Jeremiah
Jeremiah 41:8
8But ten of the men among them said to Ishmael, “Do not kill us, for we have hidden treasure in the field— wheat, barley, oil, and honey!” So he refrained from killing them with the others.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But ten | וַעֲשָׂרָ֨ה | wa·‘ă·śā·rāh | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular | H6235 ten |
| of the men | אֲנָשִׁ֜ים | ’ă·nā·šîm | Noun - masculine plural | H582 man, mankind |
| among them | בָ֗ם | ḇām | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| said | וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| Ishmael | יִשְׁמָעֵאל֙ | yiš·mā·‘êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3458 Jishmael |
| Do not | אַל־ | ’al- | Adverb | H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . . |
| kill us | תְּמִתֵ֔נוּ | tə·mi·ṯê·nū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; first person common plural | H4191 die |
| for | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| we have | יֶשׁ־ | yeš- | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| hidden treasure | מַטְמֹנִים֙ | maṭ·mō·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H4301 hidden treasure, treasure |
| in the field | בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה | baś·śā·ḏeh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H7704 id. |
| wheat | חִטִּ֥ים | ḥiṭ·ṭîm | Noun - feminine plural | H2406 wheat |
| barley | וּשְׂעֹרִ֖ים | ū·śə·‘ō·rîm | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural | H8184 barley |
| oil | וְשֶׁ֣מֶן | wə·še·men | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H8081 fat, oil |
| and honey | וּדְבָ֑שׁ | ū·ḏə·ḇāš | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H1706 honey |
| So he refrained | וַיֶּחְדַּ֕ל | way·yeḥ·dal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2308 cease |
| from killing them | הֱמִיתָ֖ם | hĕ·mî·ṯām | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural | H4191 die |
| with | בְּת֥וֹךְ | bə·ṯō·wḵ | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H8432 midst |
| the others | אֲחֵיהֶֽם׃ | ’ă·ḥê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H251 brother |
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