Jeremiah 29:5

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

בְּנ֥וּ בָתִּ֖ים וְשֵׁ֑בוּ וְנִטְע֣וּ גַנּ֔וֹת וְאִכְל֖וּ אֶת־פִּרְיָֽן

Transliteration

bənû bātîm wə-šēbû wə-niṭʿû gannôt wə-ʾiḵlû ʾet-piryān

Grammar Details

*bənû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - build
*bātîm*: masculine plural noun - houses
*wə*: conjunction - and
*šēbû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - dwell/live
*niṭʿû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - plant
*gannôt*: feminine plural noun - gardens
*ʾiḵlû*: qal imperative, masculine plural - eat
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*piryān*: masculine singular noun with 3rd person feminine plural suffix - their fruit

Word Meanings

*bənû*: build/construct
*šēbû*: dwell/live/settle
*niṭʿû*: plant/establish
*ʾiḵlû*: eat/consume
*piryān*: their fruit/produce

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Jer 29:28 : 28 For therefore he sent unto us in Babylon, saying, This captivity is long: build ye houses, and dwell in them; and plant gardens, and eat the fruit of them.
Ezek 28:26 : 26 And they shall dwell safely therein, and shall build houses, and plant vineyards; yea, they shall dwell with confidence, when I have executed judgments upon all those that despise them round about them; and they shall know that I am the LORD their God.
Jer 29:10 : 10 For thus saith the LORD, That after seventy years be accomplished at Babylon I will visit you, and perform my good word toward you, in causing you to return to this place.

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