk lāh nəsākîm*?",
"grammar": {
"*wəkî*": "conjunction + particle - and when/and that",
"*ʾănaḥnû*": "first person plural pronoun - we",
"*məqaṭṭərîm*": "piel participle masculine plural - burning incense/sacrificing",
"*limeleket*": "preposition + noun feminine singular construct - to queen of",
"*haššāmayim*": "definite article + noun masculine plural - the heavens",
"*ləhassēk*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct - to pour out",
"*lāh*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her",
"*nəsākîm*": "noun masculine plural - drink offerings",
"*hămibbalʿădê*": "interrogative + preposition - is it without/apart from",
"*ʾănāšênû*": "noun masculine plural construct + 1st person plural suffix - our husbands/men",
"*ʿāśînû*": "qal perfect 1st person plural - we made",
"*kawwānîm*": "noun masculine plural - cakes/sacrificial cakes",
"*ləhaʿăṣibāh*": "preposition + hiphil infinitive construct + 3rd feminine singular suffix - to make an image of her/to worship her",
"*hassēk*": "hiphil infinitive construct - pour out"
},
"variants": {
"*məqaṭṭērîm*": "burning incense/making offerings by fire/sacrificing",
"*kawwānîm*": "cakes/sacrificial cakes/moon-shaped cakes",
"*ləhaʿăṣibāh*": "to worship her/to make an image of her/to shape her likeness"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.44.20",
"source": "וַיֹּ֥אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֑ם עַל־הַגְּבָרִ֤ים וְעַל־הַנָּשִׁים֙ וְעַל־כָּל־הָעָ֔ם הָעֹנִ֥ים אֹת֛וֹ דָּבָ֖ר לֵאמֹֽר׃",
"text": "*wayyōʾmer yirməyāhû* to all the *ʿām*, to the *gəbārîm* and to the *nāšîm* and to all the *ʿām* the ones *hāʿōnîm ʾōtô dābār* saying:",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular consecutive - and he said",
"*yirməyāhû*": "proper noun - Jeremiah",
"*ʿām*": "noun masculine singular - people",
"*gəbārîm*": "noun masculine plural - men/strong men",
"*nāšîm*": "noun feminine plural - women",
"*hāʿōnîm*": "definite article + qal participle masculine plural - the ones answering",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*dābār*": "noun masculine singular - word/matter"
},
"variants": {
"*gəbārîm*": "men/strong men/warriors",
"*ʿānāh*": "answering/responding/replying"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.44.21",
"source": "הֲל֣וֹא אֶת־הַקִּטֵּ֗ר אֲשֶׁ֨ר קִטַּרְתֶּ֜ם בְּעָרֵ֤י יְהוּדָה֙ וּבְחֻצ֣וֹת יְרוּשָׁלִַ֔ם אַתֶּ֧ם וַאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶ֛ם מַלְכֵיכֶ֥ם וְשָׂרֵיכֶ֖ם וְעַ֣ם הָאָ֑רֶץ אֹתָם֙ זָכַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה וַֽתַּעֲלֶ֖ה עַל־לִבּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "*hălôʾ ʾet-haqqiṭṭēr ʾăšer qiṭṭartem* in the cities of *yəhûdāh* and in the streets of *yərûšālaim*, you and your *ʾăbôtêkem*, your *malkêkem* and your *śārêkem* and the *ʿam hāʾāreṣ*, *ʾōtām zākar YHWH wattaʿăleh ʿal-libbô*.",
"grammar": {
"*hălôʾ*": "interrogative + negative particle - is not",
"*ʾet-haqqiṭṭēr*": "direct object marker + definite article + noun masculine singular - the incense burning",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which",
"*qiṭṭartem*": "piel perfect 2nd masculine plural - you burned/offered",
"*ʾăbôtêkem*": "noun masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your fathers",
"*malkêkem*": "noun masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your kings",
"*śārêkem*": "noun masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your princes/officials",
"*ʿam*": "noun masculine singular construct - people of",
"*hāʾāreṣ*": "definite article + noun feminine singular - the land",
"*ʾōtām*": "direct object marker + 3rd masculine plural suffix - them",
"*zākar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - remembered",
"*wattaʿăleh*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular consecutive - and it came up",
"*ʿal-libbô*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - upon his heart"
},
"variants": {
"*qiṭṭēr*": "incense burning/sacrificing/making offerings",
"*ʿam hāʾāreṣ*": "people of the land/common people/population",
"*zākar*": "remembered/recalled/took note of",
"*ʿālāh ʿal-lēb*": "came up upon heart/came to mind/remembered"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.44.22",
"source": "וְלֹֽא־יוּכַל֩ יְהוָ֨ה ע֜וֹד לָשֵׂ֗את מִפְּנֵי֙ רֹ֣עַ מַעַלְלֵיכֶ֔ם מִפְּנֵ֥י הַתּוֹעֵבֹ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֣ר עֲשִׂיתֶ֑ם וַתְּהִ֣י אַ֠רְצְכֶם לְחָרְבָּ֨ה וּלְשַׁמָּ֧ה וְלִקְלָלָ֛ה מֵאֵ֥ין יוֹשֵׁ֖ב כְּהַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃",
"text": "*wəlōʾ-yûkal YHWH ʿôd lāśēʾt mippənê rōaʿ maʿalələkem mippənê hattôʿēbōt ʾăšer ʿăśîtem*, *wattəhî ʾarṣəkem ləḥorbāh ûləšammāh wəliqlālāh mēʾên yôšēb* as *hayyôm hazzeh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəlōʾ-yûkal*": "conjunction + negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he could not",
"*ʿôd*": "adverb - still/anymore/yet",
"*lāśēʾt*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to bear/endure",
