Jeremiah 20:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Cursed be the man who brought tidings to my father, saying, A man child is born unto thee; making him very glad.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אָר֣וּר הָאִ֗ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֨ר בִּשַּׂ֤ר אֶת־אָבִי֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר יֻֽלַּד־לְךָ֖ בֵּ֣ן זָכָ֑ר שַׂמֵּ֖חַ שִׂמֳּחָֽהוּ׃

Transliteration

ʾārûr the ʾîš who biśśar ʾet-ʾābî lēʾmōr, yullad̄-to you bēn zāḵār, śammēaḥ śimmŏḥāhû.

Grammar Details

*ʾārûr*: qal passive participle, masculine singular - cursed
*ʾîš*: noun, masculine singular with definite article - the man
*ʾăšer*: relative pronoun - who/that
*biśśar*: piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he brought news
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*ʾābî*: noun, masculine singular construct with 1st common singular suffix - my father
*lēʾmōr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - saying
*yullad̄*: pual perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was born
*ləḵā*: preposition with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to you
*bēn*: noun, masculine singular - son
*zāḵār*: adjective, masculine singular - male
*śammēaḥ*: piel infinitive absolute - rejoicing
*śimmŏḥāhû*: piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he made him rejoice

Word Meanings

*ʾārûr*: cursed/accursed
*biśśar*: brought news/announced/informed
*yullad̄*: was born/has been born
*bēn zāḵār*: male son/male child
*śammēaḥ śimmŏḥāhû*: making him rejoice/greatly delighting him/certainly he made him rejoice

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Gen 21:5-6 : 5 And Abraham was an hundred years old, when his son Isaac was born unto him. 6 And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
Jer 1:5 : 5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
Luke 1:14 : 14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

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