Jeremiah 13:6

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass after many days, that Jehovah said unto me, Arise, go to the Euphrates, and take the girdle from thence, which I commanded thee to hide there.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֕י מִקֵּ֖ץ יָמִ֣ים רַבִּ֑ים וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה אֵלַ֗י ק֚וּם לֵ֣ךְ פְּרָ֔תָה וְקַ֤ח מִשָּׁם֙ אֶת־הָ֣אֵז֔וֹר אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּיתִ֖יךָ לְטָמְנוֹ־שָֽׁם׃

Transliteration

And yehî from qēṣ yāmîm rabbîm, and yōʾmer YHWH ʾēlay, qûm lēk perātâ and qach from there ʾet-the-ʾēzôr ʾăsher ṣiwwîtîkā leṭāmenô-there.

Grammar Details

*wayehî*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and it happened/came to pass
*miqqēṣ*: preposition with noun, masculine singular construct - from the end of
*yāmîm*: noun, masculine plural - days
*rabbîm*: adjective, masculine plural - many
*wayōʾmer*: consecutive imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he said
*YHWH*: proper noun - the LORD
*ʾēlay*: preposition with 1st person singular suffix - to me
*qûm*: imperative, masculine singular - arise/stand
*lēk*: imperative, masculine singular - go
*perātâ*: proper noun with directional suffix - to the Euphrates/to Perath
*qach*: imperative, masculine singular - take
*mishām*: preposition with adverb - from there
*ʾet*: direct object marker
*hāʾēzôr*: definite article with noun, masculine singular - the waistband/belt
*ʾăsher*: relative pronoun - which/that
*ṣiwwîtîkā*: perfect, 1st singular with 2nd masculine singular object suffix - I commanded you
*leṭāmenô*: preposition with infinitive construct with 3rd masculine singular object suffix - to hide it
*shām*: adverb - there

Word Meanings

*qēṣ*: end/extremity
*ʾēzôr*: waistband/belt/loincloth/girdle
*perātâ*: Euphrates River/Perath (possibly a location near Jerusalem)

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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