"*mippənê*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct - from before/because of",
"*rōaʿ*": "noun masculine singular construct - evil of",
"*maʿalələkem*": "noun masculine plural construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your deeds",
"*hattôʿēbōt*": "definite article + noun feminine plural - the abominations",
"*ʿăśîtem*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you did",
"*wattəhî*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular consecutive - and it became",
"*ʾarṣəkem*": "noun feminine singular construct + 2nd masculine plural suffix - your land",
"*ləḥorbāh*": "preposition + noun feminine singular - to desolation",
"*ûləšammāh*": "conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular - and to horror/waste",
"*wəliqlālāh*": "conjunction + preposition + noun feminine singular - and to curse",
"*mēʾên*": "preposition + construct particle - from without",
"*yôšēb*": "qal participle masculine singular - dweller/inhabitant",
"*hayyôm*": "definite article + noun masculine singular - the day",
"*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun - this"
},
"variants": {
"*yûkal*": "was able/could/had power",
"*lāśēʾt*": "to bear/endure/tolerate",
"*rōaʿ*": "evil/wickedness/badness",
"*maʿălāl*": "deeds/practices/actions",
"*tôʿēbāh*": "abomination/detestable thing/abhorrent practice",
"*ḥorbāh*": "desolation/waste/ruin",
"*šammāh*": "horror/waste/astonishment",
"*qəlālāh*": "curse/cursing/malediction"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.44.23",
"source": "מִפְּנֵי֩ אֲשֶׁ֨ר קִטַּרְתֶּ֜ם וַאֲשֶׁ֧ר חֲטָאתֶ֣ם לַיהוָ֗ה וְלֹ֤א שְׁמַעְתֶּם֙ בְּק֣וֹל יְהוָ֔ה וּבְתֹרָת֧וֹ וּבְחֻקֹּתָ֛יו וּבְעֵדְוֺתָ֖יו לֹ֣א הֲלַכְתֶּ֑ם עַל־כֵּ֞ן קָרָ֥את אֶתְכֶ֛ם הָרָעָ֥ה הַזֹּ֖את כַּיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃",
"text": "*mippənê ʾăšer qiṭṭartem waʾăšer ḥăṭāʾtem laYHWH*, and *wəlōʾ šəmaʿtem bəqôl YHWH*, and in his *tôrātô* and in his *ḥuqqōtāw* and in his *ʿēdəwōtāw* not *hălaktem*; *ʿal-kēn qārāʾt ʾetkem hārāʿāh hazzōʾt kayyôm hazzeh*.",
"grammar": {
"*mippənê*": "preposition + noun masculine plural construct - from before/because of",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - because/that",
"*qiṭṭartem*": "piel perfect 2nd masculine plural - you burned incense/sacrificed",
"*waʾăšer*": "conjunction + relative pronoun - and because",
"*ḥăṭāʾtem*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you sinned",
"*laYHWH*": "preposition + proper noun - against YHWH",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not",
"*šəmaʿtem*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you heard/listened/obeyed",
"*bəqôl*": "preposition + noun masculine singular construct - to voice of",
"*tôrātô*": "noun feminine singular construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his law/instruction",
"*ḥuqqōtāw*": "noun feminine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his statutes",
"*ʿēdəwōtāw*": "noun feminine plural construct + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his testimonies",
"*hălaktem*": "qal perfect 2nd masculine plural - you walked",
"*ʿal-kēn*": "preposition + adverb - therefore",
"*qārāʾt*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - it has happened/befallen",
"*ʾetkem*": "direct object marker + 2nd masculine plural suffix - you",
"*hārāʿāh*": "definite article + noun feminine singular - the evil/calamity",
"*hazzōʾt*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun feminine singular - this",
"*kayyôm*": "preposition + definite article + noun masculine singular - as the day",
"*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - this"
},
"variants": {
"*qiṭṭēr*": "burned incense/made offerings/sacrificed",
"*ḥāṭāʾ*": "sinned/missed the mark/offended",
"*šāmaʿ*": "heard/listened/obeyed",
"*tôrāh*": "law/instruction/teaching",
"*ḥuqqāh*": "statute/ordinance/decree",
"*ʿēdût*": "testimony/witness/reminder",
"*hālak*": "walked/went/followed",
"*qārāʾ*": "happened/met/befallen"
}
}
24{
"verseID": "Jeremiah.44.24",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר יִרְמְיָ֙הוּ֙ אֶל־כָּל־הָעָ֔ם וְאֶ֖ל כָּל־הַנָּשִׁ֑ים שִׁמְעוּ֙ דְּבַר־יְהוָ֔ה כָּל־יְהוּדָ֕ה אֲשֶׁ֖ר בְּאֶ֥רֶץ מִצְרָֽיִם׃",
"text": "*wayyōʾmer yirməyāhû* to all the *ʿām* and to all the *nāšîm*, *šimʿû dəbar-YHWH*, all *yəhûdāh* who are in *ʾereṣ miṣrāyim*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular consecutive - and he said",
"*yirməyāhû*": "proper noun - Jeremiah",
"*ʿām*": "noun masculine singular - people",
"*nāšîm*": "noun feminine plural - women",
"*šimʿû*": "qal imperative masculine plural - hear/listen",
"*dəbar*": "noun masculine singular construct - word of",
"*yəhûdāh*": "proper noun - Judah",
"*ʾereṣ*": "noun feminine singular construct - land of",
"*miṣrāyim*": "proper noun - Egypt"
},
"variants": {
"*šāmaʿ*": "hear/listen/obey",
"*dābār*": "word/matter/thing/speech"
}
}