Jeremiah
Jeremiah 34:8–10
8After King Zedekiah had made a covenant with all the people in Jerusalem to proclaim liberty, the word came to Jeremiah from the LORD 9that each man should free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage. 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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Jeremiah 34:8
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| After | אַחֲרֵ֡י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| King | הַמֶּ֨לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| Zedekiah | צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ | ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6667 Tsidkijah |
| had made | כְּרֹת֩ | kə·rōṯ | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H3772 cut off, cut down |
| a covenant | בְּרִ֗ית | bə·rîṯ | Noun - feminine singular | H1285 covenant |
| with | אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | Preposition | H854 with |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the people | הָעָם֙ | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| in Jerusalem | בִּירֽוּשָׁלִַ֔ם | bî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| to proclaim | לִקְרֹ֥א | liq·rō | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7121 call, proclaim, read |
| liberty | דְּרֽוֹר׃ | də·rō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H1865 a flowing; free run, liberty |
| the word | הַדָּבָ֛ר | had·dā·ḇār | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1697 speech, word |
| came | הָיָ֥ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| to | אֶֽל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֖הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| from | מֵאֵ֣ת | mê·’êṯ | Preposition-m; Direct object marker | H854 with |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Jeremiah 34:9
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| that each man | אִ֣ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| should free | לְ֠שַׁלַּח | lə·šal·laḥ | Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | H7971 send |
| his Hebrew | הָעִבְרִ֥י | hā·‘iḇ·rî | Article; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5680 Hebrew |
| slaves | עַבְדּ֞וֹ | ‘aḇ·dōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5650 slave, servant |
| and female | וְהָעִבְרִיָּ֖ה | wə·hā·‘iḇ·rî·yāh | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H5680 Hebrew |
| and no | לְבִלְתִּ֧י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| one | וְאִ֧ישׁ | wə·’îš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| should hold | עֲבָד־ | ‘ă·ḇāḏ- | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H5647 work, serve |
| his fellow | אָחִ֖יהוּ | ’ā·ḥî·hū | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H251 brother |
| Jew | בִּיהוּדִ֥י | bî·hū·ḏî | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3064 Jewish |
Jeremiah 34:10
| 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 |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 34:8 Leviticus 25:10 · 2 Kings 11:17 · Jeremiah 34:17 · 2 Kings 23:2–3 · Isaiah 61:1 · Nehemiah 5:1–13 · Leviticus 25:39–46
Jeremiah 34:10 Jeremiah 26:10 · Jeremiah 26:16
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.