Jeremiah
Jeremiah 38:24–26
24Then Zedekiah warned Jeremiah, “Do not let anyone know about this conversation, or you will die. 25If the officials hear that I have spoken with you, and they come and demand of you, ‘Tell us what you said to the king and what he said to you; do not hide it from us, or we will kill you,’ 26then tell them, ‘I was presenting to the king my petition that he not return me to the house of Jonathan to die there.’”
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Jeremiah 38:24
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Then Zedekiah | צִדְקִיָּ֜הוּ | ṣiḏ·qî·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6667 Tsidkijah |
| warned | וַיֹּ֨אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Jeremiah | יִרְמְיָ֗הוּ | yir·mə·yā·hū | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3414 Jirmejah |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| let anyone | אִ֛ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| know | יֵדַ֥ע | yê·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| about this | הָאֵ֖לֶּה | hā·’êl·leh | Article; Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| conversation | בַּדְּבָֽרִים־ | bad·də·ḇā·rîm- | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1697 speech, word |
| or | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| you will die | תָמֽוּת׃ | ṯā·mūṯ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Jeremiah 38:25
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| If | וְכִֽי־ | wə·ḵî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the officials | הַשָּׂרִים֮ | haś·śā·rîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| hear | יִשְׁמְע֣וּ | yiš·mə·‘ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8085 hear |
| that | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I have spoken | דִבַּ֣רְתִּי | ḏib·bar·tî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H1696 speak |
| with you | אִתָּךְ֒ | ’it·tāḵ | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H854 with |
| and they come | וּבָ֣אוּ | ū·ḇā·’ū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| and demand | וְֽאָמְר֪וּ | wə·’ā·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural | H559 utter, say |
| of you | אֵלֶ֣יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| Tell | הַגִּֽידָה־ | hag·gî·ḏāh- | Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine singular; third person feminine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| us | לָ֜נוּ | lā·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | |
| what | מַה־ | mah- | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| you said | דִּבַּ֧רְתָּ | dib·bar·tā | Verb - Piel - Perfect - second person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| the king | הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| and what | וּמַה־ | ū·mah- | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| said | דִּבֶּ֥ר | dib·ber | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1696 speak |
| to you | אֵלֶ֖יךָ | ’ê·le·ḵā | Preposition; second person masculine singular | H413 motion to |
| do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| hide it | תְּכַחֵ֥ד | tə·ḵa·ḥêḏ | Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular | H3582 hide, efface |
| from us | מִמֶּ֖נּוּ | mim·men·nū | Preposition; first person common plural | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| we will kill you | נְמִיתֶ֑ךָ | nə·mî·ṯe·ḵā | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural; second person masculine singular | H4191 die |
Jeremiah 38:26
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| then tell them | וְאָמַרְתָּ֣ | wə·’ā·mar·tā | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| I | אֲנִ֥י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| was presenting | מַפִּיל־ | map·pîl- | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| to | לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the king | הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ | ham·me·leḵ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| my petition | תְחִנָּתִ֖י | ṯə·ḥin·nā·ṯî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H8467 favour, supplication for favour |
| that he not | לְבִלְתִּ֧י | lə·ḇil·tî | Preposition-l | H1115 not, except |
| return me | הֲשִׁיבֵ֛נִי | hă·šî·ḇê·nî | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| to the house | בֵּ֥ית | bêṯ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1004 house |
| of Jonathan | יְהוֹנָתָ֖ן | yə·hō·w·nā·ṯān | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3083 Jehonathan |
| to die | לָמ֥וּת | lā·mūṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4191 die |
| there | שָֽׁם׃פ | šām | Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
Cross-references
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Jeremiah 38:25 Jeremiah 38:27 · Jeremiah 38:4–6
Jeremiah 38:26 Jeremiah 37:20 · Jeremiah 37:15
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.