Jeremiah
Jeremiah 17:21
21This is what the LORD says: Take heed for yourselves; do not carry a load or bring it through the gates of Jerusalem on the Sabbath day.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| This is what | כֹּ֚ה | kōh | Adverb | H3541 thus, here |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| says | אָמַ֣ר | ’ā·mar | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Take heed | הִשָּׁמְר֖וּ | hiš·šā·mə·rū | Verb - Nifal - Imperative - masculine plural | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| for yourselves | בְּנַפְשֽׁוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם | bə·nap̄·šō·w·ṯê·ḵem | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| do not | וְאַל־ | wə·’al- | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| carry | תִּשְׂא֤וּ | tiś·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H5375 lift, take, carry |
| a load | מַשָּׂא֙ | maś·śā | Noun - masculine singular | H4853 load, burden, lifting, bearing, tribute |
| bring it | וַהֲבֵאתֶ֖ם | wa·hă·ḇê·ṯem | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| through the gates | בְּשַׁעֲרֵ֥י | bə·ša·‘ă·rê | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct | H8179 gate |
| of Jerusalem | יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | yə·rū·šā·lim | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| on the Sabbath | הַשַּׁבָּ֔ת | haš·šab·bāṯ | Article; Noun - common singular | H7676 Sabbath |
| day | בְּי֣וֹם | bə·yō·wm | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3117 day |
Cross-references
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Nehemiah 13:15–21 · Numbers 15:32–36 · John 5:9–12 · Deuteronomy 4:23 · Deuteronomy 4:15 · Deuteronomy 11:16 · Deuteronomy 4:9 · Mark 4:24 · Proverbs 4:23 · Jeremiah 17:22–27 · Hebrews 2:1–3 · Hebrews 12:15–16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.