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Jeremiah 51:61

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words;

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וַיֹּ֥אמֶרvayomerand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, 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…יִרְמְיָ֖הוּyirmeyahvJeremiahיִרְמְיָהnoun, proper name — “Jeremiah”H3414Jirmejah, the name of eight or nine IsraelitesJeremiah.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “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).שְׂרָיָ֑הserayahSeraiahשְׂרָיָהnoun, proper name — “Seraiah”H8304Serajah, the name of nine IsraelitesSeraiah.כְּבֹאֲךָ֣kevoakhaas to comeבּוֹאpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “as to come”, the to-form of the verbH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…בָבֶ֔לvavelBabelבָּבֶלnoun, proper name — “Babel”H894Babel (i.e. Babylon), including Babylonia and the Babylonian empireBabel, Babylon.וְֽרָאִ֔יתָveraitaand seeרָאָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and see”, a completed action in a sequenceH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…וְֽקָרָ֔אתָveqarataand callקָרָאconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and call”, a completed action in a sequenceH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.אֵ֥תetobject 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).כָּלkalallכֹּלnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).הַדְּבָרִ֖יםhadvarimthe causeדָּבָרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “the cause”, the ordinary formH1697a 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…הָאֵֽלֶּהhaelehthe theseאֵלֶּהdefinite article, pronoun, demonstrative, common, plural — “the these”H428these or thosean-(the) other; one sort, so, some, such, them, these (same), they, this, those, thus, which, who(-m).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah: 'When thou comest to Babylon, then see that thou read all these words,

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American Standard Version (1901)

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, then see that thou read all these words,

Young’s Literal Translation

And Jeremiah saith unto Seraiah, 'When thou dost enter Babylon, then thou hast seen, and hast read all these words,

World English Bible

Jeremiah said to Seraiah, “When you come to Babylon, then see that you read all these words,

Darby Translation

And Jeremiah said to Seraiah, When thou comest to Babylon, see that thou read all these words;

Douay-Rheims

And Jeremias said to Saraias: When thou shalt come into Babylon, and shalt see, and shalt read all these words,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)