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Jeremiah 1:6

Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.

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וָאֹמַ֗רvaomarand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…אֲהָהּ֙ahahalasאֲהָהּparticle, interjection — “alas”H162Oh!ah, alas.אֲדֹנָ֣יadonayLordאֲדֹנָיnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “Lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH136the Lord (used as a proper name of God only)(my) Lord.יְהֹוִ֔הyehoviGodיְהֹוִהnoun, proper name — “God”H3069{YHWH}God.הִנֵּ֥הhinehloהִנֵּהparticle, demonstrative — “lo”H2009lo!behold, lo, see.לֹאlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָדַ֖עְתִּיyadatiknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…דַּבֵּ֑רdaberspeakדָבַרverb, piel, infinitive construct — “speak”, the to-form of the verbH1696perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdueanswer, appoint, bid, command, commune, declare, destroy, give, name, promise, pronounce, rehearse, say, speak, be spokesman, subdue, talk, teach, tell, think, use (entreaties), utter, [idiom] well, [idiom] work.כִּיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…נַ֖עַרnaarboyנַעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “boy”, the ordinary formH5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).אָנֹֽכִיanokhimeאָנֹכִיpronoun, personal, 1st person, common, singular — “me”H595II, me, [idiom] which.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then said I: 'Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then said I, Ah, Lord Jehovah! behold, I know not how to speak; for I am a child.

Young’s Literal Translation

And I say, 'Ah, Lord Jehovah! lo, I have not known — to speak, for I [am] a youth.'

World English Bible

Then I said, “Ah, Lord Yahweh! Behold, I don’t know how to speak; for I am a child.”

Darby Translation

And I said, Alas, Lord Jehovah! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.

Douay-Rheims

And I said: Ah, ah, ah, Lord God: behold, I cannot speak, for I am a child.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then said I: 'Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak; for I am a child.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And I said, O Lord, thou that art supreme Lord, behold, I know not how to speak, for I am a child.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ εἶπα, ὁ ὢν δέσποτα, Κύριε, ἰδοὺ οὐκ ἐπίσταμαι λαλεῖν, ὅτι νεώτερος ἐγώ εἰμι.