Jeremiah
Jeremiah 13:1
1This is what the LORD said to me: “Go and buy yourself a linen loincloth and put it around your waist, but do not let it touch water.”
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּֽה־ | kōh- | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֜ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| said | אָמַ֨ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| to me | אֵלַ֗י | ’ê·lay | Preposition; first person common singular | H413 motion to |
| Go | הָל֞וֹךְ | hā·lō·wḵ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H1980 go, come, walk |
| and buy | וְקָנִ֤יתָ | wə·qā·nî·ṯā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H7069 get, acquire |
| yourself | לְּךָ֙ | lə·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | |
| a linen | פִּשְׁתִּ֔ים | piš·tîm | Noun - feminine plural | H6593 linen, carded |
| loincloth | אֵז֣וֹר | ’ê·zō·wr | Noun - masculine singular construct | H232 waistcloth |
| and put | וְשַׂמְתּ֖וֹ | wə·śam·tōw | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H7760 put, place, set |
| it around | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| your waist | מָתְנֶ֑יךָ | mā·ṯə·ne·ḵā | Noun - masculine dual construct; second person masculine singular | H4975 waist, loins |
| but do not | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| let it touch | תְבִאֵֽהוּ׃ | ṯə·ḇi·’ê·hū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| water | וּבַמַּ֖יִם | ū·ḇam·ma·yim | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H4325 water, juice, urine |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.