Jeremiah

Jeremiah 22:15

¹⁵Does it make you a king to excel^b in cedar?

Did not your father have food and drink?

He administered justice and righteousness,

and so it went well with him.

Footnotes

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Does it make you a king	הֲתִֽמְלֹ֔ךְ	hă·ṯim·lōḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H4427 be or become king, or queen, reign
to excel	מְתַחֲרֶ֣ה	mə·ṯa·ḥă·reh	Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular	H8474 vie with a rival
in cedar	בָאָ֑רֶז	ḇā·’ā·rez	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H730 cedar
Did not	הֲל֧וֹא	hă·lō·w	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
your father	אָבִ֜יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
have food	אָכַ֣ל	’ā·ḵal	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
and drink	וְשָׁתָ֗ה	wə·šā·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H8354 drink
He administered	וְעָשָׂ֤ה	wə·‘ā·śāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
justice	מִשְׁפָּט֙	miš·pāṭ	Noun - masculine singular	H4941 judgment
and righteousness	וּצְדָקָ֔ה	ū·ṣə·ḏā·qāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H6666 righteousness
and so	אָ֖ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
it went well	ט֥וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
with him	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.