Jeremiah

Jeremiah 37:20–21

²⁰But now please listen, O my lord the king. May my petition come before you. Do not send me back to the house of Jonathan the scribe, or I will die there.”

²¹So King Zedekiah gave orders for Jeremiah to be placed in the courtyard of the guard and given a loaf of bread daily from the street of the bakers, until all the bread in the city was gone. So Jeremiah remained in the courtyard of the guard.

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Jeremiah 37:20

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But now	וְעַתָּ֕ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
please	נָ֖א	nā	Interjection	H4994 I (we) pray, now
listen	שְֽׁמַֽע־	šə·ma‘-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8085 hear
O my lord	אֲדֹנִ֣י	’ă·ḏō·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H113 lord
the king	הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
May my petition	תְחִנָּתִי֙	ṯə·ḥin·nā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H8467 favour, supplication for favour
come	תִּפָּל־	tip·pāl-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect Jussive - third person feminine singular	H5307 fall, lie
before you	לְפָנֶ֔יךָ	lə·p̄ā·ne·ḵā	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; second person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
Do not	וְאַל־	wə·’al-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
send me back	תְּשִׁבֵ֗נִי	tə·ši·ḇê·nî	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7725 turn back, return
to the house	בֵּ֚ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of Jonathan	יְהוֹנָתָ֣ן	yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3083 Jehonathan
the scribe	הַסֹּפֵ֔ר	has·sō·p̄êr	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5608 count
or	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
I will die	אָמ֖וּת	’ā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common singular	H4191 die
there	שָֽׁם׃	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither

Jeremiah 37:21

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So King	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ	ham·me·leḵ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4428 king
Zedekiah	צִדְקִיָּ֗הוּ	ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6667 Tsidkijah
gave orders	וַיְצַוֶּ֞ה	way·ṣaw·weh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
for Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָהוּ֮	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
to be placed	וַיַּפְקִ֣דוּ	way·yap̄·qi·ḏū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H6485 attend to, visit, muster, appoint
in the courtyard	בַּחֲצַ֣ר	ba·ḥă·ṣar	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H2691 enclosure, court
of the guard	הַמַּטָּרָה֒	ham·maṭ·ṭā·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4307 jail, aim
and given	וְנָתֹן֩	wə·nā·ṯōn	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H5414 give, put, set
a loaf	כִכַּר־	ḵik·kar-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3603 a round
of bread	לֶ֤חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
daily	לַיּוֹם֙	lay·yō·wm	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the street	מִח֣וּץ	mi·ḥūṣ	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H2351 the outside
of the bakers	הָאֹפִ֔ים	hā·’ō·p̄îm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H644 bake
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the bread	הַלֶּ֖חֶם	hal·le·ḥem	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
in the city	הָעִ֑יר	hā·‘îr	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5892 excitement
was gone	תֹּ֥ם	tōm	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8552 be complete, finished
So Jeremiah	יִרְמְיָ֔הוּ	yir·mə·yā·hū	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3414 Jirmejah
remained	וַיֵּ֣שֶׁב	way·yê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in the courtyard	בַּחֲצַ֖ר	ba·ḥă·ṣar	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H2691 enclosure, court
of the guard	הַמַּטָּרָֽה׃	ham·maṭ·ṭā·rāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4307 jail, aim

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Jeremiah 37:20 Jeremiah 36:7

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