Jeremiah
Jeremiah 34:10
10So all the officials and all the people who entered into this covenant agreed that they would free their menservants and maidservants and no longer hold them in bondage. They obeyed and released them,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So all | כָל־ | ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the officials | הַשָּׂרִ֨ים | haś·śā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| and all | וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | הָעָ֜ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| who | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| entered | בָּ֣אוּ | bā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| into this covenant | בַבְּרִ֗ית | ḇab·bə·rîṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| agreed | וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ֩ | way·yiš·mə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| that they would free | לְ֠שַׁלַּח | lə·šal·laḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H7971 send |
| their menservants | עַבְדּ֞וֹ | ‘aḇ·dōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| and maidservants | שִׁפְחָתוֹ֙ | šip̄·ḥā·ṯōw | Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H8198 maid, maid-servant |
| and no longer | לְבִלְתִּ֥י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| hold them in bondage | עֲבָד־ | ‘ă·ḇāḏ- | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5647 work, serve |
| They obeyed | וַֽיִּשְׁמְע֖וּ | way·yiš·mə·‘ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| and released them | וַיְשַׁלֵּֽחוּ׃ | way·šal·lê·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7971 send |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.