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Jeremiah 32:22

And hast given them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;

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וַתִּתֵּ֤ןvatitenand giveנָתַןconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and give”, the next action in the storyH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לָהֶם֙lahemtoלָהֶם֙preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toאֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָאָ֣רֶץhaaretsthe earthאֶרֶץdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.הַזֹּ֔אתhazotthe thisזֹאתdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, feminine, singular — “the this”H2063this (often used adverb)hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.אֲשֶׁרasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…נִשְׁבַּ֥עְתָּnishbataswearשָׁבַעverb, niphal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “swear”, a completed actionH7650to seven oneself, i.e. swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)adjure, charge (by an oath, with an oath), feed to the full (by mistake for H7646 (שָׂבַע)), take an oath, [idiom] straitly, (cause to, make to) swear.לַאֲבוֹתָ֖םlaavotamto fatherאָבpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to father”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote applicationchief, (fore-) father(-less), [idiom] patrimony, principal. Compare names in 'Abi-'.לָתֵ֣תlatetto giveנָתַןpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to give”, the to-form of the verbH5414to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] wi…לָהֶ֑םlahemtoלָהֶ֑םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to”toאֶ֛רֶץeretsearthאֶרֶץnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “earth”, the ordinary formH776the earth (at large, or partitively a land)[idiom] common, country, earth, field, ground, land, [idiom] natins, way, [phrase] wilderness, world.זָבַ֥תzavathave a issueזוּבverb, qal, participle, construct — “have a issue”, a verb used as a describing wordH2100to flow freely (as water), i.e. (specifically) to have a (sexual) flux; figuratively, to waste away; also to overflowflow, gush out, have a (running) issue, pine away, run.חָלָ֖בchalavmilkחָלָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “milk”, the ordinary formH2461milk (as the richness of kine)[phrase] cheese, milk, sucking.וּדְבָֽשׁudevashand honeyדְּבַשׁconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and honey”, the ordinary formH1706honey (from its stickiness); by analogy, syruphoney(-comb).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

and gavest them this land, which Thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;

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American Standard Version (1901)

and gavest them this land, which thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;

Young’s Literal Translation

And thou givest to them this land that thou didst swear to their fathers to give to them, a land flowing with milk and honey,

World English Bible

and gave them this land, which you swore to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Darby Translation

and didst give them this land, which thou hadst sworn unto their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey.

Douay-Rheims

And best given them this land which thou didst swear to their fathers, to give them a land flowing with milk and honey.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

and gavest them this land, which Thou didst swear to their fathers to give them, a land flowing with milk and honey;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

and the kings of Tyre, and the kings of Sidon, and the kings in the country beyond the sea,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

καὶ βασιλεῖς Τύρου, καὶ βασιλεῖς Σιδῶνος, καὶ βασιλεῖς τοὺς ἐν τῷ πέραν τῆς θαλάσσης,