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Jeremiah 39:15

Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the prison, saying,

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וְאֶֽלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).יִרְמְיָ֖הוּyirmeyahvJeremiahיִרְמְיָהnoun, proper name — “Jeremiah”H3414Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine IsraelitesJeremiah.הָיָ֣הhayahbeהָיָהverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.דְבַרdevarcauseדָּבָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “cause”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1697a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a causeact, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dea…יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בִּֽהְיֹת֣וֹbihyotvoin beהָיָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in be”, the to-form of the verbH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.עָצ֔וּרatsurclose upעָצָרverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “close up”, a verb used as a describing wordH6113to inclose; by analogy, to hold back; also to maintain, rule, assemble[idiom] be able, close up, detain, fast, keep (self close, still), prevail, recover, refrain, [idiom] reign, restrain, retain, shut (up), slack, stay, stop, withhold (self).בַּחֲצַ֥רbachatsarin courtחָצֵרpreposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “in court”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2691a yard (as inclosed by a fence); also a hamlet (as similarly surrounded with walls)court, tower, village.הַמַּטָּרָ֖הhamatarahthe markמַטָּרָאdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the mark”, the ordinary formH4307a jail (as a guard-house); also an aim (as being closely watched)mark, prison.לֵאמֹֽרlemorto sayאָמַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to say”, the to-form of the verbH559to 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…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying:

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying,

Young’s Literal Translation

And unto Jeremiah hath a word of Jehovah been — in his being detained in the court of the prison — saying:

World English Bible

Now Yahweh’s word came to Jeremiah while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying,

Darby Translation

And the word of Jehovah came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying,

Douay-Rheims

But the word of the Lord came to Jeremias, when he was yet shut up in the court of the prison, saying: Go, and tell Abdemelech the Ethiopian, saying:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now the word of the LORD came unto Jeremiah, while he was shut up in the court of the guard, saying:

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For thus saith the Lord; There shall yet be bought fields and houses and vineyards in this land.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι οὕτως εἶπε Κύριος, ἔτι κτιηθήσονται ἀγροὶ, καὶ οἰκίαι, καὶ ἀμπελῶνες ἐν τῇ γῇ ταύτῃ.