Jeremiah 18:5

KJV1611 – Modern English

Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֥י דְבַר־יְהוָ֖ה אֵלַ֥י לֵאמֽוֹר׃

Transliteration

And wayĕhî dĕbar-YHWH to me lēʾmôr

Grammar Details

• *wayĕhî*: verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd person masculine singular - and it was/became
• *dĕbar*: noun, masculine singular construct - word of
• *YHWH*: proper noun - LORD/Yahweh
• *lēʾmôr*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to say/saying

Word Meanings

• *wayĕhî*: and it was/came/happened
• *dĕbar*: word/speech/message
• *lēʾmôr*: saying/to say (introduces direct speech)

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying:

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then the word{H1697} of Jehovah{H3068} came to me, saying,{H559}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then the word{H1697} of the LORD{H3068} came to me, saying{H559}{(H8800)},

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Then sayde the LORDE thus vnto me:

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Then the worde of the Lord came vnto me, saying,

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Then sayde the Lorde thus vnto me:

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And there is a word of Jehovah to me, saying:

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then the word of Jehovah came to me, saying,

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Then the word of the Lord came to me, saying,

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Then the LORD’s message came to me,