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Jeremiah 46:4

Harness the horses; and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, and put on the brigandines.

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אִסְר֣וּisrvbindאָסַרverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “bind”, a commandH631to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battlebind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.הַסּוּסִ֗יםhasusimthe horse . Compare H6571סוּסdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the horse . Compare H6571”, the ordinary formH5483a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight)crane, horse (-back, -hoof). Compare H6571 (פָּרָשׁ).וַֽעֲלוּ֙vaalvand ascend upעָלָהconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and ascend up”, a commandH5927to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurativearise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, [phrase] shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make t…הַפָּ֣רָשִׁ֔יםhaparashimthe horsemanפָּרָשׁdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the horseman”, the ordinary formH6571a steed (as stretched out to a vehicle, not single nor for mounting ); also (by implication) a driver (in a chariot), i.e. (collectively) cavalryhorseman.וְהִֽתְיַצְּב֖וּvehityatsvvand present selvesיָצַבconjunction, verb, hithpael, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and present selves”, a commandH3320to place (any thing so as to stay); reflexively, to station, offer, continuepresent selves, remaining, resort, set (selves), (be able to, can, with-) stand (fast, forth, -ing, still, up).בְּכ֥וֹבָעִ֑יםbekhovaimin helmet. Compare H6959כּוֹבַעpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “in helmet. Compare H6959”, the ordinary formH3553a helmet (as arched)helmet. Compare H6959 (קוֹבַע).מִרְקוּ֙mirqvbrightמָרַקverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “bright”, a commandH4838to polish; by implication, to sharpen; also to rinsebright, furbish, scour.הָֽרְמָחִ֔יםharemachimthe bucklerרֹמַחdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the buckler”, the ordinary formH7420a lance (as thrown); especially the iron pointbuckler, javelin, lancet, spear.לִבְשׁ֖וּlivshvclotheלָבַשׁverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “clothe”, a commandH3847properly, wrap around, i.e. (by implication) to put on agarment or clothe (oneself, or another), literally or figuratively(in) apparel, arm, array (self), clothe (self), come upon, put (on, upon), wear.הַסִּרְיֹנֹֽתhasiryonotthe brigandineסִרְיֹןdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the brigandine”, the ordinary formH5630a coat of mailbrigandine.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Harness the horses, and mount, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail.

Young’s Literal Translation

Gird the horses, and go up, ye horsemen, And station yourselves with helmets, Polish the javelins, put on the coats of mail.

World English Bible

Harness the horses, and get up, you horsemen, and stand up with your helmets. Polish the spears, put on the coats of mail.

Darby Translation

Harness the horses, and mount ye horsemen, and stand forth with helmets; polish the spears, put on the coats of mail!

Douay-Rheims

Harness the horses, and get up, ye horsemen: stand forth with helmets, furbish the spears, put on coats of mail.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)